[1] The Dexateens began as a five-piece band in 1998 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama,[2][3] with co-lead singer-songwriters and guitarists Elliott McPherson, John Smith, and Craig Gates, with drummer Craig "Sweet Dog" Pickering and bassist Matt Patton rounding out the group.
[4][5][6] Patton pulls double duty, as he is also a full-time member of the Drive-By Truckers,[7] with whom The Dexateens have toured in the past.
[12] Their 2004 self-titled debut and 2005 followup, Red Dust Rising, were both produced by Tim Kerr (Big Boys, Poison 13, Jack O'Fire, Lord High Fixers).
[25][26] In 2013, the band returned from a two-year hiatus[27] with the EP Sunsphere, which is named after the Knoxville, Tennessee, observation tower that was built for the 1982 World's Fair.
A new record called Struggler was reportedly tracked at Dial Back Sound Studios in Water Valley, MS in 2017.
The band reunited as a four piece with original member, guitarist and songwriter John Smith at Heathens Homecoming 2020 in Athens, GA and recorded a live album.
[17] Bands on the label, in addition to The Dexateens, include Beitthemeans, Brad Armstrong, Vulture Whale, AdamAdam, Chooglin, The Blips, The Bohannons, Will Stewart, Taylor Hollingsworth, Janet Simpson and Sarah Lee Langford.