Benton Falls

Benton Falls
Origin	Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock Emo
Years active	2000–2010
Labels	Deep Elm Records
Members	Michael Richardson Vance Gore Eli Deering
Past members	Ryan "Gerb" Gerber
Website	Benton Falls on the Deep Elm website

Benton Falls was a rock band from Santa Rosa, California, which originally formed in 2000. The trio formerly consisted of Michael Richardson, Vance Gore, and Eli Deering, with second guitarist Gerb leaving after the release of Fighting Starlight. The band's music was 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-length album, Fighting Starlight, less than a month later on Deep Elm Records. 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.

Lineup

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

Past members

• Gerb (Guitar)

Discography

• "Deep Elm Records - Unreleased, Vol. 2"
• "Deep Elm Unreleased No. 3"
• "The Silence In My Heart: The Emo Diaries - Chapter Six"
• Fighting Starlight (2001, Deep Elm Records), (2009 Vinyl Reissue, Count Your Lucky Stars Records)
• Guilt Beats Hate (2003)
• Ashes And Lies (2010)

External links

• Benton Falls - Official Site by Deep Elm
• Interview with Michael Richardson from 2001 at Welcome to Flavor Country blog