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...able to detect that the 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?...
Like many small, unsigned bands that have come before, Dispatch understand how important their connection to the fans is. Relying on listeners to do what a distribution team would for a larger band, Dispatch have created what they like to call their “D-Team.” ‘Reps’ across the country can log onto the Dispatch website and report on anything from ticket sales to album sales and the growth of the band’s local following. Chetro admits that the administration needed to maintain the D-Team on the band?...
When faced with concepts like “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. Chetro explained, “As far as a level of stardom goes, that doesn’t really register.” Repete agreed, “It’s still for us all about the people and our show. All of a sudden...
...addition to participating in the compilation, Dispatch hope to add their name to other charity and relief efforts in the aftermath of Sept. 11. “We wanted to do something on Sept. 30,” said Braddigan, “but that was too soon, especially in New York. It’s kind of tricky By ANTOINETTE C. NWANDU
...Devoted Dispatch fans and first-timers alike could hardly stay in their seats as the band urged them to clap along to crowd pleasers like “Bang, Bang,” “Small Change,” “Bats in the Belfry” and “The General.” Chetro, donning a black Rage Against the Machine t-shirt and a head full of the happiest blond curls ever, enchanted listeners with his smooth reggae-influenced vocals, while Braddigan provided intricate drum solos à la The Who?...