Sentinel is an American rock

Rock music

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 band from Oakland, California

Oakland, California

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. Their music style is self-described as Indie-Dream Pop

Dream pop

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. The band plays regularly in clubs and venues around the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

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. These include KZSU

KZSU

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 Stanford Live in Studio, Bottom of the Hill

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, The Uptown, Blakes on Telegraph, The Red Devil Lounge, 19 Broadway, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

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 Main Stage, The MakeOut Room and Bay Street Emeryville

Bay Street Emeryville

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. They are played regularly on San Francisco Bay Area

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 radio stations including KITS

KITS

KITS is a San Francisco, California, USA-based radio station broadcasting at 105.3 MHz. The station is owned by CBS Radio and programs a modern rock format. The station also broadcasts on HD channel L2, locally on Comcast cable channel 986, and is streaming online.-Hot Hits:The station's...

 Live105, KSAN (FM) The Bone, KALX

KALX

KALX is a freeform FM radio station that broadcasts from the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California. KALX, a community- and student-run radio station licensed to the University of California, Berkeley, broadcasts in stereo with 500 watts of power...

 UC Berkley, KUSF

KUSF

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 UC San Francisco, KZSU

KZSU

KZSU is a freeform FM radio station broadcasting from the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, USA.KZSU broadcasts in stereo at 90.1 MHz FM with an effective radiated power of 500 watts. The station is owned by the Trustees of Stanford University and is governed by a Board of...

 Stanford and regularly make the list of top Bay Area local bands.

Members

• Tarabud, vocals, bass

& Dennis Bestafka, guitar

• Billy Mowery, drums
• Prince Johnson
  Prince Johnson
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  , keyboard/piano

Influences

The band cites Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

, Flock of Seagulls, Cocteau Twins

Cocteau Twins

Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997, known for innovative instrumentation and atmospheric, non-lyrical vocals...

, Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance are an ethereal neoclassical duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1981, by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. The band relocated to London in May 1982 and disbanded in 1998. Their 1996 album Spiritchaser reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums Chart...

, U2

U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

, Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...

, ABBA

ABBA

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, Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John

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, The Beatles

The Beatles

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 and Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

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as influences.

Discography

• Sentinel (2004)
• The Singles (2005)
• Sequels & Hunches E.P. (2007)
• Kites Without Strings (2008)
• For Days Deep (2010)
• Jet Black (2010)
• Dark End (2011).