Tequesta Records

26/02/2024

"Consider how small you are
Compared to your scream
The human dream
Doesn't mean s**t to a tree"

from the album Drug Czars "compendium"

18/02/2024

COMING SOON on !
Drug Czars 'compendium' TQR 005
The most complete works we could scrape together of SoFla punk rock all stars the Drug Czars. Includes all recorded material (thanks Rat and others) plus live tracks from Churchills. Featuring the talents of Mike O'Brien (The Eat, Morbid Opera), Jeff Hodapp (Roach Motel, All the V words), Marky Awesome (Trash Monkeys, Broken Talent), Chuck Loose (Chickenhead, The Crumbs, Obsidian), Buddha (Los Canadians, Ghetto Blasters), Kenny Lindahl (The Eat) and Chris Cottie (The Eat, David Allen Coe). Songs about malfeasance, penguins, drugs, the magic city, and general misanthropy. Liner notes by Derek Hyde

04/01/2024

Happy New Year ya’ll! We are stoked to announce new releases from us and our pals slated for 2024 and currently in th’ works.

1. Chickenhead / Los Canadians “Mutiny in Miami” split on 12” vinyl. (Co-release with Recess Records) Complete recorded material by both South Florida bands; a vinyl re-issue of material previously only available on limited edition Compact Disc. Includes expanded booklet and liner notes plus extra surprises. Features members of Bikini Kill, Black Rainbow, Miami (the band), The Crumbs, Drug Czars, Powerhouse, Ghetto Blasters, Et al.

2. We Can’t Help it if we’re from Florida “41st Anniversary edition” on 10” vinyl. (Split between Destroy Records and Panhandle Punk Productions) The definitive Florida hardcore punk compilation (originally released in 1983), now in expanded 10” vinyl format (the most hated of vinyl formats). Features previously unreleased material and expanded inserts and liner notes. Featuring Florida punk legends Hated Youth, Morbid Opera, Rat Cafeteria, Roach Motel and Sector 4.

3. Drug Czars "compendium" digital LP. The most complete works we could scrape together of SoFla punk rock all stars the Drug Czars. Includes all recorded material (thanks Rat and others) plus live tracks from Churchills. Featuring the talents of Mike O'Brien (The Eat, Morbid Opera), Jeff Hodapp (Roach Motel, All the V words), Marky Awesome (Trash Monkeys, Broken Talent), Chuck Loose (Chickenhead, The Crumbs, Obsidian), Buddha (Los Canadians, Ghetto Blasters) and Chris Cottie (The Eat, David Allen Coe). Songs about malfeasance, penguins, drugs, the magic city, and general misanthropy.

27/10/2023

Grieving Season Again 🖤https://youtu.be/8AMWPO4Bup8?si=yF6EhiNugyTAl_ye

27/10/2023

Grieving Season Again 🖤

Lou Reed - People Who Died - Jim CarrollRecorded Live: 9/25/1984 - Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NJMore Lou Reed at Music Vault: http://www.musicvault.comSubscr...

16/12/2022

We're having a sale!! Prints only $22

Lotsa rare and limited edition, hand screen printed posters produced by Iron Forge Press that we are discounting between now and the end of 2022. Most prints are around 18" x 24". Your last chance to get your hands on these rare prints that will never be reproduced

Message us to purchase 😁

10/07/2022

Drug Czars "on venus'" 7". Still a few copies on our BandCamp

Released by Fruit Bat Entertainment in 1998Recorded by Rat BastardDrug Czars:Mike O'Brien - Vocals , Guitars, TapesJeff Hodapp - Guitar (Also played bass in ...

04/07/2022

New stuff on our BandCamp page :)

Drug Czars "On Venus" 7" EP from 1998

RAT S*X /Galore"complete works" split cassette

https://tequestarecords.bandcamp.com/merch/

Rat S*x / Galore "Complete Works" Cassette from Tequesta Records

25/06/2022

A big thank you to everyone that bought one of the Cat Sparrer shirts that & I did. We raised $200 for the kitties at Good Karma Pet Rescue of South Florida . There's https still available on the Tequesta records Bandcamp site. 😻

https://tequestarecords.bandcamp.com/merch

23/06/2022

It's very nice to get a positive review from a publication that we respect and we know has a broad knowledge of our particular subgenre of Punk Rock music ❤️ it's even nicer when they recognize that we are a band that wants to make you get up and dance and shake you b***y and your ponytail, deathhawk, Chelsea, trihawk, #1 crop, liberty spikes, skullet, undercut, pixie cut, psychobilly wedge, taxi driver mohawk, Betty bangs, dreads, buzz cut or any other hairstyle we left off. Thanks https://www.processionmagazine.com/ ❤️❤️❤️

11/06/2022

https://post-punk.com/deathrock-act-obsidian-return-from-the-brink-in-their-video-for-vultures/

Death stalks around me. The vultures will pick my bones. They tear at my dead soul. Missy Mortis, of Florida deathrock act Obsidian, returns from the brink with prophecy: “Vultures”,…

11/06/2022

It's super exciting to get such an a substantial review from Aversionline for Obsidian "Vultures" EP. Check it out here:

https://www.aversionline.com/view/obsidian-vultures-tequesta-2021

Atmospheric gothic "deathrock" from the perhaps unlikely locale of South Florida...

09/06/2022

Sweeeet review from Big Takeover Magazine for the Obsidian 10" "EP Vultures". Pretty giddy they name checked one of our heros and influences, the great John McGeoch (guitar player for Siouxsie & The Banshees, Magazine, Visage and PiL, among others) ❤️

18/04/2022

Buy our stuff in Wynwood now available at Lucky Records Miami 😁

09/04/2022

We have added a couple of fundraiser t-shirt projects to our band camp Page. Link in bio

https://tequestarecords.bandcamp.com/merch

28/03/2022

Our BandCamp page is up for a quick and convenient ordering of our plastic based audio products

tequestarecords.bandcamp.com

21/03/2022

Thanks to for this awesome artist spotlight of Obsidian 💕🎩🦇

04/03/2022

A tepid review for "Vultures" from Obsidian from Rue Morgue magazine in the latest ish but will take it 😁

12/02/2022

A nice review for the Obsidian "vultures" EP care of the fine folks at Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc. 🖤🐈‍⬛

10/02/2022

"Vultures" the new 5 song EP by Obsidian available at these fine independent outlets:

Radio Active Records - Fort Lauderdale
Technique Records
Landfill Rescue Unit LLC

And by mail order everywhere on this planet.

09/02/2022

Our first release is the EP "Vultures" from South Florida's premier death Rock ensemble . 5 songs exploring depression, Peruvian creation mythos, love, loss and having s*x in a graveyard. Presented on blood red 110 g 10-in vinyl. Hand screen printed covers and various printed insert epherma and surprises. $20 PPD in the US, but we'll ship it anywhere in the world for you