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Rob Miller

@millerscave.bsky.social

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https://www.robmillerwriting.com/ Author. Cofounder Bloodshot Records. DJ at Miller’s Cave. Exploring the murky recesses of roots music: Streaming at radioharborcountry.org Sat: 4 to 5 PM & Sun: 9 to 10pm (Eastern) Chicago via Detroit

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · Jul 4

Terrified to announce 11/25/25 release. A journey of weird record stores, grimy clubs, and starting venerable label Bloodshot Records. History, memoir, how-to, and a cautionary call to support indie arts communities before they are gone.
Pre-order now:
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

Image of book cover for "The Hours Are Long But the Pay is Low" by Rob Miller

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 2h

Well, shit.

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Boys and Ghouls!
Join me for a special Halloween edition of Miller's Cave.
Sat 4 to 5pm & Sun 9 to 10 EST
Streaming radioharborcountry.org WRHC-FM
I'll be spinning spooky tunes from obscure weirdos you don't get to hear very often, all in sparkling monSTEREO sound.

Garish illustration of monsters, mummies, a skeleton with a mohawk, and a ghoul with a stand up bass

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 17h

And you are doing...what...exactly...in response (other than posting about it)

You are my representative.
REPRESENT.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 1d

I feel alone as my elected representative isn't rising to the moment. My mental health is not so good today, with ICE agents roaming YOUR DISTRICT.

Also spotted by a school, also on Western and Dakin stopping people and asking "where they are going"...

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

www.chicagotribune.com

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 1d

Isn't this your district @quigley.house.gov ?

Are you...mad enough to write another letter?

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 1d

Glad to see it, but agree. People were grabbed a 1/2 mile from here in Lincoln Square and I see no sign of my representative @quigley.house.gov anywhere.
He has made some nice posts today about Italian-American Heritage month and the death of the Loyola basketball nun.
So, that's nice.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Boys and Ghouls!
Join me for a special Halloween edition of Miller's Cave.
Sat 4 to 5pm & Sun 9 to 10 EST
Streaming radioharborcountry.org WRHC-FM
I'll be spinning spooky tunes from obscure weirdos you don't get to hear very often, all in sparkling monSTEREO sound.

Garish illustration of monsters, mummies, a skeleton with a mohawk, and a ghoul with a stand up bass

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 1d

I've watched this video EASILY 50 times this year, and the manic joy in his face throughout...
And the pleasure he takes from the solos of the other players.

AND, did ANYONE play the floor tom as well as him?*

(Trick question: the answer is no.)

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 1d

Any discussion of proto-punk that excludes Little Richard is incomplete...

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 2d

If only my representative @quigley.house.gov would join him.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 2d

Wait, does that mean we they want to hear "Gilbert & Sullivan" or "A Tribute to Kajagoogoo" at half time?

Count me out...

Oh wait, maybe I'm misunderstanding the implication

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds like it is time for you to write a letter!!!

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 2d

He can't retire fast enough.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 2d

A song that hits like the best of Motown on amphatimines.

I mean that all in the best possible sense.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 2d

There's not a week that goes by that I am not blasting some iteration of his music around my house.

You may not know his name, but a lot of the artists you love do. Among us, just saying "Dex" says it all. It's like a three letter password to a world of music hidden right under our noses.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 2d

On 10/16 DEX ROMWEBER will be inducted to the NC Music Hall of Fame. I felt so proud, honored, and HUMBLED to have him on my label for so many years. It was like rocknroll karma payback.
chapelboro.com/news/enterta...

If you are attending this, hoist one to Dex for me.
#dexromweber
#flatduojets

Dexter Romweber Posthumously Named to 2025 Class of North Carolina Music Hall of Fame - Chapelboro.com

The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame shared its latest inductees, with Chapel Hill's Dexter Romweber included in the six-person class.

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 2d

The first review for my book includes some beautiful writing about Justin:

"Few needed a support system more than Earle, and few were quicker to burn bridges."
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE LONESOME | Kirkus Reviews

A biography of a troubadour’s triumph over major challenges and against considerable odds before succumbing to the time bomb within.

www.kirkusreviews.com

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 3d

His mom was my junior high English teacher. The Monday after his SNL appearance, she was regarded as some sort of ethereal creature on another plane of existence in the dingy, yellow-ish hallways.

And she was very giddy and proud.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 3d

I genuinely enjoy these daily snippets. Thanks.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 3d

I cannot disagree with you.
It drove me to Devo and the Dead Kennedys, so I guess I have to thank them for that.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 3d

I'm getting me some cocaine sweats just LOOKING at Foghat and Leslie West on the marquee.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 3d

Cannot recommend more highly: Casa Guerdes for pork sammiches. Cheap, local lunch counter type place. Skip the cheese. Eat outside if you can, with a bottle of Coke.
casaguedes.pt

Casa Guedes – Uma casa com sabor a Porto – Mais do que comida, servimos identidade

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 3d

Can confirm.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 4d

As a Detroit-born person, I have to go with Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'"

Just a city boy/
Born and raised in South Detroit.

South Detroit would be...um...smack dab in the middle of the Detroit River. Or perhaps Windsor, Ontario

(Tho, TBH, this is an execrable song for so many reasons)

Thanks For Spooking, Jerk @thx4sharingjerk.bsky.social · 4d

WORST LYRICS EVER:

“Only time will tell if we pass the test of time”

Van Halen, Why Can’t This Be Love

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 4d

When your water supply has human faeces in it, but is also available in “sparkling”.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 4d

Spotify is partnering with ChatGPT

• Will personalize music and podcast recommendations

• Available on an opt-in basis