Bull Moose Music, a pop culture fixture in Sanford, Maine, for a quarter of a century, is leaving the city and relocating to Biddeford, Maine, is early 2023.

After 31 years with Bull Moose where he organized hundreds of in-store artist performances and created the first Record Store Day, Chris Brown is leaving to launch a music venture of his own.

Brown, 56, said Tuesday he's leaving the Maine music and bookstore chain to start his own music marketing firm, Chris Brown 33. His last day at Bull Moose will be Friday.