State Radio was a Boston-based rock trio formed in 2002 in Sherborn,
Massachusetts. The trio consisted of Chad Stokes Urmston on vocals and guitar,
Chuck Fay on bass, and Michael Najarian on drums. Initially known as Flag of the
Shiners, they released their debut EP, Flag of the Shiners, later that year.
After a hiatus due to Urmston's throat surgery, State Radio returned with the
acoustic-infused EP Simmer Kane. Their first full-length album, Us Against the
Crown, was released in 2006. In 2007, they released their second album, Year of
the Crow, and opened for Dave Matthews Band...