On the eve of a new album, the band will perform at the February 17 award ceremony It’s a big week for The Flobots. The Denver band has been selected as one of four recipients of the 2010 Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, an honor bestowed by Mayor John Hickenlooper and the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs. Flobots share this honor with fellow recipients El Centro Su Teatro, Access Gallery...

Flobots.org is teaming with Colorado Local First to help promote “Buy Local Week 2009″. Watch this video from Jonny5 and Andy Rok explaining more about this issue, then take our WATS Challenge!

“ONOMATOPOEIA” ALBUM RE-RELEASE (JONNY 5 + YAK) – $10.00 In 2001, long before the Flobots taught the world to ride it’s bike with NO HANDLEBARS, Jonny 5, along with the mysterious Yak, released “Onomatopoeia” This album is a must own for all Flobots fans and is only available for a limited time in re-release to benefit Flobots.org PRICES W/ SHIPPING ...

Flobots supported the Somaly Mam Foundation’s second annual Evening of Hopes and Dreams at a private residence in Beverly Hills on September 29th. The band attended the gala and performed at the official after-party hosted by “Fame” star Walter Perez. The evening raised money and awareness to combat human trafficking and modern day slavery. For information about the Somaly Mam Foundation...

Friday, October 2: Opening Reception, “56 Days: I’m Still Here,” by Sarah Soriano 6 pm – 9pm University of Denver MFA Thesis Exhibition A woman’s clothing restricts and shapes perceptions of her identity. This exhibition catalogs 56 days of performance, thoughout which Soriano examined the struggle to resist or accept gender roles within the confines of her relationship. The show continues...

We’d like to say thanks to CBS 4 in Denver for covering our upcoming Bowling Ball event. You can watch the video report at this link. Get tickets to the event or sponsor a team here!

News Feature: Music As Therapy Troubled kids from the Denver Children’s Home write and record their own songs with the help of Flobots.org’s Music Program. KCFR’s Zachary Barr reports.

Flobots.org Executive Director, Laura Bond, recently gave an interview to KGNU about our organization and our new open community space. Find more music like this on Fight With Tools KGNU Interview MP3

Recently a story about our new Community Space ran in the Denver Post, talking to our Executive Director Laura Bond, and board members Jamie Laurie and Stephen Brackett– here’s a scan of the article:

Welcome to Flobots.org Community Collective This community space is for those who believe that positive social change happens when people come together to work toward a common goal. We are pleased to offer a home to the hope, energy and hard-work that change requires. As the headquarters of Flobots.org, a non-profit organization started by the Denver band of the same name, it will feature an eclectic...