It's sometimes difficult to quiet high hopes and unrealistic expectations of what a favorite band will bring to the stage during a live performance. Metric fans may be facing this quandary as they await the Canadian indie rock outfit's performance tonight at La Zona Rosa. They're touring to promote their fourth full-length album, Fantasies. Assuredely, some set time will be devoted to the these songs that we've only had under our belts since April. But will they play all the best hits from the delightfully dark collections Live it Out and and Grow Up and Blow Away? Because we'll just die if they don't play "Poster of a Girl." more ›

After the dreary, drizzling Thursday, day two dawned sunny and beautiful in Toronto. Having missed the explosive rock of Austin's Ume the previous evening due to a schedule conflict, we made it a point to catch the trio's taping for a few blogs at some very interesting locations near the intersection of Spadina Ave. and College St. First up, the band performed a couple of songs in the basketball court of a nearby school, eventually amassed a crowd full of enthusiastic kids very eager to learn more about what was going on. "Who do you work for?" quipped one inquisitive girl. Another brought her guitar down to the court and started mimicking Lauren Larson's guitar chords. The boys were content in teasing their female classmates but eventually garnered enough courage to join in, dribbling the basketball in unison to the beat. more ›