Update From Rehearsals

By Oscar Flood

After a long hiatus, Hepcat Dilemma has been rehearsing at the renovated facilities at the Farm and from all indications, the rehearsals have been very productive. The band had been without a home for the past year since losing their practice space at Club Fiasco. After months of renovations, Hepcat’s legendary practice space, The Farm, reopened this summer. The band immediately resumed working on material for the follow up to their acclaimed 2019 album, “Art Imitates Life”.

“We still need to record about four more songs,” said guitarist Bob Loiselle. “It’s now just a matter of getting them into shape.” Bob added that eight songs have already been recorded and are nearly complete as the band has been working with their longtime producer Matt Vaughan. Hepcat hopes to be back in the studio by the end of the year to start work on the remaining tracks.

New songs include “Miss Jane Takes a Trip”, “All the Beautiful Ships” and “Theme from Max and Scratch” and the band is excited by the new material. A new, still untitled piece was recently introduced and generated much enthusiasm. Spirits have been high as everyone is relieved to be playing again. After the long layoff, the band was surprised at how quickly they fell into rhythm. “There was a little rust but right from the get go we sounded like Hepcat Dilemma,” reported Bob with a grin. “The energy was there and it was a joy for us to hear that wonderful noise.”

Along with working on the new material, Hepcat Dilemma has also been rehearsing with an eye to return to live performances next year. No shows have been scheduled yet but expect to hear the new songs when Hepcat returns to the stage along with many of your favorites.