The Glitch Mob

Who knew that laptops were going to be the musical wave of the future?

Girl Talk went solo with the idea, but now the Glitch Mob is taking electronic music to the next level.

Fronted by computerheads Ooah, edIT, Boreta and Kraddy, the Glitch Mob is busy mixing up futuristic sounds that run the gamut from hip-hop to crunk. Dance music may never be the same.

"The Glitch Mob really is four guys with laptops," Kraddy said. "We play these pads and you can see us playing the beats. It's pretty original material -- and you can take it anywhere."

The Glitch Mob, which plays the Fox Theatre on Saturday, got its start in California, but the group's sonic beats have been attracting fans around the country.

The act fuses together elements of hip-hop, dance and experimental sounds -- and then reinvents those genres on the fly.

"We all had solo careers before we started the Glitch Mob," Kraddy said. "But now we're with a really big booking agency and we've been popping up all over the Internet. We have this homegrown, solid fanbase."

The Glitch Mob's aim is to create brand-new music. The use of laptops just fuels this sonic quartet.

"The feel of our music is familiar, but it also sounds new," Kraddy said. "It's cutting edge and you can groove to it. We always like to push the edges and make our shows real audio experiences."

RX Bandits

Everyone knows the power of laptop performers -- especially after Girl Talk packed Farrand Field in late August.

The University of Colorado Program Council decided to dial things down a notch, so Friday nigh's Homecoming concert will feature a basic rock line-up starring the RX Bandits. Locals The Swayback and Hearts of Palm open the concert.

The RX Bandits are known for their powerful prog-rock sounds and epic songs. The Southern California band's music is so diverse that it allows the group to play anywhere from Bonnaroo to the Vans Warped Tour.

"The premise of the RX Bandits is to create music -- in spite of music," guitarist Steve Choi said. "We don't pay attention to trends. This is authentic, original music. Anything goes."

The RX Bandits have been doing their musical thing since the late '90s. The group has explored everything from ska to punk music, and the band members are free to initiate their own side projects.

However, the real RX Bandits experience comes via the band's live shows. Farrand Field will be the perfect place for this act to really cut loose.

"We always try to keep the music interesting," Choi said. "We're going to lean towards playing newer stuff at CU, but there will be a good range of material."

Daniel Pearl Peace Concert

Violinist Kailin Yong is a member of the Boulder Acoustic Society, but he's also on a mission of peace.

The local performer was the recipient of the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin for 2004-05, and he continues to be a musical ambassador of peace in honor of the Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan in 2002.

Friday, Yong hosts the first local Daniel Pearl Peace Concert at Swallow Hill in Denver. The multicultural bill includes sets by Yong, Souhail Kaspar, Cameron Powers and Jesse Manno.