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Punk, community, and dreams collide in a record shop fighting for survival.

Exiled From Main Street

A Memoir

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  • Paperback

    328 pages

  • Release Date

    30 September 2026

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Summary

In the twilight of the 1990s, Historic Ellicott City, Maryland, was a town defined by its historic past and unpredictable floods. It was also home to The Sound Exchange, a tiny record shop on Main Street that served as an underground punk and indie haven. Born out of a desperate search for belonging, the store quickly grew into an oddball ecosystem where punk kids, antique dealers, burnout locals, and lost souls all collided.

Exiled From Main Street follows local resident Jos…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798234131300
Author:Joshua Greenbaum
Publisher:Selva Road Books
Imprint:Selva Road Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:328
Release Date:30 September 2026
Weight:440g
Dimensions:19mm x 152mm x 229mm
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Exiled From Main Street by Joshua Greenbaum - ISBN: 9798234131300
152 × 229 mm
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About The Author

Joshua Greenbaum

Josh Greenbaum

Josh Greenbaum was born in New York City and raised in Columbia, Maryland. He moved to Ellicott City in 1996, where he owned and operated the independent record store Sound Exchange.

His music journalism and essays have been featured on the Cave Dweller Music and Dagger Zine websites, his long-running blog Audiolore, and in the anthology Where the Wild Gigs Were: Volume 2. For a decade, he also owned and operated Downtown NYC Walking Tours, guiding visitors through the deep musical and cultural histories of SoHo, TriBeCa, and Chinatown.

After spending twenty years immersing himself in everything Manhattan had to offer, he now lives in Southern California with his wife, their dog, and two cats. This is his first book.

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