Troost | Brooklyn, NY /  by Ben Easton

SET I

Città vuota (Mina)

Gon Ono Ron

Virginia

Decamping

Mister Barista

Would You Go All the Way? ^ (Frank Zappa feat. Flo & Eddie)

Tenderness on the Block ^ (Warren Zevon) >

Prevailing Winds

Downtown

Little Red Light ^ (Fountains of Wayne)

SET II

Mochimania

Keep It Warm (Flo & Eddie)

Turbulence >

Neon Grotto

Succulents

Little Island, Big Volcano

Junction II

Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Sons of the Pioneers)

Gym Class

Keep the Customer Satisfied (Simon & Garfunkel)

23 Skidoo

Being There

Elenore ^ (The Turtles)

^ - live debut

This show was performed as an electric duo (Mark & Ben). The sets featured numerous debut covers, including a 3-song tribute to the late Mark Volman (The Turtles, Flo & Eddie). “Gym Class” and “Keep the Customer Satisfied” (Simon & Garfunkel) were performed by request. “Little Island, Big Volcano” through “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” featured Mark on lap steel guitar. “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” was performed for the first time since 1/27/18. “Prevailing Winds” was played with no intro and contained “Tenderness on the Block” (Warren Zevon) quotes.

LIC Bar | NYC /  by Ben Easton

SET I

The Timekeeper Pt. II (A Quarter After Four) ^ >

Dee Why >

Succulents (turbo version)

Downtown

In the Details >

Rock Song (Don’t Step in the Gooey Part (Sedimentary) ^

Mochimania

23 Skidoo

Gon Ono Ron >

Virginia

Fire Island (Fountains of Wayne) ^

SET II

Quick and Dirty Appelbaum

Magic

Rock Song (Don’t Step in the Gooey Part) (Metamorphic & Igneous) ^ >

Never (Tom Jones)

Mister Barista

Decamping >

Peace of Eight

Sparky >

Ridin’ in My Car (NRBQ) >

Being There

Lawyers, Guns and Money (Warren Zevon) ^

^ - live debut

This set was performed as an electric duo (Mark & Ben). The show featured numerous suite segments played as standalone pieces for the first time: “Rock Song,” and “A Quarter After Four” (The Timekeeper Pt. II)." “In the Details” was performed for the first time since 1/24/20. “Magic/Creatures of Habit” was performed for the first time since 2/21/20. “Succulents” was performed in a “turbo” arrangement. Ben sang lead vox on “Fire Island” (Fountains of Wayne). “Never” (Tom Jones) contained “Rock Song” quotes.

LIC Bar | NYC /  by Ben Easton

SET I

Ridin’ in My Car ^ (NRBQ) >

Dee Why >

Being There

23 Skidoo ^

Virginia

Dixie Flyer ^ (Randy Newman)

The Timekeeper Pt. I >

Pirate Walk Pt. I

Gon Ono Ron

Pork Roll Egg and Cheese ^ (Ween)

SET II

Mister Barista ^

Branching Out

Decamping ^

Downtown ^

Succulents

Hackensack ^ (Fountains of Wayne)

Division Street

Mochimania ^

Mohammed’s Radio ^ (Warren Zevon)

Get It While You Can

Sweet Leaf ^ (Black Sabbath)

^ - live debut

This set was performed as an electric duo (Mark & Ben). The show featured numerous debuts, part of ABP’s first batch of new music since ‘21: “23 Skidoo,” “Mister Barista,” “Decamping,” “Downtown” and “Mochimania.” "Succulents" was played in a ballad-style acoustic arrangement. Ben played the bongos on “The Timekeeper Pt. I,” “Pirate Walk Pt. I,” Branching Out,” “Decamping,” Downtown,” and “Division Street.” “Sweet Leaf” was performed in tribute to Ozzy Osborne.

Troost | Brooklyn, NY /  by Ben Easton

SET I

Keep the Customer Satisfied (Simon & Garfunkel)

Wilhelmina

Quick and Dirty Appelbaum

Off the Trail ^

Succulents

The French Inhaler (Warren Zevon)

Keep It Warm ^ (Flo & Eddie)

Division Street ^

Desert Trilogy (Part II)

SET II

Mexican Wine ^ (Fountains of Wayne)

Move Closer to Your World (The Hillside Singers, arr. Al Ham)

Virginia ^

Gon Ono Ron ^

Get It While You Can

Far Away

Being There ^

Desperados Under the Eaves (Warren Zevon)

Dee Why ^

Mirepoix

^ - live debut

This set was performed as an electric duo. The show featured numerous debuts, the first new original material since 2021: “Off the Trail,” “Division Street,” “Virginia,” “Gon Ono Ron,” “Being There” and “Dee Why.” "Succulents" was played in a ballad-style arrangement. “Move Closer to Your World” was performed with the song’s hidden lyrics, feat. Ben on lead vocals. Lead vocals were split on the Zevon covers: Ben on "French Inhaler," Mark on "Desperados Under the Eaves.”

Alewife Brewing | NYC /  by Ben Easton

SET I

Sixes >

Don’t Do It (The Band)

Desert Trilogy Pt. I

The Tower

Wilhelmina >

Don’t Ya Just Wanna Cry Sometimes? >

Never (Tom Jones) >

Dead Man Walking

Prevailing Winds >

Keep the Customer Satisfied (Simon & Garfunkel) >

Garden Variety

SET II

Better Get Hit in Yo’ Soul (Charles Mingus) >

It Was No Woman

A View from the Bridge

Little Island, Big Volcano >

Coventry Parade >

Get It While You Can

Pirate Walk Part I >

Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) (Squeeze)

The Haagen-Dazs Fantasy >

Barabajagal (Donovan) >

Desert Trilogy Pt. II

SET III

Peace of Eight >

Chance Encounter

Winter Things (Ariana Grande) >

All the Young Girls Love Alice (Elton John) >

Desert Trilogy Pt. III >

Junction III *

i2i (Tevin Campbell) >

Cri de Coeur >

Don’t Ya Just Wanna Cry Sometimes? ^

December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) (Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons)

The Wrong Thing

Turbulence >

Neon Grotto

Medicated Goo (Traffic)

* Live debut

^ turbo version

This show featured numerous bustouts. “Desert Trilogy Pt. I” was performed for the first time on its own since 7/9/22; “The Tower” & “Keep the Customer Satisfied” (Simon & Garfunkel) for the first time since 2/21/20; “A View from the Bridge” for the first time since 2/11/19; “Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)” (Squeeze) for the first time since 6/1/19; and “Barabajagal” (Donovan) for the first time since 5/20/22. The performance also featured the live debut of “Junction III.”

LIC Bar | NYC /  by Ben Easton

SET I

A Perfunctory Promenade Through Coventry Gardens *

Time Is Tight (Booker T & the MG’s) >

Once Again >

Mirepoix

Rocket Summer ^ >

Ride Captain Ride (Blues Image) >

Moat (Puddle of Funk)

Never (Tom Jones)

Pirate Walk Part I

Winter Things (Ariana Grande)

Telltale Signs

SET II

Christoph’s Waltz

Move Closer to Your World (The Hillside Singers, arr. Al Ham)

A New Flame (Simply Red)

Into the Blue

Pirate Walk Part II >

Millicent >

Junction II

Apeman (The Kinks) >

All My Friends >

A Long Walk (for a Short Drink)

Don’t Do It (The Band)

* Live debut

^ turbo version

This was the first show of 2025, featuring the live debut of "A Perfunctory Promenade Through Coventry Gardens." "A Long Walk (For a Short Drink)" was performed in a new key (A).“Pirate Walk (Part I)” was performed for the first time since 6/4/18. “A Long Walk (for a Short Drink)” was performed for the first time since 5/20/23. "Move Closer to Your World" was performed with vocals added.