Every Thursday, we publish live music and performance events at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas based on information that venues provide to us directly or post on their website or social media channels. Here are the listings for the week of Thursday, August 23 to Wednesday, August 29.

If you’re a pub or club owner and want to be included in our weekly listings, please email our Nightlife Editor at nightlife@kawarthanow.com.

Back in 2003, Craig Martin had an epiphany — and thousands upon thousands of classic rock fans remain so grateful it did.

Making the trek home to Toronto from Montreal with his cover band, the radio dial hit upon a station playing the first two tracks of The Rolling Stones’ album Exile On Main Street back to back.

Inspired, Martin suggested to his band that they play the entire side of the album during their set.

A few weeks later, as he relates in a January 2018 interview with Eric Volmers of The Calgary Herald, Martin found himself in the audience for a Beatles’ tribute act show.

“It was horrendous,” he reaclls. “I was thinking ‘This is so stupid (with) the costumes. It’s so restricting. “Where are the flutes? Oh, it’s a tape of an organ they are playing too?’ These guys looked like they should have been working at Burger King.

“I was really upset with the whole vibe of tribute shows.”

Those two experiences led to Martin producing and presenting his first Classic Albums Live concert just two months later.

Since then, with its mission to recreate the most influential and revered classic rock albums of our time, “note for note, cut for cut”, performed by the world’s best musicians, Classic Albums Live has covered music from The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Boston, Supertramp, The Band, Neil Young, David Bowie, The Police, U2, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, and many more.

And, on Saturday, August 25th at Del Crary Park, Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), as Peterborough Musicfest close out its 32nd season with Classic Albums Live performing CCR Chronicle, Vol 1. Admission is free to the 8 p.m. show.

VIDEO: “Long As I Can See The Light” – Creedence Clearwater Revival performed by Classic Albums Live

The Toronto-based concert series features a group of core musicians, with several others brought into the mix as needed for the record being presented. For example, for a 2006 presentation of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in Florida, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra was on board. Along the way, members of bands from Moist, Honeymoon Suite, and The Headstones have chipped in.

“I didn’t care about the way the people looked or how many people it took to recreate the album, as long as they could step up on stage and hit it,” Martin says.

The success of Classic Albums Live, says Martin, is clearly rooted in nostalgia, harkening back to a time when we did listen to entire albums in one sitting. Toss in the choosing of the right albums to cover — the albums that still matter to those old enough to remember — and the Baby Boomer flashback is complete.

VIDEO: “Bad Moon Rising” – Creedence Clearwater Revival

To maintain the desired effect, there is minimal, if any, onstage chit-chat or audience interaction between songs. Each show is a representation of how we heard the album featured.

In choosing to feature CCR’s Chronicle, Vol. 1, Classic Albums Live presents the band’s best-selling album, a greatest hits compilation of tracks from Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968), Bayou Country (1969), Green River (1969), Willy and the Poor Boys (1969), Cosmo’s Factory (1970), Pendulum (1970), and Mardi Gras (1972).

Released in January 1976, it features 20 tracks comprising 67 minutes of classic CCR tunes including “Susie Q”, “Bad Moon Rising”, “Lodi”, “Green River”, “Down on the Corner”, “Fortunate Son”, “Up Around The Bend”, “Long as I Can See the Light”, and “Have You Ever Seen The Rain?”.

VIDEO: “Travelin’ Band” – Creedence Clearwater Revival performed by Classic Albums Live

Ranked at #59 in Rolling Stone’s updated version of its list of the 500 Greatest Albums, Chronicle, Vol. 1 has sold close to 6.4 million copies since 1991 when Neilsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard — an achievement boosted in 2014 when it was re-released on vinyl as a limited edition.

For the older generation, Creedence Clearwater Revival needs no introduction. For others, the seminal rock quartet achieved four years of chart-topping success during the late ’60s and early ’70s. Fronted by lead singer and guitarist John Fogerty, the band also featured his older brother Tom on rhythm guitar, Stu Cook on bass, and Doug Clifford on drums.

Although the members originated from the San Francisco Bay area, their roots-rock music referenced the southern U.S. with lyrics about bayous, catfish, the Mississippi River, and more — coining the phrase “swamp rock” to describe their style of music.

VIDEO: Lookin’ Out My Back Door – Creedence Clearwater Revival

Despite their outstanding success, the band broke up in late 1972. John Fogerty, the band’s primary songwriter, had taken complete control of the group in both artistic direction and business matters, placing him at odds with the other members of the band (John’s brother Tom resigned from the band in 1970) and, later, the band’s record label.

Year of acrimony and lawsuits followed and, while John Fogerty went on to a solo career, he refused to perform any CCR songs in concert. He finally did so at a concert in 1987 in Los Angeles, after Bob Dylan and George Harrison joined him on stage and told him “if you don’t, the whole world’s gonna think ‘Proud Mary’ is Tina Turner’s song.”

With all the heat and humidity this summer, a little “swamp rock” courtesy of Classic Albums Live is a fitting finale to the 2018 Peterborough Musicfest season.

VIDEO: “I Put A Spell On You” (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins) – Creedence Clearwater Revival performed by Classic Albums Live

Peterborough Musicfest presented 18 free-admission concerts featuring a total of 20 acts during its 32nd season — each staged on Wednesday and Saturday nights at Del Crary Park.

Overseen by general manager Tracey Randall and staff, a board of directors, and numerous volunteers, Peterborough Musicfest’s stated mission is to “provide diverse, affordable live music to enrich cultural and economic prosperity in our community.”

For more information on this concert or the entire 2018 season, visit www.ptbomusicfest.ca or phone the Peterborough Musicfest office at 705-755-1111.

September means back to school …. and back to Netflix binging.

That seems to be what Netflix is expecting, judging from the glut of returning series in September, which include season 16 of Family Guy (Sep. 1), seasons 1 to 4 of The Flash (Sep. 1), season 3 of Quantico (Sep. 2), season 7 of Once Upon a Time (Sep. 6), season 3 of Cable Girls (Sep. 7), season 2 of Marvel’s Iron Fist (Sep. 7), season 2 of Wynonna Earp (Sep. 9), season 2 of American Vandal (Sep. 14), season 5 of BoJack Horsman (Sep. 14), season 2 of The Good Place (Sep. 20), season 4 of Gotham (Sep. 21), season 8 of The Walking Dead (Sep. 23), season 2 of Lethal Weapon (Sep. 26), season 2 of Norsemen (Sep. 26), season 2 of This Is Us (Sep. 26), season 14 of Grey’s Anatomy (Sep 27), and season 2 of The Exorcist (Sep. 29).

VIDEO: Next Gen Trailer

Recent Hollywood movies coming to Netflix in September include Marvel Studios’ Black Panther (Sep. 4), Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time (Sep. 25), Annihilation (Sep. 30), and Sherlock Gnomes (Sep. 30). There are also some older favourites including Hancock (Sep. 1), Kramer vs. Kramer (Sep. 1), Labyrinth (Sep. 1), The Adjustment Bureau (Sep. 5), Bridesmaids (Sep. 5), National Lampoon’s Animal House (Sep. 5), and Iron Man 2 (Sep. 25).

As usual, there are also lots of Netflix originals, including La Catedral del Mar (Sep. 1), Monkey Twins (Sep. 1), Mr. Sunshine (Sep. 1), Sisters (Sep. 1), City of Joy (Sep. 7), Next Gen (Sep. 7), Sierra Burgess Is A Loser (Sep. 7), The Resistance Banker (Sep. 11), On My Skin (Sep. 12), The Dragon Prince (Sep. 14), LAST HOPE (Sep. 14), Norm Macdonald has a Show (Sep. 14), The Good Cop (Sep. 21), Hilda (Sep. 21), Nappily Ever After (Sep. 21), Quincy (Sep. 21), Forest of Piano (Sep. 28), Hold the Dark (Sep. 28), Made in Mexico (Sep. 28), and The 3rd Eye (Sep. 28).

Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in September (along with what’s leaving Netflix).

September 1st

• Bad Neighbors 2 (available for download) – When a sorority with a progressive agenda moves in next door, parents Mac and Kelly must keep them at bay before closing the deal on their house sale.
• Death at a Funeral (available for download) – When a Los Angeles family’s patriarch dies, his dutiful eldest son plans the funeral — which becomes a fiasco thanks to a colorful cast of attendees.
• Family Guy: Season 16 (available for download) – In Seth MacFarlane’s no-holds-barred animated show, buffoonish Peter Griffin and his dysfunctional family experience wacky misadventures.
• The Flash: Season 1-4 (available for download) – A forensics expert who wakes from a coma with amazing new powers squares off against forces threatening the city in this live-action superhero romp.
• Hancock (available for download) – Will Smith stars as Hancock, a down-and-out superhero who’s forced to employ a public relations expert to help repair his image.
• The Hollars (available for download) – A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to undergo surgery.
• Kramer vs. Kramer (available for download) – Ted is a career-driven yuppie whose wife leaves him and their 6-year-old son. As he adjusts to life as a full-time dad, she comes to reclaim the boy.
• La Catedral del Mar – Netflix Original (available for download) – In 14th-century Barcelona, a serf’s determined climb to wealth and freedom incurs the disdain of the noble class and the suspicion of the Inquisition.
• Labyrinth (available for download) – In Jim Henson’s fantasy, teen Sarah embarks on a life-altering quest to rescue her little brother from the clutches of a treacherous goblin.
• Legend (available for download) – Identical twins and notorious gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray elude the authorities in 1960s London while transfixing and terrifying the public.
• Monkey Twins – Netflix Original (available for download) – Inspired by Khon dance drama and Thai martial arts, a fighter scarred by the past joins forces with a determined cop to battle an organized crime ring.
• Mr. Sunshine – Netflix Original (available for download) – A young boy who ends up in the U.S. after the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident returns to Korea at a historical turning point and falls for a noblewoman.
• Sisters – Netflix Original (available for download) – Her dad’s deathbed confession leads Julia to discover she has more than 100 brothers and two sisters: troubled TV star Roxy and uptight lawyer Edie.

September 2nd

• Quantico: Season 3 – When evidence in a deadly terrorist attack implicates FBI trainee Alex Parrish, she must discover which one of her classmates framed her.

September 4th

• Marvel Studios’ Black Panther – T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country’s past.

September 5th

• A Million Ways to Die in the West (available for download) – After backing out of a duel and losing his girlfriend, sheep farmer Albert slowly rebuilds his self-respect with the help of a married woman.
• The Adjustment Bureau (available for download) – A successful new congressman finds himself entranced by a beautiful ballerina, but mysterious forces are conspiring to prevent their love affair.
• Bridesmaids (available for download) – When an underemployed baker becomes her best friend’s maid-of-honor, she almost ruins the big day due to her competition with the other bridesmaids.
• Drag Me to Hell (available for download) – Christine is convinced that she’s been cursed after crossing paths with a Gypsy. Now, she has only days to keep her soul from being dragged to hell.
• Fear (available for download) – A 16-year-old “good girl” goes to a party with her best friend and meets a handsome, enigmatic guy from the wrong side of the tracks.
• Land of the Lost (available for download) – After uncovering a portal to an alternate universe populated by strange creatures, Dr. Rick Marshall must navigate a dangerous new world.
• National Lampoon’s Animal House (available for download) – Dean Wormer puts the titular frat on double-secret probation, and it’s up to Bluto, Flounder, Pinto and the rest of the brothers to get even.
• Neighbors (available for download) – After a rowdy fraternity moves next door to a couple with a newborn and changes the block into party central, an epic battle ensues.
• Paul (available for download) – Two sci-fi freaks on quest to discover what lies at the heart of Nevada’s infamous Area 51 cross paths with an alien on the run.

September 6th

• Once Upon a Time: Season 7 (available for download) – In this fantasy series, a young woman is drawn to a small Maine town and discovers that it’s filled with elements of the fairy tale world.

September 7th

• Atypical: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – While Elsa and Doug face the aftermath of their marriage crisis and Casey tries to adjust to her new school, Sam prepares for life after graduation.
• Cable Girls: Season 3 – Netflix Original (available for download) – After a tragedy, Lidia fights passionately for her family, Carlota finds her voice, Ángeles goes undercover and Marga reveals a talent for accounting.
• City of Joy – Netflix Original (available for download) – Women who’ve been sexually brutalized in war-torn Congo begin to heal at City of Joy, a center that helps them regain a sense of self and empowerment.
• First and Last – Netflix Original (available for download) – Filmmakers go inside Georgia’s Gwinnett County Jail to capture two days that define an inmate’s experience: the first and last.
• Marvel’s Iron Fist: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – With the defeat of the Hand, Chinatown is left vulnerable to turf wars, and Danny must protect the streets of New York.
• The Most Assassinated Woman in the World – Netflix Film (available for download) – In 1930s Paris, an actress famous for her gory death scenes at the Grand Guignol Theater contends with a mysterious stalker and ghosts from her past.
• Next Gen – Netflix Original (available for download) – A friendship with a top-secret robot turns a lonely girl’s life into a thrilling adventure as they take on bullies, evil bots and a scheming madman.
• Sierra Burgess Is A Loser – Netflix Film (available for download) – Smart high school girl Sierra teams up with a more popular girl hoping to win over her crush. Starring Shannon Purser (Barb on “Stranger Things”).
• Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – Wrongly accused for the attack on Rook Tower, the Flex Fighters must protect their city as wanted men. Will Charter City ever trust them again?

September 9th

• Wynonna Earp: Season 2 (available for download) – The outcast descendant of lawman Wyatt Earp teams up with an immortal Doc Holliday to rid the world of demonic revenants from the Wild West.

September 11th

• Daniel Sloss: Live Shows – Netflix Original (available for download) – The dark mind of Daniel Sloss is back, and he’s ready to find the funny in some very taboo topics, from the deeply personal to the highly irreverent.
• The Resistance Banker – Netflix Film (available for download) – Risking his family and future, a banker in occupied Amsterdam slows the Nazi war machine by creating an underground bank to fund the resistance.

September 12th

• Jane – The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.
• On My Skin – Netflix Film (available for download) – Arrested for a drug-related offense, Stefano Cucchi suffers at the hands of Italy’s Carabinieri police and a broken legal system. Based on true events.

September 14th

• American Vandal: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – In the wake of the first documentary’s success, Peter and Sam seek a new case and settle on a stomach-churning mystery at a Washington high school.
• The Angel – Netflix Film (available for download) – While operating at the highest levels of Egypt’s government, Ashraf Marwan walks a dangerously thin line as a spy for Israel. Based on a true story.
• Archer: Season 9 (available for download) – Suave, sophisticated spy Archer may have the coolest gadgets, but he still has issues when it comes to dealing with his boss, who is also his mother.
• Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Season 1 (available for download) – Get to know Barbie and her BFFs — including next-door neighbor Ken — in this animated vlog of adventures filmed inside her family’s new dreamhouse.
• Bleach – Netflix Film (available for download) – When high schooler Ichigo is suddenly given reaper abilities, he really wants to give the powers back. But he’ll have to reap some souls first.
• BoJack Horseman: Season 5 – Netflix Original (available for download) – BoJack’s back on screen as the star of “Philbert,” a new detective series produced by Princess Carolyn. But his demons are out in full force.
• Car Masters: Rust to Riches – Netflix Original (available for download) – The colorful crew at Gotham Garage overhauls an eclectic collection of cars, trading their way up to a showstopper they can sell for big bucks.
• The Dragon Prince – Netflix Original (available for download) – Two human princes forge an unlikely bond with the elven assassin sent to kill them, embarking on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands.
• Ingobernable: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – Emilia takes on the leader of a drug trafficking empire in her fight to reunite her family and reduce corruption in her country.
• The Land of Steady Habits – Netflix Film (available for download) – After leaving his wife and his job to find happiness, Anders begins a clumsy, heartbreaking quest to reassemble the pieces of his fractured life.
• LAST HOPE – Netflix Original (available for download) – After causing the near extinction of mankind seven years ago, genius scientist Leon Lau must now fight the ecological disaster he unwittingly created.
• Norm Macdonald has a Show – Netflix Original (available for download) – Comedian Norm Macdonald hosts this talk show with celebrity guests, unexpected conversation and a behind-the-scenes view into Norm’s world.
• Super Monsters Monster Party: Songs – Netflix Original (available for download) – Sing along and move to this groovy collection of music videos featuring monster friends Katya, Lobo, Zoe, Drac, Cleo and Frankie!

September 17th

• The Witch (available for download) – Believing that a witch has cursed their family, pilgrims homesteading on the edge of a primeval New England forest become increasingly paranoid.

September 18th

• D.L. Hughley: Contrarian – Netflix Original (available for download) – Comedian D.L. Hughley riffs on politics, “Black Panther,” his upbringing and more in a rapid-fire stand-up show at Philadelphia’s Merriam Theater.

September 20th

• The Good Place: Season 2 (available for download) – Due to an error, self-absorbed Eleanor Shellstrop arrives at the Good Place after her death. Determined to stay, she tries to become a better person.

September 21st

• Battlefish – Netflix Original (available for download) – Over the course of the fishing season, a group of fishing boats pursues the lucrative albacore tuna in the competitive waters off the Oregon coast.
• DRAGON PILOT: Hisone & Masotan – Netflix Original (available for download) – Recently stationed Air Self-Defense Force rookie Hisone Amakasu is chosen by a dragon concealed within Gifu Air Base to be his pilot.
• The Good Cop – Netflix Original (available for download) – Honest cop Tony Jr. gets advice from his unscrupulous father, retired NYPD officer Tony Sr., about everything from his job to his love life.
• Gotham: Season 4 (available for download) – Long before he was commissioner, rookie cop James Gordon takes on Gotham City crime and corruption to avenge the murder of Bruce Wayne’s parents.
• Hilda – Netflix Original (available for download) – Join Hilda as she travels from a wilderness full of elves and giants to Trolberg, a bustling city packed with new friends and mysterious creatures.
• Maniac: Limited Series – Netflix Original (available for download) – Two strangers find themselves caught up in a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial gone awry. Starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill.
• Nappily Ever After – Netflix Film (available for download) – Violet has it all: the perfect job, the perfect relationship and the perfect hair. Until she doesn’t. What happens when being perfect isn’t enough?
• Quincy – Netflix Original (available for download) – The life and career of legendary music producer Quincy Jones are traced in this biographical documentary directed by his daughter, Rashida Jones.

September 23rd

• The Walking Dead: Season 8 – In the wake of a zombie apocalypse, survivors hold on to the hope of humanity by branding together to wage a fight for their own survival.

September 25th

• Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time – After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
• Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 2 – When an unscrupulous arms maker teams with a rogue Russian physicist, it’s up to Iron Man and his friend Lt. Col. James Rhodes to take them down.

September 26th

• Lethal Weapon: Season 2 (available for download) – After losing his wife and unborn child, ex-Navy SEAL Riggs joins the LAPD, where his recklessness creates tensions with seasoned partner Murtaugh.
• Norsemen: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – The sea road to the west has been found, but Norheim’s villagers must still cope with power struggles and the ever-present threat of Jarl Varg.
• This Is Us: Season 2 (available for download) – A couple expecting triplets find themselves with a brood they weren’t anticipating, thanks to a twist of fate that shapes their future as a family.

September 27th

• Grey’s Anatomy: Season 14 – Intern (and eventual resident) Meredith Grey finds herself caught up in personal and professional passions with fellow doctors at a Seattle hospital.

September 28th

• Chef’s Table: Volume 5 – Netflix Original (available for download) – This season, meet four innovative chefs who are shaking up the food culture in Philadelphia, Istanbul, Bangkok and Barcelona.
• Forest of Piano – Netflix Original (available for download) – Kai grows up playing an old piano discarded in the woods; Shuhei’s father is a famous pianist. Their chance meeting transforms their lives and music.
• Hold the Dark – Netflix Film (available for download) – Summoned to a remote Alaskan village to search for wolves that took a local boy, a naturalist soon finds himself caught in a harrowing mystery.
• Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – This season, Jack and his not-so-adventurous dad, Michael, tackle Europe, including the Bavarian Alps, Istanbul, Budapest, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine.
• Lessons From A School Shooting: Notes from Dunblane – Netflix Original (available for download) – Devastated by the school shooting in his town, a priest from Sandy Hook, Connecticut, bonds with a Scottish priest who experienced a similar tragedy.
• Lost Song – Netflix Original (available for download) – War looms over the kingdom of Neunatia, where two young women are both burdened and blessed by the power of song.
• Made in Mexico – Netflix Original (available for download) – Get to know the opulent lifestyles and infamous dynasties of Mexico City’s socialites and the expats vying for a spot in their exclusive social order.
• Skylanders Academy: Season 3 – Netflix Original (available for download) – Season 3 finds Spyro and the Skylanders forging unexpected alliances, taking on new adventures and even straddling the line between good and evil.
• The 3rd Eye – Netflix Film (available for download) – After the death of their parents, two sisters move back to their childhood home, where one sibling claims to be able to see a dark presence.
• Two Catalonias – Netflix Film (available for download) – The dark mind of Daniel Sloss is back, and he’s ready to find the funny in some very taboo topics, from the deeply personal to the highly irreverent.

September 29th

• The Exorcist: Season 2 (available for download) – Two priests put their lives on the line as they fight to free a possessed girl from a vicious demon that threatens to destroy her family.

September 30th

• Annihilation (available for download) – A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don’t apply.
• Sherlock Gnomes (available for download) – Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.

Leaving Netflix in September

September 1st

• 13 Going on 30
• How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
• Pitch Perfect 2

September 17th

• Disney’s Pete’s Dragon
• Star Trek Beyond

September 30th

• Jurassic World

All titles and dates are subject to change.