Tegan & Sara Give Conan "Hell"

The Quin sisters brought the non-spiritual song "Hell," the lead single from the non-spiritual LP Sainthood, to Conan last night. Take it to the end not so much for Coco's response to their performance but how he's at least two... CONTINUE READING TEGAN & SARA GIVE CONAN "HELL"»

Posted on November 3, 2009 in MP3, Video (16 comments)
Tags: Chris Walla | Conan O'Brien | Tegan And Sara

Tegan & Sara/Laura Veirs @ The Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles 10/26/09

Sainthood is out today, and the guitar teachers of Tegan & Sara celebrated by performing the entire album at Los Angeles's Orpheum Theatre last night. Aside from a creepy moment where a female stagecrasher jumped up during "Nineteen" to hug... CONTINUE READING TEGAN & SARA/LAURA VEIRS @ THE ORPHEUM THEATRE, LOS ANGELES 10/26/09»

Posted on October 27, 2009 in Concert, Photo (5 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs | Tegan And Sara

New Tegan & Sara Video - "Hell"

It's Tegan & Sara/Vampire Weekend Monday... Sainthood may have a bigger, more forceful band sound, but the Jamie Travis-directed video for "Hell" features the Quin sisters alone in adjoining hotel rooms with their new pompadours, a huge supply of faceless... CONTINUE READING NEW TEGAN & SARA VIDEO - "HELL"»

Posted on October 26, 2009 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: All The Saints | Tegan And Sara

Guitar Lessons From Vampire Weekend, Tegan & Sara, The National

If you're tired of practicing old folk tunes, Beatles songs, Mel Bay, or whatever, Q TV's new series "How To" With Q features various indie rock luminaries walking you through the guitar parts of some of their popular songs. A... CONTINUE READING GUITAR LESSONS FROM VAMPIRE WEEKEND, TEGAN & SARA, THE NATIONAL»

Posted on October 26, 2009 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: All The Saints | Sondre Lerche | Tegan And Sara | The National | Vampire Weekend

The 'Gum Drop CXI: Hear New Charlotte Hatherley, Win Tegan & Sara's ON/IN/AT

Ex-Ash guitarist and recent Bat For Lashes touring guitarist Charlotte Hatherley recorded her third solo album (and Minty Fresh US debut) New Worlds in a week in London without demos or overdubs. Fittingly, standout "Full Circle" looks emphatically at stripping... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP CXI: HEAR NEW CHARLOTTE HATHERLEY, WIN TEGAN & SARA'S ON/IN/AT»

Posted on October 21, 2009 in Giveaway, MP3 (2 comments)
Tags: Charlotte Hatherley | Tegan And Sara | The Flaming Lips

Stream Tegan & Sara's Sainthood

Most fans were into "Hell"'s "bigger and more forceful" full-band sound. Listen to T&S's sixth album at MySpace to see if the Quins and their Death Cab collaborators maintain the vibe.... CONTINUE READING STREAM TEGAN & SARA'S SAINTHOOD»

Posted on October 20, 2009 (9 comments)
Tags: Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie | Jason McGerr | Tegan And Sara

New Tegan & Sara - "Hell"

Our first listen of this track came from Tegan & Sara's recent set at Rifflandia festival, where the sisters Quin debuted Tegan's "Hell," from the album Sainthood, in a church (all non-spiritual coincidences, she insisted). But when it comes to... CONTINUE READING NEW TEGAN & SARA - "HELL"»

Posted on October 6, 2009 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie | Jason McGerr | Tegan And Sara | White Lies

Tegan & Sara Debut Six Sainthood Songs At Rifflandia

When Jessica caught up with Sara Quin for a Progress Report we found out:   [Quin] isn't worried about performing the songs on Sainthood, though they won't debut the new tracks until closer to the release date. The way they... CONTINUE READING TEGAN & SARA DEBUT SIX SAINTHOOD SONGS AT RIFFLANDIA»

Posted on September 28, 2009 in Tour Dates, Video (19 comments)
Tags: Tegan And Sara

Tegan & Sara Unveil Sainthood Artwork, Tracklist

The other day we posted the Quin sisters' collab track with Tiësto, but that was just a little stopgap until Tegan & Sara release their followup to their great Chris Walla-produced The Con LP. As we learned in their recent... CONTINUE READING TEGAN & SARA UNVEIL SAINTHOOD ARTWORK, TRACKLIST»

Posted on August 26, 2009 in Album Art, Tour Dates (13 comments)
Tags: Sara Quin | Tegan And Sara | Tegan Quin

New Tiësto (Feat. Tegan & Sara) - "Feel It In My Bones" (Stereogum Premiere)

Dutch DJ Tiësto's fourth studio album Kaleidoscope comes with a variety of collaborative vocal guests spots including Jónsi of Sigur Rós, Kele of Bloc Party, Nelly Furtado, Calvin Harris, Emily Haines, and Tegan & Sara. He explains the logjam: The... CONTINUE READING NEW TIëSTO (FEAT. TEGAN & SARA) - "FEEL IT IN MY BONES" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on August 18, 2009 in Tour Dates, Video (250 comments)
Tags: Tegan And Sara | Tiësto

Progress Report: Tegan & Sara

NAME: Tegan & Sara PROGRESS REPORT: Listening to mixes for their sixth studio album, Sainthood, out October 27. Recorded at Sound City in Van Nuys, CA, and Two Sticks Audio in Seattle, WA. Tegan & Sara's 2007 record The Con... CONTINUE READING PROGRESS REPORT: TEGAN & SARA»

Death Cab For Cutie/Tegan & Sara/The New Pornographers @ The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles 7/5/09

While we spent our Independence weekend in very lo-fi environs, Death Cab For Cutie hosted a ritzier affair, inviting fellow indie rock darlings Tegan & Sara and the New Pornos to open their show with the LA Philharmonic, conducted by... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE/TEGAN & SARA/THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS @ THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL, LOS ANGELES 7/5/09»

Posted on July 6, 2009 in Concert, Photo, Video (25 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Tegan And Sara | The New Pornographers

Stereogum's Favorite Artists' Favorite Things In 2008

We love year-end lists, it's really a shame that no one made any this month. To remedy that, we asked a handful of our favorite artists what music they dug most over the last twelve months. No Age, Grizzly Bear,... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S FAVORITE ARTISTS' FAVORITE THINGS IN 2008»

Tegan & Sara On Proposition 8

For the next six weeks, T&S are blogging at Spinner, where with each installment they'll be writing about one of three themes: laugh, rage, cry. This one's "cry," both talking separately about California's passing of Proposition 8, which took away... CONTINUE READING TEGAN & SARA ON PROPOSITION 8»

Posted on November 12, 2008 (10 comments)
Tags: Comic-Con | Tegan And Sara | Twilight | Vampire Weekend

Tegan & Sara "Call It Off" On Letterman

The Sisters Quin flashed a simple, touching video for the simply touching "Call It Off" not so long ago which had Tegan literally wound up and unable to cut the cord on some tough love. Chris Walla's subtly synthy production... CONTINUE READING TEGAN & SARA "CALL IT OFF" ON LETTERMAN»

Posted on October 8, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Coachella | David Letterman | M.I.A. | Tegan And Sara

New Against Me! Video - "Borne On The FM Waves Of The Heart"

Last week Tegan Quin got wrapped up in telephone chords and heartbreak in the video for she and sister Sara's "Call If Off." Here, Quin joins Against Me! in the clip for New Wave power-ballad "Borne On The FM Waves... CONTINUE READING NEW AGAINST ME! VIDEO - "BORNE ON THE FM WAVES OF THE HEART"»

Posted on September 23, 2008 in Video (24 comments)
Tags: Against Me! | Tegan And Sara | Tegan Quin

New Tegan And Sara Video - "Call It Off"

Indie rock's Laurel & Hardy aren't quite done milking The Con for its "video-ready "wares just yet. I liked The Con, so this is cool with me. "Call It Off" is a simple T&S breakup duet, but then cutting the... CONTINUE READING NEW TEGAN AND SARA VIDEO - "CALL IT OFF"»

Posted on September 15, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | SXSW | Tegan And Sara | The Decemberists

Canadian Indie Rockers Tell You How To Live Your Life

Not generally. Generally they just shape our lives by being arty and so great to listen to while wearing our tight jeans and other stereotypical things of that nature. I mean very specifically, there are some Canadian indie rockers who... CONTINUE READING CANADIAN INDIE ROCKERS TELL YOU HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE»

Posted on July 2, 2008 (12 comments)
Tags: Carl Newman | Final Fantasy | Sara Quin | Tegan And Sara

Bonnaroo: It's A (Photo) Wrap

The tents are collapsed, the recycling collected, the hippies headed to the showers (j/k hippies don't take showers). Bonnaroo '08 now belongs to the chemically enhanced memories of its campers, and to message boards worldwide as people bitch about... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: IT'S A (PHOTO) WRAP»

Sasquatch 2008 In Photos

On first blush we all agreed Sasquatch! pulled together one of the lineups to beat of this glutted summer festival season, which is why we're psyched that, despite not having made the trip ourselves, we were able to send photog... CONTINUE READING SASQUATCH 2008 IN PHOTOS»

Tegan & Sara Are Indie Rock's Laurel & Hardy

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... CONTINUE READING TEGAN & SARA ARE INDIE ROCK'S LAUREL & HARDY»

Posted on April 28, 2008 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Tegan And Sara

Coachella: Friday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy You know what sucked for every band following Les Savy Fav yesterday? The fact that they had to follow Les Savy Fav yesterday. Under intensely blazing Indio heat, Harrington and his hockey blogging... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»

Videos From Coachella Friday

Greetings from Indio. We saw lots of stuff yesterday: Les Savy Fav, The National, Cut Copy, The Verve (!), Aphex Twin (!!), Jack Johnson (!!!). And so far one celebrity (does Whitney Port count?). While we get going cropping beautiful... CONTINUE READING VIDEOS FROM COACHELLA FRIDAY»

New Tegan Quin - "His Love"

Augusten Burroughs writes funny and sad and often devastating books. Tegan & Sara write catchy-ass songs. Maybe sometime's they're sorta sad. Tegan Quin recorded "His Love" sans Sara, and she does a good job. (Just like Sara did a fine... CONTINUE READING NEW TEGAN QUIN - "HIS LOVE"»

Posted on April 23, 2008 (14 comments)
Tags: Tegan And Sara | Tegan Quin

New Kaki King Video - "Pull Me Out Alive"

Like the Polyphonic Spree before her, STD awareness crusader/six-string master Kaki King strings together thousands of still photographs to form a beautiful music video. (In the Spree's case it was 70,000 while Kaki's working with around 5K, but then DeLaughter's... CONTINUE READING NEW KAKI KING VIDEO - "PULL ME OUT ALIVE"»

Posted on March 11, 2008 in Tour Dates, Video (10 comments)
Tags: Kaki King | Tegan And Sara