Thank You!

Soundscapes will be closing permanently on September 30th, 2021.

Open every day between Spetember 22nd-30th

We'd like to thank all of our loyal customers over the years, you have made it all worthwhile! The last 20 years have seen a golden age in access to the world's recorded music history both in physical media and online. We were happy to be a part of sharing our knowledge of some of that great music with you. We hope you enjoyed most of what we sold & recommended to you over the years and hope you will continue to seek out the music that matters.

In the meantime we'll be selling our remaining inventory, including thousands of play copies, many of which are rare and/or out-of-print, never to be seen again. Over the next few weeks the discounts will increase and the price of play copies will decrease. Here are the details:

New CDs, LPs, DVDs, Blu-ray, Books 60% off 15% off

Rare & out-of-print new CDs 60% off 50% off

Rare/Premium/Out-of-print play copies $4.99 $14.99

Other play copies $2.99 $8.99

Magazine back issues $1 $2/each or 10 for $5 $15

Adjusted Hours & Ticket Refunds

We will be resuming our closing sale beginning Friday, June 11. Our hours will be as follows:

Wednesday-Saturday 12pm-7pm
Sunday 11am-6pm

Open every day between September 22nd-30th

We will no longer be providing ticket refunds for tickets purchased from the shop, however, you will be able to obtain refunds directly from the promoters of the shows. Please refer to the top of your ticket to determine the promoter. Here is the contact info for the promoters:

Collective Concerts/Horseshoe Tavern Presents/Lee's Palace Presents: shows@collectiveconcerts.com
Embrace Presents: info@embracepresents.com
MRG Concerts: ticketing@themrggroup.com
Live Nation: infotoronto@livenation.com
Venus Fest: venusfesttoronto@gmail.com

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your understanding.

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Friday
Oct262012

IN-STORE/READING: I'm Your Man: An evening of words and music celebrating Leonard Cohen

We're very pleased to announce that acclaimed author/music journalist Sylvie Simmons will be reading from her new biography I'm Your Man: The Life Of Leonard Cohen (accompanied by Kate Maki and Fred Squire covering from the Cohen catalogue) here in our shop on Friday, November 9 at 8pm!

Friday
Oct262012

NEW TICKETS: TNGHT, Sun Airway, more

Tickets just arrived:
TNGHT (Hudson Mohawke & Lunice) @ Opera House Thu. Nov 29 $24.50
Sun Airway @ Wrongbar Sat. Nov 17 $10.00
The Saw Doctors @ Opera House Tue. Mar 19 $26.50
Ill.Gates @ Wrongbar Wed. Dec 19 $10.00
Jerry Leger @ Great Hall Wed. Nov 21 $12.00
Gemini @ Wrongbar Wed. Nov 21 $15.00
Adrian Lux @ Hoxton Sat. Dec 22 $15.00
Flatline 2 @ Tattoo Rock Parlour Sat. Nov 17 $20.00
Interactivo @ Royal Cinema Sat. Dec 15 $40.00

Thursday
Oct252012

NEW TICKETS: Toro Y Moi, Local Natives, Ra Ra Riot, The Watchmen, more

Tickets just arrived:
Toro Y Moi @ Lee's Palace Sun. Feb 17 $20.00
Local Natives @ Opera House Thu. Mar 28 $21.50
Ra Ra Riot @ Lee's Palace Wed. Mar 6 $18.50
The Watchmen @ Horseshoe Fri. Dec 7 $26.50
Rusty @ Horseshoe Fri. Dec 28 $15.00
Job For A Cowboy @ Annex Wreckroom Sun. Dec 9 $18.50

Thursday
Oct252012

NEW TICKETS: Rheostatics (two nights)

Tickets just arrived:
Rheostatics @ Horseshoe Wed. Dec 5 $29.50
Rheostatics @ Horseshoe Thu. Dec 6 $29.50

Wednesday
Oct242012

NEW TICKETS: Miguel

Tickets just arrived:
Miguel @ Guvernment Tue. Dec 11 $40.00

Wednesday
Oct242012

NEW TICKETS: Canadian Beatbox Championships

Tickets just arrived:
Canadian Beatbox Championships @ Mod Club Sat. Nov 10 $30.00
Anjulie @ Great Hall Fri. Nov 30 $20.00
Gin Wigmore @ Drake Underground Tue. Nov 6 $12.50

Wednesday
Oct242012

NEW TICKETS: The Weeknd (Mon. show added)

Tickets just arrived:
The Weeknd @ Sound Academy Mon. Nov 5 $36.00

Sunday
Oct212012

NEW TICKETS: Skydiggers, Pink Mountaintops, Phonte, Toddla T, more

Tickets just arrived:
Skydiggers @ Horseshoe Fri. Dec 21 $25.00
Skydiggers @ Horseshoe Sat. Dec 22 $25.00
Pink Mountaintops @ Garrison Tue. Dec 11 $15.00
Phonte @ El Mocambo Sat. Nov 17 $20.00
Toddla T @ Wrongbar Sat. Nov 17 $10.00
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound @ Silver Dollar Fri. Nov 30 $10.50
The Flatliners @ Opera House Fri. Dec 14 $18.50
Alpha Yaya Diallo's West African Summit @ Fri. Nov 26 $25.00
Make Do And Mend @ Hard Luck Bar Wed. Dec 5 $13.00
Everything Is Terrible! @ Lee's Palace Sat. Dec 8 $12.50

Sunday
Oct212012

NEW TICKETS: Ty Segall, Trash Talk + Mellowhype, The Twelves, more

Tickets just arrived:
Ty Segall @ Phoenix Wed. Jan 6 $16.50
Trash Talk + Mellowhype @ Annex Wreckroom Thu. Nov 15 $18.50
The Twelves @ Wrongbar Sat. Nov 10 $15.00
Alex Clare @ Opera House Mon. Dec 3 $15.00
Autoerotique @ Hoxton Sat. Nov 24 $15.00
Grandtheft @ Hoxton Fri. Oct 26 $15.00
Madeon @ Hoxton Thu. Dec 27 $20.00
Birdy Nam Nam @ Wrongbar Wed. Nov 14 $15.00

Saturday
Oct202012

MAKE SOME NOISE at the Toronto Public Library with Bry Webb, Kontravoid and writers/DJs Denise Benson & Benjamin Boles

With our co-sponsor Exclaim!, we're very excited to announce the continuation of the Toronto Public Libary's Make Some Noise promotion with four great events taking place over the course of the next month, so read on for event dates, times and branch locations! (All events are FREE and ALL-AGES.)

 

BRY WEBB
LIVE IN THE STACKS
Friday, October 26 at 8pm
Parkdale Branch (1303 Queen St. W.)
The former Constantines frontman shares songs from his haunting and introspective solo release, Provider.

 

KONTRAVOID
LIVE IN THE STACKS
Friday, November 9 at 8pm
Bloor/Gladstone Branch (1101 Bloor St. W.)
Come dance with Toronto dystopic/electronic songwriter/performer (and former Crystal Castles live drummer) Cam Findlay.

 

THEN & NOW: TALES OF TORONTO'S NIGHTLIFE
Bloor/Gladstone Branch (1101 Bloor St. W.)
The Grid contributor and acclaimed DJ Denise Benson discusses Toronto's club and dance music trends through the decades. Registration for this workshop begins October 1 (to register, call 416-393-7674).

 

THE REVENGE OF RAVE
Bloor/Gladstone Branch (1101 Bloor St. W.)
NOW music editor, DJ and musician Benjamin Boles discusses how electronic music has influenced both popular music and popular culture. Registration for this workshop begins October 1 (to register, call 416-393-7674).