Question: In what city and state was the band behind "She Hangs Brightly" formed?
Context: The western spinebill ("Acanthorhynchus superciliosus") is a honeyeater found in the heath and woodland of south-western Australia.  Ranging between 12 – long, it weighs around 10 g .  It has a black head, gray back and wings, with a red band behind its neck and from its throat to its breast.  Its curved bill is long and slender. Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Monica, California, in 1989 from the group Opal, a collaboration of guitarist David Roback and bassist Kendra Smith.  Roback's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Smith left the band. Behind Crimson Eyes is the self-titled second and final full-length studio album by Australian rock band Behind Crimson Eyes, released through Roadrunner Records on 20 March 2009.  The band has released two singles from the album, "Addicted" and "Fighting for Our Lives". AfterImage is a Filipino rock band who was active in the 1990s.  They disbanded 7 years after their formation, having released three studio albums.  After disbanding, Wency Cornejo, the band's vocalist, pursued a solo career.  AfterImage was the band behind the commercially popular songs "Habang May Buhay" ("While There's Life"), "Next in Line", and "Mangarap Ka" ("Dream").  In 2008, the band reunited and released their fourth studio album. A Revelation For Despair is the debut album by Australian hard rock band Behind Crimson Eyes.  It was recorded at Sing Sing South, South Yarra and Sing Sing Richmond in Melbourne, Australia.  The lead single is "Shakedown".  The second single released from the album is "You've Had Your Chance". Pankrti (The "Bastards" in Slovene) are a punk rock band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, active in the late 1970s and 1980s.  They were known for provocative and political songs.  They billed themselves as "The First Punk Band Behind The Iron Curtain" (one of their songs was titled, "Behind the iron curtain old broads pull red beet").  They are one of the most important former Yugoslav punk groups and one of the first punk rock bands ever formed in a communist country. The discography of American alternative rock band Mazzy Star consists of four studio albums and ten singles.  The group formed in 1989 from Opal, with guitarist David Roback and bassist Kendra Smith.  When Smith left the band, she was replaced by vocalist Hope Sandoval.  Mazzy Star's first studio album was "She Hangs Brightly", released in 1990 on Capitol Records.  It was certified gold in the United States and spawned two singles, "Halah" and "Blue Flower." Pavour Nocturnus is the first EP by the Australian hard rock band Behind Crimson Eyes, released in 2005.  It is the band's debut official release, as the only thing that came before this EP was a rare demo from 2004.  Along with the demo and following EP , Pavour Nocturnus saw re-release on the compilation album Scream Out Your Name To The Night.  The words "pavour nocturnus" roughly translate to "night terrors". She Hangs Brightly is the debut studio album by American dream pop band Mazzy Star.  It was released in 1990 on Rough Trade Records, following the demise of David Roback's previous band Opal.  The album was rereleased by Capitol later that same year.  The first track "Halah" was released as a single and reached #19 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.  It showcases the band's trademark effect with haunting guitar work and lyrics, and Hope Sandoval's detached vocals.  David Roback's Robby Krieger-inspired psychedelic blues slide guitar style can be heard on the song "Free".  "Ghost Highway" is another psychedelic rock track, with a fast rhythm.  This song dates from the band's days as Opal and was initially slated to be the title track of Opal's second album.  While not a commercial success, this album did establish Mazzy Star as a unique band with a unique sound. Powderfinger were a Queensland rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989.  From 1992 until their break-up in 2010 the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill.  The group's third studio album "Internationalist" peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in September 1998.  They followed with four more number-one studio albums in a row: "Odyssey Number Five" (September 2000), "Vulture Street" (July 2003), "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence" (June 2007) and "Golden Rule" (November 2009).  Their Top Ten hit singles are "My Happiness" (2000), "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" (2003) and "Lost and Running" (2007).  Powderfinger earned a total of eighteen ARIA Awards, making them the second-most awarded band behind Silverchair.  Ten Powderfinger albums and DVDs were certified multiple-platinum status, with "Odyssey Number Five" – their most successful album – achieving eight times platinum certification for shipment of over 560,000 units.
Answer: Santa Monica, California