Here is a short blurb about us that was published in the City Paper this week:

Another fairly new group, currently cutting its teeth in the local rock bars, is the stylish Metropolitans, playing original R&B and swing-influenced material with none of that daddy-o baby-doll swing-revival horseshit. At a recent Thunderbird Café show, guitarist Seth Dubin led the rhythm section with a three-piece horn section in tow, while vocalist Elise Smithmyer whispered and wailed. The surprise of the evening was learning afterward that Smithmyer's sulky, ice-queen stage presence is no gimmick: She's just really new to the whole concept -- The Metropolitans are her first band. The band plays around town about every other week, sometimes with kindred souls Omega Love. Visit www.myspace.com/themetropolitans7 for show details. 

- Aaron Jentzen