The Wire Megazine – Promising Peterborough Nothing Since 1989

The Concerts

Joel Plaskett

Mon, Oct 19 at 08:00 PM Market Hall Joel Plaskett has never seemed all that interested in standing still. For more than three decades, the Nova Scotia songwriter has moved like a bright pinball through Canadian music […]

Community

Robert Winslow: The Man Who Put Local History on Stage

Robert Winslow didn’t just build a theatre company. He taught this region how to look at itself. The founder of 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 12, after taking part in […]

Miss Advice

Dear Miss Advice,It’s June in Peterborough and I think I’m falling for someone I keep seeing on patios and around downtown. Is this how summer love starts?— Hopeful for No Reason Dear Hopeful,Yes. That’s exactly […]

The Interviews

Interview: George Thorogood

(July 2016) With over 40 years in the business, George Thorogood continues to be a most sought after party band, touring yearly throughout North America, performing his infectious good time tunes and the hits that […]

Music News

Irish Millie Steps Out of the Frame With New Release

Irish Millie has spent most of her life being told, in one way or another, that the world works a certain way. Can You See Me? sounds like the moment she finally decided the world […]

Music News with Dee Draper

Jacob Moon's Classic Troubadours Showplace Oct 16 October 1, 2026
Artist AOIFE-NEW SINGLE 'Johnny' October 1, 2026
INTERVIEW CRYSTAL SHAWANDA SEPT 2026 September 24, 2026
Juno Awarded Crystal Shawanda Lakefield Sept 27 September 23, 2026
Artist Dee Hernandez Deshecha "Undone" September 19, 2026

Major Rotation

Ontario’s Music Festivals Are Fighting for More Than an Audience

For decades, the outdoor music festival was one of the simplest promises in entertainment: put a few good bands in a field, sell some tickets, bring in food and beer, and let the crowd make […]

In The Clubs

This Week at The Black Horse: Joslynn Burford, Perrin McDonald & more

(Aug 31- Sept 6, 2026) MONDAY, AUGUST 31 | 7–10 PMCrash & Burn Jam w/ Rick & GailieRick & Gailie, JP Hovercraft and Clifford Maynes host Peterborough’s favourite and longest-running jam session — 20 years […]

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: August 2026

Aries August hits you with the realization that summer is almost over and you’ve accomplished exactly half the things you loudly announced back in May. Naturally, your solution is to cram three months of poor […]

Indie Spotlight

Ty Wilson – Balancing Originals and Classic Rock Heart

Ty Wilson doesn’t chase fame. He chases music. That means two parallel lives on stage: one as a singer-songwriter crafting honest, road-tested alt-country originals, and the other performing classic rock — including Bob Seger — […]

Local Politics

City Hall says “Build it and they might come.”

Peterborough is preparing to spend somewhere in the neighbourhood of $170 million on a new downtown Multi-Use Sport and Event Centre, and the sales pitch arrives wrapped in all the usual municipal vocabulary: revitalization, tourism, […]

Dining

Woody Burger & Pizzeria — A Classic Roadside Jewel

102 Ottawa St E, Havelock (705) 778-1010 When you’re cruising down Highway 7 and craving something memorable—and decidedly unpretentious—Woody Burger & Pizzeria is your oasis of comfort food and nostalgia. Tucked just off the highway […]