Hezekiah Jones is the recording name chosen by one Raphael Cutrufello, and Says You're A-OK is the collected works from various recording sessions throughout Philadelphia. While that may read like a sparse, lonesome affair - Hezekiah Says You're A-OK is lavishly decorated with many additional players and instruments including kazoo, slide whistle. "Hildebrand" reveals one of Hezekiah's strongest skills in their/his ability to begin a song at an upbeat tempo and mid-way shift into a lower gear - ... (more)a bit like that lil' bastard choo-choo that didn't think he could climb the hill [but could and did, of course]. It is with the lyrical wealth that Cutrufello presents here - both in tone and tale - that gives Says You're A-OK its 'instant keeper' appeal. A truly magnificent, magical and harmonious album this Hezekiah Jones has sent for us - the battered and needy. -Kaleb, SCTAS

Anna got a guitar, pursued a solo career and released her first album (Elixir for the Human Heart) and Bea attended art school, while Cas moved out and continued writing and singing with other local artists. The three regrouped in 2005 and thus the story goes. Here they are today, featured in Relix's On The Verge Section: The girls have played all different types of venues ranging from your local Philly dive to Canada's NXNE to CMJ music festival in New York City.

One of our favorite new local discoveries is Perkasie based out of Lancaster. Described by the Philly Weekly as "bubblegum baroque pop," and frequently compared to Bright Eyes, Perkasie are more Puff The Magic Dragon meets Lynyrd Skynyrd meets O Brother Where Are Thou than Woody Guthrie meets Left Banke meet The 1910 Fruitgum Company. Just the idea of that has the senses working overtime! Fronted by guitarist Alex Walsh, the five piece also includes Dom Billett on drums, vocalist Kate Foust, Dan... (more)ny Sadler on bass and Ben Roth on guitar. They have one EP behind them and a full album on the way. While the band does mine some familiar musical territory like Bright Eyes, they also recall the Dead circa Workingman's and The Band. Mostly though, the band has a broad musical range and versatility; they're finding their voices and we're digging what we're hearing. - Bruce Warren, WXPN