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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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Nov 3, 2017

Grand Armory Brewing

Grand Haven, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Oct 23, 2017

O'Toole's

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-10-23 O'Toole's, Grand Rapids MI

w/ Melophobix 

 

SET LIST:

 

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

American Dream

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Jam>

Giant Eye

Oct 14, 2017

Farmhaus Harvest Festival

Hudsonville, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-10-14 Farmhause Harvest Fest, Hudsonville MI

 

SET I

Smoke the Ashes

Good Song

Old Home Place[1]

You Don't Know How it Feels[2]

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Cripple Creek[3]

Blue and Lonesome[4]

Note from Dad

All Blues[5]

Man in Me[6]

Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues[6]

Still Creatures

Knockin' on Heavens Door[6]

Pink Moon 

I Shall Be Released[6]

 

SET II

Mt Meesha

Giant Eye

Split Again

Dark Hollow[7]

Melt

Why Not?

Freakin' Huge Waves

Mississippi 

Depreston[8]

More Days Like These

Damp as the Dew

Smoke the Ashes

 

SET III

Sylvia 

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

All Apologies[9]

She

Rhyadah

Mime Factory

Squids

Every Morning[10]

Song about George

Hot Hamm

 

[1]Dillards cover

[2]Tom Petty cover

[3]Traditional 

[4]Bill Monroe cover

[5]Miles Davis cover

[6]Bob Dylan cover

[7]Bill Browning cover

[8]Courtney Barnett cover

[9]Nirvana cover

[10]Sugar Ray cover

 

NOTES:

Show was played acoustic by George Falk, Isaac Berkowitz, and Chris Bota

Oct 5, 2017

The B.O.B.

Grand Rapids, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Sep 28, 2017

The Black Oak

Oneonta, NY

Desmond Jones 2017-09-28 The Black Oak, Oneonta NY

w/ Space Carnival 

 

SET LIST: 

 

Note From Dad

Smoke the Ashes

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Song about George>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Sep 9, 2017

Wedding

Elk Rapids, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Sep 2, 2017

Wedding

Kalamazoo, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Aug 18, 2017

Woodland's Tavern

Columbus, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-08-18 Woodland's Tavern, Columbus OH

w/ Electric Orange Peel

 

SET LIST:

 

Red*>

Rhyadah

More Days Like These

Hot Hamm>

Sylvia>

Hot Hamm

So Fly

Smoke the Ashes>

Mister Bissell 

 

*Unfinished

Aug 12, 2017

Cowpie Music Festival

Alaska, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-08-12 Cowpie Music Festival, Alaska MI

 

SET LIST:

 

So Fly>

Good Song

Note From Dad

Smoke the Ashes

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues*[1]>

Nesbit

Below the Wind

Mississippi 

 

*Debut

[1]Bob Dylan cover

 

NOTES:

Show featured Caleb Elzinga on Saxophone and Austin Hunt on Trumpet

Aug 5, 2017

Future Dream Festival

South Haven, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-08-05 Future Dream Festival, South Haven MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Why Not?

Leo's Casino*

Below the Wind

Gold 'Til The Grave

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Freakin' Huge Waves

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Still Creatures

 

*Featured Leo the Lion on Harmonica

Aug 2, 2017

Notes

Columbus, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-08-02 Notes, Columbus OH

 

SET LIST:

 

Nesbit

Wanted By the Law, But Not By You

Get Along>

Red

More Days Like These

Take the A-Train[1]

Rhyadah 

 

[1]Billy Strayhorn cover

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Jul 27, 2017

Shakespeare's Pub

Kalamazoo, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Jul 15, 2017

Wedding

Fenton, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Jul 12, 2017

The Garage

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-07-12 The Garage, Grand Rapids MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Note From Dad

Song about George>

Leo's Casino>

Still Creatures

Why Not?

Red

More Days Like These

Squids III

I Shall Be Released[1]

Sleepless

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

 

[1]Bob Dyland cover

 

NOTE:

Set II was not recorded

Jun 30, 2017

Kathy's Pub

Rochester, MN

Desmond Jones 2017-06-30 Kathy's Pub, Rochester MN

 

SET I

Mt. Meesha

Sylvia

Da Fungus is Amungus

Song about George

Note From Dad

Red

Nesbit

Toxic[1]

Rhyadah 

 

SET II

Gone

El Merchero

Hot Hamm

More Days Like These

I Shall Be Released[2]

I Recall 

Smoke the Ashes

 

SET III

I Second That Emotion[3]

Every Rose Has Its Thorn[4]

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Good Song>

American Dream

 

[1]Britney Spears cover

[2]Bob Dylan cover

[3]Smokey Robinson & the Miracles cover

[4]Poison cover

Jun 17, 2017

Upstair's Lounge

Petoskey, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-06-17 Upstairs Lounge, Petoskey MI

 

SET I

Note From Dad

I Second That Emotion[1]

More Days Like These

Song about George

Leo's Casino

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Toxic[2]

Sylvia

Gone

 

SET II

Cold Coffee

Squids>

Instructional Dance Song>

Squids

She

Why Not?

Nesbit

Mississippi

Giant Eye*

Sleepless

Every Rose Has It's Thorn[3]

Every Morning[4]

Cosmik Debris[5]

 

ENCORE

Free Bird[6]>

Rhyadah

 

[1]Smokey Robinson & the Miracles cover

[2]Britney Spears cover

[3]Poison cover

[4]Sugar Ray cover

[5]Frank Zappa cover

[6]Lynyrd Skynyr cover

*featured George on Guitar, Chris on Bass

Jun 2, 2017

Festival of the Arts

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-06-02 Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids MI

 

 

SET LIST:

 

Good Song

Still Creatures 

Mt. Meesha

Mississippi

 

NOTES:

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

May 20, 2017

The Ottawa Tavern

Toledo, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-05-20 The Ottawa Tavern, Toledo OH

w/ Conscious Pilot & Groove Protocol

 

SET LIST:

 

So Fly

Gold 'til the Grave

Nesbit*

Mississippi*

Leo's Casino 

Squids** 

Sylvia^

Smoke the Ashes

Psychic Lunch Fuckers%

Below the wind

Squids III

 

ENCORE:

Good Song>

Freakin' Huge Waves

 

*Featured Riley Maxwell on guitar 

**Featured Stephanie Clegg on vocals 

^Debute

%"Cold Coffee" tease

May 12, 2017

Urban Artifact

Cincinnati, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-05-12 Urban Artifact, Cincinnati OH

w/ Party Boob & Electric Orange Peel

 

SET LIST:

 

Song about George

Ghosts in the Basement*>

Consequence>

Freakin' Huge Waves

Cosmik Debris[1]

Giant Eye

 

[1]Frank Zappa cover

*Unfinished 

May 4, 2017

Stanley's Pub

Cincinnati, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-05-04 Stanley's Pub, Cincinnati OH

w/ Bathsalt Zombies

 

SET LIST:

 

So Fly

Damp as the Dew

Why Not?

Nesbit

Smoke the Ashes

I Recall>

Below the Wind

Still Creatures

Apr 28, 2017

Olive's

Nyack, NY

N/A

RECORDING

Apr 21, 2017

Jimmie's Ladder 11

Dayton, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-04-21 Jimmie's Ladder 11, Dayton OH

w/ LITZ 

 

SET LIST:

 

All Blues[1]

Leo's Casino>

Song about George

Ballad of Dante Felcher

She

Still Creatures

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

 

NOTES: 

Show was played without George Falk

Apr 18, 2017

20 Monroe

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-04-18 20 Monroe, Grand Rapids MI

Experience GR 

SET LIST:

Note From Dad 

RECORDING

Apr 13, 2017

Pyramid Scheme

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-04-13 Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids MI

w/ Crystal Garden feat. Boyd Tinsley 

 

SET LIST:

 

Below the Wind

Good Song>

Mississippi

Hot Hamm

Leo's Casino

Giant Eye

Apr 7, 2017

Rubble's Bar

Mt. Pleasant, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-04-07 Rubble's Bar, Mt. Pleasant MI

w/ Space Carnival 

 

SET LIST:

 

Squids

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Nesbit

Mt. Meesha

So Fly

Song about George>

Cold Coffee

Why Not?>

Below the Wind

Pat and the Big Carrot

More Days Like These>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Leo's Casino

 

ENCORE:

All Apologies[1]>

Melt

 

[1]Nirvana cover

Apr 1, 2017

Time and Space

Louisville, KY

Desmond Jones 2017-04-01 Time & Space, Louisville KY

 

SET I

Rhyadah

American Dream

Pat and the Big Carrot

Song about George

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Split Again

Nesbit

More Days Like These>

Get Along

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Mt. Meesha

 

SET II

Freakin' Huge Waves

Mississippi

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You*

Why Not?

Squids

Mr. P.C.[1]

Leo's Casino 

Damp as the Dew

Gone

El Merchero 

 

[1]John Coltrane cover

*Debut 

Mar 29, 2017

The Summit

Asheville, NC

Desmond Jones 2017-03-29 The Summit, Asheville NC 

 

SET I

Leo's Casino>

Mt. Meesha

Damp as the Dew

Note From Dad

Mississippi 

So Deep>

Squids>

Squids III

Song about George>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Why Not?

 

SET II

Toxic[1]

Cold Coffee

Pink Moon*

Nesbit

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Gold 'til the Grave>

Giant Eye

 

[1]Britney Spears cover

*Debut 

Mar 24, 2017

Arlene's Grocery

New York, NY

Desmond Jones 2017-03-24 Arlene's Grocery, New York NY

 

SET LIST:

 

Gone

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes*

All Apologies[1]

Mississippi

Squids III

Cold Coffee

Leo's Casino>

Giant Eye 

 

[1]Nirvana cover

*Featured Tommy Siegel of "Jukebox the Ghost" on Guitar

Mar 21, 2017

O'Briens Pub

Boston, MA

Desmond Jones 2017-03-21 O'Briens Pub, Boston MA

w/ Sun of Sound & Space Juice

 

SET LIST:

 

All Blues[1]>

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Hot Hamm

Song about George

Get Along

Cosmik Debris[2]

Gone

Mississippi

Melt>

Giant Eye

She Don't Use Jelly[3]

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

[2]Frank Zappa cover

[3]Flaming Lips cover

Mar 17, 2017

Papa Pete's

Kalamazoo, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-03-17 Papa Pete's, Kalamazoo MI

w/ Conrad Shock and the Noise, Conscious Pilot

 

SET LIST:

 

She

Leo's Casino>

Hot Hamm

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Below the Wind

Gone

Giant Eye

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Squids III

Why Not?

Pat and the Big Carrot

Damp as the Dew

More Days Like These>

Mississippi>

Cold Coffee* 

Rhyadah 

 

ENCORE:

El Merchero 

 

ENCORE II:

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

 

*"PSP" tease

Feb 11, 2017

The Mousetrap

Indianapolis, IN

Desmond Jones 2017-02-11 The Mousetrap, Indianapolis IN

w/ Backup Planet 

 

SET LIST:

 

More Days Like These

Leo's Casino

Consequence>

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen>

Red

She

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Mt. Meesha

Song about George

Hot Hamm

Nesbit

Squids III*

 

*"I'm the Slime" tease

 

NOTES:

Show was played without Chris Bota

Feb 4, 2017

Leland City Club

Detroit, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-02-04 Leland City Club, Detroit MI

w/ Biomassive 

 

SET LIST:

 

Mt. Meesha

Note From Dad

Song about George>

Below the Wind

Mississippi*>

Melt>

Squids

Hot Hamm**

Why Not?>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Gone

Squids III

 

*Unfinished

**"Mister Bissel" tease

Jan 28, 2017

The Hollow

Albany, NY

Desmond Jones 2017-01-28 The Hollow, Albany NY

w/ Mister F

 

SET LIST:

 

Leo's Casino>

Damp as the Dew>

Cold Coffee 

Squids*

Squids III**

Hot Hamm%

Mississippi>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

 

*"A Love Supreme " tease

**"PSP" tease

%featured Mike Candela on guitar

Jan 25, 2017

Local First

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-01-25 Local First, Grand Rapids MI

 

SET I

All Blues[1]

She

Leo's Casino>

American Dream

Consequence

Good Song

Split Again

More Days Like These

Nesbit 

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

 

NOTES:

Set II was not recorded

Oct 28, 2017

Rare Bird

Traverse City, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-10-28 Rare Bird, Traverse City MI

w/ Benjamin James

 

SET LIST:

 

Mister Bissel

Giant Eye

Mississippi

Tribute[1]*

Friendship[1]*

Dio[1]*>

Damp as the Dew

Hot Hamm%

I Recall

Sylvia 

 

[1]Tenacious D cover

*Debut 

%Featured Evan Taylor on Trumpet 

Oct 20, 2017

RCAH 10th Anniversary

East Lansing, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-10-20 RCAH 10th Anniversary, East Lansing MI

 

SET LIST:

 

All Blues[1]

More Days Like These

Sylvia

Mississippi

Smooth Sailin'[2]*

Still Creatures

Gone

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

[2]Leon Bridges cover

*Featured Libby Libby Lusenhop on vocals 

Oct 7, 2017

Founder's Brewing Co.

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-10-07 Founder's Brewing Co., Grand Rapids MI

SET I

More Days Like These

Mt. Meesha

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Gold 'Til The Grave

El Merchero

Good Song

So Fly

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Get Along

Below the Wind 

SET II

Sylvia 

Hot Hamm

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Split Again>

Still Creatures

Instructional Dance Song>

Sleepless

Smoke the Ashes

Damp as the Dew

Nesbit>

Giant Eye

NOTES:

"Desmond Jones" album release show

Show featured Caleb Elzinga, Austin Hunt, and Ryan McMahon 

RECORDING

Sep 30, 2017

The Range

Ithaca, NY

Desmond Jones 2017-09-30 The Range, Ithica NY

w/ Space Carnival 

 

SET LIST:

 

Leo's Casino>

She

Why Not?

I Recall 

Pat and the Big Carrot

More Days Like These

Toxic[1]*

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers%>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Damp as the Dew

Smooth Sailin'[2]

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

All Apologies[3]

Freakin' Huge Waves

 

[1]Britney Spears cover

[2]Leon Bridges cover

[3]Nirvana cover

*Featured Cass the Sound Engineer on Vocals 

%Unfinished 

Sep 22, 2017

Resonance Music Festival

Thornville, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-09-22 Resonance Music Festival, Thornville OH

 

SET LIST:

 

Mt. Meesha

Still Creatures

Good Song

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Mississippi>

Squids III

Sep 8, 2017

The Loft

Lansing, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Aug 26, 2017

Shake Your Boonies

Toledo, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-08-26 Shake Your Boonies, Northwood OH

 

SET LIST:

 

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Still Creatures*

Song about George

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Mr. P.C.[1]

Why Not?

Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues[2]

Cold Coffee^

 

[1]John Coltrane cover

[2]Bob Dylan cover

*Featured Currey Long on Flute

^Featured Joe Marcinek on Guitar

Aug 17, 2017

Pat's in the Flats

Cleveland, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-08-17 Pat's in the Flats, Cleveland OH

 

SET LIST:

 

Good Song

Gold 'Til the Grave>

Note From Dad

Song about George

She

Why Not?

American Dream

Leo's Casino

All Blues[1]>

Split Again

Still Creatures

Gone

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

 

NOTES:

Show played without George Falk

Aug 11, 2017

The Tonic Room

Chicago, IL

Desmond Jones 2017-08-11 Tonic Room, Chicago IL

w/ Zombie Manana 

 

SET LIST:

 

Still Creatures

Leo's Casino>

Rhyadah

Gold 'Til The Grave>

Hot Hamm

Good Song

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Squids III

Sylvia>

Mississippi

Da Fungus is Amungus>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

All Apologies[1]

Listen To The Music[2]

So Fly

Free Bird[3]>

American Dream

Toxic[4]>

Giant Eye

Cold Coffee

Freakin' Huge Waves

 

[1]Nirvana cover

[2]Doobie Brothers cover

[3]Lynyrd Skynyrd cover

[4]Britney Spears cover

Aug 4, 2017

2Twenty2 Tavern

Chicago, IL

N/A

RECORDING

Jul 29, 2017

Otus Supply

Ferndale, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-07-29 Otus Supply, Ferndale MI

 

SET I

All Blues>

Leo's Casino>

She

Note From Dad

Good Song

 

NOTES:

The rest of the show was not recorded

Jul 22, 2017

Dunesville Music Festival

Lake Ann, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-07-22 Dunesville Music Festival, Lake Ann MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Hot Hamm

Mt. Meesha

Mississippi

Squids III

Jul 14, 2017

New Holland Brewery

Holland, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-07-04 New Holland Brewery, Holland MI

 

SET I

Groovin'[1]

Mister Bissel

She

I Shall Be Released[2]

Billie Jean[3]

Hot Hamm

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Leo's Casino

Red

 

SET II

Good Song

Every Rose Has It's Thorn[4]

All Blues[5]

Nesbit

Let Me See You Woof*>

Nate Dawgs Got The Moves (Everybody Knows)*

Sorry, So Sorry*

Split Again

 

[1]Young Rascals cover

[2]Bob Dylan cover

[3]Michael Jackson cover

[4]Poison cover

[5]Miles Davis cover

*Debut 

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk or John Loria. Featured both Chris Bota and Isaac Berkowitz on Bass

Jul 7, 2017

Spring Emergence Gathering

Bloomingdale, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-07-07 Spring Emergence Gathering, Bloomingdale MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Leo's Casino 

So Fly

Song about George

?? 

 

NOTES:

The rest of the set was not recorded

Jun 29, 2017

Coleman's in Cary

Cary, IL

Desmond Jones 2017-06-29 Coleman's in Cary, Cary IL

 

SET I

Mr. P.C.[1]

Song about George

Leo's Casino

Good Song

Mister Bissel

Jam

She

Smoke the Ashes

Split Again

 

SET II

All Blues[2]

Weekapaug Groove[3]

Damp as the Dew

Still Creatures

Toxic[4]

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Squids III

Mississippi

Giant Eye

 

[1]John Coltrane cover

[2]Miles Davis cover

[3]Phish cover

[4]Britney Spears cover

Jun 16, 2017

The Blind Pig

Ann Arbor, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-06-16 The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor MI

w/ Stormy Chromer 

 

SET I

Smoke the Ashes>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Sylvia

She

Mister Bissel

Nesbit

 

SET II

Stormy Chromer Jam*>

Hot Hamm%

Free Bird[1]

Leo's Casino>

Da Fungus is Amungus

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Instructional Dance Song>

So Deep

Good Song

Still Creatures 

Split Again

 

EC:

Chris Bota's Hair*>

Don't Let Me Down[2]*

 

[1]Lynyrd Skynyrd cover

[2]The Beatles cover

*Featured all of Stormy Chromer

%Featured Asim Kahn on Trombone

May 26, 2017

Bell's Brewery

Kalamazoo, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-05-26 Bell's Brewery, Kalamazoo MI

w/ Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers & Paddlebots 

 

SET LIST:

 

El Merchero

Still Creatures

Sylvia>

Below the Wind>

Cold Coffee

 

NOTES:

Show featured Caleb Elzinga on Saxophone and Austin Hunt on Trumpet

May 19, 2017

The Source Public House

Menasha, WI

Desmond Jones 2017-05-19 The Source Public House, Menasha WI

 

SET LIST:

 

All Blues[1]

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Note From Dad>

Melt>

Note From Dad

More Days Like These>

Da Fungus is Amungus

Still Creatures

Mt. Meesha

El Merchero

All Apologies[2]>

American Dream

 

ENCORE

Free Bird[3]>

Rhyadah 

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

[2]Nirvana cover

[3]Lynyrd Skynyrd cover

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

May 10, 2017

The Tonic Room

Chicago, IL

Desmond Jones 2017-05-10 Tonic Room, Chicago IL

w/ The Heavy Sound

 

SET LIST:

 

Good Song>

Still Creatures

Below the Wind

Mississippi

Taco Bell (in the rain)

I Recall

Gone

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen>

Hot Hamm

Toxic[1]

Leo's Casino

Rhyadah

Free Bird[2]

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

 

[1]Britney Spears cover

[2]Lynyrd Skynyrd cover

May 3, 2017

The 8x10

Baltimore, MD

Desmond Jones 2017-05-03 The 8x10, Baltimore MD

w/ Formula 5, LITZ

 

SET LIST:

 

She

More Days Like These>

American Dream

Gone

I Recall>

Cold Coffee 

Rhyadah

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Apr 26, 2017

The Night Owl

Toronto, CA

N/A

RECORDING

Apr 20, 2017

Papa Pete's

Kalamazoo, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-04-20 Papa Pete's, Kalamazoo MI

w/ LITZ

 

SET LIST:

 

Nesbit

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Squids III

Smoke the Ashes

Da Fungus is Amungus

Cold Coffee 

El Merchero

Red

Melt

Apr 15, 2017

The Loft

Lansing, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-04-15 The Loft, Lansing MI

w/ Paradoni 

 

SET LIST:

 

She

Da Fungus is Amungus

Free Bird[1]

So Deep*>

Squids>

Squids III

Cold Coffee

Good Song

I Recall>

Nesbit>

Toxic[2]>

Nesbit

Red

 

ENCORE:

Note From Dad

 

[1]Lynyrd Skynyrd cover

[2]Britney Spears cover

*"Squids" tease

Apr 12, 2017

Scarlet & Grey

Columbus, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-04-12 Scarlet & Grey, Columbus OH

w/ Backup Planet 

 

SET LIST:

 

Leo's Casino>

Split Again

Note From Dad

Song about George>

Damp as the Dew

All Blues[1]>

Mister Bissel

Mt. Meesha

Still Creatures 

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Apr 3, 2017

The Frequency

Madison, WI

Desmond Jones 2017-04-03 The Frequency, Madison WI

w/ Sweet Delta Dawn & Phoenix and Straka 

 

SET LIST:

 

Gold 'til the Grave>

Damp as the Dew*

Mister Bissel

She

Squids III

Good Song>

Consequence

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Giant Eye

 

*Featured the flautist from Phoenix and Straka 

Mar 31, 2017

The Springwater

Nashville, TN

Desmond Jones 2017-03-31 Springwater, Nashville TN 

 

SET LIST:

 

Pink Moon

Sleepless

Meet My Maker[1]*

Squids III

Mississippi 

Hot Hamm 

 

[1]Nathan Purchase cover

*featured Nathan Purchase on Vocals

Mar 26, 2017

Electric Maid

Washington, D.C.

Desmond Jones 2017-03-26 The Electric Maid, Washington DC

w/ Wild Erp 

 

SET LIST:

 

Split Again

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Mississippi

Squids 

Good Song

Mar 23, 2017

Stella Blues

New Haven, CT

Desmond Jones 2017-03-23 Stella Blues, New Haven CT

w/ Mojo Dojo

 

SET LIST:

 

Jose's Mangos

Mister Bissel

She Don't Use Jelly[1]

I Recall

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen*>

Consequence**>

Nesbit>

Dirty Mike%

 

ENCORE:

Good Song

 

[1]Flaming Lips cover

*"The Chicken" tease

**"Crosseyed and Painless" tease

%"Shinning Star" tease

Mar 19, 2017

Scarlet & Grey

Columbus, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-03-19 Scarlet & Grey, Columbus OH 

w/ Cosmosis & Conscious Pilot

 

SET LIST:

 

Squids>

So Fly*>

Squids>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers 

 

*Unfinished

Feb 24, 2017

The Blind Pig

Ann Arbor, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-02-24 The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor MI

w/ Pajamas & The North 41

 

SET LIST:

 

Gold 'til the Grave>

Why Not?>

Jose's Mangos>

Rhyadah

Below the Wind

So Fly

Split Again

Gone>

Consequence>

American Dream

All Apologies[1]

Melt

 

ENCORE:

Hot Hamm

 

[1]Nirvana cover

Feb 10, 2017

The Tip Top Deluxe

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-02-10 Tip Top Deluxe, Grand Rapids MI

w/ Funk Vendetta

 

SET LIST:

 

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Jose's Mangos>

American Dream

Rhyadah

Pat and the Big Carrot

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen>

Cold Coffee

Song about George>

Sleepless

Why Not?>

Nesbit

So Deep

Feb 3, 2017

Hamilton Street Pub

Saginaw, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-02-03 Hamilton Street Pub, Saginaw MI

w/ the Midways 

 

SET LIST:

 

Giant Eye*

She

Leo's Casino>

Red

Pat and the Big Carrot

Note From Dad

Cosmik Debris[1]

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Gold 'til the Grave

Mississippi

Peaches En Regalia[1]

So Fly

Good Song>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

 

[1]Frank Zappa cover

*Not recorded

Jan 26, 2017

Harmony Hall

Grand Rapids, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Oct 27, 2017

Union Street Station

Traverse City, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-10-27 Union Street Station, Traverse City MI

w/ Benjamin James

 

SET LIST:

 

More Days Like These>

Song about George>

Cold Coffee

Lee[1]*

Why Not?

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Explosivo[1]*

Wonderboy[1]*

Still Creatures

Gold 'Til The Grave

Good Song

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

 

[1]Tenacious D cover

*Debut 

 

NOTES:

Show featured Caleb Elzinga on Saxophone

RECORDING

Oct 20, 2017

Howland Co-Op

East Lansing, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-10-20 Howland Co-Op, East Lansing MI

SET LIST:

Jamm>
Hot Hamm 
Toxic[1]
Mt. Meesha 
Leo’s Casino>
Giant Eye 
Cold Coffee*

[1]Grateful Dead cover 
*Unfinished

RECORDING

Oct 6, 2017

The Avenue

Lansing, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-10-06 The Avenue, Lansing MI

w/ Lazara & Electric Orange Peel

 

SET LIST:

 

Consequence>

Red

Note From Dad

You Don't Know How It Feels[1]

So Deep>

Squids>

Squids III

Leo's Casino>

Melt

 

[1]Tom Petty cover

 

NOTES:

Show featured Ryan McMahon on percussion

Sep 29, 2017

Rockwood Music Hall

New York, NY

Desmond Jones 2017-09-29 Rockwood Music Hall, New York NY

 

SET LIST:

 

Sylvia

Still Creatures

Good Song

Hot Hamm*

Mississippi%>

Giant Eye

Cold Coffee

 

*Featured Scott "Seth" Anderson on Melodica

%Unfinished 

Sep 11, 2017

The Tip Top Deluxe

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-09-11 Tip Top Deluxe, Grand Rapids MI

 

SET I

All Blues[1]>

She

Song about George

Still Creatures*>

Sylvia

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough[2]

Smoke the Ashes

Mt. Meesha

Damp as the Dew

Giant Eye

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

 

SET II

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen**>

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Red^

Tied Down^

Squids III

Smooth Sailin'[3]>

American Dream

Good Song>

Nesbit

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

[2]Michael Jackson cover

[3]Leon Bridges cover

*Unfinished

**"Get Along" tease

^Featured Kyle Seasly on Bass

Sep 3, 2017

Harvest Bluegrass Festival

Athens, OH

N/A

RECORDING

Aug 19, 2017

The Tip Top Deluxe

Grand Rapids, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Aug 16, 2017

The 8x10

Baltimore, MD

Desmond Jones 2017-08-16 The 8x10, Baltimore MD

w/ Lee Neckritz & Brocoli Samurai 

 

SET LIST:

 

All Apologies [1]

Leo's Casino>

Hot Hamm*

Damp as the Dew

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Toxic[2]

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Mississippi 

 

[1]Nirvana cover

[2]Britney Spears cover

*Featured Lee Neckritz on Saxophone

 

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Aug 6, 2017

Red Dock

Saugatuck, MI

N/A

RECORDING

Aug 3, 2017

The Werk Out

Thornville, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-08-03 The Werk Out Music Festival, Thornville OH

 

SET LIST:

 

Still Creatures

Split Again>

Cold Coffee

Damp as the Dew

Mississippi>

Squids III

Smoke the Ashes

 

NOTE:

Show was played without George Falk or Nate Dawg

Jul 28, 2017

Montie Co-Op

East Lansing, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-07-28 Montie House, East Lansing MI

w/ Salad Store & Skosh 

 

SET LIST:

 

Hot Hamm

Mississippi>

Cold Coffee

Taco Bell (in the rain)

She Don't Use Jelly[1]

Nesbit

Giant Eye

 

[1]Flaming Lips cover

Jul 21, 2017

Pyramid Scheme

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-07-21 Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids MI

w/ Bigfoot Buffalo & The Barbarosa Brothers 

 

SET LIST:

 

Sleepless

She

Mime Factory

Smoke the Ashes>

American Dream

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Note From Dad

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Jul 13, 2017

Paddlehard Brewery

Grayling, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-07-13 Paddlehard Brewing, Grayling MI

 

SET I

Smoke the Ashes

She

Good Song

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Squids 

Pink Moon>

Cold Coffee

Groovin'[1]

 

SET II

Take the "A" Train[2]

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Mime Factory*

All Blues[3]

Sylvia 

 

[1]Young Rascal's cover

[2]Billy Strayhorn cover

[3]Miles Davis cover

*Debut

Jul 1, 2017

Sweetgrass and Sageburn Festival

Bloomingdale, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-07-01 Sweetgrass and Sage Burn Festival, Bloomingdale MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Instructional Dance Song>

Cold Coffee

I Shall Be Released[1]>

American Dream

Squids

Pat and the Big Carrot

Split Again

Spleepless

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

 

[1]Bob Dylan cover

Jun 21, 2017

SpeakEZ Lounge

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-06-21 Speak EZ, Grand Rapids MI

 

SET LIST

 

All Blues[1]>

Note From Dad

Toxic[2]

Cold Coffee

Split Again

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

[2]Brittney Spears cover

 

NOTES:

The rest of the set was not recorded

Jun 9, 2017

Mac's Bar

Lansing, MI

N/A

RECORDING

May 24, 2017

Rare Bird

Traverse City, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-05-24 Rare Bird, Traverse City MI

 

SET I

Consequence>

Leo's Casino

More Days Like These>

Split Again

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Why Not?

Free Bird[1]

Pat and the Big Carrot

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

So Fly

Song about George>

Nesbit

 

SET II

Hot Hamm

Good Song>

Gold 'Til The Grave

Still Creatures

Mississippi

She

She Don't Use Jelly[2]

All Apologies[3]

 

[1]Lynyrd Skynyrd cover

[2]Flaming Lips cover

[3]Nirvana cover

May 14, 2017

Electric Kana Karnival

Clio, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-05-14 Electric Kana Karnival, Clio MI

 

SET LIST:

 

Hot Hamm* 

Nesbit^

Giant Eye^

 

*Chris on Bass

^Isaac on Bass

 

NOTES:

Show was played without John Loria. 

May 6, 2017

Short's Brewing

Bellaire, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-05-06 Short's Brewery, Bellaire MI

 

SET I

Leo's Casino

She

Good Song>

All Blues[1]*>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Mississippi

Pat and the Big Carrot

So Deep

 

SET II

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You**

Smoke the Ashes**

Red>

Cold Coffee

Gold 'til the Grave>

Toxic[2]

Squids III

 

[1]Miles Davis cover

[2]Britney Spears cover

*"Cold Coffee" tease

**Featured Maddy Garber Hejna on Banjo

Apr 29, 2017

Rockwood Music Hall

New York, NY

Desmond Jones 2017-04-29 Rockwood Music Hall, New York NY

 

SET LIST:

 

Good Song>

Hot Hamm

Split Again>

Still Creatures

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Apr 22, 2017

Shepherdstown Opera House

Shepherdstown, WV

Desmond Jones 2017-04-22 Shepherdstown Opera House, Shepherdstown WV

w/ LITZ

 

SET LIST:

 

Jose's Mangos>

Why Not?>

Damp as the Dew

Hot Hamm

Gold 'til the Grave

Cosmik Debris[1]>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Mississippi

Rhyadah

 

[1]Frank Zappa cover

NOTES:

Show was played without George Falk

Apr 19, 2017

The Loving Touch

Ferndale, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-04-19 The Loving Touch, Ferndale MI

w/ LITZ 

 

SET LIST:

 

Song about George>

Mt. Meesha*

Why Not?>

Damp as the Dew

Note From Dad

Taco Bell (in the rain)

More Days Like These>

Hot Hamm

Mississippi>

Giant Eye

Split Again>

American Dream

Still Creatures

Good Song

 

*Featured Austin Litz of LITZ on Saxophone

 

NOTES:

"Song about George" and the beginning of "Mt. Meesha" were not recorded

Apr 14, 2017

The Magic Stick

Detroit, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-04-14 The Magic Stick, Detroit MI

w/ Dopapod

 

SET LIST:

 

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You>

Song about George

Still Creatures

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Gone

So Fly*

Psychic Lunch Fuckers 

 

*Featured Eli Winderman of Dopapod on Keyboards

Apr 8, 2017

The Tip Top Deluxe

Grand Rapids, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-04-08 Tip Top Deluxe, Grand Rapids MI

w/ Space Carnival

 

SET LIST:

 

Good Song>

She

Free Bird[1]

Still Creatures*

Rhyadah

So Deep>

Hot Hamm

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Molly's Got Mono in the Kitchen

Mississippi**

She Don't Use Jelly[2]

American Dream

Cosmik Debris[3]

Gone

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Squids III

Toxic[4]^

Sleepless^

 

ENCORE:

Every Morning[5]^

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes^

 

[1]Lynyrd Skynyrd cover

[2]Flaming Lips cover

[3]Frank Zappa cover

[4]Britney Spears cover

[5]Sugar Ray cover

*Debut 

**Featured Tom Falk on Guitar

^Not Recorded

Apr 2, 2017

Mackey's Hideout

McHenry, IL

Desmond Jones 2017-04-02 Mackey's Hideout, McHenry IL

 

SET I

Old Home Place[1]

Why Not?

Good Song

Knockin' on Heavens Door[2]

I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome[3]

Song about George

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

More Days Like These

Cripple Creek[3]

 

SET II

Pink Moon

Smoke the Ashes*

Split Again

Wanted By The Law, But Not By You

I Second That Emotion[4]

Freakin' Huge Waves

Gone

El Merchero

Desperado[5]*

Man of Constant Sorrow[3]*

Giant Eye

Mexican Bender

Cruisin'[4]*

Every Rose Has It's Thorn[6]

I Shall Be Released[2]*

Leo's Casino 

 

SET III

Her Surprise*

Instructional Dance Song*

Mr. P.C.[7]

All Blues[8]

All Apologies[9]

Drums>

Mississippi 

 

[1]The Dillards cover

[2]Bob Dylan cover

[3]Traditional Song

[4]Smokey Robinson & the Miracles cover

[5]Eagles cover

[6]Poison cover

[7]John Coltrane cover

[8]Miles Davis cover

[9]Nirvana cover

*Debut

 

NOTES:

This was an Acoustic Performance

"Her Surprise" is a Nathan Purchase song performed solo by Nathan Purchase

"Desperado" was performed solo by John Nowak

"Instructional Dance Song" was performed solo by George Falk

Mar 30, 2017

Preservation Pub

Knoxville, TN

Desmond Jones 2017-03-30 Preservation Pub, Knoxville TN

w/ Joshua Powell & the Great Train Robbery

 

SET LIST:

 

Good Song>

Red

So Fly

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes>

Ghosts in the Basement>

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

Da Fungus is Amungus

Below the Wind

Taco Bell (in the rain)

 

ENCORE:

Giant Eye

Mar 25, 2017

Olive's

Nyack, NY

Desmond Jones 2017-03-25 Olive's, Nyack NY

 

SET I

She*

Note From Dad

Song about George

Da Fungus is Amungus

Why Not?

Mr. P.C.[1]>

American Dream

Free Bird[2]

Damp as the Dew

Livin' in a Mallow 

 

SET II

So Deep>

Psychic Lunch Fuckers

Hot Hamm**

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Good Times Bad Times[3]

Rhyadah

 

ENCORE:

Cosmik Debris[4]

 

[1]John Coltrane cover

[2]Lynyrd Skynyrd cover

[3]Led Zeppelin cover

[4]Frank Zappa cover

*"We're off to see the Wizard" tease

**"PSP" tease

Mar 22, 2017

Mexicalli Live

Teaneck, NJ

Desmond Jones 2017-03-22 Mexicali Live, Teaneck NJ

w/ Medicinal Purpose

 

SET LIST:

 

Mt. Meesha

Red

So Deep

Split Again

Squids III

Sleepless 

 

NOTES:

"So Deep" featured Isaac on verse vocal 

Mar 18, 2017

The Union Bar

Athens, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-03-18 The Union Bar, Athens OH

w/ Blue Moth & Conscious Pilot 

 

SET LIST:

 

Note From Dad

Gold 'til the Grave>

American Dream

Nesbit

Good Song>

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Feb 18, 2017

Papa Pete's

Kalamazoo, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-02-18 Papa Pete's, Kalamazoo MI

w/ Abram Gunther and the Bear-a-Tones

 

SET LIST:

 

Mr. P.C.[1]>

Why Not?

Ballad of Dante Felcher

Good Song

Gold 'til the Grave

Ghosts in the Basement

Note From Dad

All Apologies[2]

Good Times Bad Times[3]

American Dream>

Cold Coffee

Hey Arnold[4]

Livin' in a Mallow

Gone

El Merchero

Sleepless 

 

[1]John Coltrane cover

[2]Nirvana cover

[3]Led Zeppelin cover

[4]Hey Arnold Theme cover

Feb 9, 2017

MSU Ballroom

East Lansing, MI

Desmond Jones 2017-02-09 MSU Ballroom, East Lansing MI

w/ War Balloons & Flint Eastwood 

 

SET LIST:

 

Good Song

Puree of Scorched Tomatoes

She*

Mississippi

Psychic Lunch Fuckers**

Split Again

Giant Eye

 

*"Can you feel the love tonight?" tease

**"PSP" tease

Feb 1, 2017

Scarlet & Grey

Columbus, OH

Desmond Jones 2017-02-01 Scarlet & Grey, Columbus OH

w/ Freekbass 

 

SET LIST:

 

Why Not?

Ballad of Dante Felcher

I Recall>

Rhyadah

Freakin' Huge Waves>

Hot Hamm

Mississippi

Taco Bell (in the rain)

Jan 26, 2017

The B.O.B.

Grand Rapids, MI

N/A

RECORDING
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