Sentinel (band) explained

Sentinel
Origin:	San Francisco, California; currently Seattle
Genre:	Rock, pop, Indie dream
Label:	N/A
Current Members:	Tarabud & Dennis Bestafka
Past Members:	Amalia Cole - keys, Jenna Medina - keys, David Serotkin - drums, Kevin Rothermel - drums, Billy Mowery - drums

Sentinel is an American indie dream rock duo originating from San Francisco, California. Currently, Tarabud and Dennis are based out of Seattle, Washington.^[1] Their music style is self-described as indie-indie dream pop.^[2] The band played regularly in clubs and venues around the San Francisco Bay Area. These include KZSU Stanford Live in Studio, Bottom of the Hill, The Uptown, Blakes on Telegraph, The Red Devil Lounge, 19 Broadway, The Great American Music Hall, Cafe Du Nord, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Main Stage, The Make-Out Room and Bay Street Emeryville. They were played regularly on San Francisco Bay Area radio stations including KITS Live105, KSAN (FM) The Bone, KALX UC Berkeley, KUSF UC San Francisco, KZSU Stanford and regularly make the list of top Bay Area local bands.^[3] Tarabud made top female musician for Bay Area according to Live105 FM Music News in 2011. ^[4]

Members

• Tarabud, vocals, bass
• Dennis Bestafka, guitar
• Guest Drummer
• Guest Keyboardist

Musical style and evolution

Influences

The band cites Depeche Mode, Flock of Seagulls, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, U2, Fleetwood Mac, ABBA, Olivia Newton-John, The Beatles and Ella Fitzgerald as influences.^[5]

Discography

• Sentinel (2004)^[6]
• The Singles (2005)
• Sequels & Hunches E.P. (2007)^[7]
• Kites Without Strings (2008)^[8]
• For Days Deep (2010)^[9]
• Jet Black Single (2010)^[10]
• Dark End Single (2011)^[11]
• Somewhere Else Single (2012)^[12]
• Somewhere Else Extended Dance Remix (2012)^[13]
• Points of Light (2015)^[14]

References

Footnotes

• Points of Light album Review
• Counting Stars Song Review
• Sentinel Discography on Bandcamp
• Sentinel Blog Page

External links

• Sentinel on Facebook
• Sentinel on Twitter
• Sentinel Discography on Bandcamp
• Sentinel Discography on CDbaby
• Sentinel Blog Page
• Sentinel on ReverbNation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Webpage Bandcamp with current location.
2. Web site: Band Profile - Sentinel . Bands of the Bay.
3. Web site: Music News: Live 105 NSSN Local Band Contest . 52 Bands in 52 Weeks.
4. Web site: Music News:Girl Power~ The Ladies of the Bay Area Music Scene.
5. Web site: Sentinel Interview . Somojo Magazine.
6. Web site: Sentinel Album Sentinel Self Titled . Bandcamp.
7. Web site: Sentinel Album Sequels and Hunches E.P.. Bandcamp.
8. Web site: Sentinel Album Kites Without Strings. Bandcamp.
9. Web site: Sentinel Album Four Days Deep. Bandcamp.
10. Web site: Sentinel Album Jet Black Single. itunes.
11. Web site: Sentinel Album Dark End Single. 10 June 2011 . itunes.
12. Web site: Sentinel - Somewhere Else. Soundcloud.
13. Web site: Sentinel - Somewhere Else Extended Dance Remix. April 2014 . iTunes.
14. Web site: Sentinel Album Points of Light. Bandcamp.