LIC Bar | NYC

SET I

Ocean Man ^ (Ween)

Dee Why >

Peace of Eight

Ride Captain Ride (Blues Image) >

Being There

Moat

Dead Man Walking

Ariel (Dean Friedman)

Ariel

Desperados Under the Eaves (Warren Zevon)

SET II

The Neon Grotto — performed in full:

Athens to Corfu >

Turbulence >

Neon Grotto >

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

Make Believe

Prevailing Winds >

All Will Be Revealed >

Little Island, Big Volcano

Would You Go All the Way? (Frank Zappa)

^ - live debut

This show was played as an electric duo (Mark & Ben). Set II featured a performance of The Neon Grotto in its entirety, marking the 5th anniversary of the record’s release.

Troost | Brooklyn, NY

SET I

Get It While You Can >

Make Believe >

Virginia >

She Belongs to Me (Bob Dylan, arr. The Nice) >

Gon Ono Ron

23 Skidoo

‘Til There Was You (Meredith Wilson / The Music Man)

Ariel

Typhoid Mary

Apeman (The Kinks)

SET II

Medicated Goo (Traffic)

Wilhelmina

Lookin’ Out My Back Door (CCR)

Quick and Dirty Appelbaum

American Tune (Paul Simon)

Turbulence >

Neon Grotto

Desert Trilogy (Part III) >

Being There >

Queen Bitch (David Bowie)

Elenore (The Turtles)

^ - live debut

This show was the first ABP performance of 2026 and was palyed as an electric duo (Mark & Ben). “Til There Was You” (The Music Man) was played solo by Mark and performed for the first time since 2/18/22 (33-show gap). “American Tune” (Paul simon) was performed for the first time since 6/8/19 (60-show gap). Ben played on a very-graciously-loaned keyboard that was arrange 10 minutes before the gig. Mark performed on limited sleep, having flown in directly form Australia the day prior.