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“SHOOT CAMERAS NOT GUNS” PRESENTS “BEERS FOR BURMA” Dec. 7th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local arts project holds craft beer festival to support international photography workshops DENVER, Colorado, November 25th, 2012 – The first annual “Beers for Burma” Colorado Craft Beer Festival will be held on December 7th at the ArtHaus Gallery in the RiNo arts district. This premier fundraising event will feature over a […]
What Gift Would You Give to the World?
Happy Holidays from all the Students at Flobots.org and Youth On Record by Nathan Schmit, Youth On Record [email protected] In light of the holiday season, we asked our students the following question: If you could give, or receive, just one gift from anyone in the world, what would that gift be? (Some names have been […]
Flobots.org’s Bowling Ball 4 – Not your mama’s annual fundraiser!
It’s a rare and special occasion to find Colorado’s most sought-after musicians including OneRepublic’s two-time Grammy winner Ryan Tedder, Flobots, DeVotchka, Churchill, The Fray and many others together in the same room. But at Flobots.org’s annual Bowling Ball, that rarity is now an annual tradition Now in its fourth year, Flobots.org’s Bowling Ball 4 and […]
A Poem from MMM – By Elmo B
Death Doesn’t Know by Nathan Schmit, Youth On Record [email protected] The youth we work with overcome huge obstacles, which lead to depth in their understanding about what it means to be human. I find this poem from one of my students quite profound. Elmo B is a Youth On Record dream student. He is the […]
What Music Means to Me
Third Way Students Share Their Thoughts; and in Doing so, are Brilliant by Nathan Schmit [email protected] Recently, Flobots.org began programming at Third Way Center in Lowry, and like all the youth that we work with, the students at Third Way have inspired us to no end. In just two weeks, these amazing young people have […]
Flobots Speak Out About New Record
by Tim Wenger Colorado’s own Flobots are back with their third album, The Circle In The Square. They recorded up at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins. Colorado Music Buzz got the opportunity to get the inside scoop on the record and how it came to be what it is. CMB: Talk […]
Flobots- The Circle in the Square
by Tim Wenger One of the biggest names to come out of Denver in recent years, Flobots, have finally released the follow up to 2010’s Survival Story. The album gets right to work where the band left off, with stunning social commentary laid over catchy instrumentation. The title track, “The Circle in the Square,” starts […]
Youth on Record-Student Albums
The Culmination of a Semester by Nathan Schmit [email protected] Each quarter, Youth on Record (YOR) instructors ask our students to consider what images and words shape their personal identity. How do they feel about themselves? How do they want people to see them? This process is part of a ten-week music production course, which culminates […]
“From Artists to Artists” with Jonny 5 of the Flobots
Successful Musicians Pose a Question to Youth On Record Students by Nathan Schmit [email protected] At Youth On Record and Flobots.org, our mission is to empower students to express themselves through music. This is the first of a series, which asks successful musicians to thoughtfully ask the students of Youth On Record a question about their […]
Youth on Record–Lyrics in the Classroom
Corrupted Utopia by Kaila, student at Devereux Cleo Wallace A life we pretend to live because we are angry, People that pretend to love through their insanity, A leader that leads for his greed, A world corrupt by things that we don’t need, Children at home, momma doesn’t feed, Friends fighting because their colors bleed, […]
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