hello! writing to you from San Jose, CA. today we did an instore at STREETLIGHT RECORDS! as we pulled up we saw hundreds of teenagers and a police car. it turns out people 'round these parts really like disciplinary action against school skippers! thank you to those parents who helped bust their kids out of truancy jail so they could see us perform! and to those of you who camped out since last night, holy…
Friends! Let me tell you a story. Our Sound Engineer Doug loves Frank Zappa. According to his rough estimate, Doug has purchased 75-80 Frank Zappa recordings. When asked (hypothetically) Doug said he would purchase the entire catalogue of recordings with one click on iTunes. If you, like Doug, have been hoping to collect all Tegan and Sara recordings (both audio and video) that we deem important, oh boy, are you in luck. Beginning September 21st…
To our lovely fans in New Zealand and Australia, We are so proud and excited to announce we will be coming to visit you all very soon! Sara and I are the main support on Jack Johnson's summer tour this November and December! Sara and I haven't been to New Zealand for years and so it is especially exciting to us that we will be getting over to your wonderful country once more for three…
HEY VANCOUVER! We are SOOOOOOO excited to be coming back for one last show in Canada on SAINTHOOD! Malkin Bowl is one of the most beautiful venues in Vancouver and we are feeling pretty pleased with ourselves that we get to play there on this record. On September 24th Sara and I will be taking over Stanley Park's Malkin Bowl with two other bands. Who you might ask are those two other bands? The first…
To our dear fans in Tulsa! On the 11th of September we are coming through Tulsa and playing the lovely Cain's Ballroom. We will be presenting the show as: AN EVENING WITH TEGAN AND SARA Which means two sets (one acoustic and one full band) of Tegan and Sara! All your favorite T+S songs, old and new, for mass consumption by you! Come on down, lets hang. See you soon! -Tegan
after selling out the pre-order, our vinyl box set- the Official Vinyl Collection - is now available for regular purchase! the box set includes; This Business of Art If It Was You So Jealous The Con Sainthood Home Recordings - the exclusive bonus album, which features nine demo tracks dating back to So Jealous. currently it is available exclusively online at Because Sound Matters and soon it will be available at Maplemusic.com and in store…
Hey people of Atlanta, Orlando, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix and San Jose! Have you always wanted to see a free Tegan and Sara show in a sweaty, crowded record store? This is your lucky day then! We are playing 6 intimate record store shows during the next leg of the Honda Civic Tour with Paramore. Sara and I generally play about a half hour set, talk, tell stories and sweat! If you want to attend click…
Hey friends in Asheville and Birmingham! Sara and I are excited to announce we will be continuing our "AN EVENING WITH TEGAN AND SARA" series for our upcoming headline shows next week. It went so well in Des Moines that we are going to keep it going! Here is how it goes: Sara and I play two sets (one acoustic, one full band) and then have a Q+A with the audience. Bring your good questions,…
a while ago we announced how honoured we were to be nominated for the polaris prize, an award that recognizes Canadian music - regardless of the genre, label or album sales - and it's judged by a panel of selected critics and experts from across the country. well today we are announcing that we, along with all the other short list nominees, are performing at the gala event on September 20, 2010 at 8pm at…
hi friends! we're just wrapping up this first leg of summer touring...it's been a really busy week! we stopped in at the Daytrotter studios which was a total treat. go here for fabulous sessions with a ton of terrific musicians: www.daytrotter.com we'll keep you posted about our session when it becomes available! today we toasted our skin on a pretty lake outside of Nashville. we rented a boat that wouldn't sink in a tsunami; likely…