Flobots to receive Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts

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 and Jeffrey Nickelson, the late founder of Shadow Theater Company.

Flobots were selected on the strength of their artistic and commercial successes, including winning over audiences around the world with a bombastic and inspiring live show. Their major-label debut, Fight with Tools, sold more than 300,000 copies, and the hit song “Handlebars” was one of the biggest songs of 2008. The Mayor’s award also recognizes Flobots’ social activism and civic engagement, values that they promote from the stage and practice through their non-profit organization Flobots.org.

In a ceremony on February 17, Flobots will perform a track from their upcoming record Survival Story, which is due on Universal Records in mid-March. The album’s first single, “White Flag Warriors,” is now in rotation on radio stations around the country. The song features vocals by Tim Mcllrath of Rise Against. Long-time Flobots friend and collaborator Matt Morris also appears on the record.

ABOUT FLOBOTS.ORG

In 2008, Flobots took its activism to a new level by forming a non-profit organization. Flobots.org uses music as a tool for creating positive change and civic engagement among young people.

Major programs:

n Live from DCH! Music Therapy Program at Denver Children’s Home

n Art to Activism Outreach Program, bringing music and leadership into the classroom

n After-school music and leadership program at Denver Venture School

n Fight With Tools Street Team and Web Site, building communities of socially engaged music fans

n Flobots.org Community Space, home to programs and performances for youth and community

Flobots Support the Somaly Mam Foundation

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 visit www.somaly.org.

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