News: Closure
August 21, 2023
Kolacny Music to Close After 93 Years
Denver-based Kolacny Music will close its doors in the coming months after nearly a century in business. Shop owner David Kolacny told local news outlet,…
June 30, 2023
Sunrise Guitars to Close
Sunrise Guitars in Fayetteville, Arkansas, announced on its Facebook page on June 16 that it will be closing its doors. The shop got its start as Ben Jack’s…
February 17, 2023
Melody Mart Music to Close After 50 Years in Business
Melody Mart Music, a full-line dealership in Greensburg, Indiana, is set to close after more than 50 years, according to local radio station WRBI. The store has…
December 19, 2022
Salem Music to Close After 7 Years
Salem Music in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is closing after seven years in business. Store owner and founder Brent Bristow, told local news station WXII,…
August 15, 2022
People’s Music in NorCal to Close
People’s Music in Sebastopol, California, plans to close on September 1. After nearly 50 years in business, People’s Music was the oldest business on the…
October 05, 2021
Music & Sound Retailer to Halt Publication
The Hazan Media Group, which has been publishing The Music & Sound Retailer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times for the last four months, announced…
April 05, 2021
Midwest Pro Sound & Lighting to Close
It’s the end of an era for DJs and the club scene in Chicago. Midwest Pro Sound & Lighting, the city’s leading DJ and pro-audio retailer since 1976, is…
March 23, 2020
Gibson Temporarily Ceases US Operations
Gibson has announced the temporary closing of its U.S. operations, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 22, due to concern over the coronavirus. The…
