
Mates of State have announced some more tour dates once they are done traveling around with Death Cab For Cutie and Spoon. This time around everyone's favorite husband-wife pop duo will pick up Starlight Mints and travel throughout the midwest and northeast. In addition to tour dates, I've attached some tracks for Mates of State ( Like U Crazy , recycled from Paul's best of 2006... list, and my personal favorite, an oldie but goodie, Hoarding it for Home ) as well as Starlight Mints. If you haven't yet heard Starlight Mints, have a [...]

Having a lazy Tuesday with nothing planned for the evening? Need to blow off a bit of steam after the work day? Well, there are two excellent shows tonight right here in our fine city worth mentioning. And its actually a tough choice. Startlight Mints, The Turnbull ACs and The Lukewarm are all playing tonight @ the Mad Hatter in Covington. Tickets are 12$ at the door. This should be a great night of music with locals Turnbull and a great national act in The Turnbull ACs. The showtime [...]

Beautiful People III: papier aquarelle 25x25cm by Gabriele A little more than a month ago I asked for your comments to help me make a list of favorite songs and albums from the first half of this gigantic year (I know a year can't be gigantic, they're all the same length, I know, get over it). This whole thing has gotten me thinking about the difference [...]
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A pinwheel of red and white - mmm starlight mints. Alina and I both agree that they have a yummy name, and just as the candy is sweet, the Starlight Mints too carry a delicious sound. I'd compare them to someone, but the fact is they're simply incomparable. The Starlight Mints are a quintet from Norman, Oklahoma headed by vocal Allan Vest. I'm rather hard-pressed to believe that something like the Mints popped out of Oklahoma, but I'm afraid that if they were to source out of a music mecca, they just wouldn't carry as unique a sound. [...]
We would like to introduce you to Starlight Mints . When we kicked back, threw on the headphones, and listened to this artist we thought "Small gang of mid-westerners jamming in something swanky." What did you think? Use a tag or comment to share your thoughts with everyone. Enjoy. Genre: Rock-Pop-Folk Label: Barsuk Source: Pocket|Trax Language: [...]