Chad Stokes Urmston was born in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Urmston was a member of the band Hermit Thrush which later gave birth to the band Dispatch, which broke up in 2002. He currently is the frontman for the Sherborn, Massachusetts-area band State Radio, as well as a constant activist for improved living conditions in Zimbabwe.
Born into a large family, Chad graduated from Dover-Sherborn High School in 1994, and went on to attend both Middlebur...
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Chad Stokes Urmston was born in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Urmston was a member of the band Hermit Thrush which later gave birth to the band Dispatch, which broke up in 2002. He currently is the frontman for the Sherborn, Massachusetts-area band State Radio, as well as a constant activist for improved living conditions in Zimbabwe.
Born into a large family, Chad graduated from Dover-Sherborn High School in 1994, and went on to attend both Middlebury College and NYU. He met Pete Heimbold in 1995 and formed the band Hermit Thrush, later meeting Brad Corrigan and the three began to play together in a band called One Fell Swoop that would ultimately become known as Dispatch. Dispatch was most well known for their grassroots college following and independent success. He is now touring with his new band, State Radio. Chad writes the majority of his songs about historical and contemporary social issues, and advocates social change in many of State Radio's songs. He is married to Sybil...
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