Twenty years on from the FLAT DUO JETS, who created the template for stripped down rock and roll that’s been copped by the White Stripes and a thousand far less clever bands, Dex Romweber has teamed up with his sister Sara (Let’s Active, Snatches of Pink) for the first time on the debut album by the Dex Romweber Duo, Ruins of Berlin.

Dex’s guitar conjures the primal ghosts that live in the scratchy grooves of 45s that snake through our collective musical DNA; some  are well known, most long forgotten, but no one can draw the line between Link Wray and Marlene Dietrich and have it make sense like Dex. And when he sings, you get the sense, sometimes uneasy, that here is a man that HAS to sing, has to let it out, or all the pain, longing and triumph of the heroes and hep cats and sinners and losers he sings about will tear him apart from the inside. With Sara’s mammoth drumming as the spine, the Duo go well beyond any mindless retro tag; they absorb the essence of their idols before erupting with re-inventions that are both primitive and elegant.

Charlie Louvin & Dex Romweber Duo Tour Dates:

Nov 11  Wed Charleston SC Pour House

Nov 13 Fri  Atlanta GA The Earl

Nov 17 Tue  Lexington KY Cosmic Charlies

Nov 19 Thu  Louisville KY Zanzabar

Nov 21 Sat  Memphis TN Hi-Tone Cafe

Nov 25 Wed Nashville TN Exit/In

Select Dex Romweber press quotes to entice and excite:

"The dynamic Dexter keeps the careening, untamed spirit of early rock 'n' roll alive by not taking anything too seriously." - Spin

"Ruins of Berlin is a tart martini wryly wrought from rockabilly, instrumental/surf rock, pre-1970s country and pre-rock 'n' roll pop. Romweber croons as much as he rocks out, his smooth, often wistful baritone alternately evoking Roy Orbison, Robert Gordon, and Tom Jones." - Cleveland Free Times

"Romweber can still play a solo that makes the thrill hairs on the back of the neck stand up and sing a sad love song with enough emotion to tie heartstrings in painful knots." - Crawdaddy

"It could be argued that a world which for the last 20 years has allowed an artist like Dex Romweber to rave on in relative obscurity is a world that really doesn't deserve him." - eMusic

"Dex Romweber has got to be the last of the great American singers. The way he shifts between honeyed croon to snotty snarl - the very goalposts of rock 'n' roll - is unequalled... Dex Romweber is cooler than Elvis. " - Rochester City Newspaper

"Music may never do right by Dexter Romweber like he's done by it. He pours heart and soul into that fickle bitch, wrapping her in old-school, six-string plumage of richly hued country, blues and rockabilly shadowed by the legendary Sun Studios." - Independent Weekly (NC)

"Ruins of Berlin... finds the sorely underrated songwriter and interpreter at his most focused and captivating in at least a decade." - Connect Savannah

Select Charlie Louvin press quotes to entice and excite:

“When it comes to so-called "alt-country," the Louvins practically wrote the book: Everyone from Hank and Johnny to the Byrds and Burritos to Uncle Tupelo and Jack White woodshedded on the Louvins' harmonies and records.” – Pittsburgh City Paper

“We took Charlie on tour with his band, and it was a great experience. He’s 81, and a total punk rocker, and funny as hell. He’s showing me how cool 81 can be.” – Lucinda Williams

“Charlie Louvin is a legend. And I don’t use that term lightly. Recording alongside his late brother, Ira, The Louvin Brothers recorded some of the most vital and beautiful music of the last 60 years and was an unquestioning influence on the eventual alt-country movement." - Aquarium Drunkard

"The Louvin Brothers incorporated elements of hillbilly, bluegrass, gospel, folk and pop to create some of the most enduring country recordings in the history of country music." - Wade Tatangelo, St. Petersburg Times

“Only Hank Williams rivals the Louvins as an age-old influence on alt-country.” – No Depression