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Dexateens
Southern Rock / Garage / Psychedelic

we are a rock and roll band by god



TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
United States

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Member Since5/18/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.dexateens.net
Band MembersElliott McPherson
Matt Patton
Brian Gosdin
Lee Bains III
Brad Armstrong
Sounds Likethe dexateens
Record LabelSkybucket / Cornelius Chapel / Estrus
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 20 2009 8:00P
Crossroads Huntsville
Dec 1 2009 8:00P
VISUALITE THEATER w/MEAT PUPPETS charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 2 2009 8:00P
BARLEY’S w/ MEAT PUPPETS knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 3 2009 8:00P
RHYTHM AND BREWS w/ MEAT PUPPETS chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 4 2009 8:00P
HI-TONE w/ MEAT PUPPETS memphis, Tennessee
Dec 18 2009 8:00P
chelsea’s w/ GRIS GRIS baton rouge, Louisiana

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   About Dexateens

Out of the Garage and Onto the Porch:
Can You Whoop It?



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The Garage

For the better part of the last decade, a band of Alabama garage rockers under the moniker the Dexateens has been bringing their self-styled “skillet rock” to an audience of music lovers that hunger for something that feeds the spirit, sets the soul ablaze, and gives the body the inspiration to jump up and dance, to witness, to testify, and sing along.

Though the line-up has changed over the years, the partnership between John Smith and Elliott McPherson is the constant that has sustained the band since its inception in Tuscaloosa in 1998 when the duo were drifting university students. Smith and McPherson not only share songwriting responsibilities, but also trade competitive guitar licks while simultaneously singing in a harmony that seems at once infused with goodwill and an almost gospel-style, good-old-boy friendship. The Dexateens first rose above their university-town, local-hero status with their electrifying second studio album Red Dust Rising, produced by cowboy punk proselyte Tim Kerr, which captured the attention of Drive-By Truckers frontman/showman Patterson Hood, who helped produce the band’s equally successful follow-up Hardwire Healing. Both Red Dust Rising and Hardwire Healing feature a sly mixture of 70’s-style Southern Stadium Rock musicality with lyrics that strike at the visceral as well as the metaphysical.

The stomping revelation “Take Me to the Speedway” asks the listener to imagine not only being dragged through “red clay” but also to imagine the uplifting and transcendental power this activity might have to “wash away the bad times.” The metaphysical conceit of being on the moon, as a metaphor for being lonesome, far from home, ungrounded, and lost in space, grabbed the attention of Paste Magazine’s New Music Sampler when they anthologized the Hardwire Healing single “Neil Armstrong,” a song that highlights the band’s ability to evoke a sort of lyrical, majestic melancholy without hindering their earthy roots-rock ethos. Thus, one might very well compare the Dexateens to Crazy Horse, or even the Band, for their ability to electrify folk music (and the listener), simultaneously administering layers of twang and crunch that illustrate the proliferate talent and multifaceted nature of the band.

The Porch

Aided by founding bass player Matt Patton and newcomers Brian Gosdin and Lee Bains, III, the Dexateens take another step in their musical journey toward rock and roll posterity with Singlewide, an album that signals the band’s rise upward – out of the garage and onto the porch. As the title indicates, Singlewide is a decidedly low-fi turn for the band, a simplification of sorts to the band’s essence; recorded at Beech House Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with the help of producer Mark Nevers (Lampchop, Silver Jews, Charlie Louvin), the album’s first track “Down Low” announces the forfeiture of some of the previous album’s Skynyrd pomp in favor of good old fashioned songcraft. For those who enjoy the poetic conceit construction of “Neil Armstrong,” there is similar delight to be found in “Caption,” a rather Donovanesque ditty that investigates the limits of words and images in depicting “the movie of your life,” as well as the relationship of commerce and art: “You can save your money but you got to spend the years.”

Can You Whoop It?

The band is equally skilled in writing story songs in the best of the Southern oral tradition, gorgeously exemplified in “Charlemagne” and “The Ballad of Souls Departed.” The latter reminds us of the band’s considerable musical range as it moves from discordant banjos to tastefully blazing guitars. The entire album possesses a sense of spiritual questioning, if not actual questing. In McPherson’s vocals, especially, there is an ever-present hound dog whine of tragic resignation. Certainly, there is an added quiver of disappointment in “Granddaddy’s Mouth,” but also hope for a future yet to be prophesied in “Spark” and “Hang On.” Overall, Singlewide feels like sunrise after a long, dark night rockin’ in the garage, the bar, the bowery, or the stadium. The title track “Singlewide” illustrates that all of us may be stuck in the trailer park, but some of us are looking up at the stars. The final track on the album “Can You Whoop It?” is an assertion posing as a question. With the assistance of Dave Berman of the Silver Jews, who provides the robotic “yes” to the backwoods version of the question Can You Dig It?, the song is sonic ego affirmation for all us small-town, good old boys, who feel condescended to and emotionally outgunned. There is not a little lo-fi irony at work here with the lyrical persona who claims to like both “Ronnie Dio” and “Vaseline,” but, all that aside, the band’s fierce guitars return fire for those of us who feel like we have just had our porch lights shot out. Rest assured, there are answers to the dim, hazy questions raised by Singlewide. And the Dexateens are just the band to sing the sun awake.

Brad Vice
Pilzen, Czech Republic
January 27, 2009

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WINDJAMMER'S

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Nov 21 2009 10:07 PM

Hello
  many thanks from France
for the add  it's a real pleasure
to be in the lot of your friends
it's a nice day for us
Long life at your and our music

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Nov 21 2009 2:44 AM

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Nov 13 2009 8:48 PM

Hi Guy's..Just Wanted To Say Hello And To Wish You A Safe & Wonderful Weekend Ahead,Thank's For The Friendship..
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Nov 11 2009 6:23 PM


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Nov 10 2009 5:31 PM

Hey! It's Damon from Set Theory. We are looking for a male or female vocalist in the NY area (we're based in Southern Westchester, NY). If you know of anyone interested, please e-mail me here. We would really appreciate any help!

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Nov 5 2009 12:57 AM

hey hey!! thank u so much for the add!! if you have some time, will you check out my page and tell me whatcha think? leave me a comment, write me a message! whatever u want. dont be a stranger! muah!

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Nov 2 2009 11:27 PM

Hi Guy's ,Just Stopping By To Wish You A Great Week Ahead. Thank's For The Music & For The Friendship. Sincerly Jimmy Drew
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Oct 30 2009 5:08 AM

hmmm i went to yalls page and there was a rap song? are yall moving on in the rap world? ...hell i guess we will just have to move on....i am hurt though
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Oct 28 2009 7:13 PM

Young Shyne,

Take a minute enjoy the music i provided for you...



Add the song you like and dont be a stranger
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Oct 25 2009 3:33 PM

Showin some love to ya page. Come check out the music and leave a comment. New music is up and feedback is always welcome...Dexateens
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Oct 24 2009 1:16 AM

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1. A Pop/Rock/Commercial band with female lead. Band must consist of 2 guitars (Prefer both guitar players to be of lead caliber. However, one lead and one rhythm is acceptable), keyboard/piano, bass, and drums. Lead vocal, followed by backing vocals, in that order, is a plus as it relates to other members of the group. Average age of the band cannot exceed 28 years of age.

* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist.
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*** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.


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* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist.
** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong.
*** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.

XXX - If you meet the minimum qualifications as described above. Email a link for your MySpace Page and if applicable, a link for your website to: recordingartistsearch@gmail.com

Only send one email with your links. Due to the volume of responses normally received for these types of opportunities. After review of your material, you will only be contacted if there is an interest in attending one of your shows by a label representative. As such please to not send any follow up emails regarding selections. If you were not contacted back, there was not an interest.

Thank You.

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Oct 21 2009 7:56 AM

hi,

Really Fun!

Really Fun!



Oct 21 2009 12:13 AM

hey we should play a show together,  we are big fans and people tell us we would be great together
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State Line Mob



Oct 19 2009 2:26 PM

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Oct 18 2009 1:46 AM

Just saw that you guys were recommended on the Onion AV Club -- corn-gratulations!
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Oct 13 2009 3:10 AM

thank you for the add! i really love ur music...espcially "granddaddy's mouth"!

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Oct 10 2009 11:45 AM

Hi Dexateens!

I Hope you and yours are doing great.

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