Photo courtesy of Howard Grayboff: Sick Puppies perform an acoustic set at Mammoth Music on Feb. 15, 2008.

Mammoth Music announced today that it will consolidate its two stores under one roof, with the inventory from the South Anchorage location moving to the downtown spot at 500 E. 5th Ave.

There’s a post on the music shop’s website that explains the decision. The original plan for the Southside location was to purchase the building at 9200 Old Seward Highway, but when that didn’t pan out, management decided to cut the added expense once the five-year lease expired.

The post also said that the store plans to reinvest the money saved into more sales space, a café and a venue.