Metric

I’m still having trouble hearing with my left ear…

Metric played last night at Louis, and I have to say I was a bit disappointed. They are incredibly tight, had good stage presence and sounded just like their Cd… but that was the problem. Aside from a few interesting dance moves by Emily Haines including the “HO down” (I have to give Nicole credit for that one) it was like popping in the CD. Maybe I would have been more receptive if I wasn’t told it would be the best show I will ever see. Also their opening band were REALLY high energy.

First off was the Lovely Feathers. SO CRAZY! They had a sound like Franz Ferdinand but that’s not the only reason why I loved them. They were all over the place, had very unique dance moves, danced around with tambourines bashing symbols here and there, and on top of it all had a really interesting way of dancing. They were so high energy and really talented. But there is a moral to this story; when wearing pants with a rip, please please wear undergarments… please…

The second band was The Most Serene Republic. That drummer was GOOD. He was really solid, but at the same time was so colorful and all over the set playing crazy stuff. The bass player was really hot too… but when are they not? : ) The Lyrics were a little bit sketchy but that was a norm for the night. They had a really fresh sound.

I was actually really impressed with the opening bands, but when it came around to Metric’s time to play it was really energetic but not as much fun as the tambourine/cowbell antics of the first two bands. They had me laughing out loud, where metric had me feeling like I was living in a rut of society with not hope of escape. Hmmm… but it was still really nice to see them live.

Anyway it was worth the $18, and Bedouin Sound Clash is less than a month away.

Oh and some sad news, my Anorexic newt that I talked about last post died. I know that Chad is laughing right now; but I had her for at least a year and a half, that beats all of your newts and fish put together!! : )