State Radio – Bowery Ballroom 2007

For those of you who haven’t heard yet, Dispatch has recently updated their website with a cryptic countdown timer. The countdown will end at the New Year, but it’s clear that the oft-broken up band with a massive cult following isn’t just counting down to 2011. Rumors are swirling with everything from world tours to new albums.

Personally, I prefer State Radio, Chad Stokes’ current band. And so, continuing our One Big Holiday of Bootlegs, check out this State Radio bootleg from 2007.

Update: My brother Ezra just directed me Dispatch’s Facebook page which has a photo album featuring barcodes, which when scanned bring up the following locations in Google Maps:

• Morrison, CO
• Chicago, IL
• Berekely, CA
• Boston, MA (hey! I live there!)
• Atlanta, GA
• Harrison, NJ

So, it’s looking more like a tour than anything else. Hurrah!

Take me out to the ballgame

Last night I spent about an hour watching Ken Burns’ new documentary “The Tenth Inning.” The portion of Burns’ 4-hr followup to 1994′ “Baseball” that I watched reminded me of the magic of the game of baseball, and why I still love it so much.

And to accompany the game are the songs that fuel it, the songs that celebrate it, and the songs we drunkenly sing during the 7th inning stretch after drinking a few too many beers – Eddie Vedder, I’m looking at you.

Eddie Vedder – All The Way

Bruce Springsteen – Glory Days

Dropkick Murphys – Tessie

State Radio – Right Me Up

Eddie Vedder – Take Me Out To The Ballgame