The Flobots are an indie-hip hop group from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2005.Flobots formed as a side project for the two lead emcees
, Jonny 5 (not to be confused with former Marilyn Manson guitarist John 5) and Brer Rabbit. They teamed up with violist Mackenzie Roberts, bassist Jessie Walker, guitarist Andy Guerrero (from funk band Bop Skizzum), trumpet player Joe Ferrone (also from Bop Skizzum), and drummer Kenny Ortiz. By the year's end, their unique instrumentation and politically and socially charged music became popular in their hometown of Denver, and the Flobots became a full time project.[1]

In October 2005, the band released Flobots Present...Platypus, which went on to sell over 3000 copies over the next two years. In August 2007, the Flobots opened for Colorado locals The Fray at Red Rocks[2], one of their largest performances to date.

In October 2007, after a year of writing and producing, they released Fight With Tools and sold out their CD release show at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood.

The Flobots entered a contest held by Denver radio station 93.3 (KTCL), called Hometown for the Holidays, which allowed fans to vote for their favorite songs from 35 local bands. The Flobots subsequently won both the radio portion of the contest as well as the live performance award. As a result, the station put "Handlebars" into full rotation at the end of January due to the immense popularity of the song during the contest.[3]

In February 2008, the Flobots held a show at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood called "The Heart Attack" featuring local bands The Hot IQs and Born in the Flood. It was after this show that the group was approached by and subsequently signed to Universal Republic on a two CD major label deal. [4] On March 31, the band announced that they would be playing Tucson, Arizona's major alternative rock festival, KFMA Day, with Metallica, Apocalyptica, and Scars on Broadway on May 16.[5]

The single "Handlebars" became popular on alternative rock radio in April 2008 and peaked at #3 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.

They will be making their television debut on Carson Daly's talk show on May 19, 2008.