Dec 29 2009 Drink Up Buttercup – First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA)

Dec 30 2009 Matt Helm – JD McGillicuddy’s (Ardmore, PA)
Dec 30 2009 Birdie Busch – Johnny Brenda’s (Philadelphia, PA)
Dec 30 2009 JD Malone – Puck *open mic* (Doylestown, PA)

Dec 31 2009 Ben Arnold – Ambler Theater (Ambler, PA)

Jan 02 2010 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Jan 02 2010 Adrien Reju – Tin Angel (Philadelphia, PA)

The Philly Folk Parade (featuring: Chris Kasper, The Great Unknown, and The Spinning Leaves)…on tour…
Dec 28 2009 Victorian’s Midnight Cafe (Columbus, OH)
Dec 29 2009 Smitty’s Little Tavern (Evansville, IN)
Dec 30 2009 The Green Lantern (Lexington, KY)
Jan 01 2010 The Nachbar (Louisville, KY)
Jan 02 2010 Howler’s Coyote Cafe (Pittsburgh, PA)

See you at a show!

Shows This Week (Dec. 14 – Dec. 20, 2009)

Dec 15 2009 Alright, Junior. – World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA)

Dec 16 2009 Scott Silipigni – The Blinkin Lincoln *ABC Tuned In TV Taping * (Philadelphia, PA)
Dec 16 2009 Meeting in the Aisle – Fergie’s Pub (Philadelphia, PA)
Dec 16 2009 Carsie Blanton – Burlap & Bean (Newtown Square, PA)
Dec 16 2009 JD Malone – Puck *open mic* (Doylestown, PA)

Dec 17 2009 Andrew Lipke – Johnny Brenda’s (Philadelphia, PA)
Dec 17 2009 JD Malone, Allison Polans – The Blinkin’ Lincoln (Philadelphia, PA)
Dec 17 2009 Mason Porter – Live on the WCHE 1520 AM (West Chester, PA)
Dec 17 2009 Alright, Junior. – The Trash Bar (Brooklyn, NY)
Dec 17 2009 Hair Rocket – Break Through Radio (Brooklyn, NY)
Dec 17 2009 Hair Rocket – Goodbye Blue Monday (Brooklyn, NY)

Dec 18 2009 Preston Swift – Hard Rock Cafe (Philadelphia, PA)
Dec 18 2009 Rarebirds – M Room (Philadelphia, PA)
Dec 18 2009 Ben Arnold – Puck Live (Doylestown, PA)
Dec 18 2009 Pawnshop Roses – Golden Inn (Avalon, NJ)

Dec 19 2009 Mason Porter – Blinkin’ Lincoln *CD Release Show!* (Philadelphia, PA)
Dec 19 2009 Birdie Busch – Fleisher Art Sanctuary (Philadelphia, PA)
Dec 19 2009 Drink Up Buttercup – World Cafe Live *Kidrockers* (Philadelphia, PA)
Dec 19 2009 JD Malone – Steel City Coffee House (Phoenixville, PA)
Dec 19 2009 Tim Butler – Puck (Doylestown, PA)
Dec 19 2009 Peasant – The Living Room (New York, NY)

Dec 20 2009 Joshua Park, Psalmships – World Cafe Live *Solstice Benefit Concert* (Philadelphia, PA)

See you at a show!

Hezekiah Jones
Bread of Teeth (EP)
[Yer Bird; 2009]

1. Iowa Alligator
2. I Love My Family
3. Traffic to the Sea
4. Sorry Waltz

I’ve enjoyed Hezekiah Jones’ past releases: Hezekiah Jones Says You’re A-Ok and Come to Our Pool Party so I was excited to hear Hezekiah Jones’ newest release Bread of Teeth (EP). The opening track, “Iowa Alligator” is a fairly upbeat, bluegrass, folk-esque tune that is in a different vein than the remaining tracks on the EP.  “I Love My Family” is a bleak, stripped down, acoustic tune with beautifully layered haunting backing vocals.  “Sweet, life is so sweet, so sad.  The ones you love the most go by so fast” are such real, honest, heartfelt lyrics from “Traffic to the Sea”.  That song is perfect!  The last track on the EP is a cover of a Matthew Helm song titled “Sorry Waltz”.  Somehow that out of tune piano melody is in tune with the lyrical vibe of the song and really establishes a nice flow.  “I could never give you all that you desire and that’s the least you deserve.”  Wow, that’s deep!  Bread of Teeth is a very moving EP with some amazing songwriting.  If it’s not obvious at this point – I’m very fond of this EP and play it on repeat often.

Here’s one of my favorite tracks from Hezekiah Jones: Bread of Teeth (EP)

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Hezekiah Jones: Bread of Teeth (EP) available at – Yer Bird | iTunes | CD Baby

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