Episode 55: FLUXEDO JUNCTION RADIO - 11/11/23 (Paul Schmitz of The Last Hombres)

WBCQ airdate - 11/11/23 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we’ll be speaking with singer, guitarist, producer and engineer Paul Schmitz. As a member of the Long Island based Americana group The Last Hombres, Paul worked extensively with the legendary Levon Helm of The Band, as well as Buddy Cage of New Riders Of The Purple Sage. The Hombres, featuring Paul along with Michael Meehan on bass and vocals, Russ Seeger on guitar, vocals and violin, Buddy Cage on pedal steel, Cathy Kreger on vocals, and Levon Helm on drums, signed to KOCH Records in 2003 - releasing their album Redemption to critical acclaim from publications such as Pulse Magazine, while also enjoying Americana airplay all over the country. In 2014 their follow up album, Odd Fellow Rest, was released with Chris James on keyboards and pedal steel and Tom Ryan on drums. Paul continues to work with fellow Hombre Mike Meehan, and they will be apearing at U.S. Brews in Centerport, NY on December 30th. You can visit them on the web at www.reverbnation.com/thelasthombres