t’s a new month and that means a whole new batch of concerts coming through Metro! We know there are a slew of breakthrough bands swinging by, along with some seasoned vets. To make it easier for you to finalize your concert schedule, check out our May Spotify playlist, packed with every headliner and opening act you need to know.

With the release of their latest single “Diamonds”, The Boxer Rebellion has left fans hungry for more. Partnering up with iTunes, TBR has made their new album, Promises, available for streaming in its entirety for a limited time only. The post-rockers are treading new ground having dipped their feet in the dance rock pool while still retaining their signature ambient sound. Promises comes out on May 14^th and TBR will embark on a world tour making their presence known at Metro on June 15^th. Stream Promises in its entirety on iTunes here.

We here at Metro are honored to be a part of Rolling Stone’s “Venues that Rock” list! Rolling Stone polled dozens of artists, managers, and promoters and from their impressions compiled a list of exceptional music venues from around the country.  You can check out the article, and the list of venues we are proud to share the honor of “Venues that Rock” with here.

JUST ANNOUNCED - ON SALE NOW IN METRO:
Thursday, May 23: ANTISERUM * CLICKS & WHISTLES * ANT TC1 * ABDUCTED SESSIONS DJs featuring DIOPTRICS, STUNNA & DELAMOTA

ON SALE THIS SATURDAY 4/27 @ NOON:
Saturday, July 27: THE 2013 US AIR GUITAR SEMIFINALS with special performances by The World Guitar Champions NORDIC THUNDER & HOT LIXX HULAHAN and WASHINGTON, D.C. REGIONAL ALL-STARS

Twin Shadow’s current tour bears the name “True Story,” and he wants to hear all of them. The synthpop singer and his father have been penning stories dedicated to each stop of the tour. Now he’s asking his fans to contribute to this traveling storybook by asking for fans’ stories about their hometown roots or their current nesting place. The best stories will become Twin Shadow’s tour excursions and possibly features on his Tumblr, so your “true story” will not just be told; it’ll be heard. Find all the submission details here.

Prepping to match (maybe even exceed) the grand precedent set by his debut album; California experimentalist Baths has released the second single from his sophomore effort, Obsidian. Unrolling with disquiet piano tremors and quivering strings, “Ironworks” flutters into Baths’ comfortably clattering rhythms. Give the track a listen below.

Swedish pop band Shout Out Louds investigate some—er, outlandish—territory with their video for “Illusions.” Watch as a timid young gal tries her luck at love in a round of rather disastrous speed dating that, surprisingly, ties up with a happy ending. Soak in the single’s rattling rhythms and crisp hooks and check out the video below.