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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Wednesday
Apr252012

NEW TICKETS: Melvins Lite, Shlohmo, more 

Tickets just arrived:
Melvins Lite @ Opera House Thu. Jul 5 $26.00
Shlohmo @ 99 Sudbury Fri. May 18 $10.00
Liam Titcomb @ Rivoli Thu. May 31 $10.00
Pierre Bensusan @ Trinity St.-Paul's Sun. Jul 8 $25.00

Sunday
Apr222012

NEW TICKETS: Dirty Projectors, Mark Kozelek, Dan Sartain, more

Tickets just arrived:
Dirty Projectors + Purity Ring @ Music Hall Fri. Jul 6 $34.00
Mark Kozelek @ Great Hall Wed. Oct 3 $20.00
Dan Sartain @ Horseshoe Mon. Jun 18 $9.00
Face To Face @ Sound Academy Fri. Jun 15 $15.00
Toronto Roller Derby @ The Hangar (Downsview Park) Sat. May 12 $12.00
Gold Room @ Gladstone Hotel Fri. May 4 $10.00
Civil Twilight @ Garrison Wed. Jun 20 $13.50
Statik Selektah + Termanology @ Rivoli Fri. May 4 $15.00
DC Breaks + Metrik @ Chroma (132 Queens Quay E.) Fri. May 11 $25.00
The Magician @ Wrongbar Sat. Jun 9 $12.50

Friday
Apr202012

NEW TICKETS: Sigur Ros, Fiona Apple, more

Tickets just arrived:
Sigur Ros @ Echo Beach Wed. Aug 1 $52.00
Fiona Apple @ Sound Academy Wed. Jul 4 $54.00
Wiz Khalifa & Mac Miller @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Sun. Jul 29 $63.50
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals @ Phoenix Fri. Aug 17 $23.50

Thursday
Apr192012

NEW TICKETS: James Murphy (DJ set), Trust, Iceage, more

Tickets just arrived:
James Murphy (DJ set) @ Hoxton Fri. May 4 $15.00
Trust + Light Asylum @ Great Hall Fri. Jul 13 $12.50
Iceage @ Horseshoe Wed. Jul 18 $12.50
Baio (of Vampire Weekend) @ Hoxton Sat. May 12 $15.00
Tycho @ Hoxton Tue. Jul 10 $15.00
Crystal Fighters + Is Tropical @ Wrongbar Sat. May 26 $13.00

Thursday
Apr192012

NEW TICKETS: Bruce Peninsula, more

Tickets just arrived:
Bruce Peninsula @ Great Hall Thu. May 24 $12.00
Digital Dreams Festival @ The Flats at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Sat. Jun 30-Sun. Jul 1 $113.50

Thursday
Apr192012

POSTPONED: French Montana

The French Montana concert originally scheduled to take place on Thu. Apr 26 at Sound Academy has been postponed (replacement date TBA)—if desired, refunds are now available at point of purchase.

Wednesday
Apr182012

NEW TICKETS: Inspectah Deck

Tickets just arrived:
Inspectah Deck @ Opera House Thu. May 31 $25.00

Wednesday
Apr182012

NEW TICKETS: Sandro Perri & Friends (two nights), Kontravoid

Tickets just arrived:
Sandro Perri & Friends @ Tranzac Mon. May 14 $12.00
Sandro Perri & Friends @ Tranzac Tue. May 15 $12.00
Kontravoid (Wavelength #539) @ Images 204 (204 Spadina) Fri. Apr 27 $8.00

Monday
Apr162012

NEW TICKETS: The Growlers, more

Tickets just arrived:
The Growlers @ Horseshoe Wed. Aug 1 $11.50
Independents @ Lee's Palace Fri. May 25 $9.00

Sunday
Apr152012

RECORD STORE DAY 2012: Inventory update

Yes, this coming Saturday, April 21 is Record Store Day—here's what has arrived in so far (we'll keep updating this page over the coming days as more items come in):

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - Transverse Temporal Gurus (LP)
ARCADE FIRE - "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (remix)" b/w "Ready To Start (remix)" (12")
ARCTIC MONKEYS - "Electricity" b/w "R U Mine?" (7")
ARETHA FRANKLIN/OTIS REDDING - Respect (7")
BEACH HOUSE - "Lazuli" b/w "Equal Mind" (7")
THE BEATLES - "Ticket To Ride" b/w "Yes It Is/"Yellow Submarine" b/w "Eleanor Rigby"/"Hey Jude" b/w "Revolution"/"Something" b/w "Come Together" (4x7" box set)
BILLY BRAGG & WILCO - Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (3CD+DVD)
THE BLACK KEYS - El Camino (2LP+7")
BLITZEN TRAPPER - "Hey Joe" b/w "Skirts On Fire" (7")
DAVID BOWIE - Starman (7" picture disc)
KATE BUSH - "Lake Tahoe" b/w "Among Angels" (10" picture disc)
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS/RUN-DMC - You Be Illin' (7")
CLARENCE CARTER - I Found What I Wanted (7")
GENE CLARK - "One In A Hundred" b/w "She's The Kind Of Girl" (7")
CHOCOLATE WATCH BAND - In The Midnight Hour (7")
DESTROYER - Destroyer's Rubies (2LP remaster)
DEVO - New Traditionalists: Live 1981 Seattle (2LP)
DILLARD & CLARK - "Why Not Your Baby" b/w "Lyin' Down The Middle" (7")
DR. JOHN - Locked Down (LP+CD)
FEIST/MASTODON - Feistodon (7")
THE FLAMING LIPS/MASTODON - A Spoonful Weighs A Ton (7")
GRATEFUL DEAD - Dark Star (180-gram LP)
NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS - Songs From The Great White North (12")
IGGY AND THE STOOGES - Raw Power (2LP)
JANIS JOPLIN - Highlights from The Pearl Sessions (2x10")
JANIS JOPLIN - The Pearl Sessions (CD)
JANIS JOPLIN - Pearl (180-gram LP)
JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD - Upstairs At United, Vol. 3 (12")
JONATHAN WILSON - Pity Trials And Tomorrow's Child (12")
LEE HAZLEWOOD - The LHI Years: Singles, Nudes & Backsides (1968-1971) (2LP)
LITTLE RICHARD - Here's Little Richard (LP)
LITTLE RICHARD - Here's Little Richard (CD)
LOU REED - Rock N Roll Animal (LP)
LOU REED - Transformer (LP)
MC5/AFRIKA BAMBAATAA - Kick Out The Jams (7")
METALLICA - Beyond Magnetic (12")
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS - Ride Your Pony (7")
SHABAZZ PALACES - Live At KEXP (12")
SHUGGIE OTIS - "Inspiration Information" b/w "Magic" (7")
PAUL SIMON - Graceland (180-gram LP)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Rocky Ground (7")
ST. VINCENT - "Krokodil" b/w "Grot" (7")
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH - King of Spain (12")
TINARIWEN - Tassili (LP+remixes+CD)
TORTOISE - Lonesome Sound/Mosquito (2x7")
T. REX - Electric Warrior (6x7" box set)
UGLY CUSTARD - S/T (LP)
UNCLE TUPELO - March 16-20, 1992 (180-gram LP)
UNCLE TUPELO - No Depression (180-gram LP)
UNCLE TUPELO - The Seven-Inch Singles (4x7" box set)
VA - Arts & Crafts: MMXII (sampler LP)
VA - Never To Be Forgotten: The Flip Side of Stax 1968-1974 (10x7" box set)
VA - Smugglers Way (Domino/Ribbon compilation) (7" flexidisc + zine)
M. WARD - Primitive Girl (7")

(PLEASE NOTE: No holdsfirst come, first served. We open at 10am on Saturday, so see you then!)