So you live in an apartment, or your parents basement, but you have a band, and everyone in your band lives in an (your) apartment, or your parents basement, and/or you NEED to audition a drummer, or maybe just play some loud tunes for an hour without your mom yelling at you to play something she can cook to. Thats where Bully's offers its service, and for a good rate (and right near the skytrain) Bullys will give you a PA and a room to hole yourself up in for a few hours every week, without monthly rental costs.
The rooms are large and priced according to their size. The rooms don't bleed noise and, with two notable, exceptions (the thin room and the blue room on the upper floor) there isn't much room echo (so you can turn up that re verb to give it a really "full" sound). Every room comes with a PA, two mics and stands, and basic drum kit, sans pedal or cymbals. Although you could rent gear from L&M for an entire day for their rates, their gear is right at the door, and they help you bring it to your room and set it up. More importantly, they wont leave you with broken amps or guitars and will help you troubleshoot any gear you might have, so you can save your headache until after practice.
They used to be much more of a party place, before they started charging $5/head over 10 people. I honestly haven't come back since then, but as implied, I was able to leave my parents basement and rehearse for next to nothing, without having to secure a jam space. read more