With over 50 songs and almost 4 hours of well-practiced covers, the hobos usually have their crowd enjoying the night with fun, recognizable tunes, and a few deep cuts to keep it interesting. Chris plays lead guitar while John accompanies with rhythm. Both members take turns singing the songs they enjoy sharing with their audience. Their covers span over 6 decades and multiple genres with classic rock, country, punk, folk and alternative music. The Beatles, Johnny Cash, The Cure, Social Distortion and Jack Johnson are just a small sample of the eclectic collection of artists the hobos pay tribute to in their shows. Please see our song list for a complete index.
1 review
Maggie A.
July 28, 2026John played for our welcome event (pool party) on our wedding weekend, and what a wonderful add it was to have live music for all our guests to enjoy!
John is great to work with, super talented and brought all his own equipment to set up. He also enjoyed engaging our friends by letting them get on the mic and guitar too!
Highly recommend if you’re looking to add some beachy vibes for an event. John can play anything!
Hired as: Acoustic Band
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: English
Gig length: 60 - 180 minutes
We provide a good variety of music and try to cater to the crowd’s reaction to our playlist.
The hobos started as 2 friends playing 3 songs on Friday nights in Kure Beach. They bought some amplifiers and microphones to be heard by a larger audience and their song catalog continues to grow.
Alice In Chains
• Don’t Follow
Avett Brothers
• February Seven
• In the Curve
• Murder in the City
• No Hard Feelings
Bad Religion
• Sorrow
The Band
• Cripple Creek
• The Weight
• The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Beatles
• I’ve Just Seen a Face
Blink 182
• Dammit
Blitzen Trapper
• Furr
Bright Eyes
• First Day of My Life
Caamp
• By and By
• Iffy
Chris Cornell
• Doesn’t Remind Me
• Nothing Compares to You
Credence Clearwater Revival
• Lodi
The Cure
• Friday I’m in Love
• Just Like Heaven
The Devil Makes Three
• Old Number 7
The Doors
• People Are Strange
Faces / Redbird
• Oh la la
Frank Turner
• Journey of the Magi
• Losing Days
Frightened Rabbit
• Old Old Fashioned
• Roadless
Jack Johnson
• Do You Remember
• Flake
• Pirate Looks at Forty
Jason Isbell
• 24 Frames
• Cover Me Up
• If We Were Vampires
Jets to Brazil
• Wish List
Johnny Cash
• Big River
• I Got Stripes
• Wreck of Old ‘97
• Wanted Man
The Lumineers
• Angela
• Cleopatra
• Gun Song
Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Tuesday’s Gone
Middle Brother
• Million Dollar Bill
Molly Tuttle
• Olympia, WA
Nathaniel Rateliff
• And it’s Still Alright
Neutral Milk Hotel
• King of Carrot Flowers
• In The Aeroplane Over the Sea
Oasis
• Don’t Look Back in Anger
The Pixies
• Where is My Mind
Ramones
• I Don’t Wanna Grow Up
Ryan Bingham
• Too Deep to Fill
• Southside of Heaven
Smashing Pumpkins
• 1979
Social Distortion
• 99 to Life
• Story of my Life
• Born to Lose
• Ball and Chain
The Traveling Wilburys
• End of the Line
Tom Petty
• Time To Move On
• Wildflowers
• You Don’t Know How It Feels
Trampled by Turtles
• Our Town
• Whiskey
The Transplants
• Come Around
Tyler Childers
• Lady May
• Universal Sound
• Feathered Indians
U2
• All I Want is You
• With or Without You
The White Stripes
• Hotel Yorba
Weezer
• Say It Ain’t So
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