Funeral Diner was a

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band from Half Moon Bay, California, located near

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. During their last few years, the band established a strong cult fanbase through a near constant string of releases and a touring schedule during which they visited the United States, Europe, and Japan. The band had a large catalog of splits and compilation tracks on various records. They rarely pressed CDs, and kept many of their releases in limited quantities and one-time pressings, jumping from label to label, though their last few major recordings were released by Alone Records. Their most recent full-length, ''The Underdark'', was issued on Alone in 2005. Members of the band were previously affiliated with other groups such as Nexus Six, Portraits of Past, Living War Room, Lost Ground, Sheep Squeeze, and Takaru. After the breakup, members have gone on to form Stirling Says, ...Who Calls So Loud, Pills, and

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. Though rooted in first wave

emo Emo is a rock music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of and hardcore punk from the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore and pioneered b ...

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and early

characteristics, the band later included elements of

post-rock Post-rock is a form of experimental rock characterized by a focus on exploring textures and timbre over traditional rock song structures, chords, or riffs. Post-rock artists are often instrumental, typically combining rock instrumentation with ...

. Funeral Diner's albums have attracted significant coverage from rock press outlets.Joe Davenport
Review of ''The Underdark''
. Delusions of Adequacy, April 15, 2005. Accessed July 15, 2007.

Members

Final Lineup

* Seth Babb: vocals * Daniel Bajda: guitar/vocals * Matthew Bajda: drums * David Mello: guitar * Benjamin Steidel: bass

Former Members

*Sean O' Shea: bass *Rob Beckstrom: bass *Andy Radin: bass *Phil Benson: vocals

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Split releases

Compilation albums

Compilation Appearances

References

External links

Alone Records

Funeral Diner's Myspace

{{Authority control Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area American emo musical groups American screamo musical groups Half Moon Bay, California Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups disestablished in 2007 Cosmic Note artists