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The Mint is pure magic. One of our favorite moments of last year was the Verus Music Festival at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster. Just a few short seconds into their song, "1000 Ships," all eyes (and ears) were directed to the stage while The Mint worked its spell over every single person in the club.
This four-piece indie rock band hailing from Lancaster plays music everyone can (and does) love, beautiful songs that speak to the heart.
I read that The Mint is being featured on a compilation CD. Can you tell us about it?
Sure, it's the WXPN "philly local" compilation album. WXPN is on the nation's largest and most respected independent music stations, and to be featured on a compilation of theirs is a huge honor for us.
Is there a story behind the band's name?
Nothing too exciting, it was just the name that stuck after a long conversation about potential band names!
I noticed a few festivals on your tour schedule. What are your experiences with playing festivals? Do you find them to be much different than other shows?
Over the past 5-6 years we've played a number of summer festivals, from Creation Festival, Purple Door, Cornerstone (Illinois), Soulfest (New Hampshire), etc. Our experiences have been mostly positive, and it's a great opportunity to be opened up to a brand new audience who isn't familiar with us or our music. The main difference between a festival and a regular show is that there's more than 200-300 people listening.
Describe one of your best/favorite live experiences.
I would say either one of our Creation Fest shows, or our most recent CD release. Creation was great because there was thousands of people, and they all seemed to be really receptive. The "Love is Vapor" CD release was probably the most personal, because it felt like a whole year of hard work, false starts, and distractions was finally complete, and we had something we could be proud of.
Are you planning on releasing another album or new material soon?
We would love to, but probably not soon. We have a lot of promoting to do for "Love is Vapor".
Any other exciting news or upcoming shows you'd like our readers to know about?
We signed some licensing deals with MTV and the Oxygen network for "Love is Vapor", so in the next year you might here our songs on some of your favorite shows. If you check our schedule we have some upcoming shows that we're pretty excited about as well, looks to be a great summer with the Xpontial Music Fest and Purple Door festival.
Keep an eye (and ear) out for this Lancaster band. They're taking the PA music scene by storm, and soon the rest of the world will follow. Recently, one of their songs, "Pen to Paper" was played during an episode of MTV's Real World Hollywood. The sky's the limit for this band, and we're excited to watch them work their magic over the world. To find out more on the band, hear their music and see their show schedule, visit http://www.myspace.com/themintonline
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