Rhett Miller is a singer-songwriter known for fronting the popular rock band Old  97’s which Miller formed in 1993. After two independent releases, Miller and the 97’s signed to Elektra Records and released the critically acclaimed Too Far to Care. Their new album American Primitive drops April 5th and will be their 13th  studio album. Between projects with the Old 97’s Miller has released eight solo albums, most recently 2022’s The Misfit. 

In addition to his songwriting, Miller has branched out to write fiction and  nonfiction. He has authored short stories, essays and articles that have been  featured in Rolling Stone, Bookforum, Sports Illustrated, McSweeny’s, The Atlantic and Salon. He has also published two children’s books via Little Brown Young Readers.  

Rhett’s podcast, Wheels Off: Conversations about Creativity, which just hit 200  episodes, features well-known guests from all areas of the arts. Rhett has appeared  in films, most recently Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the Guardians of the  Galaxy Holiday Special, in which he performs a song he cowrote with director  James Gunn. His songs have been used in countless movies, television shows and  commercials.  

Rhett has long been involved in mentorship, and over the last decade has begun  teaching songwriting, primarily with his own Songwriting Is Magic retreat in the  Catskills. He’s conducted workshops elsewhere, notably at the Sanibel Island Writers Conference, Chicago’s historic Old Town School Of Folk Music, and just  this year a Visiting Artist Residency at the Herberger Institute for Design and the  Arts at Arizona State University. He is currently at work expanding his  Songwriting Made Simple essay (No Depression, 2018) into a book.  When not on tour, Rhett Miller resides in New Paltz, New York with his wife Erica  and two children. He can be followed on Instagram and X (both @rhettmiller).  Information about his solo music projects can be found at www.rhettmiller.com,  while information about Old 97’s can be found at www.old97s.com.