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In 12 years we have played 900+ shows across the country. No two sets are the same, and that is something that we are proud of. Thank you for your support! Browse through hundreds of live shows below, search by your favorite song, and read old setlists dating back to 2012.

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Sep 23, 2018

Private Event

Lansing, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Sep 8, 2018

Sacred Harvest Festival

Grand Rapids, OH

Desmond Jones 2018-09-08 Sacred Harvest Festival, Grand Rapids OH

 

SET LIST:

 

Song about George>

Damp as the Dew

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes*

Smoke the Ashes

Still Creatures

 

*Featured Chris Houser on Guitar

Aug 28, 2018

The 8x10

Baltimore, MD

Desmond Jones 2018-08-28 The 8x10, Baltimore MD

w/ Electric Orange Peel

 

SET LIST:

 

Smoke the Ashes

Gold 'Til The Grave

All Be Fine*

Mister Bissel^

I Recall

Squids III

Casino Cowboy

Still Creatures 

Giant Eye

 

*Debut

^Featured Alex Petropulos and Jeremy Schon of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

Aug 24, 2018

The Stone Church

Newmarket, NH

Desmond Jones 2018-08-24 The Stone Church, Newmarket NH

w/ Electric Orange Peel 

 

SET LIST:

 

Mister Bissel

Mt. Meesha*>

Pink Moon

Get Along

More Days Like These

She

Hot Hamm*>

Melt

Toxic[1]

 

EC:

DJ's a Fenway Pooper**

 

[1]Britney Spears cover

*Unfinished

**Debut

Aug 21, 2018

Meijer Gardens

Grand Rapids, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Aug 10, 2018

Cowpie Music Festival

Alaska, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-08-10 Cowpie Music Festival, Alaska MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Leo's Casino 

Mississippi

Movin' Along

Song about George

More Days Like These

Friend of the Devil[1]

Mt. Meesha 

 

[1]Grateful Dead cover

 

NOTES:

Show was played acoustic 

Jul 26, 2018

The Park Theater

Holland, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-07-26 The Park Theater, Holland MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Still Creatures

Good Song>

Squids

Smoke the Ashes

Casino Cowboy

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Jam

Hot Hamm

Jul 20, 2018

Smokestack

Dubuque, IA

Desmond Jones 2018-07-20 The Smokestack, Dubuque IA

 

SET I

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Mt. Meesha

Leo's Casino

Note From Dad

Why Not?

Movin' Along

Mississippi

Big Baby

Smoke the Ashes

Below the Wind

Man in Me[1]

 

SET II

Gone

El Merchero 

Nesbit

Da Fungus is Amungus 

Sylvia

 

[1]Bob Dylan cover

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Jul 14, 2018

Balcony Backroom

Durango, CO

Desmond Jones 2018-07-14 The Balcony, Durango CO

 

SET I

**NOT RECORDED***

 

SET II

Steam Powered Aero Plane[1]

Jam

Below the Wind

Friend of the Devil[2]

Still Creatures

Big Baby

Gold 'Til The Grave>

Freakin' Huge Waves

 

[1]John Hartford cover

[2]Grateful Dead cover

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Jul 12, 2018

Taco Junky

Boulder, CO

Desmond Jones 2018-07-12 Taco Junky, Boulder CO

 

SET LIST:

 

Mississippi

Leo's Casino

Split Again

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Smoke the Ashes*

Steam Powered Aero Plane[1]*^

Friend of the Devil[2]*^

Old Home Place[3]*

Casino Cowboy

Movin' Along

You Ain't Goin Nowhere[4]^

Why Not?

 

[1]John Hartford cover

[2]Grateful Dead cover

[3]The Dillards cover

[4]Bob Dylan cover

*Featured Peter "PWAP" Palmer on Mandolin 

^Debut 

 

NOTES:

Acoustic Set

Show featured Scott Anderson on Accordion 

Show was played without George Falk 

Jul 7, 2018

1867 Room

Lincoln, NE

Desmond Jones 2018-07-07 1867 Bar, Lincoln NE

 

SET LIST:

 

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You>

Mt. Meesha

Good Song>

Smoke the Ashes>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes 

All Apologies[1]

 

[1]Nirvana cover

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Jun 21, 2018

The Loft

Lansing, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-06-21 The Loft, Lansing MI

w/ Composetheway

 

SET LIST:

 

Jam>

Jose's Mangos*>

Consequence*>

Instructional Dance Song>

Mississppi

Leo's Casino

Psychic Lunch Fuckers@*>

Melt^

Untitled^#%

Livin' In A Mallow^

 

*Unfinished

^Not Recorded

@Featured George on Guitar and Chris and Sax 

#Featured George on Guitar

%Debut 

May 26, 2018

Founder's Brewing Co.

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-05-26 Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids MI

w/ Pressure Fit

 

SET I

Song about George>

Red

I Recall

Still Creatures

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen>

Damp as the Dew

Hot Hamm

 

SET II

Mississippi>

Sylvia

Movin' Along>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes*>

Melt

Drive My Car[1]>

Giant Eye

 

EC:

Cold Coffee

 

[1]The Beatles cover

*Unfinished

May 19, 2018

Press Club

Huntington, WV

Desmond Jones 2018-05-19 The Press Club, Huntington WV

w/ Joey Andromeda, Ally Fletcher & Liar Liar

 

SET LIST:

 

More Days Like These

Smoke the Ashes

Movin' Along

Good Song>

Instructional Dance Song>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes 

All Apologies[1]

 

[1]Nirvana cover

May 15, 2018

Nowhere Bar

Athens, GA

Desmond Jones 2018-05-15 Nowehere Bar, Athens OH

w/ The Tip

 

SET LIST:

 

Giant Eye

Why Not?

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Song about George

Red

Smoke the Ashes>

Still Creatures

Mississippi

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Split Again

Dig a Pony[1]

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Squids III

More Days Like These

 

[1]The Beatles cover

May 9, 2018

The 8x10

Baltimore, MD

Desmond Jones 2018-05-09 The 8x10, Baltimore MD

w/ Choppy Oppy & Tweed

 

SET LIST:

 

Sylvia>

Mt. Meesha

American Dream

And Your Bird Can Sing[1]>

Sleepless

Leo's Casino>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers*

Squids III

 

[1]The Beatles cover

*Featured Kevin McKay on Vocals

Apr 28, 2018

Private Party

Grand Rapids, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Apr 20, 2018

The Avenue

Lansing, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-04-20 The Avenue, Lansing MI

w/ The Magic Dads 

 

SET LIST:

 

Jam>

Red

Song about George>

Damp as the Dew

Split Again>

Hot Hamm

Why Not?>

So Fly

Mississippi>

American Dream

More Days Like These

Note From Dad*>

Toxic[1]

Leo's Casino

 

[1]Britney Spears cover

*Unfinished

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Apr 12, 2018

NBPT Brewing

Newburyport, MA

Desmond Jones 2018-04-12 Newburyport Brewing Co., Newburyport MA

 

SET I

Jam>

Melt

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You>

Song about George

I Recall 

Smoke the Ashes>

Rhyadah

 

SET II

Gone 

El Merchero>

Livin' in a Mallow

She

Giant Eye

Get Along

Old Home Place[1]

I Want To Be Your Kevin*

Toxic[2]

Let Me See You Woof**

 

[1]Dillards cover

[2]Britney Spears cover

*Debut

**George on Guitar, Isaac on Bass

Apr 9, 2018

The Corner

Cambridge, MA

Desmond Jones 2018-04-09 The Corner, Cambridge MA

 

SET LIST:

 

Why Not?

Mt. Meesha

Sylvia 

She

Mime Factory

Ballad of Dante Felcher%*>

Jose's Mangos

Smoke the Ashes>

Giant Eye

 

*"Chameleon" tease

%Unfinished

Apr 5, 2018

Nietzche's

Buffalo, NY

Desmond Jones 2018-04-05 Nietzsche's, Buffalo NY 

w/ Cypher 

 

SET LIST:

 

Smoke the Ashes

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

So Fly

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Sylvia

Squids III

Note From Dad*%>

Instructional Dance Song>

Melt

 

*Unfinished

%"Take the "A" Train" tease

Mar 17, 2018

Elevation

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-03-17 Elevation, Grand Rapids MI

w/ Papadosio

 

SET LIST:

 

Gone

Pat and the Big Carrot

Split Again

I Recall>

Nesbit

Sylvia>

Hot Hamm*

Giant Eye

 

*Lyrics changed to "Hot Zouse"

Mar 9, 2018

Chicago St. Pub

Joliet, IL

Desmond Jones 2018-03-09 Chicago St. Pub, Joliet IL

 

SET I

Jam>

She

Song about George>

Still Creatures>

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Smoke the Ashes

Why Not?

Sylvia 

El Merchero 

 

SET II

Da Fungus is Amungus

Note From Dad*

Jam II*

Blue Sky[1]

 

[1]Allman Brothers Band cover

*Featured Ellis Wright on Saxophone

Mar 2, 2018

Iowa City Yacht Club

Iowa City, IA

Desmond Jones 2018-03-02 Iowa City Yacht Club, Iowa City IA

w/ Brad & The Big Wave, The Mand 

 

SET LIST:

 

Smoke the Ashes>

Gold 'Til The Grave>

Mister Bissel 

Sylvia>

Note From Dad

Toxic[1]

She

Good Song>

Giant Eye

 

[1]Britney Spears cover

Feb 23, 2018

The Ottawa Tavern

Toledo, OH

Desmond Jones 2018-02-23 The Ottawa Tavern, Toledo OH

w/ Coup de Grace, Funk Factory

 

SET LIST:

 

American Dream

Instructional Dance Song>

Pink Moon>

Nesbit

Sylvia>

She

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Smoke the Ashes

Still Creatures*>

Damp as the Dew

Note From Dad

 

*Unfinished

Jan 27, 2018

The Spring Water

Nashville, TN

Desmond Jones 2018-01-27 Springwater, Nashville TN

 

SET LIST:

 

Smoke the Ashes

Sylvia

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Why Not?

Below the Wind

Leo's Casino

Pat and the Big Carrot

Get Along

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Communicator 

Nesbit 

Giant Eye

Jan 24, 2018

Martin's

Roanoke, VA

Desmond Jones 2018-01-24 Martin's, Roanoke VA

w/ Elliot Humphreys 

 

SET I

Giant Eye

She

Good Song

Why Not?

Split Again

Nesbit 

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Jose's Mangos

Cosmik Debris[1]

More Days Like These

 

SET II

Cold Coffee>

Dirty Mike>

Cold Coffee

Pink Moon

Gold 'Til The Grove>

Leo's Casino

Livin' in a Mallow 

 

[1]Frank Zappa cover

Jan 19, 2018

Fox's Lair

Augusta, GA

Desmond Jones 2018-01-19 Fox's Lair, Augusta GA

 

SET I

More Days Like These

Smoke the Ashes

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Giant Eye

Still Creatures

Sylvia

Split Again

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Smooth Sailin'[1]

Mississippi 

 

SET II

Gone 

Toxic[2]

Front Table (they've got the moves)

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Cold Coffee

Pink Moon

Why Not?

Old Home Place[3]

Ghosts in the Basement>

Leo's Casino

 

E:

Blue Sky[4]

 

[1]Leon Bridges cover

[2]Britney Spears cover

[3]Dillards cover

[4]Allman Brothers Band cover

Jan 16, 2018

Nowhere Bar

Athens, GA

Desmond Jones 2018-01-16 Nowhere Bar, Athens GA

 

SET I

Leo's Casino>

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Jose's Mangos 

Squids

Why Not?>

Still Creatures

Smoke the Ashes

She

Cold Coffee

Good Song>

Rhyadah

 

SET II

Note From Dad

Mississippi

Nesbit

Pink Moon

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Smooth Sailin'[1]>

Sleepless

 

ENCORE:

Toxic[2]

 

[1]Leon Bridges cover

[2]Britney Spears cover

Jan 10, 2018

Woodland's Tavern

Columbus, OH

Desmond Jones 2018-01-10 Woodlands Tavern, Columbus OH

 

SET LIST:

 

Smoke the Ashes>

Cold Coffee

Good Song

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen>

Pink Moon>

Damp as the Dew

Still Creatures

Below the Wind

Nesbit

Squids III

 

ENCORE:

Sylvia

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Jan 5, 2018

The Avenue

Lansing, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-01-05 The Avenue, Lansing MI

 

SET I

Why Not?>

She

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Note From Dad

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Split Again

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

 

SET II

Poetry Jam*>

American Dream

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Smoke the Ashes>

Sleepless

Giant Eye>

Mississippi>

Red%

 

*Featured "The Revolutionary"

%"Suzi Q" tease

Dec 2, 2017

The Blind Pig

Ann Arbor, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-12-02 The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor MI

w/ Broccoli Samurai, Act Casual

 

SET LIST:

 

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Leo's Casino>

Red

Still Creatures

Pat and the Big Carrot%

Split Again

Damp as the Dew

I Recall

El Merchero

Mister Bissel*

 

ENCORE

Ballad of Dante Felcher 

 

%Unfinished

*"Sherbie Hancock" tease

Nov 18, 2017

Centennial Hall

Mt. Pleasant, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-11-18 Centennial Hall, Mt. Pleasant MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Song about George>

Hot Hamm

Mt. Meesha

Below the Wind

Why Not?

Sylvia

Still Creatures 

Gone

Nov 9, 2017

The Zeppelin Lounge

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-11-09 The Zeppelin Lounge, Grand Rapids MI

 

SET LIST:

 

All Blues[1]>

Still Creatures

Song about George

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Good Song

Damp as the Dew

Hot Hamm*

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

*Featured Arianna Chrarlene on vocals

Sep 20, 2018

Private Event

Grand Rapids, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Aug 30, 2018

Rocks Off Boat Cruise

New York, NY

Desmond Jones 2018-08-30 Rocks Off Concert Cruise, New York NY

w/ Electric Orange Peel

 

SET LIST:

 

Still Creatures

Sylvia>

Mississippi

Note From Dad

Smooth Sailin'[1]>

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Hot Hamm

Gone>

Livin' in a Mallow 

And Your Bird Can Sing[2]>

Cold Coffee

 

[1]Leon Bridges cover

[2]The Beatles cover

Aug 26, 2018

Electric Haze

Worcester, MA

Desmond Jones 2018-08-26 Electric Haze, Worcester MA

w/ John Ferrara & Electric Orange Peel 

 

SET LIST:

 

Giant Eye*

Ballad of Dante Felcher*

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Squids

Taco Bell (in the rain)

 

*Not Recorded

Aug 23, 2018

Flour City Station

Rochester, NY

Desmond Jones 2018-08-23 Flour City Station, Rochester NY

w/ Electric Orange Peel

 

SET LIST:

 

Damp as the Dew

Note From Dad

Good Song>

Mississippi>

Below the Wind

Why Not?>

Movin' Along

Squids III

Casino Cowboy

El Merchero 

Livin' In A Mallow 

 

NOTES:

Show played without George Falk

Aug 11, 2018

Cowpie Music Festival

Alaska, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-08-11 Cowpie Music Festival, Alaska MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen>

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Cold Coffee#

Pink Moon

Cruisin'[1]*^

Gone

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Giant Eye

 

[1]Smokey Robinson cover

#"Mister Bissel" tease

*Debut 

^Featured Hannah Laine on vocals 

Jul 28, 2018

Fleetfest

Toledo, OH

Desmond Jones 2018-07-28 Fleetfest, Toledo OH

 

SET LIST:

 

Smoke the Ashes*

Damp as the Dew

She

Sleepless

Mississippi

Squids III

Sylvia

Taco Bell (in the rain)>

Nesbit

 

EC:

Still Creatures*

 

*Not Recorded

 

NOTES:

Beginning of "Damp as the Dew" not recorded

Jul 22, 2018

Atwater Brewing

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-07-22 Atwater Brewing, Grand Rapids MI

 

SET LIST:

 

All Blues[1]^

Split Again^

She*

Nesbit

Sylvia

Casino Cowboy

Smoke the Ashes

Blue Sky[2]

More Days Like These

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

[2]Allman Brothers Band cover

*Not Recorded

^Partially Recorded

Jul 19, 2018

Barley St. Tavern

Omaha, NE

Desmond Jones 2018-07-19 Barley Street Tavern, Omaha NE

 

SET LIST:

 

Good song

Casino Cowboy

Sylvia>

Still Creatures

Why Not?>

Gold 'Til The Grave

Smoke the Ashes

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Split Again

Smooth Sailin'[1]

More Days Like These

Friend Of The Devil[2]

 

[1]Leon Bridges cover

[2]Grateful Dead cover

 

NOTES:

Show played without George Falk

Jul 13, 2018

The Village

Winter Park, CO

Desmond Jones 2018-07-13 The Village, Winter Park CO

 

SET LIST:

 

More Days Like These*

Leo's Casino*

She*

Damp as the Dew

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Mister Bissel^

Movin' Along

Still Creatures

Gone 

El Merchero 

Good Song

Nesbit

Why Not?

 

*Not Recorded

^"Jurassic Park" teases

 

NOTES:

Show featured Scott Anderson on Keyboard

Show was played without George Falk

Jul 12, 2018

Spectra Art Space

Denver, CO

Desmond Jones 2018-07-12 Spectra Art Space, Denver CO

 

SET LIST:

 

Jam>

Sylvia

Red

Smoke the Ashes

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Song about Goerge

Bring Your Love Down On Me[1]*

The Devil Is a Real Good Friend[1]*

The 90's[1]*

Hot Hamm

Mississippi

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Split Again>

American Dream

Friend of the Devil[2]

Toxic[3]

Mt. Meesha

Still Creatures

 

[1]Brother Leadfeather cover

[2]Grateful Dead cover

[3]Britney Spears cover

*Featured Brother Leadfeather on Guitar and Vocals

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Jul 6, 2018

Gabe's

Iowa City, IA

Desmond Jones 2018-07-06 Gabe's, Iowa City IA 

w/ Tomar & the FCs, the Jumbies 

 

SET LIST:

 

Leo's Casino>

Consequence*>

Red*>

Mississippi

Still Creatures

Song about George

 

*Unfinished 

 

NOTES:

Show played without George Falk

Jun 16, 2018

Founder's Fest

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-06-16 Founders Fest, Grand Rapids MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Sylvia 

Split Again

Leo's Casino

Smoke the Ashes

Still Creatures

Giant Eye

May 25, 2018

Otus Supply

Ferndale, MI

N/A

RECORDING

May 18, 2018

One Stop

Asheville, NC

Desmond Jones 2018-05-18 The One Stop, Asheville NC

 

SET I

Still Creatures

Giant Eye*

Mt. Meesha

Smoke the Ashes>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Casino Cowboy

Smooth Sailin'[1]

Below the Wind

Sylvia 

Mime Factory 

Why Not?

Mister Bissel

Mississippi

Hot Hamm

Song about George>

Red

 

SET II

She

Cold Coffee

Split Again

Rhyadah

 

[1]Leon Bridges cover

*Featured Cody Klein on vocals

May 12, 2018

Pour Taproom

Greenville, SC

Desmond Jones 2018-05-12 Pour Taproom, Greenville SC

 

SET I

All Blues[1]

Split Again>

Note From Dad>

Smoke the Ashes

More Days Like These>

American Dream

Smooth Sailin'[2]>

I Recall

Get Along

Sylvia 

 

SET II

Ballad of John and Yoko[3]

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Leo's Casino

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Mt. Meesha

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Good Song

Gone

El Merchero 

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

[2]Leon Bridges cover

[3]The Beatles cover

May 4, 2018

Octave

Covington, KY

Desmond Jones 2018-05-04 Octave, Covington KY

w/ Conscious Pilot 

 

SET LIST:

 

Drive My Car[1]*

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da[1]*

Lovely Rita[1]*

Dig a Pony[1]*

And Your Bird Can Sing[1]*

Hot Hamm>

Smoke the Ashes

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Ballad of John and Yoko[1]

 

[1]The Beatles cover

*Debut

Apr 26, 2018

The Blind Pig

Ann Arbor, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-04-26 The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor MI

w/ Liquid Thickness 

 

SET LIST:

 

Consequence>

Mt. Meesha

Smoke the Ashes>

Red

Split Again>

Nesbit*

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Below the Wind

Sleepless

El Merchero

 

EC:

3AM[1]>

Giant Eye

 

[1]Matchbox 20 cover

*"Fancy" tease

Apr 14, 2018

Rockwood Music Hall

New York, NY

Desmond Jones 2018-04-14 Rockwood Music Hall, New York NY

 

SET LIST:

 

Still Creatures

Pink Moon>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers*>

Cold Coffee**

 

*Unfinished 

**No Intro

Apr 11, 2018

Pauly's Hotel

Albany, NY

Desmond Jones 2018-04-08 Pauly's Hotel, Albany NY

 

SET LIST:

 

Note From Dad

Pink Moon

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Big Baby

Pat and the Big Carrot

Apr 8, 2018

Funk 'N Waffles

Syracuse, NY

Desmond Jones 2018-04-08 Funk 'N Waffles, Syracsue NY

 

SET I

Leo's Casino>

Red

Good Song>

Still Creatures

Song about George

Nesbit

Mississippi

Squids III

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Smoke the Ashes

Freakin' Huge Wave>

Smooth Sailin'[1]>

Damp as the Dew

More Days Like These

 

SET II

Sleepless

Mime Factory

Cold Coffee 

Squids

 

[1]Leon Bridges cover

Mar 30, 2018

Bell's Brewery

Kalamazoo, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-03-30 Bell's Brewery, Kalamazoo MI

w/ Octave Cat

 

SET LIST:

 

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Note From Dad

Good Song>

Smoke the Ashes

Still Creatures

I Recall>

American Dream

Rhyadah

Mar 16, 2018

St. Andrew's Hall

Detroit, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-03-16 Saint Andrew's Hall, Detroit MI

w/ Papadosio 

 

SET LIST:

 

Damp as the Dew

Still Creatures

Why Not?>

Squids*>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Smoke the Ashes

 

*Unfinished

Mar 4, 2018

Cactus Club

Milwaukee, WI

Desmond Jones 2018-03-04 Cactus Club, Milwaukee WI

w/ Hot By Ziggy

 

SET LIST:

 

Jam>

Freakin' Huge Waves*>

Giant Eye>

Jose's Mangos**

 

*"Dry The Rain" tease

**"Knee Deep & Cheesy" tease 

Feb 27, 2018

The Park Theater

Holland, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-02-27 The Park Theater, Holland MI

w/ Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish

 

SET LIST:

 

Sylvia>

Cold Coffee

Mt. Meesha

Split Again

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Feb 21, 2018

The Blind Pig

Ann Arbor, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-02-21 The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor MI

w/ Big Something 

 

SET LIST:

 

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Melt>

Pat and the Big Carrot*>

Ghosts in the Basement^>

Mississippi>

Cold Coffee

 

*Unfinished

^Featured Ryan King on Clarinet

Jan 26, 2018

Clyde's on Main

Chattanooga, TN

Desmond Jones 2018-01-26 Clyde's on Main, Chattanooga TN

 

SET I

More Days Like These>

All Blues[1]>

Song about George>

Still Creatures

Nesbit

So Deep

 

SET II

Why Not?

Gone 

El Merchero>

Instructional Dance Song>

Mime Factory>

Squids

 

SET III

Blue Sky[2]>

Hot Hamm

Mississippi

Toxic[3]

Squids III

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

[2]Allman Brothers Band cover

[3]Britney Spears cover

Jan 23, 2018

The Camel

Richmond, VA

Desmond Jones 2018-01-23 The Camel, Richmond VA

w/ Twin Brothers Band & Finding Bob

 

SET LIST:

 

Hot Hamm

Sylvia>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Mississippi

Song about George>

Still Creatures

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Note From Dad

Smoke the Ashes>

Get Along>

Giant Eye

Jan 18, 2018

Barley's

Knoxville, TN

Desmond Jones 2018-01-18 Barley's, Knoxville TN

 

SET I

She

Leo's Casino>

Why Not?

Song about George

Da Fungus is Amungus

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Note From Dad

Damp as the Dew

Good Song>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

 

SET II

Mr. P.C.[1]

So Deep>

Squids>

Squids III

 

[1]John Coltrane cover

Jan 13, 2018

The A-Frame

Bowling Green, KY

Desmond Jones 2018-01-13 The A-Frame, Bowling Green KY

w/ Solar Disco Force & Common Center

 

SET LIST:

 

Smoke the Ashes

Hot Hamm>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

More Days Like These>

American Dream

Get Along>

Melt>

Get Along

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk 

Jan 9, 2018

The Beachland Tavern

Cleveland, OH

Desmond Jones 2018-01-09 Beachland Tavern, Cleveland OH

w/ Coup De Grace

 

SET LIST:

 

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Mt. Meesha

Leo's Casino>

Note From Dad

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Why Not?

More Days Like These>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes>

Hot Hamm*>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Gone

Mississippi

Da Fungus is Amungus

All Blues[1]>

American Dream

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

*Unfinished

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Dec 31, 2017

The Tip Top Deluxe

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-12-31 Tip Top Deluxe, Grand Rapids MI

w/ El Brandino

 

SET I

Hot Hamm

More Days Like These>

Mt. Meesha

Sylvia>

Note From Dad

Leo's Casino>

Mississippi*

 

SET II

Red

Auld Lang Syne**>

Still Creatures%>

Damp as the Dew

Song about George

She 

Good Song>

Nesbit

Gone

Toxic[1]

Starman[2]>

Giant Eye

 

ENCORE:

Taco Bell (in the rain)

 

[1]Britney Spears cover

[2]David Bowie cover

*Featured Kevin McKay on Phone Call

**Featured George on the Clarinet 

%Unfinished

Nov 25, 2017

The Garage

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-11-25 The Garage, Grand Rapids MI

 

SET I

Leo's Casino>

She*>

Smoke the Ashes

More Days Like These>

So Fly

Why Not?

Still Creatures

Song about George

Note From Dad

 

SET II

Split Again>

American Dream

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Sylvia

Cold Coffee

Mt. Meesha**

Sleepless^

Giant Eye%

 

*Unfinished

**"99 Luftballons" tease

^"Cocaine" tease

%Not Recorded 

 

NOTES:

End of "Sleepless" was not recorded as well

Nov 11, 2017

Escherfest

Ann Arbor, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-11-11 Escherfest, Ann Arbor MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Mister Bissel

Smoke the Ashes

So Fly

Nesbit>

Giant Eye

Sep 14, 2018

The Beachland Ballroom

Cleveland, OH

Desmond Jones 2018-09-14 The Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH

w/ Blue Moon Soup & Swap Meet

 

SET LIST:

 

Red

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Leo's Casino

Note From Dad*

Mississippi>

Giant Eye

 

*Featured Kari from Swap Meet on Flute

Aug 29, 2018

Silk City

Philadelphia, PA

Desmond Jones 2018-08-29 Silk City, Philadelphia PA
w/ Sun and Rain & Electric Orange Peel

SET LIST:

Nesbit 
So Deep>
Big Baby 
Ghosts in the Basement>
Psychic Lunch Fuckers>
Dirty Mike>
Psychic Lunch Fuckers

RECORDING

Aug 25, 2018

The Stone Church

Brattleboro, VT

Desmond Jones 2018-08-25 The Stone Church, Brattleboro VT

w/ King Radiator, Tuff Sunshine, Electric Orange Peel

 

SET LIST:

 

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Oh Brother[1]*^

Pat and the Big Carrot

Instructional Dance Song>

Mime Factory

Sleepless

Song about George

Cold Coffee**

 

[1]Maddy Hejna cover

*Featured Maddy Hejna on Guitar/Vocals 

^Debut

**Featured Marko Manastyrsky and Austin Crumine of Electric Orange Peel on the "Triple JUUL" 

Aug 22, 2018

123 Pleasant Street

Morgantown, WV

Desmond Jones 2018-08-22 123 Pleasant Street, Morgantown WV

w/ Electric Orange Peel & Habitat 

 

SET LIST:

 

Smoke the Ashes

Red

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You>

American Dream

Sylvia> 

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Leo's Casino

Still Creatures*>

Rhyadah

Major Burbank**

Split Again

 

*Unfinished

**Debut 

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Aug 10, 2018

Cowpie Music Festival

Alaska, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-08-10 Cowpie Music Festival, Alaska MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Just My Imagination[1]*>

Smoke the Ashes>

Still Creatures

Casino Cowboy

American Dream

Red

Sylvia 

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Why Not?

Note From Dad

Get Ready[1]*

 

[1]"The Temptations" cover

*Debut 

Jul 26, 2018

Rosa Parks Circle

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-07-26 Rosa Parks Circle, Grand Rapids MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Song about George

Leo's Casino

Note From Dad

Below the Wind

American Dream

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

More Days Like These

Mississippi

Cold Coffee

Gone

Giant Eye

Jul 21, 2018

The Wisco

Madison, WI

Desmond Jones 2018-07-21 The Wisco, Madison WI

w/ The Bellybutton Club

 

SET LIST:

 

Song About George>

Red

Casino Cowboy

Rhyadah

So Fly

Smoke the Ashes

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Split Again

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Jul 17, 2018

The Bottleneck

Lawrence, KS

Desmond Jones 2017-07-17 The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS

 

SET LIST:

 

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen>

Song about George

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Movin' Along

Hot Hamm

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Jul 13, 2018

Your Mom's House

Denver, CO

N/A

RECORDING

Jul 10, 2018

Palisade Brewery

Palisade, CO

Desmond Jones 2018-07-10 Palisade Brewing Co., Palisade CO

 

SET I

All Blues[1]

More Days Like These

Old Home Place[2]

Syliva 

Mister Bissel 

 

SET II

Smoke the Ashes

Split Again

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Get Along

Leo's Casino

 

SET III

Gone

Casino Cowboy

Nesbit

Smooth Sailin'

Good Song

Ballad of Dante Felcher 

Why Not?

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

[2]The Dillards cover

Jun 23, 2018

Ore Dock

Marquette, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-06-23 Ore Dock Brewing Co., Marquette MI

 

SET I

Mister Bissel

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Leo's Casino

Still Creatures

Smoke the Ashes

Good Song

More Days Like These

She 

Song About George

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

 

SET II

Hot Hamm

Sylvia

Nesbit

She Don't Use Jelly[1]>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

 

[1]Flaming Lips cover

 

NOTES:

SET I was not recorded

Show was played without Chris Bota

Jun 14, 2018

The Tonic Room

Chicago, IL

Desmond Jones 2018-06-14 Tonic Room, Chicago IL

w/ Electric Orange Peel

 

SET I

American Dream

Mt Meesha

Casino Cowboy>

Note From Dad

Mississippi

More Days Like These

Nesbit

 

SET II

Good Song>

Squids

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Why Not?

All Apologies[1]>

Gold 'Til The Grave

Leo's Casino>

Smoke the Ashes

 

[1]Nirvana cover

May 20, 2018

Buzzbin

Canton, OH

Desmond Jones 2018-05-20 Buzzbin, Canton OH

 

SET I

Jam>

Gold 'Til The Grave

Leo's Casino

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Movin' Along

Cosmik Debris[1]

Pat and the Big Carrot

Gone

El Merchero>

Livin' In A Mallow

 

SET II

So Deep>

Squids>

Squids III

 

[1]Frank Zappa cover

May 16, 2018

Fox's Lair

Augusta, GA

Desmond Jones 2018-05-16 Fox's Lair, Augusta GA

 

SET I

Note From Dad

Good Song

Damp as the Dew

Leo's Casino

Casino Cowboy*

And Your Bird Can Sing[1]

Cold Coffee

Smoke the Ashes

Movin' Along*

Smooth Sailin'[2]

American Dream

Song about George>

Rhyadah

Sylvia 

 

SET II

Blue Sky[3]

Still Creatures

Purple Rain[4]%*

Ballad of John and Yoko[1]

Every Morning[5]%

Toxic[6]%

Old Home Place[7]>

Giant Eye

 

[1]The Beatles cover

[2]Leon Bridges cover

[3]Allman Brothers Band cover

[4]Prince cover

[5]Sugar Ray cover

[6]Britney Spears cover

[7]The Dillards cover

*Debut 

%Featured members of the audience on vocals 

May 11, 2018

The Pompeii Lounge

Staunton, VA

Desmond Jones 2018-05-11 The Pompeii Lounge, Staunton VA

 

SET I

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Da Fungus is Amungus

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Rhyadah

More Days Like These>

Mister Bissel

Song about George>

Damp as the Dew

Why Not?

Drive My Car[1]

Good Song

Nesbit

Toxic[2]

Mississippi 

 

SET II

Hot Hamm

And Your Bird Can Sing[1]

Jose's Mangos

She

So Deep>

Squids

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Giant Eye

 

[1]The Beatles cover

[2]Britney Spears cover

Apr 29, 2018

Founder's Brewing Co.

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-04-29 Founder's Brewing Co., Grand Rapids MI

w/ The Honey Tones & Hollywood Makeout

 

SET LIST:

 

Sylvia

The Ballad of John and Yoko[1]*>

Mt. Meesha

Split Again>

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Sleepless

Smoke the Ashes

Giant Eye

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

She

Good Song

 

EC:

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

 

[1]The Beatles cover

*Debut 

Apr 21, 2018

Rubble's Bar

Mt. Pleasant, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-04-21 Rubble's Bar, Mt. Pleasant MI

w/ Car Crash Rhetoric & Spaceship Earth

 

SET LIST:

 

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes*>

Smoke the Ashes

Mt. Meesha

All Apologies[1]

Good Song>

She

Cold Coffee

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Sylvia 

 

[1]Nirvana cover

*Unfinished 

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Apr 14, 2018

The Tonic Room

Chicago, IL

Desmond Jones 2018-06-14 Tonic Room, Chicago IL

w/ Electric Orange Peel

 

SET I

American Dream

Mt Meesha

Casino Cowboy>

Note From Dad

Mississippi

More Days Like These

Nesbit

 

SET II

Good Song>

Squids

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Why Not?

All Apologies[1]>

Gold 'Til The Grave

Leo's Casino>

Smoke the Ashes

 

[1]Nirvana cover

Apr 10, 2018

EVO Rad

Newburyport, MA

Desmond Jones 2018-04-10 EVO Rad, Newburyport MA

SET LIST:

Good Song

Split Again

RECORDING

Apr 6, 2018

Stan's Waterloo

Waterloo, NY

Desmond Jones 2018-04-06 Stan's, Waterloo NY

 

SET LIST:

 

All Blues[1]*

Mister Bissel%>

Consequence

Big Baby

Mime Factory

Dirty Mike

Jam

Pat and the Big Carrot

Cosmik Debris[2]

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

[2]Frank Zappa cover

*Not Recorded

%Unfinished

Mar 24, 2018

The Avenue

Lansing, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-03-24 The Avenue, Lansing MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Mister Bissel

Mississippi>

Red*>

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Red

Leo's Casino

 

*"Blue Sky" tease

Mar 10, 2018

Fieldhouse

Peoria, IL

Desmond Jones 2018-03-10 Fieldhouse, Peoria IL

 

SET I

Jam>

Nesbit>

Leo's Casino

I Recall

Jam II>

Pat and the Big Carrot

 

SET II

Below the Wind

Why Not?>

Damp as the Dew

Mar 3, 2018

2Twenty2 Tavern

Chicago, IL

Desmond Jones 2018-03-03 2Twenty2 Tavern, Chicago IL

 

SET I

Leo's Casino

Cold Coffee

Split Again

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Song about George

Gone

 

SET II

More Days Like These>

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Damp as the Dew

3am[1]

Sleepless

Mississippi

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

American Dream

Why Not?

Rhyadah 

Smooth Sailin'[2]

 

[1]Matchbox Twenty cover

[2]Leon Bridges cover

Feb 24, 2018

Urban Artifact

Cincinnati, OH

Desmond Jones 2018-02-24 Urban Artifact, Cincinnati OH

w/ Strange Mechanics 

 

SET LIST:

 

Good Song

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Red

Song about George

Leo's Casino>

Hot Hamm

Squids III

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Feb 9, 2018

The Jammies

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2018-02-09 Jammie Awards XIX, Grand Rapids MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Good Song>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Mississippi^

In Transit[1]*^

3AM[2]*^%

Still Creatures#

Send It On[3]*%#

Sylvia

Hot Hamm

American Dream>

Giant Eye

 

[1]Mark Lavengood cover

[2]Matchbox 20 cover

[3]D'Angelo cover

*Debut 

^Featured Mark Lavengood on Guitar/Dobro

%Featured Hannah Laine on Vocals

#Featured Dutcher Snedeker on Keyboards

 

NOTES:

Show also featured Caleb Elzinga on Saxophone

Jan 25, 2018

The One Stop

Asheville, NC

Desmond Jones 2018-01-25 The One Stop, Asheville NC

 

SET I

Rhyadah

Note From Dad

Leo's Casino>

Mississippi

Sylvia>

American Dream

So Fly>

Split Again

Sleepless

Good Song>

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Damp as the Dew

Smoke the Ashes

 

SET II

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes>

Taco Bell (in the rain)>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Mister Bissel>

Cosmik Debris[1]

Squids III

 

[1]Frank Zappa cover

Jan 20, 2018

The Whiskey

Wilmington, NC

Desmond Jones 2018-01-20 The Whiskey, Wilmington NC

 

SET I

Song about George>

Consequence>

Smoke the Ashes>

American Dream

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Nesbit

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Mt. Meesha

Leo's Casino>

Melt

Why Not?

Sleepless

Squids III

 

SET II

Hot Hamm

Good Song

Split Again

Cosmik Debris[1]

Intermission 

El Merchero 

Gone

Instructional Dance Song>

Mississippi

Squids

Rhyadah

 

E:

Toxic[2]

Giant Eye

 

[1]Frank Zappa cover

[2]Britney Spears cover

Jan 17, 2018

Smith's Olde Bar

Atlanta, GA

Desmond Jones 2018-01-17 Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta GA

w/ Taste Bud & Sono Lumini 

 

SET LIST:

 

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Mt. Meesha

Split Again

Gold 'Til The Grave>

Red

Sylvia>

American Dream

Giant Eye

Jan 11, 2018

Stanley's Pub

Cincinnati, OH

Desmond Jones 2018-01-11 Stanley's Pub, Cincinnati OH

 

SET I

Split Again>

She

Consequence>

Red

Mt. Meesha

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Mr. P.C.[1]>

Mr. Bissel

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Toxic[2]

Old Home Place[3]

Song about George

 

SET II

I Recall>

So Fly

Smooth Sailin'[4]

Da Fungus is Amungus

Blues Jam (What Is This?)

Why Not?>

Rhyadah

 

[1]John Coltrane cover

[2]Britney Spears cover

[3]Dillards cover

[4]Leon Bridges cover

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Jan 6, 2018

The Tonic Room

Chicago, IL

Desmond Jones 2018-01-06 Tonic Room, Chicago IL

w/ The Hacky Turtles 

 

SET I

Nesbit>

Melt>

Rhyadah

Smoke the Ashes

Still Creatures

Smooth Sailin'[1]

Below the Wind

Split Again

Leo's Casino

 

SET II

Hot Hamm

El Merchero>

Cold Coffee

Blue Sky[2]

So Fly>

Good Song

Squids III

 

ENCORE:

Sylvia 

 

[1]Leon Bridges cover

[2]Allman Brothers Band cover

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk, featured Caleb Elzinga on Saxophone

Dec 16, 2017

Bell's Brewery

Kalamazoo, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-12-16 Bell's Brewery, Kalamazoo MI

w/ Jesse Ray and the Carolina Catfish & Trifocal 

 

SET LIST:

 

So Deep*>

Instructional Dance Song*>

Mime Factory*>

Squids

I Recall

So Fly

Below the Wind

She

Big Baby%

Note From Dad

Rhyadah

El Merchero 

 

E:

Nesbit>

Cold Coffee

 

*Not Recorded

%Debut 

 

NOTES:

Show featured Ryan McMahon on Percussion and Austin Hunt on Trumpet 

Nov 22, 2017

Woodland's Tavern

Columbus, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-11-22 Woodland's Tavern, Columbus OH

 

SET LIST:

Smoke the Ashes>

Nesbit

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Red

Sylvia

Cold Coffee

Toxic[1]

 

[1]Britney Spears cover

Nov 10, 2017

Unruly Brewing Co.

Muskegon, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-11-10 Unruly Brewing, Muskegon MI

 

SET I

Leo's Casino>

American Dream

Sylvia

Squids III

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Instructional Dance Song>

Consequence>

Puree of scorched Tomatoes

Rhyadah

 

SET II

Smoke the Ashes*

Split Again>*

Mississippi>*

Cold Coffee*

Lee[1]*

Jose's Mangos

Get Along

My Own Worst Enemy[2]%^

Giant Eye^

 

[1]Tenacious D cover

[2]Lit cover

*Not Recorded

%Debut

^Featured someone named Jeff on drums as per request

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