SHOWS

Check this page occasionally for further updates.  Below you will find, as far as can be reasonably researched, every show Jim Shelley has ever played. (Much of this list was originally compiled by Jordy Williams.) 

1987 

Spring - Harrisonburg High School (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Heart of Gold, Dark Side of Tomorrow, Abandoned, I Saw Her Standing There (Played before a large sold-out crowd at the Harrisonburg High School gymnasium, this performance was part of a one day benefit for the local Citizens Against Sexual Assault charity. This (unnamed) band, which included Todd McClure on bass and Michael Johnson on lead guitar, was a precursor to Book of Kills which would form, of course, six years later. Dusty's father, Gary, joined in on vocals on "I Saw Her Standing There".) 

1988 

Spring - Harrisonburg High School (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Heart of Gold, All Along the Watchtower, Abandoned, Little Wing, My Generation, Dark Side of Tomorrow (The line-up for this unnamed band included Brian Temples on bass and Dusty Bugg on drums, along with Mike Johnson on guitar. Brian, Dusty and Mike would join with Jim to form the very first Book of Kills line-up in 1994.) 

1994 

9/01 - The Little Grill, Harrisonburg, VA: Don't Stop the Scream, I Hang Heavy, 1000 Voices, All Along the Watchtower, Heaven, Abandoned, Get My Gun Allison, Heart of Gold, Lost, Don't Stop the Scream (This was the only show featuring Mike Johnson on lead guitar. George Finch would subsequently take over lead guitar duties.) 

10/20 - The Little Grill: Don't Stop the Scream, I Hang Heavy, Negative Creep, Fade, Bad Person, Little Boy Lost, Create, Who Was In My Room Last Night, Killing Time Again, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, Sea Sick, Get My Gun Allison, Heaven, Lost, Abandoned 

11/29 - Jokers, Harrisonburg, VA (with Roger Manning): Don't Stop the Scream, I Hang Heavy, Negative Creep, Fade, Killing Time Again, A Story That Could Be True, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, Create, Abandoned, Lost 

12/08 - The Little Grill (with Sloth): Killing Time Again, I Hang Heavy, Don't Stop the Scream, Negative Creep, Little Boy Lost, Fade, A Story That Could Be True, Who Was In My Room Last Night, Heaven, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, Create, Abandoned, Lost 

1995 

1/12 - The ArtSlab, Washington, DC: Don't Stop the Scream, Killing Time Again, I Hang Heavy, Negative Creep, Fade, Message to the King, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, Create, Abandoned, Lost 

1/19 - The Little Grill (with ZooBoy. This was their last appearance): Killing Time Again, I Hang Heavy, A Story That Could Be True, Don't Stop the Scream, Message to the King, Who Was In My Room Last Night, Stiff, Little Boy Lost, Negative Creep, Fade, Heaven, Abandoned, Lost, Create, Idiot Planet, Fat Woman Lying in the Street 

1/21 - HHS Student Government Benefit Show: Killing Time Again, I Hang Heavy, A Story That Could Be True, Don't Stop the Scream, Negative Creep, Fade, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, Create, Abandoned, Lost 

​ 2/12 - Trax, Charlottesville,VA:  Don't Stop the Scream, Killing Time Again, I Hang Heavy, Negative Creep, Fade, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, Create, Abandoned, Lost 

2/15 - TKE House, James Madison University: Idiot Planet, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, Little Boy Lost, Who Was In My Room Last Night, Wet Dog Shakes #3, Killing Time Again, Fade, Nile Song, Create, A Story That Could Be True, I Hang Heavy, Negative Creep, Don't Stop the Scream, Heaven, Message to the King, Rockin in the Free World, Abandoned, Noiz, Lost, Because Because 

3/09 - J.C. Dobbs, Philadelphia (with Thorazine and Doctor Bob's Nightmare): Killing Time Again, Don't Stop the Scream, I Hang Heavy, Fade, A Story That Could Be True, Idiot Planet, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, Jesco White, Abandoned, Lost, Because Because, Create, Negative Creep 

3/27 - The Little Grill (with the Necromantics): Because Because, A Story That Could Be True, Create, I Hang Heavy, Abandoned, Noiz, Don't Stop the Scream, Face, Jesco White, Lost, Heaven, Idiot Planet, Fat Woman Lying in the Road, Killing Time Again, Negative Creep 

4/12 - JM's, Harrisonburg, VA: I Hang Heavy, Killing Time Again, Who Was In My Room Last Night, Idiot Planet, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, Wet Dog Shakes #3, Because Because, Create, A Story That Could Be True, Jesco White, Fade, Nile Song, Message to the King, Don't Stop the Scream, Abandoned, Lost 

4/14 - Private Party, Broadway, VA: Don't Stop the Scream, Because Because, Create, I Hang Heavy, Lost, Killing Time Again, A Story That Could Be True 

4/22 - Earth Day @ Hillandale Park, Harrisonburg, VA: Because Because, I Hang Heavy, A Story That Could Be True, Jesco White, Idiot Planet, Fade, Don't Stop the Scream, Lost, Create 

7/06 - The Little Grill: Not really a BOK show, but Jim played a short, though well-received set with the Necromantics (including Travis Hunter and Melissa Livaudais). The songs included "When Your Dreams," "I Hang Heavy," "I Wish I Could Be You" and "Don't Stop the Scream." 

1996 

1/13 - HHS Student Government Benefit: Don't Stop the Scream, I Hang Heavy, Killing Time Again, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, Jesco White, Fade, Abandoned, Lost (Although the BOK configuration of Dusty, Brian, George and Jim officially broke up after the 4/22/95 show, they agreed to reunite for this insane benefit gig. So this qualifies as the last ever show by this version of the band.) 

11/14 - Benefit at Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA: Don't Stop the Scream, Because Because, Fade, March of the Lima Beans, Killing Time Again, Lost, Epics, I Hang Heavy, Wonder Twin (This was the first show ever by the Brian and Dave Buracker, Brock Beatty, and Jim line-up.) 

1997 

1/11 - The Little Grill: Don't Stop the Scream, Because Because, Placebo #1, She's the Kind of Girl, Fade, March of the Lima Beans, Idiot Planet, Killing Time Again, Lost, I Start to Fall, Epics, Abandoned, I Hang Heavy, Wonder Twin, Heaven, Just Like Heaven, Paperback Writer 

2/10 - The Office, Harrisonburg, VA: Don't Stop the Scream, Because Because, Placebo #1, She's the Kind of Girl, Fade (TWICE!), March of the Lima Beans, Idiot Planet, Killing Time Again, Dance of the Avocados, Lost, I Start to Fall, Abandoned, I Hang Heavy, Wonder Twin, Heaven, Paperback Writer (TWICE!), Just Like Heaven, Cara Anne 

2/21 - Skyline Literacy Coalition Benefit, @ Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, VA: (Unplugged) Cara Anne, Paperback Writer, Placebo #1, She's the Kind of Girl 

3/29 - The Little Grill: Before and Ever After, She's the Kind of Girl, Because Because, Placebo, Get My Gun Allison, March of the Lima Beans, Don't Stop the Scream, Heaven, Cara Anne, My World Turned to Black, I Start to Fall, Killing Time Again, Fade, I Hang Heavy, Paperback Writer, Abandoned, Wonder Twin, Lost, Fade (again!) (The line-up featuring Jim, Brian, Dave, and Brock broke up shortly after this show.) 

1998 

1/23 - HHS Student Government Benefit: Don't Stop the Scream, Killing Time Again, Placebo, Fade, Abandoned, Lost (Jim, Brock, Dave, and Brian reunite for a benefit show that brings in over $1000!) 

Mid-year? - HHS Soup Night (with multiple other artists) - When Are The Saucers Coming For Me?, Helpless (Neil Young Cover), Caroline, Four Strong Winds (Ian Tyson Cover), Heaven, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Bob Dylan cover) (Randy Simpson and Jim, with the help of Chris Gavalier, perform for yet another benefit. While a video exists of this performance, little else is known about it.) 

1999 

No Live Performances. 

2000 

6/16 - The Little Grill (with Plague Dogs): Don't Stop the Scream, Because Because, I Hang Heavy-->Down in Flames, If I Asked You, Rain, I Was Wrong, Fade, Stanley the Steamer, Killing Time Again, Little Bit of Soul, Beat on the Brat (Book of Kills returns to live performing! The new line-up of Jim, Casey, Jane and Jason plays an opening slot after only three weeks together.) 

7/01 - The Little Grill (with the Proles): Beat on the Brat, Don't Stop the Scream, I Hang Heavy-->Down in Flames, If I Asked You, Simple World, Rain, I Was Wrong, Accidentally Naked, Killing Time Again, Caroline, Because Because, Stanley the Steamer, Fade, Little Bit of Soul, Just an Average Day. 

7/21 - Tokyo Rose, Charlottesville, VA (with the Proles and the Lyman): Sonic Intrusion-->I Hang Heavy-->Down in Flames, Don't Stop the Scream, Simple World, Rain, It's Like Soul Man, If I Asked You, Fade, Beat on the Brat, Killing Time Again, Because Because (Jason left the band after this show.) 

10/28 - First Annual BOK Halloween Extravaganza (with the Proles): Don't Stop the Scream, Why Won't You, Inconvenient Space, Rain, I Hang Heavy-->Up in Flames-->I Can't Stand It, If I Asked You, Because Because, Caroline, So Wicked, Fade, If You Want It Take It, Little Bit O' Soul (The first live performance by the new incarnation of BOK: Jane, Lisa, Casey and Jim!) 

11/03 - The Loft, Waynesboro, VA (with Sedimentrious): Don't Stop the Scream, Why Won't You, Inconvenient Space, Rain, I Hang Heavy-->Up in Flames-->I Can't Stand It, If I Asked You, Because Because, Caroline, So Wicked, Fade, If You Want It Take It, Little Bit O' Soul 

12/09 - The Little Grill (included a brief acoustic warm-up set the selections of which are not listed here): Don't Stop the Scream, Why Won't You, Inconvenient Space, Lost, Rain, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->I Can't Stand It, If I Asked You, Because Because, Cave In, Caroline, So Wicked - featuring Gary Bugg on banjo, Fade, Stanley the Steamer - featuring Erik Kimsey on synthesisers, If You Want It Take It, Little Bit O' Soul, Beat On The Brat (Lisa Van Fossen's last gig with the band.) 

2001 

2/09 - Benefit for Citizens Against Sexual Assault @ Harrisonburg High School: Well...3/4's of BOK was there so I guess that counts(?) An all acoustic affair with Chris Gavaler on additional guitar and (future BOK bassist) Bill Bird on bass. Simple World, Caroline, Why Won't You, Cave In, You Never Knew, and Inconvenient Space. (Gary Bugg joined in on guitar and additional vocals for You Ain't Goin' Nowhere and Knockin' On Heaven's Door.) 

2/23 - The Loft, Waynesboro, VA (with Sedimentrious): Because Because, Cave In, Caroline, Rain, If I Asked You, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->I Can't Stand It Anymore, Why Won't You, Inconvenient Space, If You Want It Take It, Fade, So Wicked, Lost, Stanley The Steamer, Don't Stop the Scream, Beat On The Brat, Killing Time Again (Bill Bird's first show with the band.) 

3/29 - Electric Blue, Waynesboro, VA (with Plague Dogs and Killing Cycle): If You Want It Take It, Cave In, Why Won't You, Gimme Some Money, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->I Can't Stand It Anymore, Gemini, Rain, Killing Time Again, Beat On The Brat, Don't Stop The Scream 

​4/19 - Bridgewater College (with Plague Dogs): If You Want It, Cave In, Why Won't You?, Rain, Gemini, Fat Woman, New Dream, Money, I Was Wrong, Caroline, Running, I Hang Heavy, Up In Flames, Can't Stand It, Don't Stop the Scream, Beat On The Brat 

4/21 - The Drunk Guy's 21st Birthday Party (with Disenfranchised Youth) at 102 Maryland Avenue: If You Want It, Cave In, Why Won't You?, Rain, Gemini, Fat Woman, New Dream, I Was Wrong, Money, Caroline, Running, I Hang Heavy, Up In Flames, Can't Stand It, If I Asked You, Average Day, Fade, Because Because, So Wicked, Stanley the Steamer, Inconvenient Space, Killing Time Again, Don't Stop the Scream, Beat On The Brat 

4/28 - The Little Grill (with Disenfranchised Youth): If You Want It, Take It!, Cave In, Why Won't You?, Money, Gemini, Rain, Killing Time Again, Because Because, If I Asked You, Caroline, Inconvenient Space, Fade, I Was Wrong, To Dream A New Dream, Running, Just An Average Day, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->I Can't Stand It Anymore, Don't Stop The Scream, Beat On The Brat 

5/10 - Electric Blue, Waynesboro, VA (with Shades of Gray and Speakeasy): If You Want It, Take It!, Cave In, Why Won't You?, Money, Gemini, Rain, Because Because, If I Asked You, Caroline, I Was Wrong, To Dream a New Dream, Running, Just an Average Day, I Hang Heavy-->Up in Flames-->I Can't Stand It Anymore, Don't Stop the Scream 

5/18 - Tokyo Rose, Charlottesville, VA (with The Force, Devon, and The Proles): Accidentally Naked, Cave In, Why Won't You, Money, Gemini, Rain, Because Because, If I Asked You, Caroline, If You Want It Take It, I Was Wrong, To Dream a New Dream, Running, I Hang Heavy-->Up in Flames-->I Can't Stand It Anymore, Killing Time Again, Don't Stop the Scream 

5/24 - WXJM Live Broadcast): Accidentally Naked, Cave In, Money, Gemini, To Dream a New Dream, Running, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->I Can't Stand It Anymore, Why Won't You, Because Because, Caroline, Fat Woman, If I Asked You 

5/26 - Grafton-Stoval Theatre, James Madison University (with Shades of Gray, Under the Red, and Burnt): Accidentally Naked, Cave In, Why Won't You, Money, Just An Average Day, Gemini, Rain, Because Because, Inconvenient Space, Fade, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, If I Asked You, Caroline, If You Want It Take It, I Was Wrong, To Dream a New Dream, Killing Time Again, Running, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Don't Stop the Scream 

​6/06 - Main Street Bar and Grill, Harrisonburg, VA (with Plague Dogs and Weidien): Accidentally Naked, Running, Why Won't You, Cave In, Fat Woman Lying in the Street, Because Because, If I Asked You, To Dream a New Dream, Fade, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Don't Stop the Scream 

​6/08 - Young Filmmakers Benefit at Harrisonburg High School (with Middlebrook): I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Running, Rain, Money, Cave In, Killing Time Again, Gemini, Why Won't You 

6/16 - Artful Dodger, Harrisonburg, VA: Caroline, Gemini, If I Asked You, If You Want It Take It, Why Won't You, Accidentally Naked, Rain, Just An Average Day, Rain, Because Because, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Sweet, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, I Was Wrong, Cave In, Paper Dolls, Money, To Dream A New Dream, Killing Time Again, Running, Don't Stop the Scream, Abandoned, Fade

6/26 - Main Street Bar and Grill (with Under the Red and Sedementrious): If You Want It Take It, Why Won't You, Running, Money, I Was Wrong, To Dream a New Dream, Fat Woman, Cave In, Paper Dolls, Sweet, Just An Average Day, Gemini, Killing Time Again, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It, Don't Stop the Scream

7/10 - Main Street Bar and Grill (with Burnt): Abandoned, Accidentally Naked, Running, Caroline, Money, Cave In, Fade, Because Because, Gemini, Rain, Why Won't You, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Sweet, Killing Time Again, If You Want It Take It 

8/07 - Main Street Bar and Grill (with Speakeasy): Bad Person-->Accidentally Naked, Running, To Dream A New Dream, Abandoned, Sweet, The Lonely Song, Fade, Cave In, Average Day, Money, Caroline, If I Asked You, Why Won't You, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore, I Was Wrong, If You Want It

8/18 - Main Street Bar and Grill (with Everybody Wants Some): Bad Person-->Accidentally Naked, Running, To Dream a New Dream, Abandoned, Sweet, The Lonely Song, Don't Stop the Scream, Cave In, Caroline, Why Won't You, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore

9/07 - The Little Grill (with Speakeasy): Bad Person, Accidentally Naked, Running, Rain, To Dream a New Dream, Face, Abandoned, Caroline, Fade, The Lonely Song, Fat Woman, Cave In, Why Won't You, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore

9/08 - Dave Beaver's End of Summer Festival 2 (with Navel and Private Property): If You Want It Take It, Bad Person, Accidentally Naked, Running, To Dream a New Dream, Killing Time Again, Face, Because Because, Abandoned, Sweet, Money, Fat Woman, Cave In, Why Won't You, Don't Stop the Scream, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore

9/22 - Main Street Bar and Grill (with Paradise City): Cancelled BOK's scheduled performance right before the show in deference to another (double scheduled) band. Not long after, Main Street Bar and Grill burned down. Ain't karma a bitch?

10/27 - 2nd Annual BOK Halloween Extravaganza (with Speakeasy) - Maryland Ave Blue Jam, Abandoned, Why Won't You, Running, Money, Killing Time Again, Because Because, Cave In, Sweet, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It, Face, Psycho Killer-->Bad Person, Caroline, If You Want It Take It, Accidentally Naked, Fade, Rain, The Lonely Song, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, Don't Stop The Scream, If I Asked You, Just An Average Day, To Dream A New Dream, Abandoned 

10/31 - Pharm & Phleet Phiasco (with Plague Dogs and East 33) - Abandoned, Why Won't You, Running, I Was Wrong, Psycho Killer-->Bad Person, Accidentally Naked, If You Wnat It Take, Cave In, Rain, Money, Lonely Song, Fade, To Dream A New Dream, Don't Stop The Scream, Sweet, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Killing Time Again

11/19 - Alston's Pub (Harrisonburg, VA) - Running, Caroline, If You Want It, Face, Why Won't You, Psycho Killer-->Bad Person, Cave In, Sweet, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Little Bit O' Soul, Rain, Don't Stop The Scream 

12/2 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: No set list extant. 

​12/13 - Ferrum College (Ferrum, VA) - Accidentally Naked, Why Won't You, I Was Wrong, If You Want It, Running, Caroline, Psycho Killer-->Bad Person, Face, Abandoned, Money, Cave In, Sweet, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore 

2002 

1/25 - The Little Grill - Accidentally Naked, Cave In, Why Won't You?, Caroline, Money, If You Want It, Face, Abandoned, Running, To Dream A New Dream, Sweet, Killing Time Again, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Don't Stop The Scream 

​3/16 - T & C's with Sedamentrious (Waynesboro, VA) - Accidentally Naked, Running, Style-->Bad Person-->Stanley the Steamer, Face, Why Won't You?, Jesco White, Cave In, Abandoned, Sweet, I Hang Heavy-->Up In Flames-->Can't Stand It Anymore 

​4/13 - Ferrum College (Ferrum, Virginia) - Accidentally Naked, Running, Style-->Bad Person, Face, To Dream A New Dream, Why Won't You?, Sweet, Abandoned, Cave In, Rain, Medley 

​4/13 - WeDo's (Ferrum, Virginia) - If You Want It Take It, Accidentally Naked, Running, Style-->Bad Person, Money, Face, Dream, Don't Stop The Scream, Killing Time Again, Why Won't You?, Sweet, Abandoned, Cave In, Rain, Medley, Jesco White, To Dream A New Dream 

​5/04 - The Little Grill (with Uptown Stomp and Speakeasy) - Abandoned, Cave In, Accidentally Naked, Face, Bad Person, Running, Rain, To Dream A New Dream, Gemini, Just An Average Day, Sweet, I Hang Heavy->Up In Flames->I Can't Stand It Anymore, Money 

​5/25 - WXJM Live Radio Show - If You Want It Take It, Accidentally Naked, Running, Style-->Bad Person, Money, Face, Dream, Don't Stop The Scream, Killing Time Again, Why Won't You?, Sweet, Abandoned, Cave In, Rain, Medley, Jesco White, To Dream A New Dream 

​7/04 - The Crayola House (with Order of the Dying Orchid, et al) - Why Won't You?, Running, Jesco White, Cave In, Bad Person, Face, Abandoned, Don't Stop the Scream, If You Want It 

​8/01 - The Outback Lodge (with the Plague Dogs), Charlottesville, VA - Abandoned, Cave In, Accidentally Naked, Style-->Bad Person, Face, Killing Time, Running, To Dream a New Dream, Money, Gemini, Jesco White, Sweet, Medley, Don't Stop the Scream 

​9/14 - Dave Beaver's End of Summer Bash (with Clyde Wrenn and Walnut Grove) - Killing Time Again, Running, Caroline, Style-->Bad Person, Gemini, Jesco White, To Dream a New Dream, Cave In, Violent World, Quiche on a Leash, Accidentally Naked, Why Won't You-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Sweet, Abandoned 

​9/23 - The Fiji Club (Poetry Slam), Roanoke, VA -  First Set: Accidentally Naked, Running, Style-->Bad Person; Second Set: Face, Jesco White, Why Won't You?-->Can't Stand It Anymore (with Todd the poet); Third Set: Don't Stop The Scream, Sweet, Abandoned 

​10/5 - The Walnut Grove Fall Festival (with Walnut Grove) Gore, VA - Accidentally Naked, Cave In, Caroline, Style-->Bad Person, Gemini, Jesco White, Money, Running, Why Won't You-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Sweet, Don't Stop The Scream 

​10/26 - JM Apartments Pre-Halloween Jam (with Speakeasy) - Style-->Bad Person, Sweet, Accidentally Naked, Caroline, Running, Why Won't You-->Can't Stand It, Cave In, If You Want It, Face, Violent World, Bikini Radio, Don't Stop the Scream, Killing Time Again 

​11/02/02 - The Little Grill (with Uptown Stomp and Speakeasy) - Jesco White, Violent World, Face, To Dream A New Dream, Cave In, Style-->Bad Person, Quiche On A Leash, Then I Kissed Her, Bikini Radio, Clever, Simple World, Sweet, Why Won't You--Can't Stand It Anymore 

11/09/02 - Alston's (with Clyde Wrenn, Walnut Grove, etc.) - Accidentally Naked, Cave In, Caroline, Bikini Radio, Gemini, Then I Kissed Her, Face, To Dream A New Dream, Running, Simple World, Clever, Jesco White, Money 

Late 2002(?) - Private Show - Fade, Clever, Style-->Bad Person, Cave In, Why Won't You?, AntiMan, Don't Stop The Scream, Running, I Can't Stand It

​2003 

​2/01 - Alston's (with Clyde Wrenn and Walnut Grove) - Accidentally Naked, Style-->Bad Person, Clever, Then I Kissed Her, Gemini, To Dream A New Dream, Cave In, Stanley The Steamer, Jesco White, Bikini Radio, The Antiman Song, Sweet, Why Won't You?-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Money 

2/22 - The Little Grill (with Lyman) - Killing Time Again, Face, Style-->Bad Person, Clever, The Antiman Song, Cave In, Because Because, Gemini, Jesco White, Running , Bikini Radio, To Dream A New Dream, Sweet, Why Won't You?-->Abandoned , Don't Stop The Scream 

4/19 - Alston's (with Clyde Wrenn) - Cave In, Style-->Bad Person, Sweet William, Caroline, Jesco White, Clever, Why Won't You, Face, To Dream A New Dream, Nelson-->Then I Kissed Her, Gemini, AntiMan, Who Dares Defy The Hand Of God, Money, Sweet, Abandoned 

4/26 - Sign of the Whale, Falls Church, VA (with Walnut Grove) - Cave In, Style-->Bad Person, Gemini, Caroline, Nelson-->Then I Kissed Her, Sweet William, To Dream A New Dream, Face, AntiMan, Clever, Jesco White, Sweet, Why Won't You?-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Money 

5/9 - The Shark Club, Centreville, VA (with Walnut Grove) - Cave In, Style-->Bad Person, Gemini, Killing Time Again, Nelson-->Then I Kissed Her, Sweet William, Don't Stop The Scream, Face, AntiMan, Clever, Jesco White, Sweet, Why Won't You?-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Money 

7/3 - Outback Lodge (with Automag and The Neon Kings) - Why Won't You, Cave In, Accidentally Naked, Because Because, AntiMan, Nelson, Clever, Jesco White-->Can't Stand It Anymore-->Then I Kissed Her, Sweet William, Face, Style-->Bad Person 

7/12 - CecilFest, Natural Chimneys, VA (with numerous bands) - Killing Time Again, Cave In, Accidentally Naked, Antiman, Gemini, Nelson, Then I Kissed Her, Clever, Style-->Bad Person, Sweet William, Sweet, Why Won’t You-->Can’t Stand It Anymore 

7/25 - The Little Grill (with Walnut Grove) - Wooly Bully-->Don't Stop The Scream, Jesco White, Nelson, Accidentally Naked, Cave In, Antiman, Caroline, Style--> Bad Person, Clever, Running, Killing Time Again, I Hang Heavy-->Then I Kissed Her, If You Want It 

7/26 - Sign Of The Whale, Falls Church, VA (with Walnut Grove and Nefrit El-or) - Wooly Bully, Cave In, Style-->Bad Person, Gemini, Caroline, Nelson-->Then I Kissed Her, Sweet William, To Dream A New Dream, Face, AntiMan, Clever, Jesco White, Sweet, Why Won't You?-->Can't Stand It Anymore 

8/23 - SoundQuilt Festival (with many other bands) - Wooly Bully, Cave In, Style-->Bad Person, Caroline, Nelson-->Then I Kissed Her, Sweet William, AntiMan, Clever, Jesco White, Sweet, Why Won't You-->Can't Stand It Anymore, Don't Stop The Scream (Probably the final gig  featuring the line-up of Jim, Jane, Casey, Bill and Randy after fifty-three shows together.) 

​2004 

10/23 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) ::  Because Because, Lost, To Dream A New Dream, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, 26 Heavyweight Bleeders On Parade, Idiot Planet-->Wet Dog Shakes #3, You Go To You And I By Me, Killing Time Again, Who Dares Defy, Stanley The Steamer, Bad Person, Jesus Was An Alien, Waiting On A Friend, Jailbreak, I Hang Heavy, Fade, Ah Ahh Ahhh!, I Start To Fall, Scrapezoid, Abandoned, Don't Stop The Scream (The tenth year reunion of pretty much the original line-up as Brian Temples, Dustin Bugg, Mike Chiarello and Jim come together for a gig at the Grill.) 

​11/18 - WXJM Live in the Studio ::   Because Because, Lost, To Dream A New Dream, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, 26 Heavyweight Bleeders On Parade, Who Dares Defy The Hand Of God To War, Idiot Planet-->Wet Dog Shakes #3, You Go To You And I By Me, Stanley The Steamer, Jesus Was An Alien, Waiting On A Friend, Fade, Abandoned  (The final show with this line-up and most likely the final time the "original" line-up will play together.) 

2005 

(The only two shows Jim played in 2005 were with "Book of Proles".) 

​02/07/05 - The Pub (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Righteous USA, Heaven, Big Sleep, Long Arm Of The Law, Windowless Facade, Bucketful Of Sickness, God Bless, I Wish I Was You, My World Turned To Black (Both this and the next show featured Casey Firkin on drums, along with Jim, Aaron Farrington and Johnny St. Ours.) 

03/26/05 - Captain Tee's (Harrisonburg, VA) :: L.A. Song, Bucketful of Sickness, Righteous USA, I Wish I Was You, Long Arm of the Law, Who Dares Defy the Hand of God to War, Windowless Facade, Winds of Dying, God Bless, My World Turned to Black, Don't Stop the Scream 

​2006 

(All shows Jim played in 2006 were with "The Karl Rove".) 

​03/30 - Better Than Television (Charlottesville, VA) :: Who Dares Defy The Hand Of God To War, Righteous American-->Heaven, Another Shitty Day In Funtown, Winds Of Dying, Little Metal Toys, God Bless, Windowless Facade, Scrapezoid, Bucketful Of Sickness, Caspian Sea  (Casey stepped down from helping the band out for a couple gigs and Billy Hunt took his place.) 

04/20 - The Atomic Burrito (Charlottesville, VA) :: Winds Of Dying, Little Metal Toys, Righteous American, Who Dares Defy The Hand Of God To War, God Bless, River Of Blood, Another Shitty Day In Funtown, Another Gospel Tune, Scrapezoid, Caspian Sea 

06/21 - The Jefferson Theatre (Charlottesville, VA) :: Set One - Righteous American, Who Dies Defy The Hand Of God To War, Patriot Act, Winds Of Dying, Bucketful Of Sickness, Long Arm Of The Law, Caspian Sea.  Set Two - JROTC, Little Metal Toys, Windowless Facade, God Bless, Another Shitty Day In Funtown, Scrapezoid, River Of Blood 

​07/08 - The Atomic Burrito (Charlottesville, VA) :: God Bless, Righteous American, Little Metal Toys, Bucketful of Sickness, Different, Heaven, Funtown, Empire, Winds Of Dying, River Of Blood, Caspian Sea 

07/15 - The Zendik Music Festival (Marlinton, WV) :: Righteous American, God Bless, Heaven, Little Metal Toys, Different, Caspian Sea, Empire, Winds Of Dying, River Of Blood (Absurd and boring hippie fest thing.  The band were asked to stop playing about halfway through the set) 

09/16 - Gallery 5 (Richmond, VA) :: Righteous American-->Little Metal Toys, God Bless, Winds Of Dying, Empire In Decline, Different, River Of Blood, Caspian Sea 

10/07 - Main Street Bar & Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: River Of Blood, Funtown, Empire In Decline, Righteous American, Different, Little Metal Toys, JROTC, So Tired, God Bless, Windowless Facade, Winds Of Dying, Bucketful Of Sickness, Caspian Sea 

10/10 - Atomic Burrito (Charlottesville, VA) :: So Tired, Different, Righteous American, Little Metal Toys, Empire In Decline, River Of Blood, JROTC, God Bless, Windowless Facade, Funtown, Caspian Sea 

11/15 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Caspian Sea, Little Metal Toys, Empire In Decline, Different, God Bless, River Of Blood, Righteous American, So Tired, Bucketful, Funtown, I Hang Heavy, Scrapezoid 

​11/17 - The Satellite Ballroom (Charlottesville, VA) :: Caspian Sea, Little Metal Toys, Empire In Decline, Different, God Bless, River Of Blood, So Tired, Windowless Facade, Funtown, Righteous American, JROTC, Scrapezoid (The final Karl Rove show.) 

2007 

​06/09 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) w/ Meade Skelton, Antelope, Evan Moritz and Buck Gooter :: Because Because, River Of Blood, To Dream A New Dream, Caroline, Don't Stop The Scream, Fade, Stanley The Steamer, Lost, I Hang Heavy (A very special one-off show as George Nipe, Jeff Lown & Jim come together as Book of Kills in a multi-band extravaganza.) 

​(The following set lists document Jim's tenure in the Harrisonburg band, The Plague Dogs,  with George Nipe, Garfield Banks, and Mike Hicks.) 

​09/02 - Noah's Ark (Harrisonburg, VA)  w/ Buck Gooter and Pony Pants :: Lost, River Of Blood, Fly, The Thief, Covenant, Stanley The Steamer, I Hang Heavy, You Don't Know Me, Salvation, Little Metal Toys 

09/15 -The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) w/ Sleepfeeder and Buck Gooter :: Release, You Don't Know Me, Fly, River Of Blood, I Hang Heavy, It, Salvation, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, Lost, Little Metal Toys 

​2008 

​01/09 - Rocktown Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: (Set One) Lost, Different, I Hang Heavy, Stanley The Steamer, River Of Blood, You Know You're Right, It, Salvation, The Thief (Set Two) You Don't Know Me, Release, Fly, My Friend, The Flow, Mexican Buzz Saw, Paint It Black, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, Little Metal Toys 

03/21 - Maryland Street Madness (Harrisonburg, VA) :: (Set One) Lost, River Of Blood, Glass Turns To Sand, Song 2, 311 Girl, Roulette, My Friend, Release, Mexican Buzzsaw (Set Two) Salvation, You Don't Know Me, The Flow, Sunrise, Fly, Paint It Black, Different, I Hang Heavy, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, Little Metal Toys 

04/26 - Casey's (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Mexican Buzzsaw, Release, You Don’t Know Me, Sunrise, Glass Turns to Sand, Fat Woman, River of Blood, Lost, Little Metal Toys, Fly, Song 2 

05/03 - Luray Metal Fest (Luray, VA) :: Release, Fly, You Don’t Know Me, Mexican Buzzsaw, Glass Turns to Sand, Fat Woman, Lost, Little Metal Toys, River of Blood (This was Jim's final show with the Plague Dogs.) 

(The following set lists document Jim's "return" to Book Of Kill with George Nipe on bass and vocals and Mike Hicks on drums.) 

11/14 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: River Of Blood, To Dream A New Dream, Blue Man, Never Be Like You, Different, Marzipan Day, I Hang Heavy, Placebo, Stanley The Steamer, Why Won't You, Bucketful Of Sickness 

11/20 - The Blue Nile (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Accidentally Naked (with Casey Firkin on backing vocals), River Of Blood, Blue Man, My World Turned To Black, Marzipan Day-->Different, Lost, Caroline, Never Be Like You, Placebo, Stanley The Steamer, Why Won't You? 

11/26 - The Box (Charlottesville, VA) :: River Of Blood, Blue Man, My World Turned To Black, Caroline, Marzipan Day-->Lost, Placebo, Never Be Like You, Stanley The Steamer, Why Won't You? 

2009 

(David "Teker" Tekiep joined the band on guitar for the following seven shows) 

1/30 - The Box (Charlottesville, VA) :: River Of Blood, Marzipan Day-->Different, Blue Man, Why Won't You?, Caroline, I Fell Inside, Stanley The Steamer, Lost, Breed 

2/05 - The Blue Nile (Harrisonburg, VA) :: River Of Blood, Marzipan Day-->Different, To Dream A New Dream, Blue Man, Never Be Like You, I Fell Inside, Stanley The Steamer, Lost, Breed, Why Won't You? 

3/11 - The Blue Nile (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Lost, Glass Turns To Sand, To Dream A New Dream, Blue Man, Never Be Like You, Placebo, Marzipan Day-->Different, Stanley The Steamer, So Tired 

3/14 - Sonny's Place (Luray, Virginia) :: Killing Time Again, Glass Turns To Sand, To Dream A New Dream, I Fell Inside, Placebo, Marzipan Day-->Different, Blue Man, Lost, Never Be Like You, Stanley The Steamer, So Tired, River Of Blood 

4/10 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Killing Time Again, Different, Glass Turns To Sand, Placebo, Blue Man, Never Be Like You, Why Won't You?, So Tired, Breed, Don't Stop The Scream (encore), Stanley The Steamer (encore) 

5/08 - The Blue Nile (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Killing Time Again, Lost, To Dream A New Dream, Blue Man, Never Be Like You, The Nothing, Different, So Tired, Stanley The Steamer, Why Won't You?, Breed 

5/09 - The Outback Lodge (Charlottesville, VA) :: Killing Time Again, River Of Blood, To Dream A New Dream, Blue Man, Never Be Like You, Different, Lost, Stanley The Steamer, So Tired 

(Book Of Kills performed the following two shows as a trio...) 

6/06 - Rainbow Hill Music Gala (Luray, VA) :: Killing Time Again, Why Won't You?, Marzipan Day, Different, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, Blue Man, Never Be Like You, To Dream A New Dream, Placebo, So Tired, Lost, Stanley The Steamer, Little Metal Toys, Don't Stop The Scream (encore with Billy Brett), River Of Blood (encore) 

6/26 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: River Of Blood, Killing Time Again, Placebo, Different, Fade, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, Because Because, Blue Man (with Billy Brett), So Tired, Little Metal Toys, Stanley The Steamer 

(...and went back to a quartet for the following shows...) 

10/08 - The Blue Nile (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Fade, Placebo, Stanley The Steamer, To Dream A New Dream, Salvation, So Tired, Blue Man, I Start To Fall, Killing Time Again, The Nothing, Little Metal Toys (encore) 

10/25 - Clementine's (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Placebo, To Dream A New Dream, Different, Fade, Caroline, Blue Man, Stanley The Steamer, Why Won't You? 

10/31 - The Bridge Theater (Luray, VA) :: So Tired, Salvation, The Nothing, Never Be Like You, Fade, Breed, Lost, River Of Blood 

11/06 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Salvation, Never Be Like You, The Nothing, So Tired, I Fell Inside, Fade, To Dream A New Dream, Stanley The Steamer, Lost, Molly's Lips 

2010 

(...and finished a fifteen year run of various BOK configurations once again as a trio.) 

3/13/10 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: (In the end, the Little Grill was sort of BOK's Cavern Club, wasn't it?  Anyway, here's the set list for the final BOK show:)  River Of Blood, Killing Time Again, Marzipan Day, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, Blue Man, Never Be Like You, Placebo, Fade, To Dream A New Dream, Stanley The Steamer, Little Metal Toys, Lost, School, Don't Stop The Scream, So Tired, I Hang Heavy 

(And so began a new era...) 

​11/13 - Bugg's Place (McGaheysville, VA) :: Hold The Wind, Cold Rain And Snow, Man In A Long Black Coat, Caroline, To Dream A New Dream, Blue Heart Drumming, Thin Moon And Sky, Level, Shake My Tree, Jesco White, Far And Few, Stanley The Steamer, For What It's Worth, Why Won't You? (Fear + Whiskey make their invitation-only debut! Amy Bugg - Bass/Vocals, Jeff Lown - Drums, Jim - Guitar/Vocals.) 

2011 

3/04 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Hold the Wind, Cold Rain and Snow, Blue Heart Drumming, Jesco White, For What It's Worth, Shake My Tree, Bona Fide, To Dream a New Dream, Lost Highway. (Fear + Whiskey make their public debut) 

​4/10 - The Blue Nile (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Hold The Wind, Lost Highway, Bona Fide, Carry Me, Man In A Long Black Coat, Level, Jesco White, Shake My Tree, Why Won't You? 

​4/23 - Earth Day On The Greenway (Luray, VA) :: Hold The Wind, Cold Rain And Snow, Bona Fide, Lost Highway, Few And Far, Carry Me, Level, Jesco White, Man In A Long Black Coat, To Dream A New Dream, For What It's Worth, Shake My Tree 

​6/23 - Bugg's Barn (McGaheysville, VA) :: Lost Highway, Carry Me, Running, Shake My Tree, Jesco White, Bona Fide, Cold Rain And Snow, Man In The Long Black Coat 

7/17 - The Blue Nile (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Hold The Wind, Cold Rain And Snow, Shake My Tree, Bona Fide, To Dream A New Dream, Running, Level, Why Won't You? 

8/13 - Blow Up The Moon Festival 2 (Luray, VA) :: Cold Rain And Snow, Shake My Tree, To Dream A New Dream, Running, Hold The Wind, Thin Moon And Sky, Bona Fide, Carry Me, Man In The Long Black Coat, Marzipan Day, For What It's Worth, Stanley The Steamer, Not Fade Away, Jesco White 

9/23 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Cold Rain And Snow, Thin Moon And Sky, Blue Heart Drumming, Caroline-->Few And Far, To Dream A New Dream, Bona Fide, Marzipan Day, Not Fade Away, For What It's Worth, Lost Highway (The final show with Jeff Lown) 

2012 

3/01 - Live on WXJM  (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Hold The Wind, Shake My Tree, Cold Rain And Snow, Bona Fide, Jesco White, For What It's Worth, To Dream A New Dream, Running, Heaven, Blue Heart Drumming, Caroline →Few And Far, Why Won't You?, The Pleasures Of Saying Goodbye, I Fell Inside, Ah Ahh Ahhh!, Marzipan Day, Carry Me, Lost Highway, Man In The Long Black Coat, Thin Moon And Sky (The first Fear + Whiskey show with Zack Simpson on drums.) 

9/01 - Blow Up The Moon Festival 3 (Page County, VA) :: Shake My Tree, To Dream a New Dream, Blue Heart Drumming, Blue Man, Running, Heaven-->Drums-->Why Won't You-->Heaven, Man in the Long Black Coat, I Fell Inside, Ah Ahh Ahhh!, Hey Joe!, The Pleasures of Saying Goodbye, Stanley the Steamer, Hold the Wind 

11/04 - The Blue Nile (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Shake My Tree, The Pleasures Of Goodbye, Fade, I Fell Inside, Bona Fide, Blue Man, Running, Heaven, River Of Blood, Stanley The Steamer 

2013 

1/19 - Harrisonburg Music Benefit Concert (Harrisonburg, VA, with numerous other bands) :: Shake My Tree, Fade, Running, Never Be Like You, River Of Blood, The Pleasures Of Goodbye, Cinnamon Girl, Breed 

3/01 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: I Wanna Be Your Dog, Shake My Tree, Running, Fade, To Dream A New Dream, Man In The, Long Black Coat, River Of Blood, Cinnamon Girl, Blue Man, Glass Turns To Sand, The Pleasures Of Goodbye, Stanley The Steamer, Jesco White, Breed (Likely the last Fear + Whiskey show with the George Nipe III, Zack Simpson, Amy Bugg and Jim line-up.) 

​8/17 - Bugg 70 @ Bugg's Barn (McGaheysville, VA, with numerous bands) :: Cinnamon Girl, The Man In The Long Black Coat, To Dream A New Dream, For What It's Worth, The Pleasures Of Saying Goodbye (Dusty Bugg sits in on drums with Amy Bugg, George Nipe, and Jim for what is perhaps the final Fear + Whiskey show?) 

8/17 - Bugg 70 @ Bugg's Barn (McGaheysville, VA, with numerous bands) :: Because Because, Fade, Jesco White, Fat Woman Lying In The Street, Stanley The Steamer, Lost (Dusty Bugg, George Nipe, Brian Temples, and Jim, with Amy Bugg on backup vocals, come together for a rare BOK performance harking back to the '94-'95 era) 

9/21 - Blow Up The Moon Festival 4 (Page County, VA) :: Accidentally Naked, Cave In, Different Story, Running, Blue Man, Sweet, To Dream a New Dream, Gemini, Bad Person, Pineapple Dog (Casey Firkin, Jane Firkin, George Nipe III, Pablo Olivieri and Jim join together for a brief run as Book of Kills.) 

11/22 - The Attic (Luray, VA) :: Accidentally Naked, Cave In, Different Story, Running, Blue Man, Sweet, To Dream a New Dream, Gemini, Bad Person, Pineapple Dog 

2014 

1/05 - The Blue Nile (Harrisonburg, VA, with SLeePFeeDeR and Buck Gooter) :: Accidentally Naked, Cave In, Different Story, Running, Blue Man, Sweet, To Dream A New Dream, Gemini, Bad Person, Pineapple Dog (This was the final show by this line-up.) 

2015 

9/26 - Bugg's Barn (McGaheysville, VA, with numerous other bands) :: You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, All Along the Watchtower. (Jim played a surprise three song set with former BOK members Brian Temples and Dusty Bugg and Dusty's father, Gary.) 

2016 

No Live Performances. 

2017 

8/19 - The Little Grill (Harrisonburg, VA) :: River of Blood, Salvation, Killing Time Again, Round and Round, Glass Turns to Sand, Lost, I Hang Heavy, I Leave Her There Till She Rings 3 Times, Idiot Planet-->This World Is Gonna Let You Down-->Coda, Little Metal Toys (The first Book of Kill show since 2014 featured Garfield Banks on drums, George Nipe III on bass & vocals and Jim on guitar & vocals.) 

2018 

No Live Performances. 

2019

No Live Performances.

2020

No Live Performances.

2021

No live Performances.

2022

12/3 - Rock Steady (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Accidentally Naked, Killing Time Again, River of Blood, Act of Love, Jesco White, Marzipan Day, Bad Person, Different Story, To Dream a New Dream, Blue Man, The Future Is Cracking, Lost, This World Is Gonna Let You Down-->Coda, I Hang Heavy, Don't Stop The Scream (The first BOK show in over five years, featuring the line-up of Dan Tatro, George Nipe III, Randy Simpson and Jim)

12/9 - Pale Fire (Harrisonburg, VA with Uncle Benzine) :: Accidentally Naked, Killing Time Again, River of Blood, Act of Love, Jesco White, Marzipan Day, Bad Person, Different Story, To Dream a New Dream, Blue Man, The Future Is Cracking, Lost, This World Is Gonna Let You Down-->Coda, I Hang Heavy, Don't Stop The Scream

2023

4/1 - Restless Moons (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Different Story, I Hang Heavy, Jesco White, To Dream a New Dream, About a Girl, This World Is Gonna Let You Down, Marzipan Day, River of Blood, The Future Is Cracking, The Pleasures of Saying Goodbye, Act of Love, Why Won't You?, Flagpole Sitta, Don't Stop the Scream, Killing Time Again, Bad Person, Lost

7/15 - Rock Steady (Harrisonburg, VA with The Plague Dogs and The Hot Pockets) :: Killing Time Again, Different Story, About a Girl, River of Blood, Blue Man, My Own Planet, Why Won't You?, Heart's Wisdom Has the Power, This World is Gonna Let You Down--->Coda, Jesco White, The Pleasures of Saying Goodbye, Flagpole Sitta, Bad Person, Lost

9/29 - The Clocktower (Staunton, VA with Wax Bats) :: River of Blood, I Hang Heavy, Jesco White, About a Girl, Blue Man, Never Be Like You, Heart's Wisdom Has the Power, Why Won't You?, The Pleasures of Saying Goodbye, Lost, Bad Person, Killing Time Again 

10/13 - The Golden Pony (Harrisonburg, VA with Southern Culture on the Skids) :: Killing Time Again, I Hang Heavy, Marzipan Day, Jesco White, To Dream a New Dream, Blue Man, Bad Person

2024

​1/20 - Rock Steady (Harrisonburg, VA) :: Killing Time Again, To Dream a New Dream, Act of Love, Jesco White, The Pleasures of Saying Goodbye, About a Girl, Lost, River of Blood, Blue Man, Heart's Wisdom Has the Power, Marzipan Day, Flagpole Sitta, Bad Person, Don't Stop the Scream