Red Hot Chili Peppers brought opening day of Innings Festival to a crowd-pleasing finish at Tempe Beach Park with a suitably funky performance of “Give It Away,” the lead single that fired the opening ...

Flea has recorded a vault full of iconic bass lines. Outside of his day job with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he can be found moonlighting, sometimes under the radar, as a session musician. His playing ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers legend Flea's single "A Please" includes contributions from Anna Butterss, bassist from Jason Isbell’s ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers launched their 2024 Unlimited Love North American tour on Tuesday night in Ridgefield, Washington. The band played several of their best-known hits — "Scar Tissue," ...

The excitable bass and trumpet player freestyle dances his way through the song's video, which was directed by his daughter, photographer Clara Balzary.

Flea handles bass, trumpet and vocals on "A Plea," which finds him joined by modern jazz artists including double bassist ...

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When the Los Angeles-born band Red Hot Chili Peppers burst onto the scene in the 1980s they provided a new and fresh blend of sounds. Part-rock, part-spoken word (or even rap), the group was funky and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.