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Behind the scene teaser for "We're So Beyond This" featuring Sara.

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Someone tried to hurt Sara with gum.

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Sara finds a show upsetting.

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Tegan and Sara were equally under fed.

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Sara doesn't watch TV.

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An oldie...

Tegan acting out her Mom and Bruce's reaction to "Sara and Tegan" winning Garage Warz.

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Non-banter but it is Tegan and Sara singing Call it Off at the Bridge School Benefit.

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"Tegan and Sara's set included their wonderful hit "Walking with the Ghost." (read more about Neil Young's Bridge School Concert).

"In between writing, recording and touring, they manage to fit in guest appearances on film and TV, notably The L Word. 'We are totally fans of the show. It has blazed successfully a place on television for alternative programming with lesbians (cute/smart ones at that) as the lead characters. The filming of our scene was so fun. It was a great experience.'" (read full article).

Four weeks of fun.

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"'I'm not a religious person, and I really struggle with the terminology to describe this because people always laugh,' admitted Sara Quin. 'We knew instinctually how to make music. We somehow knew that we would be able to succeed. There was a relaxed faith in what I was doing. As soon as I picked up the guitar, I started writing songs. To this day, when I write songs, it's still this very strange chemical reaction that I can't really explain.'" (read full article).

"When discussing Emy Storey — the band’s artistic director and Sara’s girlfriend of five years, with whom she had declared a common-law relationship — Sara was candid about the dissolution of their romance. '[Emy] is a tremendously huge part of what Tegan and I do in terms of the artwork and the Web site and the vision,” she said. “In kind of a weird way, she was like my Yoko Ono for five years. … It’s really difficult when the romantic part of your relationship kind of seems like it’s over, but you can’t just dissolve the rest of it — that would be awful. We’re obviously really involved and we want to continue to work together, but it’s really tough.'" (read full article).

Q&A with Tegan and Sara: "I think as I get older and meet more twins, especially girl twins, it doesn't really bother me. But it is creepy, I mean it's creepy, we look just like each other, its really weird! (laughs). But I understand, I guess being a twin is weird. It's like a freak show, but it gets old reading about the "twin girls from Canada" - its' like 'ugh!' That makes us sound so lame." (read full article).

Q&A with Tegan: "It is such a one-dimensional world sometimes, being out on the road playing all the time. I like to back off a little bit when I get home and not think about music so much, so I can develop other parts of my brain." (read full article).

Guess who the artist of the week is? Check out MTV Buzzworthy Blog. Oh yeah, and they linked us!

Sara likes it in Quebec City.

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What it means when they play a song "differently."

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Sara was thinking about church/religion.

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Don't wear the weird blossom hats.



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Sara wouldn't joke about suffocating someone.

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Tegan wrote a song about loving someone so much that you want to smother them.

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"We need elves."

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What people in Montreal said about the folks in Quebec.

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Sara is hot, on her period, and an old woman who should be in a chair.

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Tegan is going to make a connection.

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Sara is bad in relationships.

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Tegan and Sara's Mom put them in an acting class once upon a time.

Little chat about how Sara thought being in a band was unrealistic.

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Chatter before the last song.

Sara is shy about saying 'thank you' in French.

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Tegan rocks at math.

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An oldie...

Sara talking about books and movies.

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Talking about glasses and about writing songs.

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Tegan talking about her rude neighbors.

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Sara wants someone to marry Al.

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This one time...

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Non-banter. Non-Tegan and Sara but you might be interested:

"Yes, it seems that recently, Walla's solo record (which has been scheduled to come out at various points over the past, well, four years) took another step toward oblivion when the master hard drive — containing all song files — was confiscated by Homeland Security at the Canadian border, for reasons not abundantly clear, and sent to the department's computer-forensics division for further inspection." (read full article at MTV news).

Sara talks about early gigs and being a child of divorce.

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You're a jerk if you can't stop talking for just one song.

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A rowdy crowd makes Sara sad.

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Sara says happy birthday to someone in the audience.

Tegan does a little improv.

Sara tells people to talk through the music part but not her talking.

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Rob thought they sucked at percussion.

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Banter about the "cute"/"hot" comments.

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Tegan has interesting taste in women.

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Sara talking about playing in Montreal.

Tegan talks about being recognized.

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Sara got mistaken for a prostitute in front of Club Soda.

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Sara thinks that she could be friends with Rhianna could be friends.

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Little chat about prostitution.

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Tegan wrote Nineteen about feeling like a teenager.

and read this book:



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The audience is being aggressive but not too aggressive.

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Watch what happens when someone throws a piece of paper on the stage.

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Tegan talks about being in junior high.

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Sara tells a story about playing a festival in Montreal.

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If Tegan was to create a time machine...

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"They're lost. Sara Quin and her driver have spent the last half-hour driving up and down the same 10-kilometre stretch of highway trying to find the right exit.

'It's not really that much fun,' the one half of the twin-sisterly duo of Tegan and Sara said. 'It's me and my personal chauffeur, who I only pay in diamonds and jewels. So she is totally fine, because she will still get her velvet bag of diamonds at the end.'" (read article at hfxnews.ca).

Goofing up Monday Monday Monday.

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Tegan talking about working at a coffee shop.

Part of a conversation about a high school exchange student.

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Sara thinks about writing songs for children.

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"'Tegan and I were totally different from the moment we were born. We were really independent, into really different things,' she said.

'We’ve experienced a lot of the same things at the same time, because we were going through Grade 8 at the same time or my parents’ divorce at the same age, we have a really unique bond.'

And while long months on tour can make or break even the tightest-knit bands, Sara says being there with her sister keeps her sane." (read).

Tegan talks about their job at Robbin's Donuts (located in a Canadian Tire) and being on a magazine cover while in high school.

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Sara talks about a house party where Tegan sang about Jesus.

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Highlights from The Coast:

"'We're not writing about sexuality," says Tegan Rain Quin, calling from Red Deer, Alberta. "Sometimes identifying us as lesbians, I'm not sure entirely how beneficial that is for our music. If you are writing a personality piece, I suppose that makes total sense to talk about the fact that we're twins and we're lesbians, or that we're from Canada. But if you Google "Tegan and Sara,' you get gay.'"

and

"'On a day-to-day level I would tend to say it's not a terrible struggle being in a same-sex relationship," says Storey in an email, of their matrimony. 'Especially in the genre of indie-rock/pop. However, there's a lot of education that needs to be done. In a small way we are challenged by helping friends and colleagues unlearn sexist and homophobic behaviour they don't even know they have.'"

(read it).

Singing Monday Monday Monday doesn't make Sara sad anymore.

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Sara feels awkward.

Sara likes to write in private.

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FYI: Tegan and Sara Live wants to know what your favorite song to hear live is. Go vote.

Random Question: Does anyone know if the Sydenham United Church (10/11/2007, Kingston, ON) show has sold out? Let me know via comment or e-mail (tegan.sara.banter@gmail.com).

Tegan talks about Suzanne Vega and tells kind of a downer story.

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Chatting about Thanksgiving.


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Tegan talks about dramatic moments...like when Tegan flipped Sara over a coffee table.

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Sara talks about Supertramp. Tegan ruins Sara's night.

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Sara was super cruel to a couple of pigeons.

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Another version.

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Sara is flustered and forgets the beginning of Umbrella.

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Tegan and Sara had a weekly gig at Second Cup. Sara didn't want to be in a band and was verbally abusive to poor Tegan.

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Tegan talking about avocados and being super ill.

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The audience is awesome.

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Joking around at Centennial Hall.

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Goofing up "My Number."

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Sara is having a "relationship situation" (I think - I don't know...the beginning is cut off. Long distance relationship situation, maybe?) and she talks too much. Good thing she's really funny, interesting, and has a cute voice.

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In case you're interested:

"Tegan & Sara are my homegirls" t-shirts are available in 20 different colors. [myspace].

Sara gives someone a verbal spanking but Tegan is rewarding bad behavior.



Because everyone wants to hear My Number.

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Tegan talks a little bit about their 27th and a lot about their 18th birthdays (fleece jackets, hair cuts, depression).

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Sara commenting on the gigantic man voice.

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Introduction of the band.

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Tegan interacts with a fan yelling "My Number."



Then, she plays "My Number!" How cool is that?

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Tegan thanks Northern State and the audience.

Sara tells everyone to clap above their heads and then she takes some pictures.

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Sara claims they rarely have bad crowds and chats about touring Canada in the winter.

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Sara introduces an older song and shares a memory.

Tegan makes fun of Sara and her "in ears."

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Tegan interacting with people in the balcony.



Another version (little longer).

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Sara talking about high school graduation.

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I know it has been hard to get video of banter due to security so feel free to send some banter quotes and/or a short review of the show.

E-mail tegan.sara.banter@gmail.com. Please include the venue and date.

Non-banter but check out Sara on Sweetness Follows.

Do you live in Toronto? Lucky you!

"A special FREE! ALL AGES!! acoustic performance and instore appearance is happening on Thursday night at Criminal Records in Downtown Toronto.

Thursday, October 4th
11pm
Criminal Records (MySpace)
493 Queen Street West (map)(near Spadina)
Phone: 416-364-5380

The store will close at its regular time of 8pm, and will not re-open until shortly before the performance at 11pm, so if you come early expect to be lining up outside! There is limited space inside the store, so admittance is on a first come, first served basis."

Don't forget to bring your cell phone. wink wink.

Check out the Spin.com book club featuring Tegan.

This month's selection:



A few other books of interest.



1. Time Traveler's Wife. [source].
2. Rent Girl. [source].
3. Stiffed. [source].

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