Flobots

Flobots are an alternative rock/rap group from Denver, Colorado, formed in January 2005. To date, they have released two albums. Flobots found mainstream success with its major label debut Fight With Tools (2007), featuring the single "Handlebars", which became a popular hit on Modern Rock radio in April 2008.

Social and Political Activism

In February 2008, Flobots launched a project entitled "Street Team" which will allow them to put their socially and politically ripe lyrics into action.

Brer Rabbit has said, "There are lots of things we can say theoretically about wanting to activate a population, but we are actually trying to create a real plan to allow people to be a positive force in the community." Street Team allows volunteers to sign up to work on various projects throughout their community. Currently, Flobots have partnerships with Colorado Progressive Coalition, Student Peace Alliance, and Denver Children's Home. Flobots also have performed several free concerts at PeaceJam events.


The name Flobots first appeared when lead emcee James Laurie a.k.a. Jonny 5 (not to be confused with former Marilyn Manson guitarist John 5) teamed up with producer Farhad Ebrahimi a.k.a. Yahktoe. Together they released the album Onomatopoeia in 2001, and the title track ended up in a compilation by the MIT Songwriting Club (Yahktoe's alma mater). The title track featured guitar player David Gralow, cello player Terrence Favors, and bass player Jaymz Jaynes

Discography

Albums:

* Onomatopoeia (2001) [credited to Jonny 5 & Yak, although www.flobots.com appears on the back cover]
* Platypus (2005)
* Fight With Tools (2008) #15 US

Singles

* "Handlebars" (2008) #3 US Mod Rock, #54 US., #44 US Pop 100