Prairie Post (West Edition)

Peter and the Wolves will be rocking out at the Empress in Fort Macleod

- CONTRIBUTE­D For informatio­n or details, please contact empress@empressthe­atre.ab.ca or 403-553-4404.

Cuff your jeans, button your shirt and comb back your hair, 50’s style. Old fashioned rock ‘n roll band Peter and the Wolves will take you back in time at the Empress Theatre on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

Lead singer, song writer, guitar and piano player ‘Howlin’ Pete’ Cormier and his Wolves perform hard hitting original rock and roll as well as favourite classics you may have forgotten you loved.

Based in Calgary, the four-piece rock and roll band, including saxophone, upright bass, drums, and piano, has toured across Canada and has also played internatio­nally at festivals including Viva Las Vegas and Italy’s Summer Jamboree.

The band’s three albums of original 1950sinspi­red rock and roll, recorded in the style of artists such as Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Fats Domino and Gene Vincent, are sprinkled with a few ageless covers.

Baby-faced frontman Cormier started the band when he was only 20 years old, writing tunes in his Bowness childhood home. In a 2016 Calgary Herald article, he explained:

“I almost never write from real experience. I just like humming a melody and coming up with a story, and something that’s easy to sing along to.”

“I just want people to have fun.”

Come swing, shimmy and shake at the Empress all night long. Tickets for Peter and the Wolves are only $30 and available at

MacleodEmp­ress.com or by calling 403-5534404 (toll-free at 1-800-540-9229).

The Empress Theatre is currently operating under the province’s Restrictio­ns Exemption Program. Prior to entering the theatre, patrons must show proof of full vaccinatio­n and photo identifica­tion. Masks must be worn to enter the theatre.

The concession and bar will be open at this show.

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