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We are proud to offer you our latest studio track, Steal Away, as a free download!
It has been a long time, but we finally made it into the recording studio to start work on our next album, Tactics.
We are excited about being back in the studio, and can't wait to get our new material out to you!
For now, here's Steal Away - you can listen online, or download to listen on your music device.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Flash-Mob/20487936622
-Dave
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It is 2011... A new year, and with that, lots of new stuff for The Flash Mob
First off, we have changed the look around here at theflashmob.com. You can access the tracks from our first CD, Common Thread, over on the Audio page, and you can find out when/where our next show will be over on the Tour Dates page. You can still purchase our CD on the eShop page, and even sign up for our newsletter. We're still adding features & content, and we thank you for your patience.
Second, we are psyched to announce The Mob's first out-of-state tour! We'll be travelling through Northern Colorado on our way to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and making a few stops along the way to rock out! Details and dates are still in the works, so stay tuned for updates. Oh, before we head out of state, we have a few shows in Denver to take care of...
 
Finally, The Flash Mob were recently featured on the Denver Examiner website, thanks to a local musician and supporter of local music, Lauren Gale. Lauren was at our last show at The Bluebird waiting to talk with Saints (who rocked that show, by the way) and was nice enough to stop by The Mob booth after our set. Anyways, you can catch her story here, and catch the video here. Thanks, Lauren!
We hope your 2011 is off to a great start!
-The Flash Mob
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(from September 12th, 2010)
D.Scott Morris - We Will Miss You, Brother.
 It is with terrible sadness and tears in our eyes to let you know that D.Scott passed away yesterday afternoon from complications due to cancer. D.Scott was an amazing musician, a better friend, a brother to his band mates, and a dedicated, loving husband. His passing is a tremendous loss to all of us, both personally and musically.
D.Scott was a founding member of both Ultrachronic and The Flash Mob, and was deeply immersed in the Denver music scene. He loved the Denver music scene with all of his heart, and did so much to support it. D.Scott was passionately involved with the Denver Music Board, and wrote a column called The D-List for the monthly publication Colorado Music Buzz Magazine. D.Scott was an avid supporter of many local bands, and regularly attended their live shows. In a 2009 interview, D.Scott was asked about the local Denver music scene. His response: "Here, we'll give each other a leg up, help a band when we can, and they'll return the favor. It's the sense of community that inspires me personally."
D.Scott put his heart and soul into the music he created. His guitar tone, haunting melodies, and face-melting guitar solos were always just as he wanted - he was a creative perfectionist, and had the unique ability to find just the right part, just the right riff, just the right tone, just the right arrangement. He had the ability to envision a song as a whole, more than the sum of its parts. These are rare talents indeed, as any musician will tell you.
A few months ago, The Flash Mob was awarded the Westword Music Showcase winner for funk. This honor was made possible only by the musical contributions of all of us, including D.Scott. At the time of the awards ceremony, D.Scott was deeply entrenched in his battle with cancer, and hadn't performed with The Flash Mob for several months. We presented to D.Scott the Westword plaque as a symbol of his hard work, dedication to the local music scene, and contribution to our band. He must have stared at it for hours. His beautiful wife Kara placed it on the mantle above their fireplace for him to see every day, as a reminder of our accomplishments as a group. D.Scott was extremely proud of that accomplishment - we may not have really deserved the award, but we're pretty sure a Westword Music Award has never meant more to anyone than it meant to him at that time. That award will continue to live at D.Scott and Kara's home as a symbol of what he meant to the entire Denver music scene.
D.Scott would want the show to go on - and the least we can do as a band to honor his contributions to our music is to continue making the music we love. D.Scott, we'll keep rocking for you, brother.
Peace and Love,
Kyle, Dave, Matt and Wayne
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(from Thursday, July 1st, 2010)
The Flash Mob awarded Westword Music Showcase winner for Funk!
Awestruck... Stunned... Humbled... Honored... Freaking PSYCHED! How else to describe how we're feeling about last night's recognition at the Westword Music Showcase awards show at The Bluebird Theater? How else to describe how we feel about all of you fans, friends, strangers, online listeners, and local musicians who have supported us and helped make this a reality? The Flash Mob may not be your classic funk band, but we have funk roots and funk in our blood, and we are grateful for all of you who recognize this - independent of the award, let alone the nomination! We were up against some extreme talent in the Funk category - it was an honor to have our names on the same ballot as the rest of the nominees.
We missed the awards show to continue working on our next album in the recording studio. In retrospect, it would have been sweet to be at The Bluebird last night... but we're also focused on getting more new music out to you who made last night a reality!
Stay tuned - we're gearing up for a summer of killer shows with amazing local bands, and we're writing and recording new material to distribute to the masses as soon as we can!
-The Flash Mob
D.Scott, Kyle, Wayne, Fink, Dave
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(from Wednesday, July 1st, 2009)
Press in Colorado Music Buzz!
Hey all - we received a nice CD review by The Swami at Colorado Music Buzz!
You can read it on the CMB website at http://www.coloradomusicbuzz.com/Index.asp?LinkTo=A230.
Big thanks to Keith Schneider of CMB for all the help and support he has given us!
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(from Wednesday, April 8th, 2009)
THE FLASH MOB CD RELEASE!!
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
We have our CD release party lined up! Here are the details:
What:
THE FLASH MOB CD RELEASE
With very special guests, UmConscious!
When:
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Doors 8 PM, Show 8:30 PM
Where:
The Walnut Room
3131 Walnut Street
Denver, CO 80205
303.292.1700
View Map
How:
Advance tickets can be purchased at the Walnut Room website:
http://www.thewalnutroom.com/show/detail/20912
Tickets are $7 in advance, and $10 at the door. Show is 21+.
You heard it here first! We'll keep you updated as more details emerge.
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(From Tuesday, April 1st, 2008)
"By My Side" is on every Monday night at 10 PM on 99.5 The Mountain (KQMT Denver)!
This ain’t no April Fool’s!
On Saturday, we played an event called the UMX (the Ultimate Music Xperience), which is an event held every year that auditions 60-80 bands over two days for Denver's People’s Fair. It was a super short, 10-minute set where we played two songs ("By My Side" and "Ode To Girls"), but with all those bands appearing on two stages, the UMX turned out to be such a fun event! We played the Mountain stage, which was hosted by Jake Schroeder - host of The Mountain Homegrown Show on 99.5 FM The Mountain (KQMT Denver).
It turned out that we were in the right place at the right time. After we played our set, Jake approached us and asked us if we would like to appear on The Mountain Homegrown Show. We were totally stoked about the idea and we handed him a copy of the SoBe compilation that our track, "By My Side" is featured on. Last night, thr track was featured as the opening song, and Jake announced that it was going to be the new theme music for the show - which is switched up only two to three times every year!
We are incredibly grateful to Jake Schroeder and The Mountain for getting behind our track and for showing this huge gesture of support that no doubt will lead to other opportunities. We will be appearing in studio on The Mountain Homegrown Show sometime within the next one or two months, so once we finalize the schedule for that, we will be absolutely sure to let you know!
How cool is that? Needless to say, we are very happy.
D.SCOTT
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(From Tuesday, December 11th, 2007)
Vail Snow Daze with Ziggy Marley
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
On Saturday, December 6th 2007, The Flash Mob rocked Dobson Arena as the opening act for Ziggy Marley!
Everything about the night was huge - the stage, the sound, the opportunity, the crowd... We took the stage at 7:00 and looked over a sea of 3000 people! The rush was insane, and the fun was just beginning. We played a 45-minute set, capped by a power failure that left Wayne's and Dave's amp silent as the snow falling outside. With some quick action by the sound engineers, Dave was up and rocking again before the last song was over - Wayne just kept rocking the mic like nothing happened. All in all it was an experience none of us will forget!
It was our second mountain gig in as many weeks, and we hope to play many more in the future. Something about the thin air gets the music juices flowing! We greatly appreciate the sound engineer's dedication to our performance, as well as the rest of the Highline Entertainment group that made that evening possible.
I also want to personally thank the family and friends that made the trecherous trip to help support us! We couldn't do it without you. You know who you are.
Bassment
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"By My Side" will be appearing on the 2007 SoBe "Pray for Snow" compilation
Our new studio track "By My Side" will be appearing on SoBe Beverages' "Pray for Snow" compilation that will be released to 1200 skate and surf shops around the country this fall. Other bands featured on this compilation include Sublime, Pepper, Dirty Heads, North Coast Underground, Fishbone, and Denver's own Optimal Frequency and Rhythm Vision. We're very stoked that we were included on this compilation disk, and want to thank SoBe for asking us to be a part of it.
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(from Wednesday, November 7th, 2007)
OPENING FOR ZIGGY MARLEY AT VAIL SNOW DAZE!
Thursday, December 6th, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Dobson Ice Arena
321 East Lionshead Circle
Vail, Colorado 81657
970.479.2271
Tickets available at http://www.vailsnowdaze.com. $25 in advance. $35 after November 30th. ALL AGES SHOW!
We're incredibly grateful to Ziggy Marley and Coors Light for giving us this shot.
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(from Saturday, October 27th, 2007)
THE FLASH MOB IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS!
By Alex Neth - Entertainment Assistant
The Rocky Mountain News
spotlight@rockymountainnews.com
303-954-2563
Here at Castle Clubhoppery, we keep tabs on the ever-shifting sands of Denver's music scene. So when a band like The Flash Mob just, um, appears (ironic name alert) seemingly having sprung fully-formed from the Rock God's brow, we invite 'em to sit by the hearth and tell us a few things. Like what they have cooking before their inaugural show and CD-release party Saturday at Herman's Hideaway (for discounted tickets, check out theflashmob.net).
- What did The Flash Mob do over the weekend? The Flash Mob was busy recording some pre-production tracks for our upcoming studio album, did a promo shoot on the roof of Kyle's downtown loft, and reviewed a compilation disc that a track of ours is appearing on and being shipped to 1,400 skate, surf, and snowboard shops nationwide. Individually, Matt Fink (drums, vocals) hung out with his father, who's in town from Maui for a week; Dave Crotser (bass) went to a double-birthday party which, strangely, was comprised primarily of people from Kentucky; Kyle Ingram (vocals, guitar) saw Brandi Carlisle [sic]play at the Gothic, wrote lyrics and practiced on his guitar; and D. Scott Morris (guitar) "flew" in 120-mph winds at the indoor skydiving facility on the south side of town. We really don't know what Wayne Alden (vocals, guitar) did since he lives in Bailey and is more or less "electronically isolated".
- What do you have planned for next week? On Saturday, The Flash Mob is having our debut show! We're playing with guest turntablist DJ Kaaos, and will be on third out of four bands at the Herman's Hideaway "Halloween Costume Extravaganza" providing main support for Flobots - who are absolutely incredible and leave it all on the stage every single time they play. Also on the bill will be Furious George & the Monster Groove, back after an eight-year hiatus from playing in Denver, and opening will be The Johnson Project. We couldn't ask for a better bill to make our debut at.
Download the interview here (1.95MB)
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(from Saturday, September 9th, 2007)
DEBUT: Herman’s Hideaway, Denver, CO, October 27th with FLOBOTS and FURIOUS GEORGE
The Flash Mob will be playing at Herman's Hideaway in Denver, CO for our debut show with the one and only FLOBOTS and FURIOUS GEORGE AND THE MONSTER GROOVE. We couldn't ask for a better show to make our debut at. We will also be playing November 30th in Keystone for the 36 Hours of Keystone event at The Green Light in River Run Village.
We're stoked to get out and get the machine rolling, and we hope to see you there!
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