Rob Miller’s New Memoir Captures the Crescendo, and Crash, of Chicago Indie Label Bloodshot Records

Rob Miller’s new memoir captures the crescendo, and crash, of Chicago indie label Bloodshot Records

In 1991, Rob Miller packed up his bags, his records and his memories and moved from Ann Arbor, Mich., to Chicago as an attempt to escape music.“Obviously, my plan didn’t work out so well,” Miller joked during a recent Zoom conversation to discuss his new memoir, “The Hours Are Long But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music,” (out Nov. 25 from the University of Illinois Press). Green Room Newsletter You’re subscribed!Please check yo…

New book captures crescendo, and crash, of Bloodshot Records

In 1991, Rob Miller packed up his bags, his records and his memories and moved from Ann Arbor, Mich., to Chicago as an attempt to escape music. “Obviously, my plan didn’t work out so well,” Miller joked during a recent Zoom conversation to discuss his new memoir, “The Hours Are Long But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music,” (out Nov. 25 from the University of Illinois Press). Green Room Newsletter You’re subscribed! Please chec…