As our final week of recording wraps up, so does our photo journal at RollingStone.com. Enjoy these final pictures from Lindsey Byrnes!

We are done recording and so this will be our final episode of Carpool Confessional. What a ride it has been! Let’s look back on

So excited to announce that we’ll be supporting the Black Keys this October! October 1 – Fresno, CA / Save Mart Center October 2 –

New studio photos from Lindsey Byrnes have been added to our photo journal at RollingStone.com!

We are back in LA to record with Justin Meldal-Johnsen after a much needed 2 week break. This week the show shifts from the car

Now that we have been spending a lot more time in the US while recording, we have been able to see what the fuss is

Hello! Last night I wanted to stay home and watch Vampire Diaries, but my arty girlfriend suggested we go see a documentary instead. I went

Record stores are magical places and we have fond memories of buying our cassette singles and CDs from the knowledgable and super cool staff at our local

Last year I was interviewed for a feature documentary on creativity by director Tim Cawley, called From Nothing, Something. The film profiles people from across a variety

New pics from Lindsey Byrnes up today on our Rolling Stone photo journal! These are the last round before we take a month break from

This is our last week of recording before a 2 week break, which will definitely involve a haircut for one of us. CPC will return

Last summer, with the help of ZMX music, we were able to start offering sheet music for some of our most popular songs. Since Sara and

Fresh batch of photos from Lindsey Byrnes up now in our Rolling Stone photo journal!    

This week we are working with Greg Kurstin again, and as you can see, after 5 straight weeks of recording together we are getting along

Head on over to RollingStone.com to check out the new photos we added to our photo journal today! In this week’s batch are of course

We are into our second and final week with producer Mike Elizondo and as we reflect on that, we are joined by our art director

The video for Body Work, our track with Morgan Page, is the iTunes Canada Video of the Week!  Click here to download for free in

A new batch of Lindsey Byrnes photos is up at RollingStone.com!  These ones document our move to the next studio to work with Mike Elizondo

This week we are joined in the car by Mike Elizondo, who is the next producer we are working with. Also heating pads, Kittens vs

More Lindsey Byrnes photos have been added to our photo journal at RollingStone.com! This time they feature captions from me. Things are coming along very

This week we are joined in the car by Hunter Burgan from AFI, and we talk about Sia stopping by the studio and how jealous

We were midway through Elementary School when we joined The Royals baseball team. It was a “daddy pitch” league, hardball and co-ed. At that age,

Bonjour everyone from sunny Los Angeles! I have a fun little update for you today. In addition to Carpool Confessional, during the next 6-8 weeks

Hello! We’re one week into recording our new album and it’s going so great!!! Sara and I are trying to step outside of our comfort

Here it is! The official video for Body Work!! Thanks again to Morgan and all our friends who helped us make it happen!

Behind the scenes footage from the making of “Body Work” (our collaboration with Morgan Page)! Full video premiere is next week!

Friends! We are in the studio for day 3 of recording our new record! We are very excited to share all the details with you

Friends! So we’ve had a busy busy month! As Tegan reported last week, we are about to make a new record! Knees are knocking! So

Hello!!!! Oh man! It’s been SO long since I’ve written a blog I barely remember how. First off, how the heck are you all doing?

Dearest Books, Remember when I told you I would never want to read you on a Kobo, Kindle or, iPad? Well, I got my first

It’s the final countdown to Christmas, but we still have lots of exciting T+S news this week! There are so many fun new items in

Hello! Well as usual December is flying by in a haze of eggnog and panic attacks at the mall. We were blown away by the

I get asked that question a lot. How often? Sometimes, it’s the question I get asked immediately after someone has approached me and said, “Are

It’s the final month of our year long Merch Odyssey. Thank you to each and everyone of you who bought anything or even just aspired

Hello! Well! What a busy few weeks this past year has felt like (that’s a joke about how the past few weeks felt like a

Sorry we didn’t end up making the T+S thong bathing suits, but the amazing Get Along T-Shirts designed by EE Storey are now available in

On Monday, Nov 21 at 2pm EST, we will be at Live Stream HQ in New York to participate in a Live Stream Session! We’ll

A quick tip for those of you who will be viewing the Get Along DVD on Mac computer! You’ll need to disable the “Dynamic Range

IFC is streaming one of the films from Get Along! You can see “India”, from director Elinor Svoboda in its entirety right now at http://www.ifc.com/news/2011/11/tegan-and-sara-get-along-india-film-watch-now.php

Today is the day! Hope to see some of you in LA tonight, and in Toronto and New York very soon to help us celebrate

Just one more day until the release of Get Along! To prepare our Canadian friends, we wanted to let you know which stores it will

Dear Sara, It only took you 9 hours? Really? It took me 11 hours, 10 pens, 30 paper cuts (4 of which needed bandaids on

The live recording from Get Along is streaming today exclusively at RollingStone.com! http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-stream-tegan-and-sara-strip-down-on-get-along-20111108

Hello! The lead up to the Get Along release day continues… Deluxe bundles are now SOLD OUT! RollingStone.com will be streaming the entire live record

I signed all the posters for the deluxe edition this week in New York. My hand is still sore 2 days later. Tegan, they are

We are getting closer and closer to the Nov 15th release date of our live CD/DVD Get Along, and we just received an update that

Thanks to all who purchased tickets to our screening events today! We are excited to see you too, and really looking forward to sharing the

Wow! Tickets have been selling so fast, we have been adding extra shows where possible. We added a second screening in New York and we

Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and New York! Tickets go on sale for our screening events for Get Along tomorrow at 10am

Hey Everyone! We have some big news for you today! Hopefully some of you will be as excited as we are. Some of you might

While we are used to being the ones answering all the questions, our interview skillz aren’t too shabby when the tables are turned as you

We know, it’s been a long time coming, but that just makes this announcement all the more rewarding! After countless hours of preparation, we are

Hello! Some exciting and last minute news for you guys! Sara is brushing off our dancing shoes as I type this because we will be

Thank you so much to all who placed orders this past weekend in order to get their autographed postcard! Your support means a lot to

Dearest T+S friends, In our continued pursuit to entice the hard earned bucks from your piggy bank, we are happy to announce some new discounted

Hello out there! Good tidings from Sara and I to each and every one of you! I hope you’re all safe and sound and surrendering

Hello friends! Personally, I have never understood the term “Fun Run”. The idea of running for fun, when your life isn’t even remotely in danger,

Hello! We have some very exciting things planned for the Merch Odyssey in our online store over the next couple months, including your chance to

Hello! Can you believe that summer is almost over? Or for some of you reading this, winter? Someone asked me yesterday if I was excited

Wanted to write a final blog about our recent shows and travels! It’s been such a delightful summer and I was sad to finish up

We made it to Newport!! What a lovely and quaint little place! There was mucho traffic getting here, but we made it! As it turns

Guys! After a month of terrible weather in Vancouver, I have to say I am overjoyed by the heat here on the East Coast. Everyone

When Sara and I were eight years old we started taking piano lessons. Contrary to the popular depiction of children being forced into learning piano

Here is the July update for 2011: A Merch Odyssey!! New black tank tops and green t-shirts! We have held over the sale on the

Friends! I’m happy to announce that THEOPHILUS LONDON’S ‘TIMEZ ARE WEIRD THESE DAYS’ comes out today! ‘Why Even Try” is on it and so are

Hello Everyone! What a whirlwind these past 3 weeks have been! It all started on the West coast in San Francisco with SF Pride! It

Hey everyone! First off I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who visited the Revel and Riot booth at San Francisco Pride this past

Hello friends! We asked and you answered, so we took action and are happy to present your top two requests for new merch items, hats

Hi Everybody! Another week, another dispatch! I’m spending the week in San Francisco to celebrate GAY PRIDE! I am beyond thrilled about this! It’s hot,

At first, I tried to make a video blog for this week’s dispatch. But then I realized I had nothing much to dispatch. This week

Hello! I hope you are all well! I was trying to decide over the past few days how to approach this week’s blog. Sara did

I know that because of how many wasted minutes I spent this morning tearing at too tight jeans with dull scissors in an attempt to

VIP tickets for all three shows have now sold out! Regular tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am MST!

VIP tickets go on sale this Thursday at 10am MST at www.teganandsara.com/shows for our 3 super special shows in Alberta next month! Standard tickets go

Hello Friends! Now is the time of year when your summer calendar starts filling up with fun events like camping trips, weddings and other assorted

Hello friends! We have lots of merch news to announce for this second launch of 2011: A Merch Odyssey! First off, vinyl fans rejoice! Every

When will misogynistic and homophobic ranting and raving result in meaningful repercussions in the entertainment industry? When will they be treated with the same seriousness

Another Canadian summer festival to announce friends… This time it’s Winnipeg! On Thursday, July 7th we will be performing at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. This

Now that most of the media attention has turned to other matters in our crazy world, let us not forget that the people of Japan

hello friends in our nation’s capital! we are happy to be announcing another Canadian festival this summer! on Tuesday July 5 we will be performing

Today is the day! We are happy to officially launch our new merch project, 2011: A Merch Odyssey! Starting today we will be launching new

Last week we announced that we were preparing to launch 2011: A Merch Odyssey, and we are very busy getting everything ready to go for

Hello friends and lovers of miscellaneous items with our names and/or faces on them! As you know, we have been laying low this year, as

Hello friends! As spring weather is starting to pop up all over the country, it’s exciting to think ahead to days of sunny skies and

Friends! It’s been a crazy week! I managed to rally after the disappointing quick defeat of Essex County during the Canada Reads debate, and had

Friends! Tomorrow I fly to Toronto for Canadan Reads! I”ve spent all week in LA and Vancouver preparing my defense and resting up! I’m super

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Friends in Melbourne and Brisbane! We’re excited to see you soon, as our third stop on our India-New Zealand-Australia mega tour!  So excited in fact,

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

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

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

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

friends! in light of all that is happening right now in the world of LGBTQ news…i’m so proud and thrilled to direct you to the

We are very happy to announce two shows in India this November. 23 Nov – Hard Rock Cafe, Mumbai 25 Nov – Hard Rock Cafe,

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

hello friends! today i am proud to give you the details on two new songs I have worked on that would blow the mind of

in case you missed it on Monday, Muchmusic is broadcasting the Polaris Prize Gala including the performances from us and all the other nominees tonight

Our “Complete Recollection” is available starting TODAY on iTunes! We are very happy to be able to offer new fans our complete album catalogue, including

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a while ago we announced how honoured we were to be nominated for the polaris prize, an award that recognizes Canadian music – regardless of

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

hello friends, writing to you from Cincinnati! oh boy is it hot! thanks to everyone who came to our in store at SHAKE IT RECORDS!

Tonight’s the night you guys! Sara and I are premiering our new video for NORTHSHORE on Myspace right now at myspace.com/teganandsara! Growing up Sara and

Hey Everyone! We’re playing a special show in Des Moines on August 17th in case you haven’t heard. The night is special in so many

Hey friends in and around Cincinnati! You may already know that we are headed your way on Thursday, August 12th with the Honda Civic Tour

friends! still having a blast supporting Paramore! The crowds have been so kind to us and the backstage vibes have been really welcoming! Also had

Do you want to hear the bonus album Home Recordings from The Official Vinyl Collection box set? It’s streaming here today at 1pm PST! http://www.becausesoundmatters.com/blog/friday-vinyl-lunch-7-30-2010

the official vinyl collection is now available for pre-order!

First off, today is On Directing video premiere day! Today Canadians can view it at muchmusic.com and the rest of the world can see it

FRIENDS! Day three! Summer Tour 2010! We’ve played a couple of shows with Paramore and I’m totally convinced this is going to be a fantastic

People of the world! A few months ago we shot two new music videos in Vancouver while we were between tours. Sara and I wanted

Hey T+S fans! We’re so excited to announce the release of THE 2010 SUMMER TOUR EP TODAY! The EP has six tracks from the four

Happy Friday everyone! Tickets are now on sale for the following shows! Get em quick! August 30 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC –

HEY EVERYONE! It’s just over a week until we start The Honda Civic Tour with Paramore, New Found Glory and Kadawatha! Sara and I are

Sara and I are ecstatic and thrilled to announce that Sainthood has made it onto the Polaris Music Prize Short List. This is our first

On September 24th 2010 Tegan and Sara will be playing Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC! As Vancouver residents we have seen tons

Hey Everyone. Sorry we’ve been so bad about updates here at .com. It’s been busy on the Tegan and Sara Farm. Sara is usually in

Friends of the old fashioned, long form twitter…it’s been a while since i wrote a proper post here on .com! A mild case of food

Sara and I, never ones to really take much time off as you all know, are announcing some headline dates in the US for this

Hello to our friends and fans around the world! First off, a reminder about our show in Toronto at the Molson Amphitheatre on August 28th

Goodbye Australia!!! Post tour wrap up soon! Time to get on the Qantas Airlines Magic DeLorean!

Canberra! Melbourne! What fun we had visiting you! I’m sad that we have only a few shows left before we begin our long trip home.

Drove from Sydney to Maitland today for the GTM festival. Spotted from the shotgun position in the van, my favorite signs of the day: MANGROVE

This Saturday, there are two more shows going on sale that have just been announced! One is another show being added to the Honda Civic

hello all! week one in australia has been such fun! i forgot my camera and so i’m posting this series of “i forgot my camera

Hello Everyone (especially people who like photos and words), We have some great news to announce today! As some of you may have heard, our

we are super excited to announce that Tegan and Sara, and City and Colour will be playing together in Toronto this summer, with very special

hi friends, we’re excited to post the new passion pit remixed video for alligator! right here, right now! also, a few thoughts on the eve

Excited to announce another round of dates for our friends across the ocean! I always look forward to tour in a country when my parka

Hey T+S fans ***PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE ADDED NEW INFO BELOW*** This summer we’ll be heading out on tour with Paramore and two yet to

Hello friends! Today we have exciting news about the upcoming release of our Alligator LP! It will be released on iTunes around the world on

CBC Canada Live recorded a performance in Calgary during our Canadian Tour in January. It is available here: http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20100108tegan this is a sneak peak before

Sara and I are so excited to announce that we will be on tour this summer/fall with Paramore! The dates will be part of the

I love the radio program THIS AMERICAN LIFE. The first time that I listened to the show was on a car trip through upstate New

Got word today that THURSDAY we are announcing a BIG summer tour supporting one of our fave bands. No, it is not the announcement of

hello friends! On Thursday March 4th at 5pm we will be visiting AMOEBA RECORDS in BERKLEY, CA for an intimate performance and signing! SPACE IS

friends! Having such a lovely time on this tour in the USA. It feels strange to think that I was bundled up in my parka

dear friends! Tonight at 12 AM PACIFIC time, our new video for ALLIGATOR, will premiere on MYSPACE and on MUCH MUSIC in Canada. a delightful

festival season is upon us! there isn’t really a time these days where there are no festivals, so the term festival season really isn’t valid,

Hello Friends in the United States of America! Tomorrow marks the first date of our SAINTHOOD 2010 winter/spring tour! In anticipation we’ve trimmed our cuts

bookworms! sometimes you approach me on the street, sometimes in line buying socks at H&M, occasionally you catch up to me next to the strange

friends in the land down under! we’re thrilled to announce our upcoming tour details for Australia! Festivals! Headline shows! The best espresso in the world!

new york city friends! we couldn’t imagine spending the day after valentine’s day (February 15th, 2010) with anyone else. who better than YOU, new york

Yesterday we spent our day off in Quebec City at the Valcartier Vacation Village… It is a water-park that they turn into a winter wonderland

We are sitting backstage at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa. Tonight is the 1st of 2 shows here at this beautiful venue. Officially we are

we are auctioning off one of johnny 5′s drumheads that we have all autographed to raise more money for HAITI! It even includes caricatures that

We will be doing a live interview and two acoustic songs at The Edge studio on Yonge Street this Thursday in Toronto!! There is room

friends! we love excitement! some of you have mentioned feeling overwhelmed by the number of excellent selections at our merchandise store. option anxiety abounds! so,

Thanks to all the amazing fans in Edmonton! Show #2 about to start…can’t wait! Its been warm but not warm enough to melt the piles

Hockey. We’ve been watching it our whole lives. First it was the Calgary Flames and then my step dad Bruce’s team The Lacers. (we really

Today was our first day of show-shoeing! Calgary is in full Chinook and it was 5 degrees Celsius! Absolutely stunning and sunny and clear. We

Part of what makes touring so special is getting to spend time with  your dear friends. In this case, they also happen to be in

Hey T + S fans, A few months ago one of our favorite comedians,  Margaret Cho, asked us to write a song with her for

canadian friends! we’re all filled with excitement about the great white north 2010 SAINTHOOD tour extravaganza! set list meetings, new guitar amps, hair cuts, laundry…i

WOW! that was fast!! the contest is now closed. thanks to all who entered! the winners will be contacted by email within 48 hours.

christmas is over and we hope you are all stuffed and satisfied from fun with your family and friends over the past couple weeks. well

Friends, Tegan and I are so excited to announce our support acts for the upcoming USA tour! Holly Miranda and Steel Train! Holly and I

tegan and I both personalized prints from American artist Shepard Fairey (creator of Obey and the iconic Obama Hope image) to help raise money for

oh Nashville, we didn’t forget about you. we have added a show at the Ryman Theater on March 31, 2010! The ticket pre-sale starts tomorrow

thanks so much to all those who weighed in on our first ever merch survey! the survey is now closed. we wanted to see what

friends! thanks again to those of you who came out to see the first run of shows in support of SAINTHOOD. we had an incredible

only wax and red food coloring were injured in the theatrical staging of this butcher shop ++ photo by LINDSEY BYRNES Hello friends of the

Every year, Neil and Pegi Young host the non-profit Bridge School Concert, benefiting the unique learning complex which assists children with severe physical impairments and

We were very excited to hear our Halifax show sold out so fast. We’ve been working very hard to ensure that no Tegan and Sara

We’ve traveled back across the continent to perform on CONAN tonight! Check your local listings (remember tv guides!!??). Thank you NYC for two ridiculously fun

but not today! its official. it’s out. get it. today. the record. songs! stripes! lyric booklets! and for the first time, our record will be

we’re happy to announce that we are premiering the video for HELL on myspace as of right now! i haven’t had so many bobby-pins in

hello friends! (especially those of you living in southern california) to celebrate the release of SAINTHOOD, we are hosting a special signing in Los Angeles

Hello Monday! Sorry to all those in Portland and the Pacific Northwest. We really didn’t mean to scare you by not including you in the

The tour announcements keep on coming, and now we are coming to the USA in February, March and April of 2010! It’s going to be

Okay, as promised here are the extra shows we are adding to the Canadian tour! Jan 5 – Vancouver – Orpheum Theatre Jan 9 –

Hey Guys! Wow, we are so flattered that so many of you are wanting to come see us in January! We’re working hard on adding

Hey everyone! The first single from Sainthood is available today on iTunes, so we are streaming it here right now! The link is above, so

Hey Everyone! The deluxe pre-order bundles of ON IN AT are sold out! We hunkered down and made the ink blots this weekend. It was

Thanks for all of your patience as we have been madly preparing to get these incredible books into your hands! Sorry to those fans with

Hello Canadian Friends! Today we are excited to announce our first tour dates of 2010! Canada you are up first! Below you will find the

Hi Friends, As we’ve been mentioning over the past few months, we are releasing our first ever set of books, titled ON, IN, AT. Now

Hello Friends! We just announced some new tour dates. This time they are for the UK and Europe! See below! Or go to the show

Hey Everyone. Matt Sharp, our lovely and talented friend from the Rentals visited us in the studio this past spring while we were recording Sainthood.

Hello! Tegan sent a telegram from the cruise ship, she’s pleased with my performance as Captain Correspondence, and I’ve been given permission to continue. The

Hi friends, Tegan is on vacation and I’ve been left in charge of this weeks announcements. I’m a little rusty, and I’ll admit, a tad

Go to stereogum.com on Aug 18th to hear the exclusive premiere of the Tiësto and Tegan and Sara collaboration track “I Feel It in My

Hello everyone! It’s so hot! Oh my goodness. I feel like I’m melting. Vancouver is never this hot. I have 3 fans on me at

More info and stores where the shoe is available at macbeth.com

Hello Friends, It’s been a crazy week but things are finally starting to settle a bit. It’s funny to be almost done with our record.

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Hello friends, It’s our second to last day of recording! Sara and I are putting the final touches on the record as we speak! Technically the

      Dear Sara, I was too ambitious when I said I would post something new everyday on www.teganandsara.com.  Today was very productive here in

Its been a rough couple of days. A number of meals were ordered under the influence of hysteria. But this? Cheese puffs IN the taco

Hey Everyone! (But really only people who live in and around the Seattle, WA area. Sorry everyone else) So as some of you may know,

Last month in the studio we ate a lot of Mexican. This week we’ve been eating from the deli at a community market close to

When we started tracking in Los Angeles, Chris Walla (producer) suggested we just follow our feelings and instinctively get through the 20 or so songs

yesterday was a day off. today all hell broke loose. it was real wild. like the 80′s. except instead of ladies and coke (not cola)

tegan was recording vocals ALL day and i was able to finish this great book on the couch. i pulled out a second book mid

hello! we know, we know, it’s been a while since www.teganandsara.com was interesting and up to date and not covered in dirt. but we’ve done