Rob Miller presents THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW, with David Menconi & DexFest!
Schedule
Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
752 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (Historic Airport Rd, Next to The Root Cellar), Chapel Hill, NC, United States, North Carolina 27514 | Chapel Hill, NC
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In partnership with DexFest!“The music business is not a meritocracy: it is a crapshoot taking place in a septic tank balanced on the prow of the Titanic, a venal snake pit where innovation, creativity, and honest business practices are actively discouraged.”
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Rob Miller arrived in Chicago wanting to escape the music industry. In short order, he co-founded a trailblazing record label revered for its artist-first approach and punk take on country, roots, and so much else. Miller’s gonzo memoir follows a music fan’s odyssey through a singular account of Bloodshot Records, the Chicago scene, and thirty years as part of a community sustaining independent artists and businesses.
Hilarious and hundred-proof, The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low delivers a warm-hearted yet clear-eyed account of loving and living music on the edge, in the trenches, and without apologies.
Rob Miller is the cofounder and former co-owner of Bloodshot Records. His website is robmillerwriting.com.
The 2019 Piedmont Laureate, David Menconi is a journalist and author in Raleigh, North Carolina. He spent 34 years writing for daily newspapers, 28 of those years at the Raleigh News & Observer. Before that, he spent five years at the Boulder (CO) Daily Camera. His degrees include a masters in journalism from the University of Texas, an undergraduate English degree from Southwestern University and a valid high-school diploma. In addition to writing for numerous publications, David is editor of the American Music: New Roots book series at University of North Carolina Press. He has published five books himself, most recently 2023’s award-winning Oh, Didn’t They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music. His previous book Step It Up and Go: the Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk won the 2021 North Caroliniana Society Book Award.
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