Regardless, for Johansen, the decision to reopen the store on June 24 was an important step for the company's goals of emerging from receivership. Instead of facing a firm spring deadline, Cascio has remained in receivership as an unspecified ownership arrangement continues to be composed. Otherwise, the store was expected to close April While hardly a blessing in disguise, the pandemic may have bought the company some time. Initially, company officials hoped to have a deal in place shortly thereafter. Essentially, with its mid-winter petition in Waukesha County Circuit Court, Cascio was trying to set itself up for new ownership while seeking immediate relief from creditors. The operator of what's perceived to be the largest music retailer in the Midwest - with its large storefront, at National Ave. As had been the case for nearly three-quarters of a century prior to the onset of pandemic-related closures, the iconic music store was again open for business as of June Cascio Music, founded in, has simply begun another movement its already storied history, with some measure of "hope. Regardless, for Johansen, the decision to reopen the store on June 24 was an important step for the company's goals of emerging from receivership.Īt a piano keyboard near the center of the store, a customer gently pieced together some pleasant chords as other customers, all masked, roamed through the numerous departments, side rooms and retail displays that have long defined the self-described "superstore. At a piano keyboard near the center of the store, a customer gently pieced together some pleasant chords as other customers, all masked, roamed through the numerous departments, side rooms and retail displays that have long defined the self-described "superstore.