Canadian sister act starts making noise in U.S.Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard Tegan and Sara Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin (born September 19 1980, identical twins[1]) are Canadian singer-songwriters, performing as Tegan and Sara. Biography and musical career Tegan and Sara were born in Calgary, Alberta. are the Canadian sister act of Tegan and Sara Quin. Together, the 23-year-old identical twins identical twins pl.n. Twins derived from the same fertilized ovum that at an early stage of development becomes separated into independently growing cell aggregations, giving rise to two individuals of the same sex, identical genetic makeup, and play sweet pop songs that occasionally overflow with spastic spastic /spas·tic/ (spas´tik) 1. of the nature of or characterized by spasms. 2. hypertonic, so that the muscles are stiff and movements awkward. spas·tic adj. 1. intensity. POP NOTES Aside from inspiring comparisons to angsty Ani DiFranco, fellow Canadian Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne Whibley,[1] better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: /æv.ɹʌl lə.vin/), (born September 27 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. and Kim and Kelly Deal from the Breeders, Tegan and Sara have made modest waves on college radio stations in this country - and even bigger ones up north, where they've toured for the last five years. Because the two never have worked independently, Tegan says, they don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. whether the whole shared-genes thing gives them an edge. "We write (songs) separately, but once it's brought to the Tegan and Sara table it just becomes Tegan and Sara property," Tegan said, speaking by phone from her home in Vancouver, B.C. "It works easier that way, and I think that we both are fairly aware that without each other's help, the songs are not as strong." Now living in separate cities (Sara lives in Montreal), Tegan and Sara divide the labor between them; Sara handles creative decisions and Tegan manages the books. In making their latest album, "If I Was You," the two sought out John Collins and Dave Carswell, the production team who steered the New Pornographers' last release. "They were just really laid back," Tegan said. "There was more freedom and we were able to explore what we did and what we used to do. ... We got to use some of our manic-iness; they were really encouraging. They had never heard us before so they were not basing it (their work) on anything." Released on Neil Young's Vapor Records, "If I Was You," the duo's third full-length release, is softer and more pop-oriented than their previous album, "The Business of Art." Tegan said the new record is the first one she can stand listening to. Showing all sorts of disparate influences - including hints of bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. , 1980s pop, folk and even a dash of reggae - the new album could offer a hint of where the duo is headed. Unlike some artists who shield their ears from other performers, Tegan and Sara seem willing to soak up their favorite songs like a sponge. "I think we're being influenced by a lot of different stuff right now," Tegan said. "We just convinced everyone we're rock, and I'm writing folk songs right now. It's getting pretty diverse. We're all over the map. `It's making us feel really creative. I feel like we could do anything right now." Tegan and Sara will perform today at John Henry's, 77 W. Broadway. Jets Overhead and Dutch Flats will open the show at 8 p.m. The cover is $7. High on Fire The metal power trio The power trio is a rock and roll band format popularized in the 1960s. The traditional power trio has a lineup of guitar, bass and drums, leaving out the rhythm guitar or keyboard often featured in other rock music. High on Fire thunders into John Henry's on Sunday. Drunk Horse and YOB will open the show at 8 p.m. The cover is $10. Speaking of YOB, the Eugene doom metal band recently signed with the Swedish label Lunasound. The group's "Catharsis catharsis Purging or purification of emotions through art. The term is derived from the Greek katharsis (“purgation,” “cleansing”), a medical term used by Aristotle as a metaphor to describe the effects of dramatic tragedy on the spectator: by " is due out in September. Mountain of Venus Mountain of Venus (not to be confused with Fountains of Wayne This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. Please help [ to improve this article] by adding additional sources. Unverifiable material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ), a female-led jam band that specializes in vocal harmonies and psychedelic grooves, will help mark the opening of the newest Cozmic Pizza restaurant and the unveiling of a new music venue Sunday. The new space at 199 W. Eighth Ave. also is home to Theo's Coffee House. Entertainment will begin at 6 p.m. with opening performances by jugglers, musicians and the Portland band Free Willin Soul. A $4 cover will be charged after 8 p.m. The venue, which features a large and a small stage in a cavernous room, will host music poetry, comedy, performance art, theater, children's entertainment and art exhibitions. Future performers include Laura Kemp, Eagle Park Slim, Noah Peterson, Brian Chevalier, Americanistan and Ryan Montbleau, a Boston acoustic player. Nekromantix The Danish "psychobilly" band Nekromantix fuses punk, metal and rockabilly. And, as if that isn't enough, the group's founder, Kim Nekroman, plays a `coffin bass.' If songs with titles such as "Who Killed the Cheerleader," "Subcultureal Girl" and "Gargoyles gargoyles medieval European church waterspouts; made in form of grotesque creatures. [Architecture: NCE, 1046] See : Ugliness Over Copenhagen" appeal to you, this is definitely your cup of blood. The trio will play Tuesday at the WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave. The show will begin at 9:30 p.m. with Lobo Negro, the Black Rose Phantoms and Graveyard Shift as opening acts. Tickets are $8 at the door. Cosmas Magaya Mbira mbira or thumb piano African musical instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal or bamboo tongues attached to a board or resonator. The tongues are depressed and released with the thumbs and fingers to produce melodies and song accompaniments. master Cosmas Magaya returns to Eugene as the headliner for a night of Zimbabwean music on Thursday at Luna, 30 E. Broadway. Magaya plays the mbira dzavadzimu, a 22- to 24-key instrument. He's the leader of the mbira ensemble Mhuri yekwaMagaya. Joining Magaya will be the Eugene ensemble Vakasara. The group features Marilyn Kolodziejczk, Jerome Hobbs, Joel Lindstrom, Marilyn Mohr and Bud Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. . The show starts at 8 p.m. The cover is $7. CAPTION(S): Tegan and Sara (or is it Sara and Tegan? Only their mother knows) will bring their spunky spunk·y adj. spunk·i·er, spunk·i·est Informal Spirited; plucky. spunk  i·ly adv. pop songs to John Henry's tonight. The
23-year-old Canadian twins have a new album, "If I Was You,"
released on Neil Young's Vapor Records.
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