Hot IQs saying goodbye.

Hello Friends,
Well, this is it! It was a hard decision, but we’ve decided that this is the end of the road for Hot IQs. Never in our wildest dreams did we think this little band from Denver would make it much further than our first show at the Hipster Youth Halfway House. Alas, the past five years have been nothing short of amazing: We’ve recorded and released music we’re very proud of, toured the country many times over, and shared the stage with some of our all-time favorite bands in our most favorite venues. Most importantly, along the way we’ve met so many wonderful people. Really, we couldn’t have done any of it without you. Thank you all so very, very much!

You’ve helped make this little musical endeavor so much fun and a great source of joy and inspiration for us. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. From the cockels of our hearts, if you will.
To show you our appreciation, our farewell show at the Bluebird will be FREE (for 21+). The show is also all ages! Please come out and say goodbye.

June 19th | Bluebird Theater | Hot IQs farewell show!
w/ Bad Weather California
Foma (from San Francisco)

Free tickets (print em out):


Vote Your Heart Out, Denver

Hey Kids...it's been a while since we blathered on. How are you? Did you get the letter we sent?

Anywho, we've been nominated (again!) in Westword 2008: Best Indie Pop Band in Denver

While there are more important elections afoot, it would be awfully nice if you took a minute to vote us in.

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Ah, the new year: Jan 2, 2008

We have much to be thankful for and much to look forward to. New songs are coming along nicely. And judging from the pencil marks on our kitchen wall, we've grown about an inch taller since last year.

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bluebird theater show Dec. 22

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We are very excited for our upcoming Holiday show. We've been slightly jealous of bands like Arcade Fire and Of Montreal, what with their 10-member ensembles. Accordingly, we have 7 extra musicians to play throughout our set. If you haven't been to a Hot IQs show in the recent past this is the one to attend! Plus, you and your pals can go for free: FREE TICKETS

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recording update

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Many have called the release of our second full length the "Chinese Deomocracy of Indie Rock." Well, maybe it's because we've had a title for the release for a while (Officially: Follow the Architecture)...or they say that because Bryan loves to slim into some tight black leather pants. Either way, work on Follow the Architecture has commenced. We are about half done. We're thrilled with the new songs. Come see us live for a pretty hefty preview. Uneven Studio

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Monolith festival

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Watching a Flaming Lips show from any angle is a treat. Red Rocks is icing on the cake. But wathcing it from backstage where grown adults in furry costumes dance until they pass out is bliss. Oh yeah, we played this thing too! Our set was jam packed. Thanks to those that came out to support. This will no doubt be the start of something grand for Monolith and all Colorado music!

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band and uneven studios

photo by sarah cass

rock band

Hot IQs is Elaine Acosta (drums), Eli Mishkin (guitar + lead vocals), and Bryan Feuchtinger (bass + vocals).

dangling modifier ep

Dangling Modifier

Our ep is available is available in our store, or on iTunes.

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