Hi. We've been extremely busy with the opening of the store. Things are going great thus far. We've had everyone in the age range of probably 12 to probably 62 swinging by. It's been really cool running into people I haven't seen in years, meeting people who have been going to shows since the 80s that I've somehow never crossed paths with and people from the area who just want to support something cool coming into town.

The webstore took a bit of a backseat while the store was getting up and running but these next few weeks will be focused on adding a LOT of new inventory. Probably only 1/3 of what is available in the store is available on this webstore. Expect to not only see many additions to the punk and metal sections but also to the hardcore and metalcore as I recently bought out several collections of a few hundred discs a piece.

In case you haven't heard by now we signed the lease on a building which is going to house not only a retail location for the store but also a concert venue and hardcore museum.

Check out our new website at www.preservinghardcore.com for all the info you could need.

Keep an eye on our social media sites for updates on the progress. Saturday, April 13th is going to be our Grand Opening Celebration for Record Store Day.

Had a great weekend down in Louisville at LDB Fest where I was set up for the second year alongside other great labels like Unbeaten Records. Cleared out a lot of merch in general but especially shirts ... which gave me room to pull out some more. This entire bin is overflowing with shirts and are now available on the store.

I also grabbed copies of some of my favorite younger bands out there today. You can also find all of these on the webstore. Heading out to Milwaukee next weekend with Too Pure To Die for the Wings Of Scarlet, Forever Is Forgotten, Once For All. With stops in Columbus, Indianapolis and Chicago along the way you can expect a lot of new products in the following weeks!

We've now activated a feature where you can be notified when an Out Of Stock or Coming Soon item is available for purchase. In the bottom right corner of any Product Page just click (as shown) and enter your e-mail and you be notified when it's re-stocked. The vast majority of sales are re-stocked titles so be the first to know when something you're looking for gets picked up again. This will also let me know what to keep an eye out for when browsing out in the wild.

Facewreck got hit with a $1200 van repair bill and still have another $400 to go if we want to have the luxury of heat in our vehicle when we drive 15-25 hours round trip for our shows coming up in March.

The last of our remaining merch is now available here and if we sell it all we will be close to getting this bill paid. We aren't looking for a handout ... but if you're been meaning to buy merch this is your chance as new merch will only be available at shows.

Thanks yo - http://preservinghardcore.limitedrun.com/products/...