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AND WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?????!!!!!!!

Greetings to our great land.
      Much to tell and only a short space so I'll do the best I can. The band and
I have
wrapped up taping for Blue Collar TV, and so we can get back to work on what we
do best.
                    F#@*-ING ROCK!

      The new record ( still being written and recorded ) is slated for the
beginning of 2006,
which really doesn't give us much time if you know how this suff works.  And if
you don't
know how this stuff works, all the better for you.

      The tour on the City of New Orleans is looking like it'll be in early May,
and our short
film on the Crescent Tour will be done by then as well, I would think.

      Meanwhile, we're looking forward to some dates and playing a whole show
with ENTIRE
songs!!!!!   WHAT A CONCEPT!

**** THIIS FRIDAY  MARCH 11th      MERCY LOUNGE                               
NASHVILLE,TN****

There are more dates for the spring, of course, so keep in touch.  The Website
is being
rennovated right now and I'm told should be back operating in a week or so.

Don't yens forget about us...

Hope all is well with you and yours

Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com/

Happy Friggin' New Year!!!!!

      Thanks to all who came out NYE; hope it was worth it.

It's going to be a busy year so let's get it started with the dates of January:

Thur.       Jan.  13             Rhythm and Brews               Chattanooga,TN 
(solo)
Fri.          Jan   14              The Down Home                 Johnson City,
TN
Sat.         Jan   15               The Down Home                Johnson City,
TN
    <<both nights:  solo opening set, close with the Commonwealth>>

Fri.          Jan.  28             Ashland Tea & Coffee            Ashland, VA
(solo)
Sat.        Jan.   29              Jammin' Java                         Vienna,
VA  (solo)
                    << 7PM  early show>>


Hope this new year treats us all as well or  better than the last.
Stay tuned for some announcments coming soon.

Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com/

********  This just in *****************

Hey now, thanks to  all of you who came out for the shows with the
Commonwealth and Mic Harrison last week.  His band was incredible and
his album is worth getting...you heard it here...

BUT NOW:

Some last added solo dates in the Lone Star State for THIS WEEK:

Wed.  Dec. 8     McGonigel's Mucky Duck     Houston, TX
Thu.  Dec. 9     All Good Cafe              Dallas, TX
Fri.  Dec. 10    Floores Country Store      Helotes, TX
            (opening for Radney Foster)
Sat.  Dec. 11    Saxon Pub                  Austin,TX
            (opening for Joe Ely)

Hope some of you can make it out on such short notice.
I'm gonna have fun regardless so take care otherwise...
youknowhatimean.


Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com/

******gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble**********


Are the holidays driving you crazy? How about a good ol' rock n' roll
show to relieve the stress?  An evening so good it'll let the rest of
the world know that although you support the season---there's no need
for Santa to be showing up around HOLLOWEEN (!?) Yeah, that's what it
is...a PROTEST!

Mic Harrison and his band will be with the Commonwealth and I in
these cities this week, so spread the word or come yourself:


Thur.  Dec.  2nd    Uncle Pleasant's  Louisville,KY
Fri.   Dec.  3rd    Schuba's          Chicago, IL
Sat.   Dec.  4th    Southgate House   Newport, KY

And when you REALLY have had enough, join Mic and I New Year's Eve in
Knoxville at the Downtown Holiday Inn Convention Center--rooms still
avaible as well as cheaper individual tickets: 865 522 2800

That is all,
Carry on.

Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com/

Hello all,
      A couple of solo shows before the band and I head for Blue
Collar TV  World for a bit:

Wed.  Sept.  29   Joseph-Beth Bookstore  Lexington, KY
( Silas House releases his new book "The Coal Tattoo" and I'll play a
couple of songs. Silas' readings, as well as his books , are great)

Sat. Oct. 2      3rd & Lindsley           Nashville,TN
  ( a co-headline with Willy Porter, my set at 10:30 AFTER the TN v.
Auburn game...of course)

     The rest of October is filled with television tapings for Blue
Collar TV, Jeff Foxworthy's comedy show.  We are the "house band",
which is really easy work with really *posh* living.  Television is
such a hurry-up-and-wait-thing, that I'm hoping to finish writing the
next record while we're in Athens, GA for the month.
Wish me luck.
Or not.

Have a great fall and the band and I will be back on the road in
November!!!

Take care,
Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com

"Once I thought I saw you in a crowded, hazy bar..."

      Well, Hurrican Ivan came through and cancelled our Fall Down on
the Square show in Knoxville yesteray. I was tempted to just take my
guitar down and play, but know what? It was quite a storm. Hope
everyone survived with as little damage as possible.
      The shows for Bristol, TN/VA and Greeville,SC are still on and
INDOORS. So don't be scairt.
      Two solo shows next week, at Skunkfest in South Carolina and
Work/Play Theatre in B'ham, AL: Friday and Saturday respectively.
      Then the band and I head off for  more Blue Collar TV and show
business livin'.  'Tis rough, 'tis rough.

      Take care, everyone

Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com/

*********** G T T ********************

As the great Virginian Sam Houston did, we're headed to Texas via
Tennessee.  I know its a holiday week/weekend but come out if you're
able:


Wed. Sept. 1      Stubb's                  Austin,TX
Thu. Sept. 2    McGonigel's Mucky Duck     Houston,TX
Fri. Sept. 3      Poor David's             Dallas,TX
Sat. Sept. 4         Gruene Hall           New Braunfels,TX
Sun. Sept. 5  Real American Music Festival Helotes,TX


Looking forward to a great fall and hope everyone is well.


Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com

Well, I guess the cat is out of the bag.  The genie is out of the
bottle.  The toothpaste is out of the tube. The gate's been left
open.  The door is off the hinges.  The lips are loose.  The town
crier has yelled.  The bell has rung.  The perimeter has been
breached...
This spy has come in from the cold.  I have been in the `show
business', and what a world it is.

The band and I spent three weeks in June taping for "Blue Collar TV",
which is Jeff Foxworthy's sketch comedy show that debuts this
Thursday, July 29th, on the WB network.  We entertained the crowd and
played in and out of commercials.  All that was required of us was 30
seconds of rock, four to five times a night--every other day.  Nice
work if you can get it.  And I think I'd do it again if given the
chance.  We didn't have to tear down every night and travel the next
day. The hotel was nice and within walking distance. The food was
free but so was the advice:


"Smile with your EYES—you can practice that!"

   But Jeff Foxworthy is an EXTREMELY nice and gracious guy, and he
chose wisely the people who worked with him, from cast to crew. So I
hope the show does what they want.
As for the band and I, we have no idea how much of us they will use.
Your guess is as good as mine as to how many people who will hear:

  "Ladies and Gentlemen, Scott Miller and the Commonwealth!!"

will bother to seek us out, or  (even better) BUY A GODDAMN RECORD!
So we'll see.
Meanwhile, we're back on the road and I am starting to write for the
next record.  I hope we can do a "City of New Orleans" train tour
before too long and keep on rockin'. Okay? Is anybody still with me?


Scott Miller (tour dates below)

Scott Miller and the Commonwealth Dates:

Fri      July 30        The Dame                   Lexington, KY
Sat     July 31     Hazel Ruby McQuain Park        Morgantown,WVa
Fri     August 27     The Pour House               Raleigh, NC
Sat     August 28     festivaltypesituation        Richmond, VA
Thurs    Sept. 2        Mucky Duck                   Houston, TX
Fri       Sept. 3       Poor David's               Dallas, TX
Sat.    Sept. 4       Gruene Hall (opening)         Gruene ,TX
Sun     Sept. 5       Jack Ingram Festival          Helotes, TX
Thurs   Sept. 16        Market Square                Knoxville,TN
Fri      Sept. 17     festivaltypesituation         Bristol, VA

************ Scott Miller & Mic Harrison*****************

Together again.....

Mic Harrison will open the show at 12th & Porter in NASHVILLE
this Friday, June the 11th.

The show is not listed in the papers, so if you could spread the word:

Scott Miller & the  Commonwealth w/ Mic Harrison
  Friday, June 11th.

12th & Porter

Nashville, TN


Hope all is well

Scott Miller
thescottmiller.com

**************The Tired Heal Tour**********************

I know, I know I'm supposed to be home in the hit-hut writing, but
unless I  chew on the crappy songs I've tried to write so far, I
still need to eat.....

Hope you can come out for some of these shows:

Thurs.  May 13     Soapbox Laundrolounge    Willimington, NC
Fri.    May 14     Neigborhood Theatre      Charlotte, NC
Sat.    May 15     Pour House               Raleigh, NC

Hope everyone is having a good spring.
I'm gonna build a jumbo ark....


Scott Miller
www.thescottmiller.com/

We've had a couple weeks to recuperate from the Mule Train MMIV tour
and are headed back out, this time in the van to:

Tue. March 2nd     Little Brother's    Columbus,OH
Wed. March 3rd     Beachland Ball Room Cleveland,OH
Thu. March 4th     Club Cafe           Pittsburgh,PA
Fri. March 5th     Southgate House     Newport,KY

Please pass the word and come out. Enough said.

The tour on the Amtrak Crescent was one for the books, and Jack
Neely, one of Knoxville's finest writers and residents, has almost
written a book on the leg of the tour he "embedded".  Here's a link
to his story:
http://metropulse.com/dir_zine/dir_2004/1409/t_cover.html

If that doesn't work, just go to

MetroPulse.com

I wish I could have travelled and written like he did. Hell, I wish I
could WRITE like he does. Thanks, Jack.
We did document most of it, through recordings and video, and hope to
get that put together in the near future. No, I don't "hope", I WILL
put it together in the near future, so there.

Thanks to all who helped us pull that tour off:  Amtrak ( Jerome,
Caroline, Hank) Sugar Hill ( Bev, Holly, Molly, EVERYBODY), The
Department of Transportation ( Jeff, Darrell)  plus, Don Walker, Bill
Schroeher, Marissa , Clint in Hattiesburg, awww...you people know who
you are.
I definitely think the City of New Orleans Train( N.O. to Chicago)
will be on the agenda soon.

Okay, now, back to work and here's hoping the first robin of spring
doesn't build a nest in your dryer vent..

see you on the road
Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com/

=========The Amtrak Crescent is a northbound trian================

   With the kind help of Amtrak and the hard working folks at Sugar
Hill, SCOTT MILLER & THE COMMONWEALTH will be touring on the Amtrak
Crescent (that's a train) from New Orleans to New York City.

              ***SO LOOK OUT FOR US***
Wed. Jan   21    The Parish                New Orleans,LA
Thu. Jan   22   The Thirsty Hippo          Hattiesburg,MS
Fri. Jan   23      Hal & Mals              Jackson, MS
Sat. Jan   24       The Booth              Tuscaloosa,AL

Wed. Jan   28     WorkPlay Theatre         Birmingham,AL
Thu. Jan   29       Smith's Olde Bar       Atlanta, GA
Fri. Jan   30      The Handlebar           Greenville,SC
Sat. Jan   31      Evening Muse            Charlotte, NC

Wed. Feb.   4     Starr Hill Music Hall    Charlottesville,VA
Thu. Feb.   5       Iota Club              Arlington, VA
  **special set in Union Station 4:30 PM    Washington, D.C.
Fri. Feb.   6    North by Northwest        Philadelphia,PA
Sat. Feb.   7   Penn Station, baby         Baltimore,MD
Wed. Feb   11     Tribeca Rock Club           NYC

Please spread the word and come out. Amtrak is giving away trips and
all sorts of happenings happening.
Happy New Year, BTW
Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com/  for more details

...wrap this year on up:

Wed. Dec. 3  Uncle Pleasants'          Louisville,KY
Thu. Dec. 4  Third & Lindsley          Nashville,TN
Fri. Dec. 5  DOWN HOME WITH THE BAND   Johnson City,TN
Sat. Dec. 6  DOWN HOME SOLO            Johnson City,TN

Fri. Dec. 12  The Grey Eagle (solo)          Asheville,NC
Sat. Dec. 13   Visulite Theater (solo)       Charlotte,NC

New Years Eve   Knoxville,TN  The whole damn hotel; package deals and
the like; for details 865 521 0000

And announcing for '04:
A band tour on the Amtrak Crescent, with stops all the way from
New Orleans to New York City!!!!!  Stay tuned for ticket give-aways
and more details. This is gonna be GREAT. EPOCH. And COOL.

have a safe holiday season
http://www.thescottmiller.com/
scott

I guess they figured I needed a Texas vacation:


Wed. Nov. 19th  AUSTIN  ***TWO SEPARATE SHOWS:***

   solo opening for Jim Lauderdale  Cactus Cafe   8:30PM

   w/ the Commonwealth    Stubbs Bar-B-Que        10:00PM

Thu. Nov 20th  DALLAS    Top Rail Ball Room
Fri. Nov 21st  HOUSTON   Rudyard's
Sat. Nov 22nd  HELOTES   John T. Floore Country Store

Keep your ears on for December dates.
Hope all is well in your universe.

Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com/

Just letting a few of you know,
a late SOLO booking for

NOVEMBER 7th      Eddie's Attic   Decatur,GA( I believe)

with the one and only RB MORRIS!!!!!


Another shot at Texas in November, details to come.
And some GREAT NEWS to be announced so don't un-list yet....


really really really really really really great news.

please stand by....

Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com/

Scott Miller here with a few dates for you left coasters:

SCOTT MILLER & THE COMMONWEALTH
Wed.   Oct. 1          Slim's           San Francisco, CA
Thu.   Oct. 2          Moe's            Santa Cruz, CA
     (opening for Los Straightjackets)
Fri.   Oct. 3     Santa Rose Summer Concert Series  Santa Rosa, CA
--------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT MILLER (solo)
Sat.   Oct. 4         Moe's               Santa Cruz CA
      (opening for Amazing Rhythm Aces--two shows)
Sun.   Oct.  5        Rancho Nicasio      Nicasio, CA
         (w/ Joe Ely)


The only thing I'll be recalling is how much fun I had.
Hope all is well in your universe,
Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com/

Boy, can't put nothin' past you people.
I was trying to slip by my PARENTS but I guess the cat is out of the
bag now! Geeee, thanks.

Wed. Sept. 10   Grey Eagle          Asheville,NC
Thu  Sept. 11   Cat's Cradle        Carrboro,NC
Fri. Sept. 12   Ram's Head          Annapolis,MD
Sat. Sept. 13   State Theatre       Falls Church,VA
Sun. Sept. 14   NXNW                Philadelphia, PA
Tue. Sept. 16   Joe's Pub           NYC
Wed. Sept. 17   Ashland Tea & Coffee Ashland, VA
Fri. Sept. 18   Club Cafe            Pittsburgh,PA

Okay,
carry on.
Scott Miller

I would stay home and watch College Football, but opening for Tim
O'Brien cannont be missed--

Wed. Aug 10     Grey Eagle         Asheville,NC
Thu. Aug 11     Cat's Cradle       Carrboro, NC
Fri. Aug 12     Ram's Head         Annapolis, MD
Sat. Aug 13     State Theatre      Falls Church, VA
Sun. Aug 14     NXNW               Philadelphia,PA
Tue. Aug 16     Joe's Pub          NYC
Wed. Aug 17     Ashland Tea & Coffee  Ashland, VA
Fri. Aug 19     Club Cafe          Pittsburgh, PA

I'll be solo these dates, so come early and stay late.
AND BTW:
THANK YENS, TEXAS!!!! Had a great time and hope to get back soon.
Really.

Okay, be safe and enjoy the fall.
Scott Miller

Come one, come all....

Fri.  Aug.  22   Gill Street Grill   Bloomington,IL
Sat.  Aug.  23   Fitzgerald's        Berwyn, IL

Wed.  Aug.  27   WFPK Waterfront Wed. Lousiville,KY
Thur. Aug.  28   Waterfest 2003       Oshkosh,WI
Sun.  Aug.  31   Jack Ingram Fest.    Helotes,TX

Wed.  Sept. 3    Rudyard's            Houston,TX
Thu.  Sept  4    Egos                 Austin,TX
Fri.  Sept  5    Casbeers Bar&Grill   San Antonio,TX
Sat.  Sept  6    Sons of Hermann Hall Dallas,TX


NEXT UP IN OCT: YOU LEFT COASTERS!!!!!!

Much to tell but no time to tell it.
Scott Miller

THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU

Seems like many of you across this great land are getting out and
buying the new record UPSIDE DOWNSIDE!
Now burn as you wish, I reckon.

This will be the last week of dates for Eric Fritsch,
coproducer/keyboard player/guitar player/mandolin player/always on
good vibes-guy  as his wife is expecting at ANY MINUTE.
Hopefully he'll make it throught the week, otherwise we'll have to
break out "Jazz Odyssey". So come wish him well if we're near you.
(And for the rest of you, we will get to you as soon as we can)

SCOTT MILLER & THE COMMONWEALTH

Fri.   June 20    Down Home        Johnson City,TN (solo)
Sat.   June 21    Down Home        Johnson City,TN
Sun.   June 22    Grey Eagle       Asheville,NC
Wed.   June 25    Double Door      Charlotte,NC
Thur.  June 26    Cinema Cafe      Roanoke,VA
Fri.   June 27    Iota             Arlington,VA
Sat.   June 28    The Tattoo       Bal'more, MD

visit the site for more dates, etc. and spread the word:
http://thescottmiller.com/

Take care and thanks again.

THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU

Greetings all,

SCOTT MILLER here saying the record is finished and will be hitting
stores on TUESDAY, JUNE 10th!!!

UPSIDE DOWNSIDE is the title and I'm damn proud of it. So there.

So hit the stores ( and then your CD burner  ) and hound your radio
stations; if you simply CANNOT WAIT THAT LONG:

the record is available RIGHT NOW through the website

http://thescottmiller.com/

as well as impending tour dates, nonsense etc.

And I'm on my way to your city, so you have been warned....

Thursday   June 5      Lexington,KY
Friday     June 6      Chicago, IL
Saturday   June 7      St. Lous, MO
Sunday     June 8      Gnashville,TN

Friday     June 13         KNOXVILLE,TN
Saturday   June 14       Carrboro,NC
Sunday     June 15        Atlanta, GA

Friday     June 20       Johnson City, TN (solo)
Saturday   June 21       Johnson City, TN
Sunday     June 22         Asheville,NC
Wednesday  June 25        Charlotte,NC
Thursday   June 26        Roanoke,VA
Friday     June 27        DC
Saturday   June 28         Baltimore,MD
Friday     July 11         Newport,KY

HOPE TO SEE YOU OUT AND ABOUT

take care,
aSm

Okay, these shows are it then its new record time.

Wednesday April 9th   Ram's Head            Annapolis,MD
Thursday  April 10   Ashland Tea & Coffee   Ashland,VA



Now a break to update the website and get in road shape.

Record's out June 10th!!!!

thanks and take care,
scott miller

http://thescottmiller.com/

well, maybe just a little bit...

Some play dates have been added to next week's North East run, in
case you're interested:

Wed.    March 26    The Tattoo                Baltimore, MD
Thu.    March 27    Makor                     NYC
Fri.    March 28    Brookdale Per. Arts Cntr  Lincroft, NJ
Sun.    March 30    The Turning Point         Peirmont, NY

Sunday will be with Steve Forbert, the rest with Peter Case.

The new record is finished (as may be my career) and sent to
manufacturing; stay tuned to the website for release info.
I'm pretty damn happy with it.
The new record, that is.

http://thescottmiller.com/

Take care,
Scott Miller

It really doesn't matter what I say here because by the new year,
you'll forget it all.
Really.
I'm living in your basement.

See?

I've been away working on the new record. It's too soon to tell what
it's like at this point, but it could be good. It could also be not
good. There is still a ways to go.

I'll be playing New Year's Eve in Knoxville at the Tennessee Theatre
under the auspice of "Hank's Last Night".  (NYE will be the 50th
anniversary of Hank William's death or last night on earth in
Knoxville, depending on which theory you ascribe to. I myself think
he was taken back by the aliens that left him here in the first
place.)

January will bring a host of solo dates and a build up to a record
release in the spring.

NOW, have a great holiday and get your basement cleaned—I live in
fear of all this mold you got down here..

Take care,
Scott Miller
http://www.thescottmiller.com

As I'm winding down and staying home to write (well, I've really been
working on my club-house in the back yard) I forgot to post the last
Scott Miller & The Commonwealth  dates for the summer:

Friday June 19th Off Broadway  St. Louis, MO
Saturday June 20th  Sheffield Garden Walk  Chicago,IL


When I see you again I will have re-invented myself like Madonna...

pass the word if you can and have a good summer.

the scott miller

amen