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We Still Care: A Conversation with Rhett Miller of Old 97s About His Band's Best Album

Chris Klimek

Formed in Dallas in 1993, the alt-country act Old 97's combines the heart-tugging wordplay of Townes Van Zandt with the attack of The Clash. After a couple of indie releases in the mid-'90s, the group was the beneficiary of a bidding war, signing with Elektra Records. Their major-label debut, 1997's Too Far to Care, remains their best and best-loved album. Despite retaining a substantial following—Old 97's' show at the 9:30 Club tonight is sold out—the group never reached the level of stardom its big label demanded. Since 2004, the band has been recording for the New West label.

Old 97's' current tour supports a 15th anniversary reissue of Too Far to Care, which they're playing in its entirety in sequence, along with a selection of other songs. I spoke with singer-songwriter Rhett Miller (whose career as a solo artist runs parallel to that of his band) by phone about the quest for perfect setlist, the excesses of major-label recording contracts, and the trouble with singing songs you wrote when you were 25 when you're 42.

This interview appears today on the Washington City Paper's Arts Desk.

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categories music, inteviews
tags music, Old 97s, Rhett Miller, interviews

She Couldn't Blame Us: Cat Power at the 9:30 Club, reviewed.

Chris Klimek

I'm sorry to say that Cat Power's concert at the 9:30 Club last night was another heart-rending chapter in her sad history as a panicky, fragmented performer. It's always agonizing to watch someone on stage who clearly doesn't want to be there. I hope she'll get the help she needs. The club was sold out, so clearly her fans haven't abandoned her. Last night's audience struck me as uncommonly respectful, sympathetic and forgiving.

I reviewed the show for the Washington Post.

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categories music
tags concerts, music, 9:30 Club, Washington Post, Cat Power

Soft Pack, Black Cat

Chris Klimek

While you were watching President Obama Uncle Fluffy his way through the first presidential debate Wednesday night, I was watching the Soft Pack play the Black Cat.

That’s right: I went to see a band the youngest member of which is probably a decade younger than me. Usually I’m on the venerable old treasure beat, more or less voluntarily.

I reviewed their show for today’s Washington Post.

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tags The Black Cat, The Washington Post, The Soft Pack

The Boss at the Ballpark

Chris Klimek

I was away on vacation when Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band played Nationals Stadium two weeks ago. I've seen them play twice this year, and I wrote about their prior DC show, back in April.  I've seen Springsteen perform live 14 or 15 times overall since 1999 -- once solo, the rest of the times with the E Street crew.

I'm grateful to whomever recorded and posted this surprisingly high-quality field recording of the full three-hour, 44-minute concert.

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categories music
tags Bruce Springsteen, concerts, music, bootlegs