Metric sets tour, takes page from Radiohead's, NIN's book
Canadian band hits the road with self-released album, Band of Skulls
Metric
Metric, whose CD, "Fantasies" is sure to make some best-of lists come the end of the year, will start a new U.S. tour on Nov. 16 at Town Ballroom in Buffalo, N.Y. If you haven't checked out Metric yet, seeing them live is a treat (Hey, they were good enough to open for the Rolling Stones, they should be good enough for you).The co-ed band, formed in Toronto, delivers fun, quirky, synth-heavy pop rock.
Like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails, Metric has decided the grass is greener on the independent side; Metric self-released "Fantasies," following a stint on EMI. "Help, I'm Alive," the first single from "Fantasies," has hit the top 20 on Mediabase's alternative music chart. The achievement is a rare one, to be picked up by alternative and rock stations with no label support.
Rising stars Band of Skulls will open. The U.K. trio is having a big fall: ittune, Friends," will be on the "New Moon" soundtrack.
November 16, 2009 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
November 17, 2009 Portland, ME Portland City Music Hall
November 18, 2009 Hartford, CT Webster
November 19, 2009 Providence, RI Lupo's
November 20, 2009 Boston, MA House of Blues
November 21, 2009 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
November 23, 2009 Baltimore, MD Ram's Head Live!
November 24, 2009 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's
November 25, 2009 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
November 27, 2009 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
November 28, 2009 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
November 30, 2009 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
December 1, 2009 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
December 2, 2009 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
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