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  Metric, Tegan & Sara, Badu Play Lilith Fair

  December 10, 2009 – After a decade-long absence, Lilith Fair -- the traveling, female-forward festival -- will return in 2010! The initial lineup was just announced, and while it features not-so-surprising vets like Indigo Girls and Lilith Fair co-founder Sarah McLachlan, there's also plenty to be excited about! Metric, Tegan and Sara, Erykah Badu, Mary J. …
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  Spoon Headline Holiday Radio Show

  December 4, 2009 – Six weeks before the release of their seventh record Transference, Spoon opened a brief 2009 U.S. tour at the Midland Theater Thursday night in Kansas City. …
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  Metric Map U.S. Tour Dates

  September 22, 2009 – If there's one band SPIN.com never seems to grow tired of it's Metric. The Canuck indie-pop quartet's latest record, Fantasies, is tastier than a plate of Poutine, and now the band has skedded the second leg of their U.S. tour, beginning November 16 in Buffalo, NY. See the full itinerary below. If Metric's maiden voyage behind Fantasies is any indication, the new 14-date fall/winter jaunt shouldn't be missed. …
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  Watch: Interpol's Paul Banks, Metric's Emily Haines Go Crazy!

  August 6, 2009 – Julian Plenti is actually Interpol frontman Paul Banks (who released his solid first solo album, Julian Plenti Is... …
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  Metric Kick Off U.S. Tour

  June 5, 2009 – Metric's new album is called Fantasies, and as frontwoman Emily Haines strutted and spun across the stage at Seattle's Showbox last night, wearing a tight, gold-sequined dress, heads swivelled like a sprinkler, tracking her across the stage -- no doubt engrossed in fantasies of their own. Opening night of Metric's 14-date U.S. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  June 5, 2009 – Two of hip-hop's biggest stars, Eminem and Jay-Z, took the stage earlier this week for a rare joint performance in L.A. …
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  Sneak Peek: Metric Goof Off, Find Their "Muse"

  June 3, 2009 – Canada's most convincing Minister of Tourism: Metric's Emily Haines. The girl is practically an advertisement for fun -- she's the life of the party! And her band makes some of the best music in rock today, too. And in Metric's new video for "Sick Muse," the two worlds collide as the foursome dance in circles, play to the camera, and rip through the catchy New Wave track with grace. …
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  Festival Special: Metric

  April 20, 2009 – How has the economy affected this year's festival season? HAINES: Everyone's thinking it's going to be really bad, but the results have been to the contrary. People are still going to concerts.SHAW: Economic crisis fuels artistic movements. Maybe people don't go out to eat as much. Maybe they don't renovate their houses. But they end up needing more entertainment. …
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  New Albums from Metric, Silversun Pickups, and 7 More

  April 14, 2009 – Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today: Metric, FantasiesMorning-after musings and restless, nocturnal beats. Read Review >> Silversun Pickups, SwoonBuzz band's melancholy reaches infinite sadness. Read Review >> Ida Maria, Fortress Round My HeartCourtney Love minus the bullshit plus more charm. …
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  Full Album Stream: Metric's 'Fantasies'

  March 13, 2009 – Canadian indie-poppers Metric will release their first record in four years, Fantasies, on April 14. But why wait? You can hear the entire album now! Stream the entirety of Fantasies below. Then check out video of Metric frontwoman Emily Haines and guitarist Jimmy Shaw performing acoustic renditions of album tracks "Twilight Galaxy" and "Front Row," filmed live at SPIN HQ! Not enough Haines and Shaw for you? …
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