Hot Rize

A Hot Rize reunion tour is being organized for late September/early October, with expectations for performances from Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers at each of the shows. The tour will be managed by Keith Case & Associates in Nashville, who are

Th next two days offer a couple of great opportunities to hear live bluegrass on the radio. If you can be close to your computer during the day, you can catch sets from Hot Rize and Claire Lynch online. First up

Hot Rize is in the midst of their fall reunion tour, their first since 1996 when Bryan Sutton was welcomed into the band on guitar. After a swing through the northwest over the weekend, they start up again on Wednesday

We posted back in August about the upcoming Hot Rize tour this fall, the band's first since the passing of original guitarist Charles Sawtelle in 1999. They will spend 10 days on the road, hitting clubs and theaters across the

Hot Rize hits the road again this fall for their first US tour in more than 10 years. They have a string of dates scheduled later this year with original members Pete Wernick on banjo, Tim O'Brien on mandolin/fiddle and

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Kathy Mattea and Hot Rize will be the co-hosts of the 2009 IBMA Awards Show. There have been a few years where hosting duties were split between a number of co-hosts, but this

Our friend, Carol Beaugard - host of WFDU's Lonesome Pine RFD - sent along this report (with photos) of the recent Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, the first year for this venerable event in its new home. I totally loved Grey Fox

We posted yesterday afternoon about Hot Rize performing during and after Steve Martin's "surprise" wedding ceremony at his home in Los Angeles on July 28. As we might have suspected, Pete Wernick (Dr. Banjo) was in the thick of the

When Hollywood stars and friends of comedian (and banjo player) Steve Martin accepted his invitation to a dinner party at his Los Angeles home on July 28, no one was expecting anything other than some good music, and good times

We found a link on Pete Wernick's web site that points to the audio from a recent edition of Etown, the weekly radio show hosted by former Hot Rize bass man Nick Forster. The show included one of the occasional