What's the only thing worse than sitting through a METRIC concert outside in freezing temperatures? Getting punched in the ballbag during the intermission performance. As discussed earlier this... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
VIDEO: Metric, "Twilight Galaxy" live at the WFNX Clambake METRIC headlined the indoor portion of the WFNX CLAMBAKE, meaning they didn't go on until somewhere in the neighborhood of 1... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
VIDEO: Metric, "The End Has No End" (Strokes cover, live at Hard Rock Cafe) Just before taking the stage at the House of Blues on Friday, METRIC ran over to the Hard Rock in Boston to... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
24 MORE PHOTOS: Metric performs at Best Music Poll 2009 With their bassplayer off playing babydaddy, METRIC showed up to Best Music Poll as a guitar-and-piano duo -- not particularly great for... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
After realizing they probably knew just as much - if not more - about our changing musical landscape as anyone, Metric released their latest album, Fantasies, themselves. And, of course, it's... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Hey, did you hear? We're putting on a free show with our friends at WFNX (that's 101.7 on your radio dial in Boston; 92.1 in New Hampshire) in just a couple of weeks (meaning August 1)! And... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Re: Best Music Poll 2009 Concert BOSTON PHOENIX/WFNX BEST MUSIC POLL 2009 August 1st | 4:30 City Hall Plaza in Boston FREE Ra Ra Riot Passion Pit Metric Gaslight Anthem The Airborne Toxic... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .

Emily Haines is a babe. I knew this already. I also knew that Metric is one of the biggest bands on the indie scene at the moment, and almost certainly one of the most energetic. Yet somehow knowledge of these things wasn't enough to prepare me for what may possibly be the best rock show I have ever been to. I grant you that I'm still quite young and have not been to very many, but nonetheless these are words I don't throw around lightly. Rarely have I seen a band so in tune with what its audience [...]

Emily Haines is a babe. I knew this already. I also knew that Metric is one of the biggest bands on the indie scene at the moment, and almost certainly one of the most energetic. Yet somehow knowledge of these things wasn't enough to prepare me for what may possibly be the best rock show I have ever been to. I grant you that I'm still quite young and have not been to very many, but nonetheless these are words I don't throw around lightly. Rarely have I seen a band so in tune with what its audience [...]

I'm just going to come right out and say it -- I really like Fantasies (out April 14th). It's a little too early to use the other L-word; we only met a few weeks ago and haven't had the crucial relationship-defining moment. It's probably too early to say if we'll be spending weekends and holidays together...but it's decidedly a watershed moment. Fantasies is the first of Metric 's albums that I've managed to not only listen to from start to finish, but really enjoy. This isn't to say this love isn't completely unprecedented, [...]

I'm just going to come right out and say it -- I really like Fantasies (out April 14th). It's a little too early to use the other L-word; we only met a few weeks ago and haven't had the crucial relationship-defining moment. It's probably too early to say if we'll be spending weekends and holidays together...but it's decidedly a watershed moment. Fantasies is the first of Metric 's albums that I've managed to not only listen to from start to finish, but really enjoy. This isn't to say this love isn't completely unprecedented, [...]