The six appealingly shabby tracks of in stereo cover the coasters, bo diddley, buddy holly et al. May 19, 2008 in the 1980s, flat duo jets set the standard for explosive rock n roll duos. Retrorockabilly maniacs flat duo jets paired singerguitarist dexter romweber and drummer chris crow. Pedl, sony atv publishing, latinautor, emi music publishing, latinautor umpg. The flat duo jets followed this up with another critically acclai read more rockabilly duo dexter romweber and drummer crow came together in carrboro, north carolina right next door to chapel hill though they made athens their base for a short amount of time. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of chicken ranch records. The companion soundtrack to the documentary documenting the rise and fall of the flat duo jets and the creation of the dexter romweber duo. Guitar notes lag behind eerily echoing vocals, and the whole affair is unbelievably dark. Two headed cow by flat duo jets on amazon music unlimited. Dexter romweber was the only original member on a tour as flat duo jets in 2017. In 2008, nearly ten years after the bands demise, a live soundtrack to two headed cow, a. Flat duo jets tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster.
John michael dexter dex romweber born june 18, 1966 is an american rockabillyroots rock musician primarily playing electric guitar from chapel hill, north carolina. Flat duo jets also have other dates, including njs brighton bar on june 29 and nycs hill country on june 30 with daddy long legs. The flat duo jets broke up 20 years ago, but romweber has kept returning to the drumsandguitar setup because its a pragmatic way to keep a band together, to add rhythmic oomph to things. I am writing regarding the duane peters gunfight checkmate album that you have made available for download.
Dexter romweber documentary two headed cow on vimeo. Their first album, flat duo jets, was recorded direct to two tracks in a garage in the late 1980s. Check out two headed cow by flat duo jets on amazon music. This time out, the duo also allowed themselves the rare luxury of a bass player, tone. Out of stock product description norton 241 yeah, yeah, its the obvious title for the titans of trebles sixth longplay, but this finds dex n crow back where they started, bangin out crude rock n roll with little regard for things like second takes, overdubs. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Flat duo jets on their album two headed cow 2008 brian setzer on his album rockabilly riot, vol. Maps of directions of cow flat nsw, 2795 for locals and travellers. A wild cult hero gets his due in two headed cow, a new documentary about the life and music of dexter. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Wednesday watch spotlights a music documentary available for stream or download from in 1986 filmmaker tony gayton tagged along with flat duo jets for a prospective tour documentary about the murderous rockabilly band hed encountered while making athens ga. A film about survival in an indifferent world, two headed cow looks at the difficult life. The album contains live tracks recorded in 1986, before the flat duo jets first full length album was released years later. Rockabilly hero dexter romweber honored by jack white, exene. Two headed cow is a companion piece to the acclaimed documentary released last year.
Dexter romweber was the guitar half of the flat duo jets, a twoman rock n roll band from the deep south that had the power of dr. A film about survival and more, following almost twenty years of dexter romweber of the flat duo jets. With neko case, exene cervenka, laresh crash, jason edge. Flat duo jetss profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Two headed cow features seventeen scalding tracks as well as liner notes by neko case, director tony gayton, and others. Sep 03, 2014 wednesday watch spotlights a music documentary available for stream or download from in 1986 filmmaker tony gayton tagged along with flat duo jets for a prospective tour documentary about the murderous rockabilly band hed encountered while making athens ga. Beyond the flat duo jets by jeff arndt september 2001 much has been said about rockabilly rootsrocker dexter romweber over the years, both positive and negative, and sorting fact from fiction is no easy undertaking. The album contains live tracks recorded in 1986, before the flat duo jet s first fulllength album was released years later. Mar 19, 2008 just heard about this accompanying soundtrack to the 2006 documentary, two headed cow, about ncs seminal rockabilly outfit flat duo jets. Flat duo jets is an american psychobilly band from chapel hill, north carolina, and athens. Flat duo jets, the brainchild of dexter romweber, released a slew of albums and singles from their formation in 1983 until their 1999 breakup. Romweber has been travelling around, playing rocknroll since the mid1980s.
I saw the flat duo jets play 3 times between 1989 and 1995. Apr, 2020 flat duo jets on their album two headed cow 2008 brian setzer on his album rockabilly riot, vol. Singerguitarist from the flat duo jets turns rockabilly into experimental folk by slowing down tempos as much as possible. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from flat duo jets. Recorded live to two track in someones garage no, thats not a joke, flat duo jets selftitled debut album is about as close to a concise statement of musical purpose as one was likely to ever get from roots rock wild man dexter romweber guitarvocals and his partner, crow drums. Flat duo jets two headed cow chicken ranch records. A film about survival in an indifferent world, twoheaded cow looks at the difficult life. Mayer left the duo jets around 1990 to join the chicken wire gang. They were filmed forand broke up duringthe documentary twoheaded cow, screening tonight. Listen free to flat duo jets two headed cow intro, hoy hoy and more. Good old altcountry from the midwestern united states influenced by a wide variety of styles and genres. We are proud to be releasing our first fulllength album, titled under the porch light, in september 2017. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from flat duo jets at the discogs marketplace.
Watch full episodes of twoheaded cow and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. In 2008, nearly ten years after the bands demise, a live soundtrack to two headed cow, a documentary film about dexter and the flat duo jets, was released. Archival footage mixes with interviews and performances in this profile of roots rocker dexter romweber, known as the onetime leader of flat duo jets. Flat duo jets reigns as one of the most prolific, and one of our most favorite, american psychobilly acts to come out of the 80s90s, and go go harlem baby, produced by the legendary jim dickinson, is a reissue we worked hard to bring back to life for your enjoyment. Dex romweber duos brand new album, images, derives its name from the cover art, an existing piece from romwebers own portfolio, although not enumerating the tracks of which there are 12. A wild cult hero gets his due in two headed cow, a new documentary about the life and music of dexter romweber. First with the legendary flat duo jets and now with his sister sara on drums. Watch dexter romweber music documentary two headed cow.
Often pegged by critics and casual fans as simply rockabilly, the duo jets were adept at playing in a multitude of styles. Wednesday watch spotlights a music documentary available for stream or download from. While other fans of the old stuff simply try to replicate the past, flat duo jets usually just dex and drummer crow somehow become the real thing, displaying nary a hint of nostalgia. Two headed cow cd flat duo jets red tango flat duo jets red tango cd flat duo jets safari cd flat duo jets safari lp flat duo jets. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. In the 1980s, flat duo jets set the standard for explosive rock n roll duos.
Oct, 2011 flat duo jets, the brainchild of dexter romweber, released a slew of albums and singles from their formation in 1983 until their 1999 breakup. Shooting in verite black and white, gayton caught singer. Theyve also got a bunch of dates with reverend horton heat. In 1986 filmmaker tony gayton tagged along with flat duo jets for a. The album contains live tracks recorded in 1986, before the flat duo jets first fulllength album was released years later. It has been a while since weve reminded you all of the glory of dexter romweber and chris crow smith. Words like crazy, possessed, frenzied, and demented get thrown around quite a bit. Third man records reissuing flat duo jets go go harlem. Listen to your favorite songs from two headed cow by flat duo jets now.
William cody twoheadedcow s profile on myspace, the place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Flat duo jets listen and stream free music, albums, new. They were a major influence on several bands of the 1990s and 2000s, including the white stripes. Recorded live to twotrack in someones garage no, thats not a joke, flat duo jets selftitled debut album is about as close to a concise statement of musical purpose as one was likely to ever get from roots rock wild man dexter romweber guitarvocals and his partner, crow drums.
Flat duo jets s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Third man records reissuing flat duo jets go go harlem baby. I still have yet to seek out the film, but plan on it, as i have only seen footage of the duo on youtube, and the excellent 80s athens scene documentary insideout. The cofounder of north carolina rockabilly band the flat duo jets, romweber later. The film, entitled two headed cow, was eventually completed using a. Dex and his new duo with his sister sara have a new album and will be performing. Join songkick to track flat duo jets and get concert alerts when they play near you. He and drummer crow made up the seminal roots outfit flat duo jets that hailed from chapel hill, nc and, for a short time, athens, ga. Dex is best known as onehalf of the seminal twopiece flat duo jets. Two headed cow arrives close to ten years after flat duo jets called it a day, and the fire and fun of this disc are a potent reminder of what a loss that was, as well as what a singular talent dexter romweber truly is. Two headed cow, an album by flat duo jets on spotify. Just heard about this accompanying soundtrack to the 2006 documentary, two headed cow, about ncs seminal rockabilly outfit flat duo jets. Two headed cow film flat duo jets eddie cochran the who lets active southern culture on the skids bill doggett dom flemons reverend peytons big damn band the rio rockers. Two headed cow is the soundtrack to the recent tony gayton documentary on the band.
Podcast listen or download the podcast below, or on. Two headed cow, an album by flat duo jets on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Nov 16, 2015 a film about survival and more, following almost twenty years of dexter romweber of the flat duo jets. The sonics touring, going on a cruise with the fleshtones. While we appreciate that you liked these recordings enough to post on your site, we must demand that you remove the file sharing link. Fronted by the roaring and crooning dexter romweber, the flat duo jets steal the show in the 1986 film athens, ga. Rockabilly hero dexter romweber honored by jack white. Two headed cow cd flat duo jets red tango flat duo jets. Frog went a courtin, crazy hazy kisses, frog went a courtin, hoy hoy, golden strings, biography.
Listen to music from flat duo jets like frog went a courtin, crazy hazy. Wild wild love, two headed cow, wild blue yonder, red tango, singles. Inside out and presaged the white stripes and other twopiece blues punk acts. They had a way of pulling you out of your personal. Romweber has since gone on to a solo career, touring. Jun 08, 2017 flat duo jets also have other dates, including njs brighton bar on june 29 and nycs hill country on june 30 with daddy long legs. Two headed cow we are an alternativecountry band from kirksville, missouri, started by two college friends in 2015, we have seen multiple lineup changes with band members graduatingmoving away, but weve always remained true to our roots. Nov 22, 2011 a wild cult hero gets his due in two headed cow, a new documentary about the life and music of dexter romweber. Inside out which would be released the following year. Flat duo jets grew out of the southeast in the 80s. Flat duo jets live on letterman wild wild lover youtube.