State Radio
USA
Formed: 2002
Years Active: 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, Reggae, International
Styles: Contemporary Reggae, Reggae/Caribbean, Reggae/Caribbean, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Jam Bands, Rock & Roll/Roots
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The mixture of indie rock songwriting, socially conscious lyrics, and roots reggae rhythms has long been a staple in the jam band world, and State Radio delivers on all counts. A Boston-based trio led by singer and primary songwriter Chad Urmston (a former member of Vermont jamsters Dispatch), State Radio largely managed to avoid the usual post-Phish clichés, injecting a punk-influenced sound and politically charged viewpoint while staying true to the tenets of the band's chosen style. Urmston, who disbanded Dispatch at the height of its popu...
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- Dispatch (15)
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