title: Sentinel (band)
text: # Sentinel (band)
  
  Sentinel is an American indie dream rock duo originating from San Francisco, California. Currently, Tarabud and Dennis are based out of Seattle, Washington. Their music style is self-described as indie-indie dream pop. 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. Tarabud made top female musician for Bay Area according to Live105 FM Music News in 2011.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## Discography
  
  * Sentinel (2004)
  * The Singles (2005)
  * Sequels & Hunches E.P. (2007)
  * Kites Without Strings (2008)
  * For Days Deep (2010)
  * Jet Black Single (2010)
  * Dark End Single (2011)
  * Somewhere Else Single (2012)
  * Somewhere Else Extended Dance Remix (2012)
  * Points of Light (2015)
  