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...early days, Dispatch had to do it all themselves—drive from venue to venue in their trusty used van, “Wimpy,” and set up their own audio equipment in hopes that the shows in the Wetlands or the small local bars would grow into something bigger. As is usually the case with underground talent, the local fanbase began to grow strong and devout. “Sometimes before a show people will come up to us and tell us that they drove from Pennsylvania to see us. That kind of thing first started...
...like, ‘Yeah now we’re a big deal.’” With their growing success, Dispatch now have a few amenities usually reserved for full-fledged rock acts, including a dedicated road team and stage manager, a new van affectionately named “Peggy” and plans to participate in a charity compilation album, Bands From America, that will include tracks from the String Cheese Incident, G-Love and the Special Sauce and Guster, among others...
With a hectic tour schedule on the horizon and the Nov. 6 release of their latest album, Gut the Van, a live compilation of many popular Dispatch songs, Braddigon, Chetro and Repete are not looking to slow down any time soon. Armed with a growing fan base and the word-of-mouth popularity that landed them an opportunity to play the FleetBoston Pavilion last June, Dispatch are an up-and-coming phenomenon with enough pull to get students all too concerned with grades to stay out way past their bedtimes. Longtime Dispatch fan Kerry M. Houlihan...
...early days, Dispatch had to do it all themselves—drive from venue to venue in their trusty used van, “Wimpy,” and set up their own audio equipment in hopes that the shows in the Wetlands or the small local bars would grow into something bigger. As is usually the case with underground talent, the local fanbase began to grow strong and devout. “Sometimes before a show people will come up to us and tell us that they drove from Pennsylvania to see us. That kind of thing first started...
...like, ‘Yeah now we’re a big deal.’” With their growing success, Dispatch now have a few amenities usually reserved for full-fledged rock acts, including a dedicated road team and stage manager, a new van affectionately named “Peggy” and plans to participate in a charity compilation album, Bands From America, that will include tracks from the String Cheese Incident, G-Love and the Special Sauce and Guster, among others...