Peterborough Musicfest Announces Concert Dates For Its 39th Season
/Peterborough Musicfest has announced the dates for its 39th season as a summer of free live music returns to Del Crary Park from June 27 to Aug. 19.
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Peterborough Musicfest Presents Jesse Cook July 19
/Peterborough Musicfest continues its 36th summer season on Wednesday, July 19, welcoming internationally acclaimed Canadian acoustic guitarist Jesse Cook to Del Crary Park.
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Cook has a resumé of musical milestones and achievements that includes the coveted Acoustic Guitar Magazine Player’s Choice Silver Award, 11 Juno Award nominations and win for 2001’s Free Fall, a Gemini Awar and ten platinum and gold studio albums.
Born in Paris and educated at Toronto’s Eli Kassner Guitar Academy, the Royal Conservatory of Music, York University and the esteemed Berklee College in Boston, Cook’s critically heralded 1995 Billboard charting debut album, Tempest, set him on a trajectory that continues to climb.
Having last appeared at Peterborough Musicfest in 2017, Cook has most recently toured Europe.
For more information on Peterborough Musicfest visit the website.
MRG Live Presents Boney M Featuring Liz Mitchell This December at the Peterborough Memorial Centre
/MRG Live is bringing Euro-Disco group Boney M featuring original lead singer Liz Mitchell back to Canada to celebrate 45 years since their debut record Nightflight was released; coming to the Peterborough Memorial Centre Dec. 9.
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The tour will stop in multiple cities in British Columbia, and Ontario. Fans can purchase tickets during the MRG Live pre-sale on June 27 at 10 a.m. local time and during the general on-sale on June 28 at 10 a.m. local time.
The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and is known for international hits including "Daddy Cool,” “Sunny," "Rasputin," and "Rivers of Babylon." If you told Boney M star Liz Mitchell that her 1978 hit “Rasputin” would become an internet sensation in 2022, she would never have believed you. Upwards of nine million fans have created TikTok dance videos to the song – and they have been viewed an amazing 22 billion times. Boney M went 5x Platinum in Canada for Nightflight To Venus and 2023 marks the 45th anniversary of their career-launching record. The group also went double platinum.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.
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Country Superstars Paul Brandt and Terri Clark ‘Homecoming ’23’ Acoustic Tour Coming to Peterborough
/Two of Canada’s most dynamic country music artists and award-winning entertainers Paul Brandt and Terri Clark announced they will embark on the co-headlining ‘Homecoming ’23 Tour,’ coming to the Peterborough Memorial Centre November 29.
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The multi-platinum selling Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees, friends and accomplished performers known for their amazing live shows and vast number of hits will join each other on stage together for the first time in an intimate stripped back show, sharing the songs and stories that have shaped their illustrious careers.
“Since our careers launched in the late 90’s, Terri and I have had a special connection; two Alberta kids reaching for the stars,” shares Brandt. “What are the chances that we would have both made it? Through the years, we’ve always stayed in touch, and made a point to connect when our North American tours intersected, but now, our paths are leading us onto the same stage together for the very first time. Intentional, intimate sharing of the stories and songs of our lives, together, on the same stage for an amazing homecoming. I can’t wait!”
The 24-date tour kicks off November 1 in Yorkton, SK with back-to-back dates and will make stops in Winnipeg, Regina, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, London and more, along with multiple dates in Red Deer, Calgary, and Kelowna before wrapping December 2 in Belleville, ON.
“Paul and I co-headlining a Canadian tour has always felt like a no-brainer to me. I am thrilled that we finally found the right time and the right way to do this together. We are so looking forward to getting on stage with our guitars in an intimate setting and playing our hits for our Canadian fans. I can’t wait to hit the road this Fall,” said Clark.
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning May 18 at 10 a.m. local time. Artist pre-sales begin May 16, and local pre-sales begin May 17 at 10 a.m. local time until 10 p.m. local time.
For complete presale/on sale details visit https://www.paulbrandt.com/tour-dates or https://terriclark.com/tour.
Drum Legend Paul DeLong Returns to Peterborough for Three Shows This Spring
/Best known for his work with singer Kim Mitchell, Canadian drum legend Paul DeLong is coming to Peterborough; performing three shows this spring.
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DeLong is said to still spend most of his time on tour with bands around the world to this day, feeding his soul through the music that inspired the drummer to become a musician in the first place - jazz fusion.
Fifty years ago, on May 4, 1973, DeLong saw the Mahavishnu Orchestra live in concert for the first time. They were a jazz-rock fusion band on the cutting edge of music. “My mind was blown, I had never heard anything like them before,” said DeLong from his home in Toronto. "It's still the heaviest experience of my life.”
On the 50th anniversary of the fateful concert that would go on to shape DeLong's career as one of North America's most prolific multi-platinum award winning drummers, Paul DeLong’s ONE WORD band will play at the Gordon Best Theatre on May 4, just weeks before he’s set to play Showplace Theatre with Brass Transit and Lighthouse.
The show promises to be an "unforgettable night of fusion" with music from the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, Allan Holdsworth, Weather Report, Jeff, Beck, Jean-Luc Ponty and more.
Joining DeLong on stage will be Peterborough's own award winning electric violinist, Victoria Yeh, Grammy nominee Steve Lucas on bass, Michael Murray shredding on guitar and veteran Toronto keyboardist, Don Baird.
Advance tickets and VIP meet and greet backstage passes are available online.
Harry Manx Presented by Folk Under The Clock and Market Hall Performing Arts Centre
/Folk Under The Clock and the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre have come together to present the musical stylings of Harry Manx ‘The Blues Man’ at Market Hall on April 14.
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Harry Manx has spent years fusing eastern musical traditions with the blues, switching between conventional guitars, harmonica and banjo and the decidedly different Mohan Veena, a 20-stringed instrument invented by Manx’ Indian mentor Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
Manx is often referred to as the “Mysticssippi” Blues Man, because of his expertise in melding both East and West music together and therefore, “creating musical short stories that wed the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas.”
Over the last 10 years, Harry Manx released 11 Albums and has garnered a room full of awards including, “seven Maple Blues Awards, six Juno nominations, the Canadian Folk Award in 2005 for Best Solo Artist and won CBC Radio’s “Great Canadian Blues Award” in 2007. His most recent accomplishment was receiving yet another Juno Nomination for “Blues Album of the Year”, for his release “Bread and Buddha” in 2010.
For tickets and more information, visit the Market Hall website.
Erben Restaurant and Music Venue Opens in Downtown Peterborough
/A new restaurant and live music venue on George St. N. has opened Wednesday; with an official grand opening event happening this Saturday.
Erben is equip with a full service restaurant and bar in the front, and a live entertainment venue in the back. The venue includes a full stage and second bar available for live music and private events.
Owners Belinda Scollick and Shea Bertrand say their restaurants focus is to provide quality menu items that are “assembled from the freshest ingredients, with bold and inspiring flavours.”
“Downtown is infinitely much more fun now with the addition of Erben,” says Terry Guiel, executive director of the DBIA. “The tasty and cozy design of Erben set's a great tone for this live music gathering spot that doesn't shy away from being all about the party. A welcome addition to our downtown.”
Saturday’s grand opening will begin at 11 a.m., with drinks and food served all day. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. attendees can enjoy . The dance floor will be open for a night of partying from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. with Erben’s DJ. There is no charge or cover for this event.
The party will feature giveaways for beer, Pete’s games and even a pair of tickets to Bluesfest in Ottawa.
To learn more about Erben, visit the website.
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Local Musician Takes Trauma and Makes Music With Manic Music Makers
/New to Peterborough, musician Panicky Pete channels and processes negative experiences in his new album ‘Trauma’ coming out on Oct. 28 and will continue making music locally with his own label ‘Manic Music Makers’.
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‘Panicky Pete’, otherwise known as Peter Steinke, has always loved music. He says the popular rock band Linkin Park is to blame for his love of guitar and rock music.
As a musician, Steinke and his guitar were once inseparable. In the past he was a music teacher, and played in a band with his friends.
It wasn’t until health complications took over, and he was unable to play the guitar, that Panicky Pete and Manic Music Makers were born.
“I had to stop the guitar, so I started focusing on building a home studio,” said Steinke. “I wanted to be able to do stuff with my friends that I used to play music with. It started out of wanting to be able to make music with other people again.”
When his health deteriorated, and he was unable to do the things he loved, Steinke’s mental health deteriorated too.
“The name Manic Music Makers and Panicky Pete, it’s all about mental health and honest communications through art.” he said. “Music is my most comfortable way of expressing myself, so I try to use it to express the things I can’t or won’t say because of anxiety and such. I feel strongly that it can be a tool for healing. I wanted to create a space that people could express any type of suffering and try to get that out.
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Initially Steinke played in folk and reggae bands, when he could no longer play the guitar but still wanted to make music, he turned to hip hop.
“I started playing synth and piano and started producing instead,” he said. “I discovered lo-fi hop hop and that’s the most emotionally connected I’ve felt to a music genre in a long time so I took that opportunity to express what was going on at the time. It was right after a major surgery that I had complications with, I literally couldn’t play the guitar anymore which was very confusing and was a very identity questioning experience. I tried to use music as a way to prosses those things.”
Every song on the album ‘Trauma’ is either a cause of trauma in Steinke’s life, or an outcome of trauma.
He plans on his next album to be called ‘Therapy’ to promote the goal of healing.
Now, Steinke is able to play the guitar some days for short periods of time.
‘Trauma’ comes out on Oct. 18. Those interested can pre-save it now on Spotify, Apple Music and all other streaming service, here.
Visit Manic Music Makers or Panicky Pete on Intagram to view music videos and for more information.
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