Got a killer record just waiting to be recorded? Check out these trusted Chicago practice spaces and recording studios for help getting started.

The Windy City churns out great artists at an almost unparalleled rate, ranging from the groups that bash-out gritty guitar chords in romantically-lit venues to those that sell-out the Vic Theatre with more refined timbres.

Avid reader and devoted Chicagoan Stacy Ratner began the Chicago non-profit “Open Books” to help combat illiteracy in the city as well as provide a place for people to buy used books and simply hang out.

Don’t get distracted by its name, this Chicago music school offers everything from concerts to instrument instruction to a program introducing music to pre-schoolers.

Dying to belt out some Disney classics or a little Bon Jovi? Trader Todd’s in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood is where it’s at when it comes to karaoke.