State Radio

Before forming State Radio, Chad Stokes was well known to US college students as the voice behind rock band Dispatch. Forged from Stokes’ artistic response to the social and political fires burning across the globe, State Radio come armed with progressive political ideals and an infectious blend of rock, punk, and reggae beats, Stokes and band mates - Chuck Fay on bass and Mad Dog on drums - are creating songs with a conscience.

Us Against The Crown, the band’s debut self-released full length, was an introduction to Stokes’ commitment to the under-dog. Songs like “Camilo,” written about Camilo Mejía, an Iraqi war veteran and imprisoned conscientious objector and “Mr. Larkin,” championing the rights of the elderly and disabled, let fans know what drives this band. The music did not go unheard – Us Against The Crown has scanned over 28,000 units.

After taking time off from the road this summer to work with “How’s Your News?” and to record Year of The Crow, State Radio will be touring the UK, Europe and the U.S. throughout the fall to coincide with the initial digital only release of the album and single. The physical release follows early in 2008.