Author: Bob Loiselle

Hepcat Dilemma Back in the Studio After numerous delays, Hepcat Dilemma returned to Hollywood Studios in Dormont on Sunday to resume work on the new album. The band spent the afternoon with producer Matt Vaughan tracking four new songs for the follow up to the critically acclaimed “Art Imitates Life”. A spokesman for the band…

Hepcat Dilemma Returns to the Stage at Deutschtown Festival After a break of well over two years, Hepcat Dilemma finally made their long-awaited return to the stage when they performed at Pittsburgh’s Deutschtown Music Festival on Friday. The Music Festival featured over 400 bands performing at 40 venues on Pittsburgh’s North Side over 3 days…

It was thirty years ago that Hepcat Dilemma took their first steps. The previous months had seen the seeds sewn but so far there had been no musical harvest. Finally, in April 1992 the initial rehearsals took place that would in just a few months lead to the beginning of Hepcat Dilemma. It was all…

July 13, 1996 – E Hood Plays First Show With Hepcat Dilemma When Hepcat Dilemma took the stage at the Graffiti on July 13, 1996 a special guest was along side. E Hood had been the bands greatest friend and “biggest fan” for three years, attending nearly every rehearsal and show and on that summer…

“Pittsburgh’s dark and heavy hard rockin’ power trio, Hepcat Dilemma, is here with a debut LP, and from the first spin, this scribe can only describe it as interesting and great! While those operative terms may come across as offering backhanded compliments, I can assure you – it’s not.” And so begins Bryan Swirsky’s review…

Hepcat Dilemma on Hold The coronavirus seems to have put the whole world on hold and Hepcat Dilemma is no exception. The band was scheduled to play at the release show for Neostem’s new album “Return to Sender” this Saturday at the Thompson Athletic Club in Homestead but that show has been postponed. “The unprecedented…

Hepcat Dilemma Play First Show of 2020 Hepcat Dilemma returned to the stage on Saturday, kicking off what should be a busy year. The band appeared on a bill with the Neverweres and Gutter Rich at Pittsburgh’s Club Café and delivered a powerful set that featured songs from their critically acclaimed album “Art Imitates Life”…

” There is no such thing as standard prog, and Art Imitates Life by Hepcat Dilemma is a perfect example of this. “ ” The nine energetic, vibrantly concise and disturbingly entertaining tracks have a feeling of The Dictators, with many psychedelic influences to be found. Cowboy Song for instance moves from slow bursts of…

Hepcat Dilemma’s new album, “Art Imitates Life” is ranked at #19 in The RockPit’s list of Top 50 Hard Rock albums in 2019! RockPit had already given the album a great review early this year, and now has placed the album within the top 20 in its review of 2019’s new releases. The RockPit says…