Lakefield Musician's Band 'Live Shiny Tunes' To Rock New Years at Dr. J's BBQ & Brews

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Rock out and ring in 2023 with Michael Beauclerc and Live Shiny Tunes at Dr. J's BBQ & Brews New Year’s event on Dec. 31.

Photo by Debbie Draper.

Formed in November, the band features the iconic tunes of the 90s and the musical stylings of many local names. Attendees can rock out with Peterborough songbird SJ Riley, Yamaha celebrity percussion clinician Michael Beauclerc and the introspective delights of the McManus brothers; Devin on guitar and Dawson on bass.

“(I’m) beyond excited to announce I’ve joined an amazing roster of musicians to bring you Live Shiny Tunes,” said SJ Riley in a Facebook post.

The band’s founder Michael Beauclerc says that the show will be great for the 35 to 50 aged crowd and those who enjoyed MuchMusic’s earlier rock albums ‘Big Shiny Tunes.’

“Live Shiny Tunes is an idea that I’ve had for a number of years,” said Beauclerc. “We had our first-ever rehearsal in November and Dr. J’s will be our first, debut show.”

The professional musician was gifted his first drum set at the age of three. By the time he was in high school, he was a Canadian champion snare drummer, performing at local bars in Peterborough and going on to major in percussion and vocal at Cambrian College.

“(Music) is something I’ve always done, it’s what I was always going to do and going to be,” said Beauclerc. “That’s why I wanted to school for it so I would get more opportunities.”

Photo courtesy of Live Shiny Tunes.

The drummer, hand percussionist and singer is an artist/clinician for Yamaha Percussion, Vic Firth sticks & Mallets, SABIAN cymbals and REMO. He is the band leader of ‘The Bowie Lives: A David Bowie Spectacular Experience’ and the percussion head of the St. Michael’s College School Drumline in Toronto, the Oak Ridge Percussion in Colborne, Trinity College School Drumline in Port Hope and a consultant/composer for several other scholastic drumlines.

On top of his music, Beauclerc is the editor-in-chief of Drumline Magazine and has written novels used by Canadian drumlines and marching percussion instructors.

Live Shiny Tunes will be at Dr. J’s (282 Alymer St. N) starting at 9 p.m.

“This music was the biggest music of the late nineties and early 2000’s, (this) is the music that I played in college,” says Beauclerc. “It’s going to be Lenny Kravitz, The Odds, The Goo Goo Dolls, Garbage and more. It’s a big mix.”

$20 tickets are available online here, or for $25 at the door.

Fireworks Display in Peterborough And Omemee On New Years Eve

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Peterborough and Omemee will ring in the new year with a fireworks display on Friday night.

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Supernova Fireworks will host the event in Peterborough at Northview Pentecostal Church, at Fairbairn Street and Towerhill Road, Friday, beginning at 8 p.m.

It is assumed that the fireworks should be high enough to be visible from most homes in the city.

Supernova Fireworks is also hosting fireworks in Omemee at the same time on Friday.

This display will take place at Omemee Beach (2 George St S, Omemee).

Supernova is a family run professional fireworks company located in Peterborough.

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Peterborough City Councillor Live Tweets From Free Transit Bus On New Year's

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There was free bus transit service in Peterborough on New Year's Eve until 3:20 a.m. and city councillor Don Vassiliadis—Chair of Transportation for the City of Peterborough—rode the bus after midnight to find out how things went.

Vassiliadis on the bus on New Year's

Vassiliadis on the bus on New Year's

Vassiliadis, who worked long and hard to make this happen, tells PTBOCanada the night was a huge success: 

"Ridership exceeded my expectation," he tells PTBOCanada. "It was amazing to see firsthand the experience of taking the Peterborough bus on New Year's Eve 2015. I had a chance to speak to bus drivers throughout the night and all of them were very positive and happy to be there. Riders on the bus were grateful for the service and as they left the bus would say Happy New Year or thank you."

Vassiliadis live tweeted his night on the bus...

"The buses were being used all through the night," Vassiliadis tells PTBOCanada. "On my way home at the end of the night, my bus was full of people of all ages. It's great to see Peterborough go from no service last year to free service this year. This initiative provided a service that was safe and responsible."

The response to the free bus service, by all accounts, was great—including on Twitter...

We hope to see this free service again next year.

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