The Steak House Mints are Chicago's most refreshing orch-pop ensemble. The Mints are comprised of former and current members of Filter, Back Yard Tire Fire, Cabaret Diosa, The Mighty Blue Kings, & Maggie Speaks.
"Their sound is an intricate and beautiful style of orchestral pop influenced by the Zombies, Nick Drake and "Pet Sounds"-era Beach Boys as well as more global avatars such as Os Mutantes and Astrud Gilberto."
-Jim DeRogatis, Chicago Sun Times
The Mints are proud to have been selected by Chicago Metro Mix as one of Chicago's top ten unsigned bands in The 2009 Rock n Vote!
Instrumentation:
Billy Dave Sherman - vocals, guitar
Steve Gillis - drums
Vijay Tellis- Nayack - keyboard, guitar, sitar
Scott Tipping - guitar
Shawn Sommer - bass
When we have the space, we sometimes play with a six piece horn section.
Discography:
Out of the Sky
