book loving friends! as you all know, this year i am a panelist on Canada Reads, and I am defending the incredible book, "Essex County" by Jeff Lemire! the shows are quickly approaching and today i have exciting news about your opportunity to attend a live taping as an audience member. The debates will take place on February 7, 8 and 9 from 9-11am in the 10th floor studios of the Broadcast Centre, located at…
we graduated high school in 1998. our "grad" (that's Canadian for "prom"), was held at a now defunct downtown bar called "the panther club". it was an upscale hoochie bar that would have normally been completely off our radar. being the alternative kids in our graduating class (read: not a part of the ruling popular majority), we ended up skulking and hiding in the club's shadows. our more popular peers danced (grinded, had battles) on…
Hello Everyone! 2011! We made it! How exciting that we are starting yet another year together! It's been a lovely first few days of a new year. Sara and I have been getting some much needed r+r in our respective cities, BUT, don't fret, we have a lot planned for this year! So far there is very little relaxing on our agenda. Although we won't be touring much (we will be doing a select few…
Australia and New Zealand have been terrific fun. We've had a very enjoyable time supporting Jack Johnson. His band, crew, team, fans...ALL AWESOME! Thanks to those of you who came out to support our headline show in Melbourne. it was a very special night and we're looking forward to our headline show in Brisbane on Wednesday! Then we will return home for the holidays, and i will be reunited with my Parka. we will be…
hello friends! even though we are in the land of sunshine, our thoughts have been straying to our friends and family at home who are putting on their scarves and mittens and are braving the elements and crowds to tackle their christmas shopping! we however, prefer the new fangled approach that involves not leaving the comfort of our homes, except maybe to peek out of our doors to see if our boxes have been delivered!…
Today is the video premiere for Intervention! This is the song we wrote together with Margaret Cho, for her comedy album Cho Dependent, which has also been nominated for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album! Congrats Margaret!! The video was directed by Liam Sullivan and we had such a blast being a part of the whole process. Read Margaret's blog about recording the song with us here. [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/17378004[/vimeo] Click here to buy the song on…
when i was 12 years old i contracted chicken pox. it was grade seven, my first year of junior high (middle school), and i felt that i had won an all expenses paid vacation out of hell. i hated school and the idea that i was infectious and unable to attend class was a stroke of luck that i planned to take full advantage of. my favorite show at the time was "the fugitive". black…
hello from Plymouth, NZ! we've arrived safely from New Delhi. we traveled through Singapore, Brisbane and Auckland in a whirlwind of flights. 30 + hours of travel later we've slept and sound checked and are hours away from our first support show with Jack Johnson! the rest of our trip in India was as exciting and chaotic as the first half. sadly, Tegan and I fell ill with "Delhi Belly", and we were out of…
Friends in Melbourne and Brisbane! We're excited to see you soon, as our third stop on our India-New Zealand-Australia mega tour! Â So excited in fact, that we want to see more of you - closer, in a smaller, more intimate space, you know, so we can chat. Â SO... we are announcing two extra special shows in Melbourne and Brisbane! These will be seated affairs, and we'll even have a limited Q&A portion, so be sure…
writing to you this morning from Mumbai. it's our last day before we travel to New Delhi. it's been a wild three days. reading back over the emails i've sent to friends i realize i've become obsessed with the traffic and general chaos on the streets. people here seem unfazed by it and i have a real respect for that. i keep thinking of that game FROGGER i used to play when i was a…