Doors 7PM | Show 8PM21+The tenth solo album from Rhett Miller,A lifetime of riding by nightis a study in surrender. Days beforeundergoing potentially damaging surgery on his vocal cords, the Texas-born singer/songwriter headed intothe studio with his Old 97s bandmate Murry Hammond and recorded a batch of songs, then handed themoff for Hammond to complete as he recovered. Threaded with his lived-in reflection on mortality and lovein all forms, the album contains some of Millers most unguarded material yetan achievement heattributes to revelations gleaned through his recent work in teaching songwriting at The New School inManhattan, as well as the open-hearted nature of his collaborations with an eclectic lineup of co-writers(e.g., Turnpike Troubadours frontman Evan Felker, singer/songwriters Caitlin Rose and Nicole Atkins,formerNew Yorkereditor Ben Greenman). Rooted in Millers soul-baring vocal work,A lifetime of ridingby nightultimately proves the immense power in releasing all attempts to control the creative impulse.
