Summer of 2015 - Love Had, Love Lost, & More

                 What we always seek to find is unconditional regard or even unconditional love. We can't always get that or let alone give it, well *DARN* (insert your own word here), that is why we have music, to get us through the cracks of life, over the bridges, where there is another possibility, and we can start over, try again, try something different, sing a different tune. There is something always moving us forward through life, call it whatever you may; and this is where our new album ~ Points of Light ~  fits into your summer playlist! Full albums are rare and at the same a treasure to be discovered in this world of singles and free downloads. You can listen to the 10 song album on this Soundcloud Playlist, full of life themes, ideas, and dreams: 

https://soundcloud.com/sentineldream/sets/points-of-light-album

              Let us know what you think, how you feel, what is moving you. We want to know!  Sending light from the Bay Area, 
                                      ~Sentinel gang

photo by Sharon Campbell

Inside cover of album art ~ Points of Light ~ poem by Tarabud

Points of Light album review by Insomnia Radio

Happy 4th of July ! 

May our album, Points of Light be the stars to your stripes tonight! 

Check out our stellar review posted today via  Insomnia Radio, 

by Charles Stepczyk.

http://insomniaradio.net/2015/07/04/sentinel-counting-stars/

The Good Life In Honor of Today

To honor this historic day in The United States of 

America where equality under the law was granted, we 

posted our song "The Good Life" from our new album 

Points of Light! ‪#‎LoveWins‬ 🌈💗

Listen to it here:

Learn how to put a song on itunes at ReverbNation.com

Counting Stars song Review Off Points of Light

Stellar review of our song Counting Stars from our album Points of Light just in! 

Dusty Organ Review

Photographs by: Curtis Jermany - MooD-ology Photography

Girl Powerhouses of the Bay (Tarabud featured)

Thanks to LIVE 105 

for 

Featuring Our 

Tarabud 

http://live105.radio.com/2011/08/09/girl-power-the-ladies-of-the-bay-area-music-scene/5/

New Music Video !

WomensRadio

Sentinel is getting lots of airplay on WomensRadio station Thanks to Brian Ball the director. We also have a bunch of shout-outs we recorded that are getting airplay. The station is streaming great independent female musicians not yet signed to labels. Get on the stream!

The iTunes

We REALLY are on iTunes!  

All Sentinel full length albums, singles compilations, and LP's of last decade found easily in the Apple store!  

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jet-black-single/id410233949

Sentinel Live Show at Uptown Club, Oakland, CA

New Holiday Song

The Christmas Song, written by Robert Wells, 1st performed by Mel Tormé; Now covered by Sentinel! Third year of releasing a holiday special single. Billy on drums ~ we recorded at PopSmear Studios, Tarabud on vocals & bass, & Dennis on guitars and keys, recorded mastered in home studio.
May it warm your heart with all its indie dreaminess.

Happy Holidays!
love,
Sentinel

The Christmas Song by Sentineldream

Voted top 10 band of the Bay Area

Our new single ~ Jet Black ~ helped us be a finalist on LIVE105 FM's for the Not So Silent Night concert!  Now you can vote for the only female fronted band on the list, to open up a huge Smashing Pumpkin concert in San Jose.  Yes Oakland representing !!!!
We thank you in advance for all your support. NSSN voting for Sentinel  ~!
(Voting ends Friday, 12/3)

New Single release !

Get our latest tune ~ Jet Black ~

For Days Deep - Complete Lyrics for album

Here is our Sentinel box set, half way full (not included X-mas singles and dance mixes)! How many do you have?

Per your requests. All lyrics for all our new songs here:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendId=4883901

New Sentinel Music Video !

Early Spring Update

Sentinel had a vision meeting while walking in the rain today through
our neighborhood of Oakland. Nature is blooming, so green and damp
everywhere. Wonderful. We had visions, but the main decision was to
write new music, new tunes that represent more of the mood we are
feeling now; a sense of growth, through so much change and
deconstruction. In summary we'd like to make a moody & spatial
album with more of the influences that we enjoy hearing in music. We
went back and our drummer laid down some new drum tracks. Check back to
hear more about how we continue to make new creations.

Sentinel on the slopes in Switzerland

Snowboarders and all lovers of snow,

Check out where our Avalanche-Dance-Remix has been hanging out:

http://www.burtonamtour.com/videos1.php

Podcast Adelboden-Lenk - Da Gran Masta of Switzerland.


Fun to watch!

Sentinel

INSOMNIA RADIO FEATURES SENTINEL XMAS SONG !

SENTINEL: LET IT SNOW

DECEMBER 21, 2008 

BY: CHARLES STEPCZYK 

Oakland dream-pop favorites Sentinel recently sent us a cover of Let it Snow, just in time for the holidays. Originally released in 1945 as “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”, it hit number one on the Billboard charts the following year.

If you like the track, they are offering it up for free in the spirit of the holidays.

Happy holidays to you and yours on behalf of Sentinel and the Insomnia Radio crew. Cheers.

LISTEN TO THE SONG HERE: http://insomniaradio.net/2008/12/21/sentinel-let-it-snow/

Glasswerk.co.uk review

"Kites" Album review by Glasswerks in UK
Category: Music

Sentinel are back again. Kites Without Strings is a fairly short album (8 tracks) but its packing a punch. They seem far bolder than ever before – rocking up the rock aspect of their act as well as the vocals being as dreamy as ever.

What is perplexing about Sentinel is that they seem to have been around far longer than they actually have. There has been two previous albums and even a Singles album passed through the Glasswerk reviews. And yet they have only been an act since 2006.

Its nice then to see that they have retained their image and also checking out what they can do with it. 'Kites Without String's in an altogether friendlier affair and probably their most pop album so far. A bit of easy access won't hamper their artistic integrity.

Founding members Dennis Bestafka and Tarabud the Guitarist and Vocalist respectively are probably the two members that carry the most signifying sound that is Sentinel. That doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon. Sentinel are therefore blessed with a sound that is immediately identifiable. 'Kites Without Strings' continues that sound. Sentinel now has a solid back catalogue that they can now hope will stretch overseas and grab new listeners. And anyone who likes the sound of a track they may hear is bound to find it easy to like the rest of their wonderful collection.

by Steven Hurst



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Podcasters of the World Who Play Us!

We want to give some BIG THANKS to Podcasters around the 

world who promote indie unsigned bands, the likes of Sentinel!

Here are the links to some of my favorite grassroot promoters of music:

http://greendragonmedia.com/presskits/?p=57

http://guyinatie.blogspot.com/

http://web.mac.com/jay.wellstead/iWeb/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html

http://www.kidscast.co.uk/