John Michael Dexter "Dex" Romweber (June 18, 1966 – February 16, 2024) was an American rockabilly and roots rock musician (primarily playing electric guitar) from Carrboro, North Carolina.

[4] Romweber's next band, Crash Landen and The Kamikazees ("Kamikazees" was unintentionally misspelled, but it stuck), featured Hunter "Crash" Landen on vocals, with bassist Tony "Tone" Mayer (Good Old Chicken Wire Gang Boys Band Brothers), sister Sara on drums, and Eric Peterson on guitar.

Soon Sara joined another band, and drums fell to a succession of drummers including Mike Krause, Michael Rank, and Hunter Landen after Romweber had taken over vocal duties.

Though recorded live to two tracks in a garage in the late 80s, the band's full-length debut LP, the self-titled Flat Duo Jets, was not released until 1990.

In support of the album, the Flat Duo Jets went on a national tour opening for The Cramps, whom Dexter has cited as an early influence.

The result was 1998's Lucky Eye, produced by Scott Litt and Chris Stamey, which demonstrated a markedly different approach from their previous lo-fi efforts.

[citation needed] In 2001, Dexter finally resurfaced with a new solo album, Chased By Martians, followed by Blues That Defy My Soul in 2004.

Around this time, Dexter's influence was beginning to surface in interviews with artists like Neko Case, Cat Power and Jack White.

Upon completion of Athens, GA: Inside/Out in 1987, director Tony Gayton began filming an untitled documentary of the Flat Duo Jets' national tour.

[8] The album featured guest appearances from Exene Cervenka, Cat Power, Neko Case, and longtime friend Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids.

They have released one limited CD called "Night Tide" and mainly play shows in their home state of North Carolina, more specifically in The Research Triangle area of Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Durham.

The music is diverse, drawing influences from jazz, surf, early instrumentals, Bill Haley, Ella Fitzgerald, and even Chopin.