Annie ZaleskiDex Romweber, July 2008 at Off BroadwayThis one's flying a bit under the radar, unjustly so: The almighty Dex Romweber Duo is performing at the Fox Hole at Atomic Cowboy tomorrow night, making good on drummer Sara Romweber's July 2008 promise that they'd come back. Bob Reuter's Alley Ghost, the Dirt Daubers and Whistle Pig are also performing.
Romweber was one-half of '80s favorites the Flat Duo Jets. Recently, he landed on Bloodshot Records, which released this year's Ruin
Last night, Harper Simon wasn't received as the lauded prodigal son of a folk-rock and songwriting legend. He was another unknown, paying his dues in an empty room. Although he played to an indifferent audience, Simon led a group of top-notch players in extended rock breakdowns of his recent debut album's folk- and alt-country-tinged songs. With unhurried confidence, Simon displayed solid songwriting skills and musicianship--as well as the ability to place the right people around him, ones who c
