TORONTO - Could homegrown, pixie-looking pop-punk stars and sisters Tegan and Sara be any more adorable?

I mean, c’mon!

The 29-year-old Calgary-born identical twins, who are currently touring the country in support of their sixth album, Sainthood, pulled into Massey Hall on Tuesday night delivering their winning sound in a fast-paced show bolstered by great harmonies, funny stage banter and some genuinely heartfelt moments.

The openly gay duo, who both played guitar and keyboards and took turns singing lead when they weren’t sweetly harmonizing together, kicked off the hour-and-50-minute evening with Arrow from Sainthood and continued the new music trend with Don’t Rush, Alligator and The Ocean before reaching back to older songs like Walking With A Ghost and I Bet It Stung.

Sara was the first one to get emotional “and cheesy,” saying that getting to play Massey Hall made her want to celebrate with some of her friends from high school in the audience instead of showing off on stage.

“I can’t believe I’m getting upset,” said Sara.

“I’m just upset with you,” cracked Tegan, who was the more outspoken of the two siblings although they were pretty evenly matched in wit.

When Tegan remarked later as the show wound down, “I feel like I’m the host,” Sara remarked, “Thanks for having me.”

Highlights proved to be later numbers, like Hell, the first single from Sainthood, and older songs, Sentimental Tune and Living Room, which both prompted major audience clap-alongs, and The Con.

A stellar acoustic encore featured just the twins performing Back In Your Head, Feel It In My Bones, My Number and Call If Off, before they were rejoined by drummer Johnny Andrews, bassist Shaun Huberts, and guitarist Ted Gowans, for the final song of the night.

Sara was also moved to include a late-in-the-show tribute to Canadian folk icon Kate McGarrigle who lost her long battle with cancer on Monday night at her Montreal home surrounded by her family, including son and daughter and music stars Rufus and Martha Wainwright.

Sara said she couldn’t help but think about her and Tegan as she acknowledged The McGarrigle Sisters’ long history as a musical duo.

Otherwise, Tegan’s long funny rambling stories managed to incorporate a mortifying slushy mishap on a bicycle that has haunted her through visits to several therapists, and a recent viewing of pictures of her and Sara’s first dates with boys at the age of eight.

“It’s hard being eight and being a lesbian,” she deadpanned.

Tegan and Sara were scheduled to play their second sold-out Toronto show on Wednesday night at Kool Haus.

They’ve also been announced as part of the lineup of 2010’s Lilith Fair.