The Wire Megazine – Promising Peterborough Nothing Since 1989

The Concerts

Jackson Delta: Thankful

Saturday, October 10 • 8:00 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Jackson Delta are the kind of band Peterborough doesn’t just claim — it keeps close. The Canadian acoustic blues trio have been flying the […]

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: Jill Barber

(February 2009) If you think they don’t write songs like they used to, Jill Barber’s Chances offers a persuasive rebuttal. Stepping away from her folkier roots, the Canadian singer-songwriter delivers ten original, fully orchestrated songs […]

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

Lo & the High Road Released Sophomore Album 'Standing Stones' October 9, 2026
Men Without Hats You Can Dance If You Want Tour w/New Album, 'On the Moon' October 8, 2026
GODDO Brings Back 'Who Cares" October 8, 2026
Jacob Moon's Classic Troubadours Showplace Oct 16 October 1, 2026
Artist AOIFE-NEW SINGLE 'Johnny' October 1, 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

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

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

Village of Thai: A Humble Gem in the Heart of Peterborough

241 George St N, Peterborough If you find yourself drifting through downtown Peterborough on a quiet evening—maybe after a walk by the river or browsing the quirky shops on George Street—you might miss it entirely. […]