Benton Falls

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Name = Benton Falls


Img_capt = 2005 Eli, Michael, Vance (D. Coston)
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Origin = Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
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Genre = Rock
Emo
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Years_active = 2000–present
Label = Deep Elm Records
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URL = [http://www.deepelm.com/bentonfalls/ Benton Falls] on the Deep Elm website
Current_members = Michael Richardson
Vance Gore
Eli Deering
Past_members = Gerb
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Benton Falls is a rock band from Santa Rosa, California, which originally formed in 2000. The quartet currently consists of Michael Richardson, Gerb, Vance Gore, and Eli Deering. The band's music is influenced by such bands as Sunny Day Real Estate, Braid, and Jawbox. They first appeared on the compilation The Silence In My Heart: The Emo Diaries Chapter Six and released their first full-legnth album Fighting Starlight less than a month later on Deep Elm Records. Soon after saw Gerb leave the band, leavingthem as a trio. In the winter of 2000 the band went back into the recording studio to work on their follow up album "Guilt Beats Hate" which was released in the spring of 2003. [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/falls-benton Benton Falls: Information and Much More from Answers.com ] ]

Lineup

* Michael Richardson (Vocals, Guitar)
* Vance Gore (Bass)
* Eli Deering (Drums)

Past members

* Gerb (Guitar)

Discography

*"Fighting Starlight" (2001)
*"Guilt Beats Hate" (2002)

External links

* [http://www.deepelm.com/bands/index_benton.html Benton Falls - Official Site by Deep Elm]

References