Since 1978, The Business has been upping the culture in Anacortes. New + used vinyl, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, VHS, games, and more.
402 Commercial Ave.
ph: 360-293-9788
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Happy Birthday, The Business. You are 45. It’s more than a little unusual for a store like this to be able to exist anywhere, let alone Anacortes. From humble beginnings to global acclaim, we are immensely pleased with how much our project has helped the independent music landscape. We’re not miracle workers, we’re not solving huge problems, but we are chipping away at the mechanisms that drive most people away from this work. We are humbled daily by the excitement that is palpable on someone when they stumble upon the shop or make a pilgrimage. I still get pumped up when any of our distro-/mailorder family has a new title we get to work on, and my favorite day of the week is when I get to sit down and pay a bunch of our friends and found family for their craft. It all seems really simple (though occasionally stressful and back-breaking for two people) to me still. I don’t have complicated answers when people ask how we do it. We just do. I wish to thank everyone who has supported this endeavor in my thirteen years at the helm, my partner in everything Evie without whom this project is nothing, and all of those who came before and are yet to come (unless I take this thing to my grave with me).
We always get to work on so many amazing releases - this year was no exception. We’re proud of that work, and if you have been by the shop at all you’ve seen the giant piles of outgoing boxes we have to stores and our fulfillment partners. It’s been truly nuts.
Our dog Violet is one year old today. Evie and I do *a lot* but this puppy of ours has been a true test. I’ve been out on the trails more this year than any before, thanks to her. She’s not exactly the “shop dog” we thought we’d be getting but moments like these with us are worth it. Looking forward to seeing her adult personality continue to emerge.
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