I use Parallel as rehearsal space. I have been a customer for a couple of years now. The good: convenient location with good number of rooms to rehearse in. Rates are very reasonable. Online reservation portal is fairly easy to use Jay,owner, seems very personable to deal with face to face. Any other communications, email or text for example, not so good. See below. The Bad: They do not invest any money in equipment. Have had problems with some of the same amps repeatedly and they don't seem to get fixed. The really Bad: Responses to email communications when there is a problem are absolutely horrible. Many emails simply do not get a response. I have had some errant charges on my account and repeated emails to ask them to look into it were ignored. One example in particular, an extra charge late in December, send a bunch of emails with no response, Finally got a response early in New year after I was clearly frustrated saying that my emails came in during christmas break so they did not have a chance to respond and that they were reviewing the books. Now it is mid January and there still is no response to follow up email sent a couple of days ago. This has been the worst of it but in general pretty representative. read more

I have been learning bass with Jonathan for a couple months and definitely go here for instrument lessons. I also rented rehearsal space for me and my friend and for the price you get a decent amount of space and equipment. I would definitely recommend for bands or if you want to take lessons here. read more

This place "is what it is." It's a budget rehearsal space for musicians who need a room for just a bit. It's got marginal gear on seat (poorly tuned and beat up drums with cracked cymbals on flimsy stands), beat up guitar and bass cabs, and a cheap PA, but you know what? It's like $20 an hour to go have a jam at. I give this four stars because they're great at doing what they set out to do - give people a jam studio. Quite honestly, this is a PERFECT spot for band auditions if no one has a rehearsal space. It's just cool that it exists. Recording quality... well, I don't know the rates, but I did a 3 song demo here two years ago with some young kids, and it certainly wasn't going to turn any ears, but again, it gets the trick done. I'd say check it out if you need a jam room for like 2 days. I should add that the staff that I did meet was REALLY, really nice and caring/ supportive to the young musicians. read more

My band has been coming to Parallel Sound for years and in my opinion, its as good as it gets! For those of you that don't know, they rent out fully equipped rehearsal rooms by the hour. You can register for space online anytime with their easy reservation system and at a reasonable price! Its right off the Pike and 128 and has offstreet parking as well. Gone are the days of struggling to find a spot in Somerville or getting my car scratched up in Allston. The place has changed a lot over the years and all for the better. The place looks nicer and the equipment has improved. All brand name stuff. Not top of the line, but with the beating these drum sets take, I can't blame them! The rooms are clean, sound proofed and the overall place has a friendly, cool vibe. The owner is friendly and responsive to any issues whether its a broken drum head or bag of chips stuck in the vending machine. He even switched our rooms when we have an amp short out and I'll be darned if he didn't have the amp fixed by the time we left! Good location, reasonable rates and great rooms. If you are in a band, this is the place to rock out! read more

I have practiced there several times, and it's a great place to rent by the hour. In-house equipment isn't stellar, but what do you expect for this price? If you're at all picky, bring your own! It's easy. (I'd recommend that they invest in $20-40 drum heads more frequently, since they're a high wear&tear item). Vitaly is also great about communication and scheduling and making sure you're happy. This alone is ABSOLUTELY KEY in differentiating them from similar businesses. I would love to try them out soon for a simple recording project to see how it goes. I'm assured that have a full set of recording equipment and can accommodate different situations flexibly. Great value! Steve Yost read more

Just practiced here for the first time and had a great experience. The staff was hospitable, and we had our best practice yet. I've practiced at another rehearsal space in Boston a few times, and I'm happy to start going here instead. read more

Great rehearsal space! Friendly staff with great personal service, excellent communication and easy online reservations. The price is very reasonable, although the equipment isn't quite as good as some other places - we usually bring our own amps. read more

Great place to rehearse! very clean and organized and its in a safe location and is easy to get too. I've been to a lot of rehearsal studios and this is by far one of the nicest ones. The Drum kits are beat up (no pun intended), but IMO are suitable enough for practice. prices are reasonable too. read more

We are big fans of Parallel Sound Studio! My daughter and I both take lessons there (piano and guitar) and love it. The place is very family friendly and Jay and his team are happy to work around busy family schedules. The instructors are patient, have a great sense of humor and are helping our family to rediscover our love of music. read more

Great deal for full band rehearsals. My rock band practices here roughly once a week and it suits our needs perfectly. Like one of the other reviewers said, the gear isn't all brand new top of the line stuff, but does it need to be? I'm fine with the Yamaha Stage Custom kit in the room we usually use, and for hammering through our set once or twice it's more than adequate. We haven't tried to record here, so I can't comment on that, but Jay seems like he'd do a good job with it! And the rates for recording seem very reasonable. Speaking of which, the new owner, Jay, is a super nice guy. He's very friendly and we always find ourselves talking to him for a while before or after practice. We've practiced at another place closer to the city in the past but the gear here has been much more reliable. The last time we ended up at the other place, we couldn't find two decent working guitar amps to use for practice. My guitarists weren't too thrilled. I don't know that we've ever had an issue at Parallel. They've recently expanded to include a side area with rooms for private lessons and a large room that looks like it'd be good for hosting a small audience/party. read more