Question: In which city was the American alternative rock band who released the single Blinded formed?

full_context: Document 1: Blind Melon (album): Blind Melon is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band Blind Melon, released on September 22, 1992 through Capitol Records. "No Rain" became Blind Melon's breakthrough single.
Document 2: Open Your Eyes (Alter Bridge song): "Open Your Eyes" is a song by the hard rock band Alter Bridge. The song, which is one of the band's biggest hits to date, was released as the first single off their debut album "One Day Remains" and peaked at No. 2 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 2004, the band's highest charting single on that chart until "Isolation" reached No. 1 in 2011. The song, "Save Me", which appears on the soundtrack for "Elektra", is also on the "Open Your Eyes" single as a b-side. Like many songs on the album, "Open Your Eyes" is about regrets and is one of the six songs on the record co-written by singer Myles Kennedy. The chorus seems to be encouraging peace. Lead guitarist Mark Tremonti originally wanted "Down to My Last" to be the first single, but the record company rejected it, saying it sounded too much like Creed, the then-former band of Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. "Open Your Eyes" was chosen instead.
Document 3: Creed (band): Creed is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Tallahassee, Florida. The band's best-known line-up consists of lead vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. Creed released two studio albums, "My Own Prison" in 1997 and "Human Clay" in 1999, before Marshall left the band in 2000. The band's third album, "Weathered", was released in 2001 with Tremonti handling bass before the band disbanded in 2004 due to increasing tension between members. Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips went on to found Alter Bridge while Stapp followed a solo career.
Document 4: No Rain: "No Rain" is a song by American rock band Blind Melon, which was written by the bass player Brad Smith. It was released in September 1992 as the second single from the band's debut album "Blind Melon". The song is well known for its accompanying music video, which features the "Bee Girl" character. The music video, directed by Samuel Bayer, received heavy airplay on MTV at the time of its release. It subsequently helped propel "Blind Melon" to a multi-platinum level.
Document 5: Saosin: Saosin is an American rock band from Orange County, California, United States. The band was formed in 2003 and recorded its first EP, "Translating the Name", that same year original vocalist Anthony Green left Saosin due to personal reasons. In 2004, Cove Reber replaced Green as vocalist after auditioning for the role. The group recorded its self titled debut album which was released on Capitol Records on September 26, 2006. Their second studio album, "In Search of Solid Ground", was released on September 8, 2009 on Virgin and contains three re-recorded tracks off of "The Grey EP". Reber departed from the band in 2010 and subsequently went on a three-year hiatus. In 2013, the band reformed with all original members, except Zach, and began touring. They released their third studio album and their first studio album, "Along the Shadow", with original vocalist Anthony Green on May 20, 2016 through Epitaph Records. It is also the album that marks the final feature lead guitarist Justin Shekoski.
Document 6: Blind Melon: Blind Melon (Stylized as BLind MeLoN) is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California by two musicians from Mississippi and one from Indiana. Best known for their 1993 single "No Rain", the group enjoyed critical and commercial success in the early 1990s with their neo-psychedelic take on alternative rock.
Document 7: 3 Doors Down: 3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa, Mississippi, that formed in 1996. The band originally consisted of Brad Arnold (lead vocals/drums), Todd Harrell (bass), and Matt Roberts (lead guitar, backing vocals). They were soon joined by rhythm guitarist Chris Henderson. The band rose to international fame with their first single, "Kryptonite", which charted in the top three on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. The band then signed with Republic Records and released their debut album, "The Better Life", in 2000. The album was the 11th-best-selling album of the year and was certified 6x platinum in the United States. They were later joined by drummer Richard Liles, who played during the tour for their first album.
Document 8: Blinded (1997 film): Blinded (original French title: A ciegas) is a 1997 romantic thriller directed and written by Daniel Calparsoro. The film's director Daniel Calparsoro was nominated for the Golden Lion award at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival, but lost to Takeshi Kitano's romantic film Hana-bi.
Document 9: Colorblind (Chroma Key song): Colorblind is the only single released by ex-Dream Theater Keyboardist Kevin Moore, under his standard recording name, Chroma Key. The standard edit of "Colorblind" can be found as track 1 of the album Dead Air for Radios. The CD contains 6 tracks, including the feature radio edit single of "Colorblind", along with radio edits of two other tracks from the same album (On the Page and Even the Waves.) The CD also contains demo versions of the two aforementioned tracks, as well as a demo of a song called "Blanket", which did not appear on the album. The CD very rare and nearly impossible to buy, but a download version is available via the official website. This download edition features 3 bonus tracks, which are the 3 tracks from the original 1995 Chroma Key Demo. This Demo features demo versions of "On the Page", "Watercolor" and "Chroma Key". The demo version of "On the Page" found on the CD proper differs from the original 1995 demo version, found on the download version of the single.
Document 10: List of songs recorded by Thirty Seconds to Mars: American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars has recorded material for four studio albums. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1998 by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto. The duo later expanded to a four-piece when they added guitarist Solon Bixler and bassist Matt Wachter to the line-up. After signing a contract with record label Immortal Records in 1998, the band began to work with producers Bob Ezrin and Brian Virtue on their debut album, "30 Seconds to Mars", which was released in August 2002. The album produced two singles, "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" and "Edge of the Earth". In early 2003, Bixler left the band due to issues primarily related to touring and was replaced by Tomo Miličević. Thirty Seconds to Mars released their second studio album, "A Beautiful Lie", in August 2005. The record, produced by Josh Abraham, was preceded by the single "Attack" and spawned two Kerrang! Award-winning singles, "The Kill" and "From Yesterday". The album's title track, "A Beautiful Lie", was released as the fourth single in selected territories. "Hunter", a song originally performed by Björk, was covered by the band and added to the track listing of the album. In March 2007, Wachter left the group to spend more time with his family and was replaced by Tim Kelleher, performing live only.
Document 11: A Perfect Circle: A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. A Perfect Circle has released three albums: their debut "Mer de Noms" in 2000, a follow up, "Thirteenth Step" in 2003, and an album of radically re-worked cover songs titled "Emotive" in 2004. Shortly after "Emotive"' s release, the band went into hiatus while Keenan returned to Tool and starting up solo work in the form of the band Puscifer, and Howerdel releasing a solo album, "Keep Telling Myself It's Alright", under the moniker Ashes Divide. Band activity was sporadic in the coming years; the band reformed in 2010, and played live shows on and off between 2010 and 2013, but fell into inactivity after the release of their greatest hits album, "Three Sixty", and a live album box set, "" in late 2013. However, in 2017, the band returned to touring and announced plans to record and release a fourth studio album under a new record label, BMG Rights Management, between late 2017 and early 2018.
Document 12: Creed discography: American post-grunge band Creed has released four studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play (EP), 18 singles, one video album and 15 music videos. Formed in Tallahassee, Florida in 1993, Creed consists of vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. Signed to Wind-up Records, the band released its debut album "My Own Prison" in June 1997, which reached number 22 on the US "Billboard" 200. The album was certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). All four singles from the album reached the top three of the US "Billboard" Mainstream Rock chart.
Document 13: Symphony of Decay: Symphony of Decay is a EP by American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. The EP started off under the working title of Black as a companion EP to their platinum selling 1999 album "Blue". Its creation was a result of a compromise over the release method of the track "Slow Motion"; the band had wanted it on "Blue", while their record label, Elektra Records, opposed its inclusion on such a high-profile full-length album release due to its controversial lyrics. The EP would go through years of delays for a multitude of reasons, including extensive touring, prioritizing the completion of their third studio album "Out of the Vein", and complications arising from parting ways with Elektra in 2004. The EP itself was never collectively released, though many of the tracks were eventually released elsewhere.
Document 14: Blinded (song): "Blinded" is a song by American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. It was released in April 2003 as the lead single from their 2003 album, "Out of the Vein". It was written by Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar, and Tony Fredianelli. The song received positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number 34 on the "Billboard" Pop Songs chart.
Document 15: Third Eye Blind: Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1993. The songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra Records in 1996, which was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for an unsigned artist. The band released their self-titled album, "Third Eye Blind", in 1997, with the band largely consisting of Jenkins (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Cadogan (lead guitar), Arion Salazar (bass guitar), and Brad Hargreaves (drums). Shortly after the release of the band's second album in 1999, "Blue", with the same line-up, Cadogan was released from the band under controversial circumstances.
ground_truth: San Francisco