I can remember being about 14 years old and imagining my life as an adult. I’d live in a huge New York loft, work from home in some sort of artistic realm, be in a successful band, and, if that weren’t enough, I’d throw shows out of my own personal venue. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I visited the practice space of A Place to Bury Strangers and realized that my dream was completely attainable, except I wasn’t the one living it. These guys have so much going on, and are doing it all unbelievably well. Their loft is set up like the chocolate factory of the music world. In one room there’s a recording studio, in the next was the workshop where Death by Audio creates its mutant pedals, turn another corner and you’ve stepped into a fully functioning venue where some of the best bands to pass through Brooklyn have performed. And the best part is, at the end of the day, all you have to do is walk a few feet and there’s your bed! These ...
