"We were sent to save rock 'n' roll"

Sexually charged indie-rock featuring the vocal interplay of Maggie-Margret Dove (AKA Maggie HOTT) and guitarist Aaron Gentry.

Lyrically, The Freakin Hott deals in rich metaphor and pointed lines that cut right to the bone. Influenced as much by the Southern Gothic of Faulkner as well as the glam rock of Sweet and T-Rex, their lyrics sizzle with sexuality, excess, and old time religion. And they also do a killer version of OutKast's  "Hey Ya!"

The duo of Aaron Gentry and Mary-Margaret represents some of the best glam-rock songwriting in South Florida. The band only got better after adding a drummer and going electric a couple of years ago.

 Link to band website or contact - The Freakin' Hott 

Take one part lipstick, one part tight jeans, and one part Keith Moon and you have THE FREAKIN HOTT. A rock band that was called "rock 'n' roll's saviors" by the Macon Telegraph. Recently dubbed "Champions of Rock".

The Freakin Hott began forging their sexually-charged edgy brand of rock and roll in 2002 when guitarist Aaron Gentry met singer Mary-Margaret. They immediately bonded over their love of glam-rock, Bon Jovi, and profanity, and set about recording a number of lo-fi EPs in various bedrooms after midnight. They began playing shows as a duo soon after, quickly garnering a sizeable fan base with their anti-folk songs about drug use, promiscuity, and other good time topics.

The band really took off when they added a drummer to provide the dance beats to their already swinging folk rock sound. However, after sifting through the detritus that is the drummer pool of South Florida, they found reprieve in the experienced sticks of Jon Wilkins, current drummer of two years.

With Wilkins’ Bonham-like thundering, the band had no choice but to evolve further into the realm of “electric rock and roll”. Gentry began experimenting with alternative and multiple sources of amplification, while Mary-Margaret transformed her cute come hither whispers into a rabid sexual howl. The resulting complex and heavy sound puts many 4 and 5 piece bands to shame.

Drawing comparisons to the Pixies, X, and Joan Jett due to the stripped down instrumentation, call and answer male-female vocals and harmonies, and edgy presence The Freakin Hott have made quite a wave in the South Florida music scene. They were named “best new band” by the Sun-Sentinel in 2003, “readers choice: best rock band” by the New Times in 2004 (an award which they have been nominated for again in 2005), featured in a cover story by City Link in the summer of 2004 (who called them “South Florida’s sexiest musical couple”), and defeated 5 other select local acts in the 2005 “Champions of Rock” battle of the bands hosted by the National Production Group. They have also opened for national acts such as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Black Crowes, Velvet Revolver, Hoobastank, and Travis Morrison (of The Dismemberment Plan), Saturday Looks Good To Me, and Troubled Hubble.

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