Concerts
Songs of Soul
Jan 22, 2027 7:30 PM Showplace Performance Centre Women of Soul isn’t just a revue. It’s a full-throated celebration of the women who took popular music by the lapels, shook it awake, and taught it how […]
The Concerts
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: 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
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
- Songstress TIA McGRAFF Releases, 'In Your Dreams, Jake" October 17, 2026
- Multi-Award-Winner, Laura Niquay Releases 3rd Album 'Nir Wactenama' October 17, 2026
- Bloodshots 'SCREAM' Goes Screamin Across Canada Tour 2026 October 11, 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 Blackhorse: Keith Guy Band, Bob Butcher, Jazzy Thursdays and more!
The Black Horse has another full week of live music lined up, starting Monday with Crash & Burn Jam. Rick & Gailie, JP Hovercraft and Clifford Maynes keep Peterborough’s longest-running jam session rolling from 7–10 […]
Horror Scopes
Horror Scopes
HorrorScopes October 2026
ARIES (March 21 – April 19) October brings out your competitive side, which would be wonderful if you weren’t competing with people who don’t know there’s a contest. A minor disagreement will escalate into a […]
Indie Spotlight
Spotlight
Caitlin O’Connor
In Peterborough, where the local music scene survives on hustle, chemistry, and whoever’s still standing by the second set, Caitlin O’Connor has carved out a place by doing the work. She fronts The Detention Club, […]
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
Shafiq’s Taste of India is a Local Gem with Deep Roots and Bold Flavour
For nearly two decades, Shafiq’s Taste of India has been quietly and confidently serving some of the most soulful Indian food in the Peterborough region. Family-owned and operated since 2005, this unpretentious South End spot […]