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Metric.


This was actually my first real, actually good show. I've only gone to local shows before, so ..this was quite the milestone for little Sana.

A couple of quick things to remember for a show which has a great band like Metric 1. Coat check will save your life 2. Buy tickets in advance.

I didn't buy tickets in advance, and ended up dealing with scalpers. My friends bought their tickets for $60, I got mine for $40. They were worth 25$. I had a couple of scalpers hit on me as well. Well ..they said they were scalpers, but they weren't wearing hoodies and caps.

Assholes.

Holy Fuck! and The Islands served as opening bands. Holy Fuck! was Holy Hell amazing!I absolutely loved their ambient set and performance. You could hear how much the artists were into their music, let alone just see it. It was both energetic and mellow at the same time.
The Islands were a huge let down. Basically, the two guys who were in the band the Unicorns decided to make a new, ethnically encompassing band. Same amount of suckage, just more guys with moptops/relationship problems/different skin colours to hate. I clapped when their set ended, for the fucking fact that they were done.

If there had been rows of seats, my group and I would have been in row 4. We had a great view, until Metric time neared. Ohhh how the pushing began. I have never been so groped in my life. Not complaining, but none of my erogenous zones were left untouched. It just really sucks being 5'2 sometimes.

Metric came on, and blew me away. Emily Haines is amazing. She is the Blondie, Pat Benator, Patty Smith, Joan Jett, Dolly Parton, whoever the fuck you want, of our generation. Maybe that's an overstatment, but she's my female crush, so shut up.
She has an absolutely amazing presence on stage, and anyone woman who can jump so high in 3 inch heels and wear them for a good 2 hours earns my immediate respect. The rest of the band was equally as amazing, with James Shaw, the guitarist, showing great chemistry with Haines.

What pissed me off, however, was when these 15 year olds decided to mosh. Why the hell would you mosh to Metric? That makes as much as sense as those douches who moshed to LEss than Jake, instead of skanking. I was elbowed in the face three times, but that was by a guy who was trying to save his girlfriend's spot. He wasn't moshing, just standing there.
I ended up not minding the moshing, because I ended up right on the edge of the stage, at the feet of Haines and Josh Winstead (the bassist). This allowed for me to get some amazing shots, which I plan on selling soon to local music magazines and websites (the picture you see is one which I took). Mmmm ..sweet, sweet Capitalism.


So, overall, the show was just plain awesome. There was a great amount of energy, and Metric played songs from New World Underground as well, not just from their new album ..which I personally really, really like. Emily Haines makes all females into temporary lesbians.

The whole experience made me realise a few things:
1. When my friend Nick grabs me in different areas, I don't mind.
2. There are other members in the band besides Emily Haines (this is actually for other people)
3. I love show photography, and am going to pursue this further.
4. Coatchecks at shows may end up in your benefit. I found someone's $400 cellphone in my bag, and I haven't been able to locate the individual yet. Huzzah!
5. Strategic moshing is key. Pretend to be pushed, and move to the front.
6. Bad idea to go to a show which ends around 1 am, when you have to leave for another. country the next morning at 8 ..and you still haven't packed yet.
7. I seriously hate 14-17 year olds.
8. Bad idea to wear your good pants to such a show.
9. Ducking out of the way of alcohol will only heighten the chances of it being spilt on you.
10. Moshing legitimates sexual assaults.