Rhett Miller

Listen to Rhett Miller's New Live Covers Album The Interpreter: Live From Largo

​Looks like Rolling Stone has a jump on Rhett Miller's new live covers album The Interpreter: Live From Largo. The record is set to be released November 22, but you can listen to the entire thing on the Rolling Stone site.Just a word of warning, there are no original songs on this record. If you'r ... More >>

Rhett Miller Benefits Cystic Fibrosis Research at The Granada & Other Weekend Shows

Rhett Miller​There are loads of great shows this weekend, but probably the most notable is the Cystic Fibrosis benefit concert at Granada Theater on Saturday night. For the fifth year in a row, Rhett Miller will be headlining, this time with the help of Sarah Jaffe and The O's. If helping people i ... More >>

Poster Of the Week: Rhett Miller, Sarah Jaffe & The O's at Granada Theater

​There's a good reason this two-sided poster, designed by Tractorbeam's Daniel Führer, has topped the list of this week's poster submissions. It's for a good cause, and it offers a glimpse into man's circulatory system that no other concert poster has yet.

The Best Story You'll Hear Involving Rhett Miller, The Texas Rangers and The DOMAs.

​ In case you were wondering, the above tweet from Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller on Saturday afternoon was not a joke. Honestly, we thought it was at first, too. Then we ran into Miller in the backstage area for Saturday's main stage."No," he told us, "it's totally true."

Picture Show: The Old 97's and Centro-matic Sure Can Rock the Main Stage

​So, the Rangers game is in full swing, which can you follow over on Unfair Park, and over on the HUGE JUMBOTRON THAT'S AT THE MAIN STAGE. The Old 97's powered through their first show in Texas since The Grand Theatre Vol. 2, and the Toadies are coming up. Last year, at the Main Stage, it was ... More >>

Rhett Miller Shares The First Two Songs (One Never Before Released) He Wrote After 9/11

Stephen MaskerRhett Miller​Considering that this upcoming September 11th will serve as the ten-year anniversary of the day the Twin Towers fell, the fact The Atlantic is using its September issue to look back on 9/11 isn't all that surprising. The fact that the highly regarded publication asked Ol ... More >>

2011 Barefoot at the Belmont Series Includes Rhett Miller, Jason Isbell, Mike Doughty

​Not sure when it started being specifically "KXT 91.7's annual summer concert series," as the National Public Radio-backed music-centric station KKXT-91.7 is so proudly calling it today on its website, but, hey, here we are, heading into another summer, and, as has been the case for a few years n ... More >>

Download: Old 97's Perform Songs From The Grand Theatre, Vol. 1 For Daytrotter

The illustrated 97's.​The Old 97's are have experienced a bit of a resurgence since the October release of their new record, The Grand Theatre, Volume One, which also happens, y'know, to be their best release in about a decade.And now you can get some live renditions of those tracks for free. This ... More >>

Watch: Old 97's Went To "Champaign, Illinois" On Last Night's Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Old 97's, Jay Leno, David Spade and, wait, is that a witch?​ Rhett Miller, Murry Hammond, Ken Bethea and Philip Peeples popped up on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night to perform "Champaign, Illinois" from their just-released The Grand Theatre, Volume One -- not because it's the single, ... More >>

The Old 97's Rock the Book Store, Celebrate New Album's Release at Borders

Photos by Patrick MichelsRhett Miller just saw what these guys charge for a DVD of Meatballs.​Between the "Music and Media" and "Travel" sections at Borders' Lovers Lane branch last night, the Old 97's celebrated The Grand Theatre, Volume One's official release date with a 45-minute set, followed ... More >>

Watch: Rhett Miller Shares Some Insight on The Old 97's' The Grand Theatre, Volume Two--Which Might Include A Killbilly Song?

Very much getting ahead of himself, Rhett Miller posted the above clip of him talking about The Grand Theatre, Volume Two--remember, the Old 97's new, return-to-form Volume One doesn't come out until Tuesday--to YouTube earlier this week as part of his new video diary series.There's still some inter ... More >>

The Old 97's Get Back On Track.

Watch: Rhett Miller Invades the Dunder Mifflin Offices, Pisses Off Dwight Schrute

Looks like we have a new candidate in the running for Dunder Mifflin bossman now that Steve Carell announced that he will be leaving the show. Well, not really. But in this pretty funny homespun video clip, Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller, who will be headlining this weekend's Oysterfest on Saturday ... More >>

Hear New Old 97's Material, As Heard at Saturday Night's Private Barley House Show.

Wasn't necessarily planning on talking about Saturday night's private Old 97's show at the Barley House in this space--mostly because the affair, which was held in celebration of frontman Rhett Miller's 40th birthday yesterday, was a private, invite-only one. But, while searching for something unrel ... More >>

Old 97's To Celebrate New Album Release With In-Store Performance And Signing at Borders.

​We've known for some time now that the new disc from the Old 97's, The Grand Theatre, Volume One, was being prepared for a Tuesday, October 12, release. But as for any coinciding performances with that release? Well, on that front, the band's calendar's been rather dark. Until now.Yesterday, we r ... More >>

Rhett Miller Was A Legless, Prosthetic-Armed Al Queda Member (On Squidbillies' Season Finale).

Rhett as a squid? Sure thing.​Rhett Miller, singer/songwriter extraordinaire and frontman for the Old 97's, made a TV appearance last night as a legless, prosthetic-armed Al Queda member. No, really. The creators of Squidbillies, the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim staple about Appalachian squids, gath ... More >>

Watch: Rhett Miller Performs "Caroline" For Paste

pStationTrack='track_14844_2008'; document.write(''); Hey, look who stopped by Paste Magazine to play "Caroline" from his recent self-titled album for this clip, posted to the mag's site this morning? Hint: Why, it's Dallas' own Rhett Miller! It's a fun clip, if only because Miller's telling of the ... More >>

Last Night: Old 97's at Sons of Hermann Hall (Night One of the Band's Four-Night Residency)

​Old 97's, Rhett Miller, Murry HammondSons of Hermann HallDecember 26, 2009Better than: most of the aftermath associated with the most wonderful time of the year...- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Like most Dallas-Fort Worth area shows from the Old 97's of late, last night's affa ... More >>

An Evening With The Old 97's

Sunday, December 27, through Wednesday, December 30, at Sons of Hermann Hall

Giveaway: Five Pairs Of Tickets To Saturday's CF Benefit Show at the Granada Theater with Rhett Miller, The O's and Shibboleth

On Saturday night, Rhett Miller will headline the third annual cystic fibrosis research benefit show at the Granada Theater, which will also feature performances from local favorites The O's and Shibboleth. In this week's paper, I caught up with Rhett, who last night ended a tour in the UK opening ... More >>

Knee-Jerk Snap Judgment: KXT

​OK, so KERA's musical youth been on the air for, what, 60 minutes? First song played: Santana's "She's Not There" (probably a little too classic-rock for a new-station kick-off, you ask me), followed by Monsters of Folk, Ingrid Michaelson, Telegraph Canyon and ... well, look, the playlist is here ... More >>

Old 97's To Record New Record in January, Play Unique Sets At Upcoming Sons of Hermann Hall Residency

Caught up with Rhett Miller this morning over the phone--and overseas too, actually, as Miller's currently in the UK, out on tour as the opening act for Steve Earle. The bulk of the conversation focused largely on Miller's upcoming gig at the Grnada Theater on Saturday, November 14, as part of the ... More >>

KXT Announces In-Studio Performance Schedule, Adds New Names.

​On Monday, in addition to the news of the new hosts at the upstart NPR music station coming to town on Nov. 9, we passed along the info of the early names booked to play in-studio performances at the station. Well, today, that list grows a bit--and, with those adds, KXT has announced the on-air d ... More >>

CNN Tries To Peel Back the Enigma from the Mystery That Is Rhett Miller

​If your Rhett Miller alarm was sounding off all morning and you just couldn't figure out why, North Of The Dial'er Daniel is here to help, pointing out that CNN's Shannon Cook sat down with Miller to feature him in today's installment of CNN's interview series "Music & Conversation." (Two thi ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Rhett Miller -- "I Need To Know Where I Stand"

We've already kinda discussed the mixed feelings we--and others, too--seem to have about the new, self-titled, Salim Nourallah-produced disc from Rhett Miller. Namely, the problem, at least in my eyes, is the stark difference between the disc's (very strong) start and it's (somewhat limp to the) fin ... More >>

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Rhett Miller (Shout Factory)

Pitchfork Seems So-So On Rhett Miller, Which Is Fair, I Think?

Pitchfork's take on the new Rhett Miller disc is in--went up yesterday, in fact--and, despite the low score of 5.9 given to the self-titled album, the review reads mostly positively. Which speaks to a larger trend within the reactions this disc is garnering.Like most takes on Miller's solo works (i ... More >>

A Big, Busy Day For Rhett Miller, Indeed.

The cover of Rhett Miller as taken by local photographer Jason Janik.If you ignore a brief dalliance from back in 1989, then, yes, today sees the official release of Rhett Miller's third solo record, a self-titled affair that's been getting the Old 97's frontman a whole lot of early attention from o ... More >>

Rhett Miller, VEGA Get Tracked On Pitchfork

Two days, two area songsmiths getting their tracks reviewed in Pitchfork.com's "Track Reviews" feature. Not a bad precedent, I'd say. So how'd it go? Well, let's break it down...Yesterday, Pitchfork reviewed the new song from "No Reasons"--a song we've already gone on record as saying that we dig m ... More >>

A Little Insight Into Rhett Miller's Appearance On Tonight's 30 Rock Finale

Curious as to what Rhett Miller's appearance on 30 Rock will entail? Well, this two-minute preview of tonight's show should shed some light on what to expect: Basically, Alec Baldwin's character blackmails every musician he can think of into performing at a benefit concert for his newfound father, ... More >>

Rhett Miller Prepares To Not Watch Himself On 30 Rock On Thursday Night (Kinda).

The cover of Miller's upcoming solo disc. (Post updated at 4:34 p.m...see after jump)There's a lot of interesting things you can learn while following Rhett Miller on his Twitter account. For instance, a few weeks back, Miller said it was likely that the summer's upcoming Old 97's tour is goin ... More >>

Rhett Miller Talks To Billboard About His Upcoming Solo Disc

Speaking of the 97's, news comes today via Billboard that Rhett Miller's fourth solo record will see release on June 9. The self-titled affair, which Miller recorded over the past two months at Salim Nourallah's Pleasantry Lane studios, also features a whole bunch of familiar names backing the 97' ... More >>

The Myth of Rhett Miller's Mythologies

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Rhett Miller's solo debut Mythologies, which I've still got somewhere -- it hides in a closet, no doubt in youthful shame. Doubt there'll be a double-disc deluxe reissue; oh, not if I can help it. Though, rather unbelievably, someone's selling their autographe ... More >>

Picture Show: Rhett Miller at Sons of Hermann Hall

Patrick MichelsRhett Miller tells kids how to avoid visibly aging past 16.We noted yesterday that Rhett Miller's in town to record a new solo album. Last night he played what was supposed to be a double-bill with Sarah Jaffe, to try out some of his new material in an acoustic show at Sons of Hermann ... More >>

Scaraoke Boasted Some Actual Talent Last Night

The folks in attendance last night at "Scaraoke", the weekly Thursday night karaoke event hosted at the Libertine, got to bear witness to something of a treat: Rhett Miller joining in on the festivities.Or so the reputable Simon McDonald, the bar's owner, tells DC9 via an email: "The very gracious a ... More >>

From The Archives: A Very Young Rhett Miller and A Very Young Salim Nourallah

Some great stuff from the "way back when" files popped up on the Internet this morning, courtesy Dragon Street Records owner David Dennard, who, once upon a time, helped produce Deep Ellum greats like Shallow Reign in the studio and put out the earliest Tripping Daisy releases on his label. Wanna s ... More >>

Rhett Miller and Brent Best To Perform At Cystic Fibrosis Benefit Show

Rhett Miller, Sarah Jaffe

Friday, September 19, at the House of Blues' Cambridge Room

Old 97's Frontman Rhett Miller Reflects on the Past and Present

Old 97's

Thursday, October 12, at the Granada Theater

Baby's First Blowjob

Sweet Thighs and Another Surprise

Dallas Ain't a Believer

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The Believer (Verve Forecast)

Move Over, Flickerstick

A Dozen Furies wins Battle for Ozzfest

The Old 97's and Eisley

August 9

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The Instigator (Elektra)

Miller's Crossing

Rhett Miller's The Instigator isn't the wreck of the Old 97's. It's just what he does.

Old 97's

August 2, August 3