State Radio
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| State Radio | |
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| Origin | Sherborn, MA, USA |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Label(s) | Fenway, Nettwerk, Ruff Shod |
| Website | http://www.stateradio.com/ |
| Members | |
| Chad Stokes Urmston Chuck Fay Mike "Mad Dog" Najarian |
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| Former members | |
| Brian Sayers Mike Greenfield Pete Halby Matt Shardlow Nikki Glaspie |
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State Radio is a rock band from Boston, MA, consisting of Chad Urmston (Chetro) - guitar & lead vocals, Chuck Fay - bass guitar & vocals, and Mike Najarian (Mad Dog)- drums.
State Radio's songs, written by Chad, are a mixture of roots reggae and rock interspersed with more somber, low-key numbers. The band is known for its outstanding stage presence and frequent encouragement of audience participation. State Radio "road tests" their music, playing new songs on tour (often long) before recording a final version.
The band's first full-length album, Us Against the Crown, was released on February 7, 2006, and their second, "Year of the Crow", was released September 2007.
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[edit] Band members
[edit] Current members
- Chad Urmston (a.k.a. Chetro, Chad Stokes, Charlie Stokes, Chad Stokes Urmston, Chay Stokeley, Chetroleum Stokes, Chicoree...) (Vocals, Guitar)
- Chuck Fay (Bass, Harmonica, Backup Vocals)
- Mike Najarian (a.k.a. Mad Dog) (Drums, Backup Vocals)
[edit] Past members
- Brian Sayers (Drums on Us Against the Crown and touring drummer from 2004-2006)
- Mike Greenfield (Drums on the Flag of the Shiners EP)
- Pete Halby (Guitar, Backup vocals)
- Matt Shardlow (Guitar, backup vocals)
- Nikki Glaspie (Drums, backup vocals)
- Erin Lashnits Coughlin aka Ras LC (Vocals on Simmer Kane EP)
- Kira Huseby (Vocals)
- Sean Foy (Vocals)
- David Thompson (Jazz Flute)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio Albums
- Us Against the Crown (2006)
- The Barn Sessions (2007)
- Year of the Crow (2007)
[edit] EP Albums
- Flag of the Shiners EP (2002)
- Simmer Kane EP (2004)
- Peace Between Nations EP (2005)
[edit] Promo Albums
- State Radio EP (2004)
[edit] Singles
- Wicker Plane EP (2007)
[edit] Live Albums
- Live At The Sync (2005)
[edit] In the Media
The band's song "Keepsake" was featured in the season 3 finale of Showtimes Weeds. State Radio opened for Dave Matthews Band on May 30-31, 2008 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. [1]
[edit] State Radio Messageboard
The Official State Radio Forum, Red Letter Tribe, is a very close-knit, but lovingly open, community that is known for being absurdly knowledgeable about the band and often going off topic in threads. It is moderated by Newo and Red. Any state radio questions can usually be answered very quickly with a post on RLT. Late 2007 showed an influx of new members in conjunction with the September release of Year of the Crow.
[edit] External links
[edit] Official
[edit] Interviews
- Interview with Chad Stokes at Metromix.com
- State Radio Interview at Rocklouder
- State Radio Interview from the Cornell Daily Sun
- Interview @ SHOUT! Music Webzine
[edit] Other
- State Radio collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- ccbSayIt.com - The State Radio fan site including lyrics, setlists, streams and more
- Full-length video live at Paradiso (28-09-206)
- Live Photos 1
- Year Of Crow Review on Comfort Comes
