Bassist-singer Murry Hammond's second album, Trail Songs of the Deep, is out July 11 on the Portland, Ore., label Fluff & Gravy. TOM GOLD / Tom Gold Rhett Miller may be the Old 97’s’ front man, but ...

Fast forward 36 years to A Lifetime of Riding By Night, Miller’s just-announced 10th solo album, produced by Hammond and due out Oct. 10. These days, the two are alt-country royalty in the Old 97’s ...

“Fame comes and goes,” Tony Bennett once said. “Longevity is the thing to aim for.” Apparently, Rhett Miller and the rest of the Old 97’s were paying attention to the venerable crooner. This year ...

Rhett Miller stares across the classroom at the 14 sets of eyes staring back and lets his curiosity run free. This was early September, during Miller’s second class of the semester teaching a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio—If Rhett Miller ever needed an honorary hometown, he’s already got one. The Old 97’s frontman—known for his whip-smart wordplay, self-effacing humor and indefatigable stage ...

Rhett Miller may be the Old 97’s’ front man, but bassist-singer Murry Hammond is the band’s Western conscience — a fact he reaffirms with his second album, Trail Songs of the Deep, out July 11 on the ...