Rob Miller

IT'S OUT! Pick one up at @illinoispress.bsky.social or @bookshop.org or finer independent retailers near you. "Every page a treasure"--No Depression "Brilliantly written with a gonzo flavor to it"--Americana UK "...a must read"--Glide Magazine "It's not a squirrel"--my dog Gromit #booksky #author

Other than the dogs barking "Jingle Bells," hands down the Xmas song that makes me want to carpet bomb the North Pole and cancel the whole damn season.

Replayed tonight at 9pm Eastern. It is, as they say, Spooktacular! Streaming: sh.fl-us.audio-stream.com/proxy/radioh... #rootsradio #rockabillyradio #halloweenmusic #nortonrecords #cramps

Boys & Ghouls! It's my fave time of year on Miller's Cave. Join me tmrw 4pm EDT for an hour of weird & wild spooky tunes. Streaming at www.radioharborcountry.org Tracks from #cramps #screaminjayhawkins & loads of stuff you never knew existed. #halloweenmusic #rockabillyradio #rootsradio

A well-deserved congratulations.

Having trouble deciding which books to buy from Amazon during Prime Days? Try this: None, then go support an independent bookstore instead. 😌

One of the most insightful writers about this corner of the music world that I've come across in awhile....

Whelp, that's a wrap. The world is now so freaking upside down that I now find myself in the position of applauding something Don Henley is doing.

gosh there is so much great music out right now. here's a little bandcamp friday survey of mostly new stuff, out from behind the paywall because we want you to get money to artists! www.dontrocktheinbox.com/put-a-record...

My morning pep talk to myself at least 3 days a week.

Just finished this interesting history of local, legendary loonies by fellow #michigannotableauthor #evelynsterne. Added bonus: considerable amounts of #baseball coverage. I guess a cult that embraces a solid game of pepper can't be all bad, right? #booksky📚 #writing #reading #michiganhistory

dailyillini.com/buzz-stories... Lovely little review of the talk in Champaign last weekend at the #pygmalionfest w/fellow traveler/indie labeller Matt Lunsford of @polyvinyl.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #musicbooks #musichistory #insurgentcountry #rosebowltavern #urbana

Good luck tomorrow, old buddy. My mother adored you and we wanted that 2012 World Series so badly before she passed. #detroittigers #baseball #detroitbaseball #justinverlander

1 of my fave things about watching #filmnoir movies from the 50s, is seeing unexpected appearances by people I came to know later via childhood TV. I mean, who knew that Darren's hapless boss Larry Tate on #bewitched played a lecherous scumbag in "Sweet Smell of Success" w/Tony Curtis? #oldmovies

Happy 44th anniversary to this show in #detroit. No algorithm could have prepared me for what I walked into that night. There are a handful of shows I would love to re-experience in full sensory verisimilitude. This is one of them. #badbrains #negativeapproach #hardcoreflyers #punkhistory

thisispygmalion.com/rob-miller/ Reminder for the Champaign/Urbana area Sunday @ 4pm at the famed #rosebowltavern, I'll be in convo w/ Matt Lunsford from @polyvinyl.bsky.social Label founder/owner to label founder/owner. A different twist I'm excited about. #pygmalion @illinoispress.bsky.social

"The Hours Are Long But the Pay is Low" Spotted in the wild at McNally Jackson books in NYC by my eagle-eyed editor @marthabayne.bsky.social Now, don't hurt yourselves rushing on over there to snap it up. @millerscave.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #alternativecountry

Look at this demented cutie I saw on the door of the #nashville #publiclibrary.

The people who adhere to the "Shut up and Play" ethos must have incredibly boring record collections.

Ways to help authors you love: - Review their books. - Share their posts. - Tell people about their books. - Learn the true name of the universe and manipulate it to make their book a bestseller. - Get your library to order in their books. - Ask local events to book them for appearances.

A quick primer for those not already in the know. (no relation to me, btw)

Don't miss @millerscave.bsky.social, cofounder of Bloodshot Records and author of THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW at Rose Bowl Tavern on Sun, September 27, 2026 at 4pm CT! thisispygmalion.com/rob-miller/

Instead of watching or paying attention to the Nuremberg, TX rally tonight, I went to a theater to see a movie just as alarmingly relevant as it was almost 70 years. All we are missing is a Patricia Neal to tear the mask off the fraud. #andygriffith #vickerstheater #afaceinthecrowd

Just finished this great read by @davidmaraniss.bsky.social As a Detroit-born lad, son of a "car guy", & who worked shows down the street from #motown, it was rich w/history & context that were new to me. I had NO idea how close Detroit was to getting the '68 Olympics. #booksky📚 #authors #reading

Yow! I'm feeling a hip break as I type this. It's the 31st anniv. of the 1st Bloodshot guerrilla CMJ BBQ, where we unveiled the #old97s to greater world & met fellow rootspunk loonies like World Famous Blue Jays. Artwork by Mike Werner. @old97.bsky.social @lauracannellmusic.bsky.social

At #americanafest next week in Nashville? I'll be on a couple of panels that will be fun. Especially excited to talk about #justintownesearle & his legacy on his home turf w/ @jonbern.bsky.social C'mon by. @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #americana #authors #altcountry #insurgentcountry

Try a little tenderness, people. Otis Redding, born on this day in 1941. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqNc...

A reminder for Chicago folks coming down to the Printers Row List Fest. We can hang and talk music, you tell me your fave Italian Beef joint, I'll tell you my fave Thai spot, whatever. @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #printersrow

When a baseball player crosses the plate after hitting a home run, looks up to the sky, and thanks God, it makes you wonder why the same God decided to screw the pitcher.

Still got my copy. Bought it at Blackout! Always a big hit when I Dj'd country night at Crash Palace/Delilah's. #loungeax #delilahs #crashpalace #badlivers

NEWS! I'll be at the Rose Bowl Tavern 9/27 4pm in discussion w/Matt Lunsford (Polyvinyl Records) PYGMALION is an annual multi-day interdisciplinary event in Champaign-Urbana, featuring music, literature, film, comedy, technology, and food. Tix & info here: thisispygmalion.com/rob-miller/ #booksky📚

Don't miss @millerscave.bsky.social, author of THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW: A Curious Life in Independent Music at Printers Row Lit Fest (Tent E) on Sat, Sept 12, 2026 at 2pm CT! printersrowlitfest.org/schedule-grid/

As a Chicagoan, if I had gotten a "Not in the words list" error message for this, I would have driven to their headquarters with a bag of them from George's on Halsted and demanded to see Mr Spellsbee in person. #chicago #gyros #chicagofood #spellsbee

If you've read a book lately, please leave a review. Doesn't matter if it was one of mine or someone else's. Bonus brownie points if it was from an indie author, though. Reviews don't have to be full blogs; just a little, "It was alright," will do. But every review is helpful in this day and age.

"Enjoying my new read. Only 50 pages in and lots of fun. Laughing out load." Can say it enough: connections like this can make one's day. If you find something in the creative indie world that moves you, tell them, your friends, your local shop, anyone. @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #books

Since it is unbearably humid, for those sheltering in dark cool rooms, thought I'd post a link to an interview I did on the NOLA County podcast couple weeks back. Great, enthusiastic interviewer, interspersed w/a LOT of his favorite BS music. Have a listen: www.mixcloud.com/jimi-palacio...

Add my voice to the chorus of "Give it a big thumbs"-ers. Heard adults AND kids laughing HARD thru out. #coyotevsacme #wyliecoyote #roadrunner #movies #nowplaying

Join me in Miller's Cave Saturday @4pm Eastern. Replay Sun. 9pm. Streaming at www.radioharborcountry.org I'll be spinning #johnnycash @irisdement.bsky.social #barkays #aretha, &, of course, a long set of #dollyparton #radioharborcountry #rockabillyradio #communityradio #alternativecountry

Join me in Miller's Cave Saturday @4pm Eastern. Replay Sun. 9pm. Streaming at www.radioharborcountry.org I'll be spinning #johnnycash @irisdement.bsky.social #barkays #aretha, &, of course, a long set of #dollyparton #radioharborcountry #rockabillyradio #communityradio #alternativecountry

The beautiful chaos of a used bookstore is unmatched.

Looky what the mail carrier brought me today! Hold my calls! @thecramps.bsky.social #vengeancerecords #psychobilly #vinyl #vinylcommunity #nowplaying.

Those who know me know I would have gouged my ears out with a rusty knitting needle.

Here are a series of essays I wrote about Dolly tied to albums at the beginning, middle and end of her vast, prolific career, if you're looking for a little themed reading. www.dontrocktheinbox.com/on-dolly-par...

Good gravy. Been kinda raw since the news dropped, not so much for her-it was a full life-but for us, for how shitty most super wealthy are, how much GOOD they could do, but CHOOSE not to, but this busted the dike. Blubbering. And I HATED this song as a youth. #dolly #dollyparton

I can get behind this.

Picked up at a weird record shop/bait store in Ville Platte LA in the 80s. Goldband Records. Collection featuring #dollyparton 's 1st single, "Puppy Love," at age 13. What a ride she had. #dolly #vinyl #vinylcommunity #nowplaying #vinylcollection

Hear that @quigley.house.gov ? How about you @durbin.senate.gov ?