Question: Which band formed first, Better Than Ezra or The Breeders?
Context: Griffin formed the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra in 1988.  The band had great success in the 1990s with hits such as "Good", "In the Blood", and "Desperately Wanting", and has continued in the 2000s with hits such as "Extra Ordinary", "A Lifetime", and "Juicy".  They continue to tour and produce new recordings, the most recent of which is "All Together Now", released in September 2014.  As a singer and performer, Griffin is known for singing in falsetto, inviting audience members onstage to play guitar, and interrupting his own songs with verses of well-known rock songs.  He is a skilled mimic, imitating singers from Aaron Neville to Bruce Springsteen. Joel Rundell (September 26, 1965 – August 8, 1990) was one of the four original members of the Louisiana-based alternative rock band Better Than Ezra.  He and the other original members formed the group while attending Louisiana State University. Belly is an alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1991 by former Throwing Muses member Tanya Donelly (who was also in The Breeders).  The original lineup consisted of Donelly on lead vocals and guitar, Fred Abong on bass, and brothers Tom and Chris Gorman on guitar and drums respectively.  Although formed in Boston, the group's members are all from the Newport, Rhode Island area, and identify themselves as a Rhode Island band as opposed to a Boston one. Better Than Ezra is an American alternative rock band based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and signed to The End Records.  The band formed in 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  The current band consists of Kevin Griffin (vocals and guitar), Tom Drummond (bass guitar), and Michael Jerome (drums).  The band has released 8 studio albums, the most recent one being 2014's "All Together Now."  They are best known for their 1993 platinum album "Deluxe" and the 1995 single "Good", which hit no. 1 on the Hot Modern Rocks Tracks charts. Acrassicauda is an American-based Iraqi heavy metal band formed in 2001.  It is often credited as being the first heavy metal group to emerge from Iraq.  The original band consisted of three Arab members and one Assyrian (Tony Aziz Yaqoo).  The band formed and played concerts under the regime of Saddam Hussein.  It became well known outside of the local Iraqi metal scene after Vice magazine did a profile of the band.  It received even greater coverage when it was profiled in a feature-length documentary about the band and its troubles in Iraq called "Heavy Metal in Baghdad".  The band's first album was released on March 9, 2010. Honey Tongue were an alternative rock band formed by former member of The Perfect Disaster and The Breeders Josephine Wiggs (vocals, guitar, cello) and The Perfect Disaster/Spacemen 3/Spiritualized drummer Jon Mattock.  The band later recorded as The Josephine Wiggs Experience. Artifakt is a compilation album by Better Than Ezra, sold only at the band's concerts and through the official Better Than Ezra merchandise website beginning in 2001.  The previously rare and unreleased songs comprising the album span the band's entire career, including outtakes and b-sides from their officially released albums as well as re-recorded material from their cassette-only first release, "Surprise". Vampire Weekend is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 2006.  They are currently signed to XL Recordings.  The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, drummer and percussionist Chris Tomson and bassist and backing vocalist Chris Baio.  The band's first album "Vampire Weekend" (2008) – which included the singles "Mansard Roof", "A-Punk", "Oxford Comma", "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" and "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" – was acclaimed by critics for its world music influences.  Their following album, "Contra" (2010), was similarly acclaimed and garnered strong commercial success.  Their third studio album, "Modern Vampires of the City" (2013), won the group a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2014. The Breeders are an American alternative rock band formed in 1989 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses.  The band has experienced a number of lineup changes; Kim Deal has been the band's sole continual member.  Their first album, "Pod" (1990), though not commercially successful, received wide critical acclaim.  The Breeders' most successful album, "Last Splash" (1993), is best known for the hit single "Cannonball". Benjy Davis Project was formed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2001 as a simple folk-rock duo, but quickly grew into a popular regional band.  Eventually expanding into a six-piece group, the Benjy Davis Project has recorded four albums and two EPs.  They have played across the country as headliners and support act on shows with John Mayer, Better Than Ezra, Sister Hazel, North Mississippi All-Stars and others, as well as events like the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.  In 2009 and 2010, the band performed at Hotel Carolina, an annual two-day singer-songwriter festival held in South Carolina.
Answer: Better Than Ezra