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Tegan and Sara find their sister act soaring with The Con

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Well, sometimes. Definitely when I'm in the grocery store and my girlfriend yells, "Tegan!" I get embarrassed and mad and I think, "Don't yell my name! It's so distinct," on the off chance that somebody in the store knows about our band. But sometimes if I'm getting a table reservation for myself it'll be like, "Put it under Tegan. Tegan. With a "T," like tiger. Nevermind. Fuck it, I'm Sara." I think she got lucky there.

Growing up, did you ever pull any Disney Channel-caliber switcharoo pranks?

No, we never tried to trick anybody. None of that. We both think we look completely different. I don't trust that we look the same so I would never think that we could get away with it! I know we do look alike but I don't think we do.

When I saw you play before, you and Sara conversed a lot in between the songs. Do all of your shows have a VH1 Storytellers vibe as opposed to standard rock-show fare?

We always have a bit of VH1 in there. We always like to talk, and I like to be able to be onstage and say whatever random shit is in my head or tell a story about the song. I like that interactivity. It gives people a reason to come see us play because it differentiates the show from the record. But Sara was recently single and she needed a lot of attention, and we weren't giving it to her, so when she went up onstage she wouldn't shut the fuck up. She's calmed down, though, and she's not talking as much, which is really good.

I think that's the most fun part about seeing you guys, to witness you two kind of going at it.

Yeah, well, Sara's really funny and if she's "on" then I'll just sit back and enjoy the show, but if she's not I have to remind her that we're in a band and not a comedy troupe. If she wants to do sketch comedy she should set that up on her own time.

8 p.m. Sunday, May 4. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard. $20. 314-726-6161.

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