Bits & Pieces

Hot Rize Releases Two Cuts from the Vault

Two of the band’s recordings from 2014 are now being heard for the first time: “Mighty Mississippi”, written in the 1920s about a devastating flood, and a jam on the old-time tune “Brown Eyed Rabbit”.

Hurricane Relief Bundles

Hot Rize is supporting Hurricane Helene relief efforts by donating proceeds from these special bundles: some of their best out-of-print recordings, including some not available online or anywhere else.

Hot Rize & Friends on eTown

In 2018 we kicked off our 40th Anniversary Bash in Boulder, CO with an intimate evening of music and conversation at eTown Hall. eTown’s veteran video and audio crews were on hand for the full 4-night run.

Tim O’Brien Recalls

I got a call in the fall of 1977. It was Pete Wernick on the line and he had a proposal. Since we each had solo recordings coming out in the coming year, and since we’d helped each other record them, he thought we should join forces, form a bluegrass band to play our music for folks. He even had a name for the band – Hot Rize.

Hot Rize Performs Above the East River and in Times Square!

Mason Jar Music creatively blended two Hot Rize performances with unique New York landscapes — a stealth tram ride over the East River, and the spectacle of Times Square by night visited by bluegrass aliens. Not your usual music videos.

Red Knuckles Lands a Big Gig

Breaking News: What is being officially termed a “booking aberration” has sent a ripple of concern through the ranks of Hot Rize stakeholders: Hot Rize employees Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers have accepted an offer to play next summer’s RockyGrass festival without Hot Rize. While much consternation has resulted, “There’s nothing we can do about it,” according to band spokesperson Nick Forster.