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(1989 – present)
Hepcat are a third wave ska band formed in southern California in 1989.
Their soulful harmonies and mellow rhythms were unlike those of contemporaries and more akin to musicians from the heyday of 1960s jamaican ska, also referred to as the first wave.
Hepcat’s debut album, “Out of Nowhere” was released in 1994 on New York-based ska label Moon Records. Two years later, they followed it up with “Scientific” on BYO Records. In 1998, after signing with Epitaph Records subsidiary Hellcat Records, they released “Right on Time,” scoring a modest hit with the swinging “No Worries” and scored a spot on the Vans Warped Tour. 2000 saw the release of “Push n’ Shove,” their first album without founding members Raul Talavera and Alex Désert, although the latter appears as a guest vocalist on two tracks.
The band went on indefinite hiatus after 2000, and no new material has surfaced since. Trumpeter Kincaid Smith formed Soul Traffic, a five-piece funk band. Drummer Scott Abels has played with the Rancid side project Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and the southern California reggae act The Aggrolites. Vocalist Alex Desert has had a successful career in film and television, appearing in the movies PCU, Swingers, and High Fidelity; and the television show Becker.
In early 2004, a remastered version of Out of Nowhere was released with two additional bonus tracks, an early version of “Nigel” and “Club Meditation,” both of which appeared on their first single. Occasionally, Hepcat reconvenes to play a few shows a year in the California area. Often, this lineup is that which performed on “Scientific.”
Their soulful harmonies and mellow rhythms were unlike those of contemporaries and more akin to musicians from the heyday of 1960s jamaican ska, also referred to as the first wave.
Hepcat’s debut album, “Out of Nowhere” was released in 1994 on New York-based ska label Moon Records. Two years later, they followed it up with “Scientific” on BYO Records. In 1998, after signing with Epitaph Records subsidiary Hellcat Records, they released “Right on Time,” scoring a modest hit with the swinging “No Worries” and scored a spot on the Vans Warped Tour. 2000 saw the release of “Push n’ Shove,” their first album without founding members Raul Talavera and Alex Désert, although the latter appears as a guest vocalist on two tracks.
The band went on indefinite hiatus after 2000, and no new material has surfaced since. Trumpeter Kincaid Smith formed Soul Traffic, a five-piece funk band. Drummer Scott Abels has played with the Rancid side project Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and the southern California reggae act The Aggrolites. Vocalist Alex Desert has had a successful career in film and television, appearing in the movies PCU, Swingers, and High Fidelity; and the television show Becker.
In early 2004, a remastered version of Out of Nowhere was released with two additional bonus tracks, an early version of “Nigel” and “Club Meditation,” both of which appeared on their first single. Occasionally, Hepcat reconvenes to play a few shows a year in the California area. Often, this lineup is that which performed on “Scientific.”
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GrindCrusherrr wrote:
Qualitative band :)
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AndMetal13 wrote:
Hooligan Hooligan \o/
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skacutter2 wrote:
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panxpiotr wrote:
O ja! "Right On Time" taaaaaaaaaka płyta :)
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brunoroots wrote:
demais essa banda..... demais!
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Abnerelloco wrote:
Pelé - King of Soccer in the clip No Worries
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Elementree1 wrote:
HEY HEPCAT FANS!! If you like Rock/Reggae/Dancehall/Ska with a concious message please check out our music. We are a fresh new band out of Cincinnati Ohio, The Ohms. Genre bending music and a message that must be heard. Our last fm page is: http://www.last.fm/music/theohms Our myspace page is: http://www.myspace.com/ohms Our homepage is: http://www.ohmsmusic.com Please check the music out for fans of: Sublime, Hepcat, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bob Marley, Michael Franti, SOJA, Slighty Stoopid....ect
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Elementree1 wrote:
PEOPLE OF THE WORLD!! If you like Hepcat and Rock/Reggae/Dancehall/Ska with a concious message please check out our music. We are a fresh new band out of Cincinnati Ohio, genre bending music and a message that must be heard. Our last fm page is: http://www.last.fm/music/theohms Our myspace page is: http://www.myspace.com/ohms.
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diska wrote:
NEW VIDEO SPITFIRE "Я ПЕРВЫЙ" (The Best RUS-SKA Band)http://www.youtube.com/user/spitfirerus#p/a/u/0/sW4avAnsw-Y
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changolist wrote:
great show at the h.o.b hollywood you guy's rock!!
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wuwindz wrote:
havent heard these guys in over a decade. and i had no idea Alex Desert was a founding member. crazy.
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reevsy wrote:
how rude 'r theese rude bwoyz!!!! much love 2 some of the best ska tunes i've heard since 19longtime!! keep on skankin......bless
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Elementree1 wrote:
YO POSITIVE PEOPLE!! If you like Hepcat and Rock/Reggae/Dancehall/Ska with a concious message please check out our music. We are a fresh new band out of Cincinnati Ohio, genre bending music and a message that must be heard. Our last fm page is: http://www.last.fm/music/theohms Our myspace page is: http://www.myspace.com/ohms. Feel our music
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Maagikki wrote:
Aw hell. It'd be so awesome to see them live, but I'm guessing that they ain't stopping round here...
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longball2no1 wrote:
Euro dates!
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vruilova wrote:
Come on! Baby Dance Wid' Me!
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MacTony wrote:
don't care about beefs,race,or anything other than the the sound/feel/groove of the music.these cats are just that HEP.
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Porgeface wrote:
I love right on time, especialy no worries!
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talkloud wrote:
So was their beef with King Django real or what?
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gunowakonski wrote:
Hooligans yeah!
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baltiloca added Hepcat to baltiloca’s library. yesterday evening
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SimonePerrota tagged Hepcat with ‘ska’. Saturday morning
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SimonePerrota, BCruz803, gelbesucht and 3 other people added Hepcat to their libraries. Saturday morning
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OiPaulOi tagged Hepcat with ‘third wave ska’. 7 days ago
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crisfromguetto tagged Hepcat with ‘ska’. December 2011
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