Flobots For Fall U.S. Tour

Fresh off the political trail and onto the concert trail.

By Blurt Staff

Hip-hop upstarts Flobots have announced a fall tour that comes on the heels of their high-profile performances at the 2008 DNC (w/Rage Against the Machine, no less). Here's the scoop in case you're not in the loop.

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A roaring 6 piece collective from Denver, CO, the effusive group blends searing songs of social justice with a playful disdain for anything status quo, flipping symphonic bursts over bass-rattled cadences one minute, and layering Seuss-like verses across a crackling rhythm section the next.  And they're packing a viola.

 
Righteous rhymes seem to magically ignite from the tongues of hyperkinetic Emcees Brer Rabbit and Jonny 5, reminding one of both an unclenched Eminem and reborn Red Hot Chili Peppers, among other breakthrough artists who came correct by laying down their own trailblazing iconography.  A 360 model (before the term was ever hatched) of self-sustaining, mind bending autonomy, the group rallies their audience by practicing the progressive value system they flaunt in song and story, mining a catch-all website (‘Denver: where the water boils faster' -crows one alert) that even plugs fans into the Flobots own nonprofit destination, flobots.org.  
 

Formed as a cohesive alternative organism in 2005, the Flobots ‘good-fight' mythology can be traced via  Denver's underground vines and creative community of the late ‘90s when various members enlivened each others' gigs and creative events, setting the charge that would eventually power up the band's contagious and rollicking rock/rap pedigree.

 Their rousing live show, seasoned by classically trained viola player Mackenzie Robert's innovative playing, sparked an impressive undertow of across-the-board support (including both coasts and off-the-grid territories such as Nebraska and Utah) as the group honed its glowing activist edge with a refreshingly positive message and bristling musicianship.  

 
FLOBOTS FALL 2008 TOUR - (All Dates with Matisyahu unless otherwise noted)

10/18/08    Milwaukee WI The Eagles Club    
10/19/08    Chicago IL Riviera Theatre  
10/21/08    Covington KY Madison Theatre   
10/22/08    Indianapolis IN Egyptian Room     
10/23/08    Detroit MI The Fillmore Detroit  
10/26/08    Johnson City NY Magic City Music Hall  
10/28/08    Providence RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel    
10/29/08    Boston MA Orpheum Theatre  
10/30/08    Philadelphia PA Electric Factory Ballroom  
11/01/08    Baltimore MD Ram's Head Live  
11/02/08    Montclair NJ Wellmont Theatre  
11/03/08    New York NY Webster Hall *w/ Blue Scholars*  
11/04/08    Washington DC 9:30 Club *w/ Blue Scholars*
11/06/08    New Haven CT Toad's Palace *w/ Blue Scholars*    
11/12/08    Nashville TN Rocketown *w/ Blue Scholars*     
11/17/08    San Diego CA House of Blues     
11/18/08    Los Angeles CA Club Nokia LA  
11/20/08    Anaheim CA The Grove of Anaheim
11/22/08    Las Vegas NV House of Blues  
11/23/08    San Francisco CA The Warfield