Bishop Allen "Corazon" Starlight Mints "Sugar Blaster" NYC rockers Bishop Allen are already darlings of the blogiverse; in fact I was turned on to them by the postings of the B.A. superfan at You Ain't No Picasso . Two things hooked me on these guys: (1) 2006 finds them releasing an EP every month, the kind of ambitious project that impresses me; and (2) their song from January , "Corazon." So this post is (at least half) for those [...]
I had no idea when I woke up Monday that I would be seeing the Starlight Mints within the day. I was alerted to their Louisville show about a half hour before doors opened and still managed to have a spot right up front. Now for anyone who doesn't know ...
Fall is upon us and September is coming to an end. Fortunately, good music continues to find its way through the region. The week starts off with the beats of Ladytron and CSS finding their way to the 9:30 Club on Monday Night. Tuesday brings Kansas City's The New Tragedies to The Sidebar. Yo La Tengo support their brand new album at the 9:30 Club. Wednesday night is kind of crazy around
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: [...]
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