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April 28, 2008

Tegan & Sara Are Indie Rock's Laurel & Hardy

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When it comes to cute, Canadian, creatively coiffed, twindie rockers, Tegan and Sara Quin are among the best. Did you know they're witty? The duo's sisterly bickering is a big hit on YouTube. After a triumphant performance at Coachella, the girls talked to AP about their comedy stylings. "Sometimes I like it more than music," said Tegan. "It calms the audience down. I think it makes them feel like we're real people, not like a rock show or watching television. We're really, actually there." Tegan & Sara record all their shows and according to the article, they're weighing making a mixtape of their best onstage jokes. Hope they do prank calls too ("Is your refrigerator running, Mr. Walla?") Here's video of the witty, mainstage banter on display Friday. (Sarah: "Wear sunscreen under your clothes..." / Tegan: "...if you shop at H&M. Their stuff's really cheap and thin.")

In between the jokes, there is some fine, emotional pop to enjoy. Watch the entire Coachella performance here.

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If they weren't so cute, that would have been a disaster... I am not so sure the crowd would have been so patient for say, Jack Johnson, had that happened to him.

Posted by: Jack Fan at 04/28/08 12:53 PM  | Reply
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Tegan and Sara are super hilarious live. A lot of their show is like a comedy act but the videos you posted aren't their funniest. Check out this blog for more: http://teganandsarabanter.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Amy at 04/28/08 12:54 PM  | Reply
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This is the first time time I've seen anyone whore their blog in the comments and have it not be annoying. Neat stuff.

Posted by: The Other Matthew profile link  in reply to Amy's comment at 04/28/08 5:12 PM  | Reply
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Oh it's not my blog!

Posted by: Amy  in reply to The Other Matthew's comment at 04/29/08 1:03 PM  | Reply
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Either way, thanks. :)

Posted by: The Other Matthew profile link  in reply to Amy's comment at 04/29/08 5:11 PM  | Reply
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Yeah, they're pretty funny. They're pretty cute, too.

Posted by: Robert at 04/28/08 1:31 PM  | Reply
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These chicks do a lot of squawking. Reminds me a little of the the crazy babysitter twins from Grindhouse. Yak, yak, yak, yak, yak. yak...

Posted by: Larry Dickman at 04/28/08 1:34 PM  | Reply
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Too much chatter, not enough action.

Posted by: Jughed at 04/28/08 2:55 PM  | Reply
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Is it just me or do ALL OTHER BANDS have funnier and shorter on-stage dialogue?

Posted by: suii at 04/28/08 4:46 PM  | Reply
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Well ALL OTHER BANDS aren't as cute as Tegan and Sara, so...

Posted by: Thelonious at 04/28/08 9:40 PM  | Reply
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I like everything about tegan and sara except their boring music.

Posted by: dannygutters at 04/29/08 5:12 PM  | Reply
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Yeah, this is not the best example of their stories. but i think its going a little far to say that ALL OTHER BANDS are funnier. plus tegan and sara are way more than just dialog.

Posted by: n/a at 06/10/08 10:23 PM  | Reply
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terrible everything about this band. a true injustice to pop music that they have the popularity that they do. terrible style & terrible music.

also i know for a fact that they are not personally very good people.
but that's an aside. their band and all that comes with it is crime enough.

Posted by: joe at 09/25/08 1:27 PM  | Reply
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They are funny ladies c:
Funny ladies who make awesome music.

Posted by: Junior profile link at 08/20/09 1:37 AM  | Reply
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