Concerts
LOWEST OF THE LOW
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 • 8:00 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre In a move that feels equal parts fan service and public necessity, Lowest of the Low are marking the 35th anniversary of their legendary […]
The Concerts
Community
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
Miss Advice
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
Interviews
Interview: Joel Plaskett
(May 2009) Since 2006, Plaskett has toured extensively both solo and with The Emergency, to sold-out clubs and theatres throughout Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, on the heels of great Canadian success with […]
Music News
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
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
Music
This Week at The Black Horse: Joslynn Burford, Perrin McDonald & more
(Aug 31- Sept 6, 2026) MONDAY, AUGUST 31 | 7–10 PM🔥 Crash & Burn Jam w/ Rick & GailieRick & Gailie, JP Hovercraft and Clifford Maynes host Peterborough’s favourite and longest-running jam session — 20 […]
Horror Scopes
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
Spotlight
Burning Bridges: Peterborough’s Hard Rock Firebrand Lighting Up the Scene
There’s a grit in the air when Burning Bridges takes the stage—like the afterburn of a drag strip flare-up or the crackle of feedback just before ignition. Born out of a cramped rehearsal loft in […]
Local Politics
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
Dining
Amandala’s: A Love Letter to Excess (with Perfectly Ironed Napkins)
Step into Amandala’s and you’ll feel, immediately, that this is not a place for the casual diner. No, this is where Peterborough comes when it wishes to pretend, however briefly, that it’s Vienna, Paris, or […]