Rob Miller
@millerscave.bsky.social
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
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
Pinned
Rob Miller
@millerscave.bsky.social
· Nov 25
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
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
Being from Detroit, I was raised on coney dogs and paczki.
Combining the two is a crime against all that is good and righteous.
Combining the two is a crime against all that is good and righteous.
![Instagram post from @mlivenews
Detroit Coney dog paczki is actually a thing, available 1 day only on Fat Tuesday
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February 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Being from Detroit, I was raised on coney dogs and paczki.
Combining the two is a crime against all that is good and righteous.
Combining the two is a crime against all that is good and righteous.
Reposted by Rob Miller
As a longtime fan of Bloodshot Records (with a wall full of Jon Langford paintings to prove it), I’m really digging label co-founder @millerscave.bsky.social’s memoir
February 14, 2026 at 4:04 AM
As a longtime fan of Bloodshot Records (with a wall full of Jon Langford paintings to prove it), I’m really digging label co-founder @millerscave.bsky.social’s memoir
Attn: @durbin.senate.gov and @quigley.house.gov
@quigleyproject.bsky.social
This Illinois constituent agrees. The times call for more than sternly worded letters and wan expressions of consternation. You asked for this job, not f*cking DO it.
@quigleyproject.bsky.social
This Illinois constituent agrees. The times call for more than sternly worded letters and wan expressions of consternation. You asked for this job, not f*cking DO it.
It is a little wild that you aren’t seeing More elected officials putting their bodies on the line, risking arrest, you’d think this would be the perfect time for it even if all you were worried about was fundraising and keeping your job
But seriously so many people in this state are looking around and seeing people in powerful roles doing nothing, or capitulating, so much, fuck it, I’ll do it myself energy out there.
February 11, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Attn: @durbin.senate.gov and @quigley.house.gov
@quigleyproject.bsky.social
This Illinois constituent agrees. The times call for more than sternly worded letters and wan expressions of consternation. You asked for this job, not f*cking DO it.
@quigleyproject.bsky.social
This Illinois constituent agrees. The times call for more than sternly worded letters and wan expressions of consternation. You asked for this job, not f*cking DO it.
Took me a few days, but I found my "Mickey" ball---Lolich and Stanley---from a time when every team, it seemed, had someone named "Mickey" on it. We had two.
RIP #mickeylolich
#baseball #mickeystanley #detroittigers #detroithistory
RIP #mickeylolich
#baseball #mickeystanley #detroittigers #detroithistory
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Took me a few days, but I found my "Mickey" ball---Lolich and Stanley---from a time when every team, it seemed, had someone named "Mickey" on it. We had two.
RIP #mickeylolich
#baseball #mickeystanley #detroittigers #detroithistory
RIP #mickeylolich
#baseball #mickeystanley #detroittigers #detroithistory
In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, I shall be attempting a quad axel from my stool during the conversation. @marthabayne.bsky.social will be on hand for the inevitable first aid needs.
#booksky📚 @millerscave.bsky.social #musicbooks #americana #insurgentcountry #oakparkil #dandelionbooks
#booksky📚 @millerscave.bsky.social #musicbooks #americana #insurgentcountry #oakparkil #dandelionbooks
@millerscave.bsky.social, author of THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW, will be in conversation with @marthabayne.bsky.social at Dandelion Bookshop on Sat, Feb 15, 2026 at 4pm CST!
dandelionbookshop.com/events#:~:te...
dandelionbookshop.com/events#:~:te...
Events - Dandelion Bookshop
139 South Oak Park Ave
dandelionbookshop.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM
In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, I shall be attempting a quad axel from my stool during the conversation. @marthabayne.bsky.social will be on hand for the inevitable first aid needs.
#booksky📚 @millerscave.bsky.social #musicbooks #americana #insurgentcountry #oakparkil #dandelionbooks
#booksky📚 @millerscave.bsky.social #musicbooks #americana #insurgentcountry #oakparkil #dandelionbooks
Finished this over the weekend. Heartbreaking. Made me sad, angry, but most of all made me miss him. As a person and an artist.
@jonbern.bsky.social did a remarkable job putting this story together.
#justintownesearle #booksky📚 #altcountry #nashville
@jonbern.bsky.social did a remarkable job putting this story together.
#justintownesearle #booksky📚 #altcountry #nashville
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Finished this over the weekend. Heartbreaking. Made me sad, angry, but most of all made me miss him. As a person and an artist.
@jonbern.bsky.social did a remarkable job putting this story together.
#justintownesearle #booksky📚 #altcountry #nashville
@jonbern.bsky.social did a remarkable job putting this story together.
#justintownesearle #booksky📚 #altcountry #nashville
People asking me a lot these (book link in bio) what made Chicago such a haven for #altcountry in the 90s.
Cuz shit like THIS happened all the time. On MONDAYS! Check out that stacked lineup. Good grief.
#chicagoflyers #chicagomusichistory #buckowens #schubas @stevedawsonmusic.bsky.social
Cuz shit like THIS happened all the time. On MONDAYS! Check out that stacked lineup. Good grief.
#chicagoflyers #chicagomusichistory #buckowens #schubas @stevedawsonmusic.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
People asking me a lot these (book link in bio) what made Chicago such a haven for #altcountry in the 90s.
Cuz shit like THIS happened all the time. On MONDAYS! Check out that stacked lineup. Good grief.
#chicagoflyers #chicagomusichistory #buckowens #schubas @stevedawsonmusic.bsky.social
Cuz shit like THIS happened all the time. On MONDAYS! Check out that stacked lineup. Good grief.
#chicagoflyers #chicagomusichistory #buckowens #schubas @stevedawsonmusic.bsky.social
Look was spotted in the wild at the @ferndalelibrary.bsky.social public library! Makes sense, as 1 one of THE great indie record stores that got me on my path---SAM'S JAMS---was in that city. SUPPORT PUBLIC LIBRARIES!
@illinoispress.bsky.social #robmillerwriting #booksky📚
#detroitmusichistory
@illinoispress.bsky.social #robmillerwriting #booksky📚
#detroitmusichistory
February 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Look was spotted in the wild at the @ferndalelibrary.bsky.social public library! Makes sense, as 1 one of THE great indie record stores that got me on my path---SAM'S JAMS---was in that city. SUPPORT PUBLIC LIBRARIES!
@illinoispress.bsky.social #robmillerwriting #booksky📚
#detroitmusichistory
@illinoispress.bsky.social #robmillerwriting #booksky📚
#detroitmusichistory
#oakpark IL, Heads up!
One week from today! @marthabayne.bsky.social and I take the gloves off and talk about "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social
Come for the witty banter, stay for the unrelenting questioning.
#booksky📚 #robmillerwriting #americana #musicbooks
One week from today! @marthabayne.bsky.social and I take the gloves off and talk about "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social
Come for the witty banter, stay for the unrelenting questioning.
#booksky📚 #robmillerwriting #americana #musicbooks
February 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
#oakpark IL, Heads up!
One week from today! @marthabayne.bsky.social and I take the gloves off and talk about "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social
Come for the witty banter, stay for the unrelenting questioning.
#booksky📚 #robmillerwriting #americana #musicbooks
One week from today! @marthabayne.bsky.social and I take the gloves off and talk about "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social
Come for the witty banter, stay for the unrelenting questioning.
#booksky📚 #robmillerwriting #americana #musicbooks
Want to thank everyone who came out to City Lit Books in Chicago's Logan Square for @marthabayne.bsky.social grilling me about "The Hours Are Long But the Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social . I left some signed copies behind if you missed it. Support Indie Bookstores!
#booksky📚 #musicbooks
#booksky📚 #musicbooks
February 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Want to thank everyone who came out to City Lit Books in Chicago's Logan Square for @marthabayne.bsky.social grilling me about "The Hours Are Long But the Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social . I left some signed copies behind if you missed it. Support Indie Bookstores!
#booksky📚 #musicbooks
#booksky📚 #musicbooks
Tune in tmrw 4pmEastern for MILLER'S CAVE! Streaming at www.radioharborcountry.org
You'll hear @jdmcpherson.bsky.social @kdlang.bsky.social #howlinwolf #flatlanders, and all sorts of weird and wonderful tunes. The cure for the common radio
#communityradio #rockabillyradio #americanaradio
You'll hear @jdmcpherson.bsky.social @kdlang.bsky.social #howlinwolf #flatlanders, and all sorts of weird and wonderful tunes. The cure for the common radio
#communityradio #rockabillyradio #americanaradio
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Tune in tmrw 4pmEastern for MILLER'S CAVE! Streaming at www.radioharborcountry.org
You'll hear @jdmcpherson.bsky.social @kdlang.bsky.social #howlinwolf #flatlanders, and all sorts of weird and wonderful tunes. The cure for the common radio
#communityradio #rockabillyradio #americanaradio
You'll hear @jdmcpherson.bsky.social @kdlang.bsky.social #howlinwolf #flatlanders, and all sorts of weird and wonderful tunes. The cure for the common radio
#communityradio #rockabillyradio #americanaradio
Been worrying about/ saying this for years. From my book (link in bio): "We need to do the work and show up at the clubs...to go the indie venues where creation and refinement take place, where inventiveness is cherished." @blockclubchi.bsky.social #indievenues
www.wbez.org/music/2026/0...
www.wbez.org/music/2026/0...
Only 1 in 4 of Chicago’s indie music venues is profitable. Owners say that data spells potential trouble
Sold-out shows aren’t enough. Higher costs are undercutting business everywhere, owners say, from juggernauts like Metro to neighborhood venues like the Ramova.
www.wbez.org
February 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Been worrying about/ saying this for years. From my book (link in bio): "We need to do the work and show up at the clubs...to go the indie venues where creation and refinement take place, where inventiveness is cherished." @blockclubchi.bsky.social #indievenues
www.wbez.org/music/2026/0...
www.wbez.org/music/2026/0...
One week from today, Good Chicagoans!
Join us!
@marthabayne.bsky.social and I will engage in witty banter and insightful commentary that will drive the chill from your bones.
#citylit @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #logansquare #musicbooks #chicagomusichistory #american #alcountry
Join us!
@marthabayne.bsky.social and I will engage in witty banter and insightful commentary that will drive the chill from your bones.
#citylit @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #logansquare #musicbooks #chicagomusichistory #american #alcountry
Join Bloodshot Records co-founder, @millerscave.bsky.social to celebrate his memoir, THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW, @citylit_books on Thurs, Feb 5, 2026 at 6:30pm CST.
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Holy cow! Just found this flyer in a box of crapola. #iggypop show in Japan in 94. In Tokyo visiting a friend (and interviewing the 5,6,7.8's for a fanzine!!!). Wild, wild show.
A minor earthquake struck during show---we didn't notice. Building collapsed across the street.
#punkflyers #5678s
A minor earthquake struck during show---we didn't notice. Building collapsed across the street.
#punkflyers #5678s
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Holy cow! Just found this flyer in a box of crapola. #iggypop show in Japan in 94. In Tokyo visiting a friend (and interviewing the 5,6,7.8's for a fanzine!!!). Wild, wild show.
A minor earthquake struck during show---we didn't notice. Building collapsed across the street.
#punkflyers #5678s
A minor earthquake struck during show---we didn't notice. Building collapsed across the street.
#punkflyers #5678s
Always a great supporter of indie labels, including mine. And during a time when so many were writing the obituary for record stores.
People like Terry are anchors of their communities. Support them while we have them.
#indiestores #recordstores
People like Terry are anchors of their communities. Support them while we have them.
#indiestores #recordstores
I am of course hoping for the best for this Portland institution but I was pretty excited to have an excuse to link to @stevenhyden.bsky.social’s wonderful review of the Garth Brooks Box Set You Could Only Buy At Bass Pro Shops: www.wweek.com/music/2026/0...
Terry Currier Announces Plans to Sell Music Millennium
The owner of the storied East Burnside retailer says he’ll work with the new owner during a transitional period.
www.wweek.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Always a great supporter of indie labels, including mine. And during a time when so many were writing the obituary for record stores.
People like Terry are anchors of their communities. Support them while we have them.
#indiestores #recordstores
People like Terry are anchors of their communities. Support them while we have them.
#indiestores #recordstores
Reposted by Rob Miller
In a just world, we all aren’t represented by cowards.
cc: @durbin.senate.gov @quigley.house.gov @schumer.senate.gov
cc: @durbin.senate.gov @quigley.house.gov @schumer.senate.gov
CBP shot this woman and then defamed her using every means at their disposal. In a just world they would have to turn their whole yearly budget over to her for punitive damages
Martinez is recounting her harrowing experience: after being shot by CBP agents, she drove a mile to the safety of an auto shop where she called 911, got treatment at a hospital for 7 bullet wounds, then was immediately taken into custody by federal agents.
February 3, 2026 at 11:03 PM
In a just world, we all aren’t represented by cowards.
cc: @durbin.senate.gov @quigley.house.gov @schumer.senate.gov
cc: @durbin.senate.gov @quigley.house.gov @schumer.senate.gov
This woman has shown more courage than the nominal leaders of the Democratic Party.
Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."
February 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
"...really the whole film is set in an abstract non-place, a sealed cabin of opulence from which the external world is discernible only at a tranquilized remove."
The best sentence in a review by @brianphillips.bsky.social that is full of many more. Excellent.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/03/m...
The best sentence in a review by @brianphillips.bsky.social that is full of many more. Excellent.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/03/m...
I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m. So You Don’t Have To
The snacks were horrendous. The movie was worse. But the airless luxury of Amazon's new project makes it an important cultural artifact for our political reality.
www.theringer.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM
"...really the whole film is set in an abstract non-place, a sealed cabin of opulence from which the external world is discernible only at a tranquilized remove."
The best sentence in a review by @brianphillips.bsky.social that is full of many more. Excellent.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/03/m...
The best sentence in a review by @brianphillips.bsky.social that is full of many more. Excellent.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/03/m...
Been a quiet few years in SW MI in terms of snowfall.
Not this year.
Finally got to set up the sled ramp I built at the top of the hill.
Broken ribs at the bottom.
Tumbler of peaty scotch by the firepit at the top.
#harborcountry #sledding #sledzeppelin #puremichigan
Not this year.
Finally got to set up the sled ramp I built at the top of the hill.
Broken ribs at the bottom.
Tumbler of peaty scotch by the firepit at the top.
#harborcountry #sledding #sledzeppelin #puremichigan
February 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Been a quiet few years in SW MI in terms of snowfall.
Not this year.
Finally got to set up the sled ramp I built at the top of the hill.
Broken ribs at the bottom.
Tumbler of peaty scotch by the firepit at the top.
#harborcountry #sledding #sledzeppelin #puremichigan
Not this year.
Finally got to set up the sled ramp I built at the top of the hill.
Broken ribs at the bottom.
Tumbler of peaty scotch by the firepit at the top.
#harborcountry #sledding #sledzeppelin #puremichigan
Writing book: REALLY hard. Publishing it: terrifying. Promoting it: tiresome. Folks telling me stories of THEIR connection to music? Awesome. @illinoispress.bsky.social sent me fan mail they got for me. Let artists know their work reached you. It means a lot. Indie community at it best. #booksky📚
February 2, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Writing book: REALLY hard. Publishing it: terrifying. Promoting it: tiresome. Folks telling me stories of THEIR connection to music? Awesome. @illinoispress.bsky.social sent me fan mail they got for me. Let artists know their work reached you. It means a lot. Indie community at it best. #booksky📚
Reposted by Rob Miller
Thanks to @millerscave.bsky.social book, all I listen to now is Scotland Yard Gospel Choir.
January 31, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Thanks to @millerscave.bsky.social book, all I listen to now is Scotland Yard Gospel Choir.
Reposted by Rob Miller
It infuriates me that we live in a time where anything other than this is expected of authors.
I am not interested in being a person on Instagram, doing collaborative posts with people or filming myself talking to the camera. I want to be a person who fucks off away from the noise and works hard and writes better and better books for the rest of his life and then dies. Why is that not ok?
February 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
It infuriates me that we live in a time where anything other than this is expected of authors.
Join me for Miller's Cave tmrw at 4pm Eastern
Streaming at www.radioharborcountry.org
Some things I've got queued up: #nikkilane #wilsonpickett #buddyguy #johnnycash #emmylouharris and more.
The cure for the common radio!
#indieradio #rootsradio #harborcountry #rockabillyradio #americanaradio
Streaming at www.radioharborcountry.org
Some things I've got queued up: #nikkilane #wilsonpickett #buddyguy #johnnycash #emmylouharris and more.
The cure for the common radio!
#indieradio #rootsradio #harborcountry #rockabillyradio #americanaradio
January 30, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Join me for Miller's Cave tmrw at 4pm Eastern
Streaming at www.radioharborcountry.org
Some things I've got queued up: #nikkilane #wilsonpickett #buddyguy #johnnycash #emmylouharris and more.
The cure for the common radio!
#indieradio #rootsradio #harborcountry #rockabillyradio #americanaradio
Streaming at www.radioharborcountry.org
Some things I've got queued up: #nikkilane #wilsonpickett #buddyguy #johnnycash #emmylouharris and more.
The cure for the common radio!
#indieradio #rootsradio #harborcountry #rockabillyradio #americanaradio
Small bizzes are making very personal decisions on how to protect our rights and our communities today. Thinking of bizzes in #lincolnsquare that went under during Covid and how quickly they can disappear. If a beloved local shop closes for today, support them extra hard tomorrow, and days beyond
January 30, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Small bizzes are making very personal decisions on how to protect our rights and our communities today. Thinking of bizzes in #lincolnsquare that went under during Covid and how quickly they can disappear. If a beloved local shop closes for today, support them extra hard tomorrow, and days beyond
One week from today, Good Chicagoans!
Join us!
@marthabayne.bsky.social and I will engage in witty banter and insightful commentary that will drive the chill from your bones.
#citylit @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #logansquare #musicbooks #chicagomusichistory #american #alcountry
Join us!
@marthabayne.bsky.social and I will engage in witty banter and insightful commentary that will drive the chill from your bones.
#citylit @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #logansquare #musicbooks #chicagomusichistory #american #alcountry
Join Bloodshot Records co-founder, @millerscave.bsky.social to celebrate his memoir, THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW, @citylit_books on Thurs, Feb 5, 2026 at 6:30pm CST.
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
Author Event: Rob Miller with Martha Bayne | City Lit Books
This cozy bookstore features staff-curated selections, book clubs, and author events for all ages.
citylitbooks.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
One week from today, Good Chicagoans!
Join us!
@marthabayne.bsky.social and I will engage in witty banter and insightful commentary that will drive the chill from your bones.
#citylit @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #logansquare #musicbooks #chicagomusichistory #american #alcountry
Join us!
@marthabayne.bsky.social and I will engage in witty banter and insightful commentary that will drive the chill from your bones.
#citylit @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #logansquare #musicbooks #chicagomusichistory #american #alcountry