Rhett Miller of Old 97’s
October 16, 2025 · Doors open at 7:00 pm
Rhett Miller
Rhett Miller is the lead singer and primary songwriter of the alternative country rock band Old 97’s, which he co-founded in 1993. He is also a solo musician and has released several albums, showcasing his talents in songwriting and performance.
Murry Hammond
I was born & raised in Texas, where in my 20’s I co-founded alt-country legends Old 97s. Over the years the 97s have released more than a dozen studio albums and have appeared in films, television and had the pleasure of working with some of our musical heroes like X’s John Doe & Exene, Waylon Jennings, and REM’s Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey. I’ve written plenty within the group, both by myself and with my long time music partner Rhett Miller, but it was a few years living and writing as an Old 97 before I felt like my writing voice was unique enough to strike out on my own. The result was my first solo, I Don’t Know Where I’m Going But I’m On My Way in 2008. I got a lot of wonderful response to it, one of the proudest of which was the inclusion of my version of the Carter Family’s “In The Shadow of Clinch Mountain” in The Winding Stream, the acclaimed documentary film on the legendary Carters. Despite all this nice attention, the demands of the 97s and just life in general delayed recording a true follow up. I finally got in that mood in 2020, and I went happily overboard, as is my habit. more…