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Happy Earth Day! Excited to share we’re continuing our work with Reverb and joining BYOBottle: a music community campaign to encourage artists, venues, and fans to ditch disposables. We’re proud to be leaders on this with Reverb and so many others. Join #BYOBottle and help turn the tide on plastic pollution! Learn more at: www.byobottle.org

Spring cleaning sale! Shirts are now $10, sweatshirts and jerseys are $15. We're making room in the store for some new items and a special surprise coming next month... A lot of throwback items are in limited supply. Check it all out here: http://dispatchmerch.com

We'll be headlining the last day of Reggae Rise Up in Heber City, UT on August 25th. Lots of friendly faces on this lineup, including our road pals Nahko And Medicine For The People from last year! See you out in the mountains this summer, Utah. Passes are on sale now: https://reggaeriseuputah.com/

#tbt to our New England gigs last year. Boston, Maine, Burlington... these are always pretty special. Some of the biggest shows on the tour and we love coming back to our roots. Can't wait for our Summer Stop to Portland at Thompson's Point this year. Who's coming? 📸: Mike Smith

We've kept it quiet for some time, but Chad's started a new side business of selling car insurance. Everyone kept telling him it was so easy...

R u kidding?? The NRA is now pushing Congress to vote against the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) which supports survivors of sexual and domestic violence???? Not on our watch... Call your reps. Write them a letter. Show up at their office. Find more details and an easy script at: https://bit.ly/VAWAcall Just make sure they know they work for you, and not the NRA.

We're heading to Candler Park Music and Food Festival in Atlanta the weekend of May 31st-June 1st alongside Greensky Bluegrass, Trampled by Turtles, Dr. Dog, Stephen Marley and more. Passes are on sale now: http://candlerparkmusicfestival.com

From the archives: "Letter to Lady J" back before even America, Location 12 was out... 🎥: Per Schorn

Thanks Billboard for covering this issue, and thanks to the artists, venues, and festivals, like Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, who have taken a stand with us and Calling All Crows for the #HereForTheMusic campaign.

We'll be headlining High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA the weekend of July 4th-7th alongside Umphrey's McGee, Greensky Bluegrass, Jim James, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, Galactic, and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. Can't wait to get back out to the West Coast! Passes are on sale now: https://goo.gl/R6Kgkk

We'll be heading to Sea Hear Now Festival in Asbury Park, NJ the weekend of September 21st-22nd along with Dave Matthews Band, The Lumineers, Dropkick Murphys, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, and more. Passes are on sale now: https://www.seahearnowfestival.com/tickets/

Brad and his charity Love Light and Melody are stoked to be partnering with Earth Is An Island Designs, the folks who designed the “May All Beings Be Loved / Be At Peace” t-shirt's Brad wore on tour last summer! The focus of the partnership is to raise awareness and funds for LLM's projects in Nicaragua, including their documentary film "Ileana's Smile," and the building of an elementary school, Ileana's School of Hope. For each t-shirt and item purchased on Earth Is An Island's website (https://earthisanisland.com/collections/mindful-tees), EIAI will donate $15 to LLM and their efforts! Use “Ileana” in the Power the Fight Code box on checkout to make sure it counts. To learn more about Brad’s charity and what they do, check out their site here: https://www.lovelightandmelody.org/ Earth is an Island Designs is a brand that that supports groups and movements which promote peace, human rights, social justice, environmentalism, and mindfulness programs in schools and prisons.

All three of our Summer Stops are on sale now! Now that tickets for Wolf Trap just became available to everyone on Saturday. We know these shows are a ways out yet, but we can't wait to hit the road. Head here for tickets, more info and to RSVP: https://facebook.com/dispatchmusic/events If you do end up doing all 3 Summer Stops, drop us a line at [email protected] once you have your tickets and we'll put something special together for you and your concert companions. Don't forget, if you're psyched for any of these shows but looking for some carpool friends or fellow Dispatch fans for seat buddies, join The Patch - Official Dispatch Fan Community and drop a note. We started this up last month and couldn't be more excited to give folks a place to chat all things Dispatch.

#tbt for all the valentines out there.

Arizona Roots Festival, thnx to all who came out to sing and light up the desert skies... 📸: Chris Kuzman

Pete's got his own gear store?! Head on over to his reverb.com listing to pickup some of the items he used during the MSG, Red Rocks, and Greek Theater shows with Dispatch, making his solo record, and a few other interesting pieces he's picked up along the way: https://reverb.com/shop/peters-gear-emporium-181 A few notes from Pete on some of the listings: The Moog System 15 Synth is a sound beast. Dial in fat and fuzzy tones. I’ve used this baby on a bunch of recent recordings. Sure to dazzle the next owner with outer space sonic explorations!! The Sunburst Martin D 18 Marquis has a beautiful and open sound. I’ve used this guitar on many a Dispatch gig. Its sound plugged-in is great - actually sounds like an acoustic guitar. The next owner will be very happy for sure!

Dispatch is heading back to Mountain Jam Festival this Summer along with Willie Nelson, Gov't Mule, The Avett Brothers, The Revivalists, Michael Franti and Spearhead, and Twiddle! Passes go on sale Friday at 10AM ET: https://mountainjam.com/tickets/

West Coast! Hitting up two festivals this weekend... One Love Cali Reggae Fest on Saturday and Arizona Roots Festival on Sunday. See you out there!

Embree totally crushing "Bang Bang" at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati last Summer... 🎥: Mike Smith

Remembering back to last summer... Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre is always such an honor to play. There's no other venue like it and the energy every time is indescribable. We absolutely had to make it a part of our Summer Stops! See you June 9th Red Rocks, we can't wait to get back. Who was there last year dancing through the rain? Who's coming this year?

We're proud to announce the Dispatch Summer Stops, a series of summer shows in iconic outdoor venues. Dispatch will be hitting up Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Colorado with The Record Company, Thompson's Point in Maine with Moon Taxi and Wolf Trap in Virginia with Anderson East. Tickets and info at: https://facebook.com/dispatchmusic/events Tickets for all three summer stops are on sale now. In true Dispatch fashion, each day will begin with a service project. It'll be your chance to hang with the band while making a difference in your community. If you're road tripping out to a show, it'll also be a great opportunity to meet some fellow Dispatch fans. Learn more about the projects and find out how you and your friends can help at: www.callingallcrows.org/dispatch Thinking of going to a show in a different city, but don't know where to start? Join the brand new Dispatch Fan Facebook Group to connect with fellow fans and make meet up plans: http://bit.ly/DispatchFanGroup Is anyone going to do all three Summer Stops? Drop us a line once you have your tickets and we'll put something special together for you and your concert companions.

Just putting the finishing touches on our Summer 2019 plans. Only a few shows. Different openers each night. More very soon! 📸: Mike Smith

'Thoughts and prayers' are not enough... You can do something to save lives. Please join us and ask your Rep to update background checks with this bipartisan bill H.R.8: https://every.tw/2AD0Yva

Covering Bob Marley's "War" with Raye Zaragoza in Madison, WI. 🎥: Mike Smith

3.9 million views?! Never expected this to be the biggest Dispatch video on YouTube.