Get your rocks off

Any musicians out there interested in setting up a recording session need not look further. In Buenos Aires there seems to be a monton de Salas de Ensayos (recording studios). I jammed with a bunch of friends the other night in Belgrano. Someone just called in a request to reserve a spot in the studio and we made our way over at 1AM. We played our music at Retro Town (4787-4863). It seemed to be an old hostel, or something, located in the second and third floors of a dilapidated building, converted into a musician hangout/recording studio. They offered instrument rentals and had amplifiers and drums all set up and ready for bands to come and record, or just play for fun. They also had a full bar.

I was able to experiment with a couple of good friends, including members of three local bands, Mister Mike from Los Alfajores (myspace.com/losalfajores) and Lucas from Koshka (myspace.com/koshkaband), who also worked with another fellow jammer, Bear, in the International Morrones Experiment. Our two plus hour jam session cost 50 pesos split between the six of us. Eventually, there maybe some footage leaked of our "Retro sessions" because Mike, like the professional that he is, always brings his video camera. I spent most of my time on the Keytar, a bit of a departure from my bass playing in Nine Wives (myspace.com/ninewives). We rocked it.

It was a great way to pass the time with musician friends, day or night. I also found this website which links to a list of various Salas de Ensayo all over the beautiful city of Buenos Aires. All prices differ. Call ahead to verify if there's any space available. But it seems like there need not be too much time in advance. Good luck. Rock and roll.