Dex Romweber, the man Jack White once dubbed “one of the best kept secrets of the rock and roll underground,” returns with a new solo album on September 9.
The album, which is titled Carrboro and named after Romweber’s adopted hometown, contains 13 tracks and includes covers of T Bone Burnett’s “I Don’t Know” and Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile.” Stream one of the album’s tracks, “Trouble Of The World,” below, and be sure to check out Romweber’s upcoming tour dates.
7/1 – Heavy Rebel Weekend – Winston-Salem, NC
7/3 – Honeysuckle Tea House – Chapel Hill, NC
7/7-9 – SJOCK – De Kempen, Belgium (as Flat Duo Jets)
7/21 – The Station – Carrboro, NC
9/7 – Grey Eagle Music Hall – Asheville, NC*
9/8 – Martin’s Downtown – Roanoke, VA*
9/9 – Milkboy – Philadelphia, PA*
9/10 – Dogfish Head – Rehoboth, DE*
9/11 – Hill Country – Washington, DC*
9/13 – Atwoods – Cambridge, MA*
9/14 – Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY *
9/15 – Roxy and Dukes – Dunellen, NJ*
9/16 – Abilene Bar Longe – Rochester, NY *
9/17 – Village Idiot – Maumee, OH*
9/18 – PJ’s Lager House – Detroit, MI *
9/20 – Brauerhouse, Lombard, IL*
9/22 – Southgate House, Newport, KY*
9/23 – Willie’s – Lexington, KY*
9/24 – Americanafest – Nashville, TN
* = with JD Wilkes