Hot Rize made a promise in 1978: The band would commit to one summer. “People didn’t really know much about bluegrass,” said the band’s Pete “Dr. Banjo” Wernick. “We would warn the crowd that they ...

The modern bluegrass revival might not have happened if not for Hot Rize, the members of whom met each other through the Denver Folklore Center in the mid-’70s. Kindred spirits in their appreciation ...

Twenty-four years ago, Hot Rize was one of the hottest bands in bluegrass, winning the first International Bluegrass Music Award for entertainer of the year in 1990. Then the group retired. The ...

The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame opened in Owensboro, Ky., in 1991. Since its founding, musicians from 20 states, plus Washington, D.C., have been inducted. But the inductees have largely been from ...

The new picking sounds of an old bluegrass favorite will roll through the mountains of Keystone on Saturday, as Hot Rize headlines the 17th annual Keystone Bluegrass and Beer Festival at River Run ...

The acclaimed bluegrass band Hot Rize will be on its first tour since the 1990s when they headline Friday night’s show at IBMA. hotrize.com Hot Rize became a critical and fan favorite in the late ...

The greatest bluegrass band of the 1980s? Is there anyone but Hot Rize that deserves such a title? The great bluegrass quartet, which played a crucial role in the resurgence of bluegrass in the ’80s, ...

If you’re a bluegrass fan, you know about Hot Rize. They flourished throughout the 1980s, then went 24 years without a studio album or a tour. Now they are back with a new record, “When I’m Free,” and ...

Four decades ago, one of modern bluegrass music’s most accomplished and influential acts was formed. Blending traditional music with the burgeoning “newgrass” sound, Hot Rize featured a stellar lineup ...

Hot Rize was founded in 1978 and rose to prominence in the early 1980s, becoming the International Bluegrass Music Association's very first Entertainers of the Year. On March 28, the band will perform ...

"The princess's life was not for me." The songs on Beth Snapp's new seven-song EP Don't Apologize sweetly and forcefully declare independence from others' expectations. Richly tuneful, with the ...

Hot Rize features from left is Bryan Sutton, Pete "Dr. Banjo" Wernick, Nick Forster and Tim O'Brien. Photo courtesy of IBMA. Hot Rize will host this year’s IBMA Awards Show, Sept. 27 at Memorial ...