music
The Sensual Sounds of Rhye
No band oozes sex and seduction quite like L.A. duo Rhye. Formed by Toronto native Mike Milosh and Robin Hannibal of Danish electronic-soul group Quadron, Rhye received much attention in the blogosphere last year upon the release of their first song “Open” and its accompanying music video. The sexy vid (appropriately released last year on…Read More +
Havana Comes to BK: Red Hot + Cuba
This Friday and Saturday, November 30 & December 1, the Red Hot concert series returns with Red Hot + Cuba, a performance featuring nine acts that represent the vibrant Havana music scene. The concert will take place at Brooklyn Academy of Music in NYC as a part of BAM’s Next Wave Festival, a series of contemporary performances, artist…Read More +
Girl Crush: Solange Knowles
YOU GUYS. Solange Knowles is amazing. How did I not know she was amazing? I’m about to tell you why she’s amazing. Let’s be honest – if I was the younger sibling of Queen Bey, I would probably just call it quits before I started and feel about as loved as a plate of celery…Read More +
How To Survive A Plague: Behind the Scenes with Paul Heck
By Red Hot Producer Paul Heck **Update: This post originally ran on February 2nd, 2012, but with nation-wide screenings beginning next week (more on that Monday!), we wanted to share this again. About 8 months ago, David France and Joy Tomchin, the director and executive producer of the film “How To Survive A Plague,” came…Read More +
Major Lazer and Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors – “Get Free”
Imagine my surprise when one of my fellow interns told me this morning that Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors had collaborated with Major Lazer to release a track called “Get Free” (released April 16). You might be better equipped to imagine the aforementioned surprise if you also knew that my only prior exposure to Major…Read More +
A Guide to the New York City Folk Rock Scene
As most of the music world seems to be leaning towards electronic and digitally-produced music, I find myself more and more drawn to the simplicity of the acoustic guitar. Luckily enough, I’ve managed to wander into a lovely little New York City folk music scene, heavily populated by incredible performers and brilliant songsmiths. Much as…Read More +
CBGB Rises Again
Although the infamous club eternally shut its doors in 2006, the spirit of punk rock got a revival a few weekends ago with the CBGB Music Festival. CBGB & OMFUG (Country, Bluegrass, Blues, & Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers), owned by Hilly Kristal, was a legend 33 years running, and is regarded by many as…Read More +
New Red Hot App Funded by NEA
Everyone at the Red Hot Organization is delighted to announce that we have been chosen to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for one of our upcoming projects. Since it’s founding by Congress in 1965, the NEA has given over $4 billion to artistic and innovative projects that benefit individuals…Read More +
Once the Musical [Review]
If you’re surprised because you never thought you’d be reading a review of a Broadway musical on the Red Hot blog, don’t worry: I’m surprised, too. I never thought I’d be writing one. I’ve been listening to Glen Hansard’s music for a long time, even before he began his collaboration with Marketa Irglova, a Czech…Read More +
Starscape Festival [review]
Summer is here…which means its festival season! The east coast hosts a number of notable festivals such as Electric Zoo, Camp Bisco, and Electric Daisy Carnival. However, there are only a few festivals that have been able to match the substantial energy and passion that Starscape brings to Baltimore. Since June of 1999, Starscape has…Read More +
