The Wire Megazine – Promising Peterborough Nothing Since 1989

The Concerts

Basia Bulat – 2026 Solo Tour

Friday, November 20, 2026 • 8:00 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Basia Bulat has built her reputation on a rare combination of intimacy and reach — a Montreal singer-songwriter whose music draws from folk, […]

Community

Peterborough Artists, There’s Money on the Table — EC3’s 2026 Grant Program Is Open

Making art is one thing. Paying for it is another. For Peterborough artists with a project rattling around in their heads — a record, a show, an installation, a performance, something strange nobody has quite […]

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 with Dee Draper

"Raise My Fist" by Shy-Anne Hovorka August 31, 2026
ASTRA-Indo-Canadian Rocker - Reclaims Her Power From Abuse on Fearless Single "IDGAF" August 31, 2026
Triumph Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded 2026 Tour 2nd Leg August 25, 2026
Folk Canada 2026 32nd Ontario Folk Music Award Nominees August 25, 2026
'I Remember When' Released off Mattmac's 3rd Studio Album - 'Smoke Signals' August 25, 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 […]

Comedy

RICO & ROSTRUP: Fill Market Hall (with Song)

Fri, Sep 25 at 07:30 PM Market Hall Rapid’s End Improv presents the infamous Rico & Rostrup, the electrifying, laugh-out-loud improvised musical duo turning audience suggestions into complete comedic gold. Peterborough performers Mark Rostrup and Marc Rico Ludwig […]

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: September 2026

ARIESSeptember gives you motivation, ambition and absolutely no patience for anyone moving slower than you. Unfortunately, that’s everyone. You’ll start the month determined to improve your life and end it threatening to improve somebody else’s […]

Indie Spotlight

Nicholas Campbell: Peterborough’s Rockabilly Dynamo Is Just Getting Started

At 20 years old, Nicholas Campbell has already earned the buzz of being “the real deal.” Like a young wolf raised in the honky-tonks and record shops of Peterborough, he picked up a guitar at […]

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, […]

The Arts

Lyn Carter: The Pinks

July 11, 2026 – October 4, 2026 Art Gallery of Peterborough The Pinks is an immersive animation and sound installation that presents six quirky, relatable and yet non-human creatures. Varying in running time, the animation sequences […]

THEATRE

Tom Thomson’s Wake

Fri, Sep 11 at 07:30 PM Market Hall Two years after renowned painter Tom Thomson’s mysterious death, his friend, his mentor and his lover gather to share their memories of Algonquin Park’s most famous resident. But did […]

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 […]