Metric
with Joywave
Orpheum Theater 216 State St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
ISTHMUS PICK
Norman Wong
Saturday, Feb. 13, Orpheum Theater, 8 pm
If there’s anyone out there who still believes that grunge killed new wave, may we point you in the direction of Metric? Since 1998, the Canadian quartet has been playing a style of music inspired as much by New Order as it is Nirvana, careening between airy synthesizers and jackhammer drums. The group’s most recent album, 2015’s Pagans in Vegas, is a prime example of a band that’s inspired countless followers but still blows all of them off the stage. With Joywave.