Watch: Peterborough Musician Kate Suhr Has A World Of Talent

Photo Kate Suhr courtesy Jennifer Moher

Picture via @katesuhr

One listening session of Peterborough's Kate Suhr and her undeniable musical talent and you just know you’re witnessing a star in the making. Whether it be at a local open mic, or on stage at Showplace, the extremely gifted musician always puts on a memorable performance. Kate, a former PCVS Grad, and Humber College vocal student, is one of many local talents working hard around Peterborough polishing their skills with the desire of making a career out of it—even if the road is a long and tough one. A regular cast member in Peterborough Theatre Guild productions, Kate is soon leaving our community to move to Toronto to pursue her dream of singing and acting full time! Before she leaves, though, she is working on one last incredible locally themed project: a duet series with people that have influenced her life in this city she loves—those that she has looked up to, has gigged with, learned from, created art with, taught, etc. Sit back and take a listen to these below... —Aaron Elliott

Ho Hey, wish Kate all the best...

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The Iconic Bud's Music Centre Purchased By Long & McQuade

Bud's Music Centre on Alymer St., which first opened in town in 1968, has been purchased by Long & McQuade as the owners are retiring.

As of October 6th, Bud's Music will be no more, and the well wishes and memories from loyal customers over the years are coming in on the Facebook announcement (see below) posted by Bud's. There will be no job losses, as the employees will now be Long & McQuade employees.

[h/t Beth McClelland]

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PTBOCanada Pics & Preview: Rock Musical Hedwig And The Angry Inch So Rocks

Rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch fills the tiny Gordon Best Theatre stage, spills out into the crowd for audience interaction, and rocks the entire place. Filled with numerous jokes, Peterborough references (nice touch) and androgynous '70s glam rock, this play by Peterborough theatre collective Art For Awareness will have you toe tapping as Hedwig and his "begrudging" band The Angry Inch (played by Ian Jack, Sean Veecock, Geoff Bemrose and Kyle Nurse) belts out numerous tunes. The story is told as a type of monologue by Hedwig (played by Jeff Schissler) who takes you through the main character's life highs and lows, and is supplemented through great music and a fantastic range of emotion.

• Hedwig and the Angry Inch is another powerful production by Art for Awareness.
• Producer: Geoff Bemrose
• Director: Shannon Oliver
• Musical Direction: Ian Jack

The show runs September 24th to the 27th, each night at 8 p.m. at Gordon Best Theatre, with an additional 11:30 p.m. performance on the 26th. Tickets are available online and at the door with partial proceeds going to CMHA's Gender Journeys program and Peterborough Pride. Follow Art for Awareness on Facebook and Twitter.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Cobourg Street Piano Man Video Covering Hedley's "Perfect" Goes Viral

UPDATE (September 11th): And here is the man—now identified as Michael McNamara—doing a great version of "Say Something" as well...

ORIGINAL POST:

A YouTube video of a man, Michael McNamara, playing a public piano in Cobourg, Ont., near Peterborough is going viral with more than 150,000 views. And for good reason. Watch the man do an incredible version of Hedley’s "Perfect" below…

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Watch: Peterborough Musician Scarlett Grace Covering "Bitch"

picture via @ScarlettGraceA

Cool cover version below by Peterborough musician/songwriter/actress Scarlett Grace of Meredith Brooks' "Bitch", with Brian Black on guitar.

To hear more of Scarlett's songs, go to her YouTube channel.

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Here's Your Chance To Win PTBOCanada.com VIP Tickets To Emerson Drive

Nashville's Emerson Drive are playing Peterborough Musicfest Wednesday, August 27th at 8 pm to cap off another amazing lineup this season at Musicfest at Del Crary Park, and it's sure to be a big crowd.

We're giving away a pair of VIP tickets for you to sit in our PTBOCanada.com seats (we've been a proud sponsor of Musicfest again this year) up near the front.

For the chance to win Emerson Drive tickets, all you have to do is "Like" us on our Facebook page (if you already are a fan of our page, you already have a chance to win!). We'll be picking a winner from our PTBOCanada Facebook page the week of August 18th.

Good luck!

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Here Is Your Chance To Win PTBOCanada VIP Tickets To Royal Wood

PTBOCanada File Photo (Evan Holt)

Lakefield's Royal Wood, multiple Juno-nominated singer and songwriter, is playing Peterborough Musicfest Saturday, August 23rd at 8 p.m. at Del Crary park.

We're giving away 4 VIP tickets for you to sit in our PTBOCanada.com seats (we're a proud sponsor of Musicfest) to see him. For the chance to win, all you have to do is "Like" us on our Facebook page and tell us there why you'd love to see him (if you already are a fan of our page, you already have a chance to win!). We'll be picking a winner from our PTBOCanada Facebook page the week of August 11th so enter now!

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A Look From High Above At 14,500 People In Peterborough Rocking Out To Tegan & Sara

Tegan and Sara put on an amazing free show last night (July 23rd) in front of about 14,500 fans at Del Crary park as part of Peterborough Musicfest. And the action was caught from above by a plane.

"Musicfest trys to get some aerial footage of one show a year," explains David Feeley, Musicfest board member and TVCogeco Manager, Programming & Community Relations. "This year, TVCogeco did a rental for an hour to get our own footage from around the city and the park." Take a look below at the aerial pictures TVCogeco supplied to us...

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Look At The Lineup For 2014 Peterborough Folk Festival

This year's Peterborough Folk Festival takes place August 22nd to 24th, and features another stellar lineup. See the poster below for the list of musicians performing, and go to their website for more deets on locations, bands and times.

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Peterborough Radio Station EXTRA 90.5 Launches Indiegogo Campaign To Bring Rush Here

Local talk sports radio station EXTRA 90.5 FM is trying to bring RUSH here to play Peterborough. They've launched a "BRING RUSH 2 PTBO!" Indiegogo campaign and are nearing $4,000 already of their $253,000 goal. They're basically selling 3,900 tickets to a show that doesn't exist yet to convince them to play here. If you give to their campaign, it's zero risk. "Credit cards are only charged if the show sells out, and full refunds if the band doesn't play," according to their Indiegogo page. Learn more about the campaign here.

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