#dispatch band

The buzz secured the band some national modern rock airplay of the reggae-tinged single "Open Up." They returned in 2001 with Gut the Van, which enjoyed national distribution through the Digital Club Network online store and showcased the group's energetic live act. June 2000 saw the release of Four-Day Trials, a fan-friendly album of first takes and live favorites that featured a jammy take on the Beastie Boys' "Root Down." Who Are We Living For? followed that October, and was marked by a more socially conscious tone alongside the band's fun, earthy grooves.īy this point, Dispatch had built a sizable East Coast following due to frequent university gigs and a strong Internet presence. The trio made their recorded debut in 1996 with Silent Steeples and returned a year later with Bang Bang. Members Brad Corrigan, Pete Heimbold, and Chad Urmston formed Dispatch while attending Middlebury College in Vermont. Their sound continued to grow outward in more ambitious directions over subsequent releases like 2017's America, Location 's Break Our Fall. They reunited for good in 2011 and made a strong chart showing with their comeback album, Circles Around the Sun. Not long after their sound began to evolve toward a more expansive electric approach, Dispatch disbanded in the mid-2000s, reuniting occasionally for one-off concerts. aesthetic, they amassed a large grassroots following and were early adopters of file-sharing. Boston-based rock trio Dispatch emerged in the late '90s, establishing themselves on the college and jam band circuit with albums like 1997's Bang Bang and 1999's Four-Day Trials, which displayed their mix of acoustic pop and folk-rock with occasional reggae and funk influences.

However, even with their Middlebury roots, Dispatch's first show was not near their home campus. They did several concerts in their early years both in and around Middlebury, gaining a name for themselves at the college. Their music drew upon several genres, such as acoustic folk-rock, reggae, and funk. Chad Urmston, Brad Corrigan, and Pete Heimbold, who were all attending Middlebury College, comprised the band's lineup throughout their entire schooling. They soon changed their name to Dispatch after a dispute with another band of the same name. Hermit Thrush and Woodriver Bandits merged into an all-acoustic band in the early 1990s as One Fell Swoop. After a long hiatus, Dispatch returned with their new album, America, Location 12, released on June 2, 2017. On April 22, 2013, Dispatch announced a double-disc live album called "Ain't No Trip to Cleveland Vol. The band released both their first studio album in over a decade, Circles Around the Sun, and an iTunes session in 2012 and toured North America that summer in support of the album. In May of the same year, Dispatch released an EP containing six new songs, their first all-new release since 2000. The hiatus ended at the beginning of 2011, when the band announced a national tour. The members then announced a hiatus, which would ultimately last for almost a decade during this period, the band came together for reunion concerts in Boston (2004), New York City (2007), and Washington, D.C. The band, which is based in the Boston area, was originally active from 1996 until 2002. The band's original bassist, Pete Francis Heimbold, left in 2019. The band consists of Brad Corrigan (vocals, drums, guitar, percussion, harmonica) and Chad Urmston (vocals, guitar, bass, percussion). Dispatch is an American indie/ roots band.