JJ Grey and Mofro is finishing up a mainly east coast tour that extended through all of October. This week, one of the southern funk band’s last stops was the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C.

The 14-song set spanned the band’s career from when they were originally Mofro to the present day. One of the notable additions to Mofro’s sets this fall tour is a rendition of The Beatles’ anthem “Hey Jude.” One of the hallmarks of a Mofro show is JJ’s banter. JJ introduces “Hey Jude” as a song that he hasn’t “heard” until recently. He goes on to explain that he really didn’t pay attention to the inescapable tune until the version from Tom Jones and Wilson Pickett.

At the end of “Hey Jude,” the band goes silent and the entire 9:30 Club joins in for the remainder of the chorus.

Setlist
How Junior Got His Head Put Out
A Woman
Every Minute
Brighter Days
Hide & Seek
99 Shades
Gal Youngin
Seminole Wind
Lochloosa
Orange Blossoms
Lazy For Acre
Ho Cake *

Encore
The Sun Is Shining Down
Hey Jude *

Notes
– The Commonheart opened.
– * with Abby Gross on sax, Nate Insko on trumpet.

Thanks to Alex Leary for the excellent recording.

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