Ask any aspiring musician friend how much the local recording studio costs to rent out, and they’ll tell you: An arm and a leg. It’s not surprising, then, that some successful rock acts will set up their own places to record.

What might one of these places look like, that is, a large industrial space filled with the equipment of a rock band with some dough to throw around? Check out the Wilco Loft, a (mostly secret) location in Chicago loaded up with musical instruments and recording technology.