Wednesday, September 7th
Texan Rhett Miller is best known as lead singer/guitarist
for Dallas' alt-country band the Old 97's. The Old 97's,
formed in 1993, issued their debut LP Wreck Your Life in
1995. Their follow-up, Fight Songs, was issued in 1999;
the same year, the early-1994 recording Hitchhike to Rhome
was reissued on CD, and the mini-album Early Tracks delivered
more of the same in 2000. Their 2001 release, Satellite
Rides, gained critical acclaim as well as substantial airplay
on college radio stations around the United States. Rhett
Miller has also had a successful music career away from
the Old 97's. He recorded his first solo album, Mythologies,
in 1989. Future Old 97's bassist and songwriter Murray Hammond
produced the album, which was a series of acoustic folk
songs. Miller and Hammond also perform as the Ranchero Brothers;
a group that started as Miller and Hammond's way to test
new music for the Old 97's in front of a live audience as
a two-man acoustic duo. The Ranchero Brothers developed
their own following, however, and hit the studios to record
an album of their own in May of 2000. In February of 2002,
Miller began recording his second solo album, this time
with the help of producer/multi-instrumentalist Jon Brion.
The Instigator appeared nearly seven months later.
Critics loved Miller's lush, passionate songs, allowing
The Instigator to become a favorite among the press.
~ Laurel Greenidge, All Music Guide.
This is Rhett's second visit to Bend Studio, and it is
a show not to be missed! Be sure and get your tickets early,
the shows will sell out.
