Flobots Celebrate Kick Off of Debut Album Fight with Tools with Outdoor Hollywood Live Performance/In-Store
Universal Republic Hip Hop Newcomers to Perform Live at Hollywood
& Highland Courtyard Outside of Virgin Megastore on May 20
'Flobots Live' Sponsored by Rock the Vote, MySpace, Virgin
Megastore, KROQ, and Universal Republic Records
New Single ''Handlebars'' Across The Board Smash; #1 Six Weeks in
a Row on Radio Station KROQ; Debut album Fight With Tools In-Store May
20
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Universal Republic Records' new Rap/Rock breakthrough band Flobots
will be celebrating the May 20 release of their debut album, Fight
With Tools in style, performing live at Hollywood, California's
Hollywood and Highland Courtyard, (outside of the Virgin Megastore) at
6:00 pm. Fans who purchase a copy of the much anticipated new album
will receive a wristband entitling them to a signed copy of the new CD
at the Flobots In-store appearance, which will take place at the H&H
Virgin Megastore after the show. Co-sponsors of the Flobots event
include Virgin Megastore, 106.7 FM KROQ, Universal Republic Records,
MySpace - which will be giving away promotional items for the day -
and Rock The Vote, which will be registering fans to vote.
The Denver group has been taking the music world by storm, with
their debut single "Handlebars" becoming one of the fastest moving
singles of 2008, soaring to #1 on the Alternative chart, and holding
down the top spot on Los Angeles' influential radio station KROQ for
six weeks running. The new video for the single has also become one of
the most requested rap/rock clips in memory, leaping to #1 on FUSE's
Rock Countdown, and catching a prime spot a la TRL's First Look.
Directed by groundbreaking video production/animation collective
Dirty UK, the video's breakthrough animation style perfectly captures
the provocative Denver band's fluid mixture of edgy hip hop,
combustible funk/rock, and socially aware wordplay that has made them
one of the most talked about newcomers of the year so far.
The new single achieved its Top Ten status in less than 3 weeks of
release, the first song to corral such a milestone since Semisonic did
it a decade ago with their hit "Closing Time."
The song has also become a digital and MySpace phenomenon, soaring
to #10 on the iTunes hip hop chart, with the digital version of the
band's CD climbing to #2 on the iTunes hip hop countdown.
Their May 20th outdoor gig is being sponsored by a roundtable of
luminous music industry tastemakers, including Rock The Vote, Virgin
Megastore, KROQ, MySpace and Universal Republic Records. The group
recently performed live at the KROQ Weenie Roast to thank fans and the
radio station for their support of "Handlebars" and spread the word
about the May 20th release date for Fight With Tools.
Celebrated for their raucous and engaging performance style, which
includes the eclectic interplay of viola and funk-fueled rhythm
section, the group will also appear on the Last Call with Carson Daly
on the day of the album's release, hitting the Tonight Show with Jay
Leno on June 5.
Flobots are:
Jonny 5 - MC
Brer Rabbit - MC
Andy Guerrero - Guitar
Mackenzie Roberts - Viola
Kenny Ortiz - Drums
Jesse Walker - Guitar
Universal Republic
Katy Krassner, 212-830-0511
Katy.Krassner@umgtemp.com
or
60 Cycle Media
Rob Moore, 845-358-6026
Moore@60cyclemedia.com
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