Batavia resident Mike Pawlicki (left) thumbs through the record bins Monday afternoon at Kiss The Sky record store in Batavia with his friend Ben Allison, also of Batavia. Monday was Kiss The Sky's first day of business in Batavia after moving from Geneva.

BATAVIA – Mike Pawlicki of Batavia decided to thumb through the record bins Monday afternoon at Kiss The Sky record store with his friend Ben Allison.



Monday was the first day of business for Kiss The Sky in its new location at 180 W. First St. in downtown Batavia after moving Sunday from its previous location in downtown Geneva.



"I think it's awesome," Pawlicki, 19, said. "The other place seemed kind of cramped. And now it has the nice stage in the corner."



Allison, 19, also of Batavia, liked Kiss The Sky's new digs as well.



"I used to come in here when it was in Batavia before," Allison said. "I think it's just an awesome thing for them."



Kiss The Sky, which had been at the corner of Third and State streets in downtown Geneva for about six years, is now next to Water Street Studios in the building that formerly housed First Street Playhouse at the corner of Water and First streets.



First Street Playhouse closed in 2007.



The 3,800-square-foot space is bigger than its previous location, which will allow the store to feature live music, said Steve Warrenfeltz, Kiss The Sky owner. Having live music was one of the main reasons he was looking to relocate.



"We want to have live music on occasion," Warrenfeltz said. "We want to get local bands as well as national bands."



Local band CattleProd played at the store after Sunday's moving party. Mike Messerschmidt, co-founder of Kiss The Sky, was appreciative of the help the store got from other people.



"We just had tremendous help on Sunday," he said. "We couldn't have done it without their support."



Kiss The Sky had been on Randall Road in Batavia for 10 years before relocating to Geneva.



Michael Drew of Aurora, who has been a fan of Kiss The Sky since it first opened, was at the store Monday helping Warrenfeltz and Messerschmidt organize things.



"I do what I can to help them out," Drew said."We've built a friendship over the years."



Dee Ciavarella of Aurora is setting up her own space within the record store as well. Cloud 9 will sell a variety of curios, jewelry and clothing, she said.



"I like my corner," she said.



More information about the store is at www.facebook.com/KissTheSkyRecords.