Hot Rize, named for the old Martha White flour brand, was perhaps the hottest group in progressive bluegrass in the 1980s, combining wide stylistic range and brilliant original songwriting with instrumental virtuosity and a healthy respect for bluegrass tradition. Hot Rize hasn't mounted a full tour since 1990, but now Nick Forster, Tim O'Brien, Bryan Sutton (replacing the late Charles Sawtelle), and Pete Wernick are back with an in-demand series of live performances and a new release, "When I'm Free." The band's Western alter ego, Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers, will be in the house! This is a major event on anybody's bluegrass calendar, and we're honored to host these legends of bluegrass at The Ark.