...and we lose another institution: Parasol Records mail-order and brick-and-mortar store to close

From the Parasol site:

After 20-plus years of pulling, packing & shipping orders all over the world, and serving Champaign-Urbana area music fanatics' needs locally, we're sad to announce we're pressing pause on Parasol Mail Order and our record store.

Longtime Parasolarians Roy and Angie will be moving on to other endeavors, while Geoff and Jim will focus on Parasol Label Group's in-house labels.

PMO's last day of regular operation will be Saturday, December 17th. Between now and then we will be putting our existing mailorder/store stock on sale, so if ever there was a time to buy music for the holidays, this is it!

It goes without saying (but we'll say it anyway) that we owe all of you a huge THANK YOU for your support over the years. It's meant a lot, and will continue to as we re-boot the franchise.

***pours a little liquor on the floor of my cubicle***

RIP

these dudes did a lot for me personally

:-(

whoa I just got something from them :(

I went to the actual store once. It's not much of a store, but more of a warehouse with a little corner dedicated to shopping. Nice folks, though.