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...treacherous midterm season has descended on the campus. The theater, usually reserved for sleepy-eyed Social Analysis10 students and sedate Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra concert-goers, was filled to the brim with anxious fans awaiting the three rambunctious frontmen with Boston roots better known as Dispatch. Braddigan (Brad Corrigan), Chetro (Chad Urmston), and Repete (Pete Heimbold) turned what would have been a great opportunity to catch up on study and sleep into an energy-filled, dancing-in-the-isles, let’s-break-some-guitar-strings, sing-along fest that didn’t let out until a little before...
...stardom” and ‘fame,” Dispatch try to keep a collective level head. While they enjoy playing the bigger venues and reaching more people with their music, the guys don’t like to think of themselves as rockstars. Chad explained, “As far as a level of stardom goes, that doesn’t really register.” Pete agreed, “It’s still for us all about the people and our show. All of a sudden we’re playing in a room...
...eclectic Dispatch sound—with its reggae rhythms, rap-style verses, grunge electric guitar solos and bongo drum jams—evolved out of the more acoustically driven One Fell Swoop sound. Talking about their early days, Chad commented that, “We were all pretty affected by grunge and we had that electric sort of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden sound in the back of our minds. It was just a matter of producing that sound. In the beginning
...team effort. They also realize that no matter where this rock thing will take them, the bottom line is to not take themselves too seriously. “some people think [our silly nicknames] are stupid and that’s cool,” said Repete. Chad, Brad and Pete use the nicknames to poke fun of idea of personae; Pete’s brother began calling Chad “Chetro,” and then the names just sort of stuck...
...recording the song when Chad’s grandfather passed away and subsequently added a recording of the war veteran speaking about his experiences in combat that can only be heard when the song is played at full volume. “Those two ideas,” said Chad, “the grandfather figure and the war, kind of came together in the song and it’s kind of a tribute...