Chapter one: the Mint years (1988–2000s)
The years (see our Mint feature): the debut (see our features), the touring (see our touring features) — the relentless (see our hardest-working feature) gigging (see our live feature) that built (see our features) the following (see our features) — the garage rock (see our features) as (see our features) the gospel (see our features).
Chapter two: the reunion circuit
The reunion (see our reunion feature): the comeback (see our features) shows (see our live feature), the catalog (see our features) revisited (see our features), the joy (see our features) undimmed (see our features). The evangelists (see our features) still (see our features) preach (see our features).
Chapter three: the legacy
The legacy (see our features): the Mint (see our feature) flagship (see our features), the Vancouver (see our features) scene's (see our Vancouver-punk feature) connective tissue (see our features), the garage rock (see our features) kept (see our features) alive (see our features). The Smugglers (see our features) smuggled (see our features) the joy (see our features) across (see our features) the border (see our export feature) and (see our features) back (see our features). The (see our features) rock (see our features) plays (see our features) on (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
Who are the Smugglers?
A Vancouver garage-rock band — Mint Records lifers, three decades of evangelizing joy.
Are they still together?
The reunion circuit continues — the joy undimmed.
Why do they matter?
Mint’s flagship — Vancouver’s scene connective tissue, garage rock kept alive.