“The band that redefined independent music

history.” Katie Coulter, Kirsten Boyd, Rusty Bartee, and Karalea

Hemba

• Early 1990s• Middlebury College

–Middlebury, Vermont

• 3 College Guys• Started off playing in

–High schools–Frat parties–Weddings–Small clubs http://www.youtube.c

om/watch?v=WMD5Pptc-JQ

1. The Longfellow Frenzy

2. One Fell Swoop– Band from St. Louis

3. DISPATCH

• Musical Style– Folk– Rock– Reggae– Funk

• Influenced by:– Pearl Jam

• See picture– Nirvana– Sound Garden

• Rejected major labels– Lack of musical freedom

• Independent Label– Not heard on the radio– Napster - peer-to-peer file sharing

• No “lead” singer

• All songwriters

• All vocalists

• All guitarists

• Brad and Chad switched off on the drums

• Pete and Chad switched off on the bass

• Denver, Colorado• Played lacrosse at

Middlebury College• Known to have an

afro, dreads, or a shaved head

• Influences: Paul Simon, Bob Marley, U2, the Police, Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, Coldplay, Jack Johnson

• New York City, New York

• Wanted to be a professional soccer player

• Influences: Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus

• Sherborn, Massachusetts

• Dad - played piano• Uncle – played tuba. • Brothers - played horn

instruments• Chad – started playing

trombone in 4th grade• Influences: Marley,

Rage, Sublime, Pearl Jam, Blind Melon

• July 14th 2007

• It is a benefit show for charity.

• Sold out within 30 minutes

• Zimbabwe relief efforts

• July 31, 2004

• Boston, Massachusetts

• 110,000 people attended

• Largest concert in independent music history

• December 22, 2005

• Irving Plaza, New York

• Played with other bands

• Appeared on The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn

• One and only T.V. appearance

Bang Bang

Silent Steeples

Who Are We Living For

Four-Day Trials

Gut the Van

All Points Bulletin

Under the Radar

1996

Released in 1997

Dispatch performed “General” off of this album on The Late Late Show on November 30, 2002, and it’s considered one of their most popular songs

Four-Day Trials, a ten-track collection of first takes recorded in a studio over a four-day period in 1998.

Released in 1999

2000

Dispatch’s popular track “Open Up” started on this album and was placed on two following albums.

This album takes you through Dispatch's 2001 tour

2002

2001

2004

• Break-up in 2003• 110,000 fans• Largest independent music concert• Held in Boston• Documentary “The Last Dispatch” July

2005• http://www.dispatchmusic.com/dispatch.html

click on multimedia to see video

• State Radio• Writes roots reggae and rock

songs• Politically motivated• “Camilo” • Documentary “How’s your news”

with Arthur Bradford

• Solo artist• “Watchfires” released in 2005• Drummer, guitar player, songwriter• Reggae, folk, Latin, rock• Playing for US Navy• Third Surfer

• Solo artist• Irish poetry and World wide art • Mighty Toad• Touring in 2007• “I want my songs to combat negativity,

to be positive, beautiful, thoughtful background to your life. Music is our language, the language of the world. I want to make music that brings people together.” -Pete

• Non-profit organization• Education scholarships to Zimbabwe youth

• Summer of 2005• Idea: Those with more help those with less

Brad, Chad, and Pete are pictured above with Elias and his two sons.

Voice of the Voiceless is an awareness concert of 10 bands.

• 3 concerts at Madison Square Garden.

• Zimbabwe project and some US charities

• Sold out

• Featured in the album• Fight against poverty and injustice• “Fallin’”

http://www.dispatchmusic.com/dispatch.html

• World Childhood Foundation• AccesSport America• Mercy Corps• Habitat for Humanity• World Vision International

• Very popular• Zimbabwe gardener• Sons have higher education• Zimbabwe’s most heavily infected

HIV/AIDS area • Shona- language at the beginning

http://www.dispatchmusic.com/dispatch.html

Kasiwa i Makasimba ere

Ndakasimba kana makasimba ow Ndakasimba

Honest and Manuel, well they're at school now Given the chance that their father's never seen

To see what's beyond section 17

‘Cause if you die will I get word that your gone Or will I hear it in passing conversation

Or will I stop short and fall to the ground Distance is short when your hand carries what

your eye found

• “If your heart is in the right place, then follows your identity.” -Braddigan

• “It’s never what you do in life, but the heart with which you do it.” -Braddigan

• Who was the leader of the band?– Chad– Brad– Pete– no distinct leader

• What is the name of their organization which helps Zimbabwe Youth?– Elias– Chetro– Bob

• Are all of the members are still in the music industry?– Yes– No

• http://www.braddigan.com/• http://www.dispatchmusic.com/dispatch.html• http://eliasfund.org/whoweare/index.html• http://thereliefproject.org/• http://www.spatchpatch.com/BandInterviews.asp#INum351• http://www.artistopia.com/dispatch• http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vumix/images/napster_kitty_200.gif• http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewpr

ofile&friendid=16911055• http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewI

mage&friendID=34779035&albumID=0&imageID=335654• http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=groups.grou

pProfile&groupID=101782297&MyToken=c0cbafe8-e7a8-4aa7-996c-cd5d30177d9e

• http://www.patchmusic.info/index.php?s=info&id_artist=1 • http://www.glidemagazine.com/index.php?task=Articles&secti

on=93&id=47690&issue=1&PHPSESSID=53031

• http://www.geocities.com/tabs_in_one_fell_swoop/OFSD.html