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…
Tegan and Sara fans! We're so sorry we've been so bad about writing. Things have been very busy around Tegan and Sara headquarters. In the past month Sara and I have been flying around and enjoying a bit of time off while also preparing for a HUGE shoot we did in Vancouver this past weekend. As some of you know we are planning a DVD release for next year! Sara and I have been shooting…
Wow! That was fast! Thanks to all who submitted, we have now closed the application system as we have received 300 applicants! Those who are chosen will be notified via email by 6pm PST on Friday, October 29, and given more details about location and show times. We are so excited to see you all there! skq
Hello Friends! We've been planning up a storm and are finally ready to announce details for a truly exciting event happening on November 14th in Vancouver, BC. We will be playing an intimate show that will be one of the central parts of a new T&S DVD we plan to release in 2011. We will be playing rare and classic favorites from the Tegan and Sara catalog in a stripped-down performance for a live audience…
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We are very happy to announce two shows in India this November. 23 Nov – Hard Rock Cafe, Mumbai 25 Nov – Hard Rock Cafe, New Delhi Generally, we don’t get to go so far away or to such exotic places. This will be a real treat. Our entourage will include two friends who have been to India many times and so we hope to be able to explore and see as much as possible…
last week we flew to Toronto for the Polaris music prize gala! it was a terrific night with incredible performances by all the short list nominees! i overheard tegan telling someone that it felt like we were attending one of the coolest concerts ever, and i totally agree with her on that. so fantastic to have the opportunity to see some of the most inspiring and talented musicians in such an intimate setting. the highlight…