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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Saturday
Nov102007

NEW TICKETS: Joel Plaskett dates added, Hillside Inside, Fiery Furnaces, more

Tickets just arrived:
Joel Plaskett @ Horseshoe Fri. Dec 14 $20.00
Joel Plaskett @ Horseshoe Sat. Dec 15 $20.00
Hillside Inside Festival @ Sleeman Centre, Guelph Sat. Feb 2 $59.95
Fiery Furnaces @ Opera House Wed. Dec 12 $20.00
Dresden Dolls @ Phoenix Fri. Jan 4 $19.50
We Are Wolves @ Lee's Palace Sat. Dec 8 $10.60
Dance Cave New Year's Eve @ Lee's Palace Mon. Dec 31 $10.00
Maple Blues Awards @ Mod Club Mon. Jan 21 $28.00
From The Jam @ Lee's Palace Wed. Jan 6 $30.00
Bang Camaro @ El Mocambo Fri. Dec 7 $13.50
Colour Revolt @ Drake Hotel Fri. Nov 23 $5.00

Friday
Nov092007

CONTEST: Impulse! originals reissues

We're starting up a new website contest at Soundscapes. This time, the prize is a trio of reissues on the Impulse! label. Covering the more refined side of the label's content, we've got discs from Gil Evans, Johnny Hartman and Oliver Nelson up for grabs. Go to our contests page to enter now!

Thursday
Nov082007

BACK IN STOCK: Ohbijou

New tickets in store now for Friday's Ohbijou show at Lee's Palace. $10.00

Wednesday
Nov072007

NEW TICKETS: Soundscapes crashes Sigur Ros' Heima

On Friday, November 23rd, the newly renovated Royal Theatre on College St. will show a screening of Sigur Ros' new concert film/documentary Heima. Meaning "at home" and shot over a series of acoustic chamber performances and outdoor shows in Iceland, the footage alone looks incredible. We're talking absolutely gorgeous. Check out the trailer here. Not only are we selling tickets to the event, but Soundscapes will be on hand at the Royal with DVD copies of the film. Hope to see you there.

Wednesday
Nov072007

NEW TICKETS: Peter, Bjorn and John, Handsome Furs, Vampire Weekend, more

Tickets just arrived:
Peter, Bjorn and John @ Phoenix Theatre Tue. Jan 22 $18.50
Handsome Furs @ Lee's Palace Thu. Dec 20 $12.00
Vampire Weekend @ El Mocambo Thu. Dec 13 $10.00
Datarock @ Circa Fri. Nov 16 $12.00

Tuesday
Nov062007

NEW TICKETS: Jamaica To Toronto, DJ Shadow, Mos Def, more

Tickets just arrived:
Jamaica To Toronto @ The Mod Club Thu. Dec 13 $22.00
DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist @ Phoenix Theatre Tue. Jan 29 $31.50
Mos Def @ Phoenix Theatre Wed. Nov 14 $31.50
Danko Jones @ Horseshoe Tavern Thu. Dec 20 $17.50
The Golden Dogs @ Lee's Palace Mon. Dec 31 $15.00
Justin Rutledge @ Horseshoe Tavern Sat. Dec 8 $15.00
Queers @ Kathedral Sat. Jan 12 $11.50
Lukas Rossi @ Lee's Palace Sun. Nov 25 $10.00

Tuesday
Nov062007

NEW TICKETS: Stones Throw 2K Sports Bounce Tour

Tickets just arrived:
Stones Throw 2K Sports Bounce Tour feat. Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf, more @ Opera House Sat. Dec 1 $25.00
Monday
Nov052007

INTERVIEW: Holy Fuck

Given this group's rapid rise, their name is probably as apt a description of their success as it is of their explosive live shows. Co-leader Graham Walsh discusses his fave gadgets, the challenge of properly recording their music, and that grain of salt they carry around to season HF's hefty helping of accolades.

Friday
Nov022007

IN-STORES: Andy Swan, The Acorn

Woot-woot! Not one, but TWO in-store annoucements to close this week. Firstly, Toronto songwriter Andy Swan (also of The Michael Parks) will celebrate the release of his new album, Ottawa, with a performance on Tuesday, November 13th at 8:00pm. And speaking of Ottawa, one of that city's best bands, the Acorn, will warm up for the evening's Horseshoe gig with an in-store themselves on Saturday, November 24th at 4:00pm.

Read more about both performances at our in-store page.

Friday
Nov022007

NEW TICKETS: Roller Derby 2007 Championship

Tickets just arrived:
Roller Derby 2007 Championship @ Rinx Sat. Nov 17 $10.00