Vice or Virtue: an Eggy pod

Justin Bruce shares his favorite jamming moments from 2025's Here and How Tour: Leg 2, which comprised 19 shows in March and April. This super-sized episode features 54 improvisational clips; thanks to the band for their permission to use SBD recordings on the pod. Thanks to tapers for the treasure trove of AUD Eggy recordings!Check Eggy's tour dates and don't miss out if they're playing near you.The 2025 Jam Chart on TheCarton.net documents Eggy's best improvisation.Here's a Nugs playlist of the songs that birthed the majority of this episode's jam highlights.Have you joined Eggy's One Stop Shop?Amazing Leg 2 jams:4-5 Way of the Stone4-9 Burritos el Chavo 24-10 Queen's Gambit4-11 All Wheels Turnin'4-12 Time Escaping4-12 Cassidy4-25 Northern LightsGreat Leg 2 jams:3-7 Carry On3-15 Barracuda3-20 Woah There3-20 Time Escaping3-22 Lost and Found3-22 Trixieville3-22 Way of the Rain4-5 Barracuda4-6 Searchlight4-6 Northern Lights4-6 Lost and Found4-9 Woah There4-9 Subterranean Homesick Alien4-9 Watercolor Days4-11 Shadow4-25 Wayless4-25 Searchlight4-25 Waiting Game4-26 TrixievilleVice or Virtue is a proud part of Osiris Media.Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonFollow Vice or Virtue on BlueskyAsk to join the Green Eggs and Fam private Facebook groupEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes Megan Glionna (Bluesky, IG) and Ryan Storm (Bluesky, IG) to discuss Eggy's Purim show in Toronto on March 15, 2025. The theme was "Queens" and the band covered female artists who inspire them, including Emily King, Sheryl Crow, Heart, Kacey Musgraves, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, and Chaka Khan. Were there jams for us to discuss (with clips)? Of course!Starting at the 41 minute mark, Megan and Justin highlight female artists who have inspired them with brilliant albums in 2024 and 2025, including (with clips):Brigid Mae Power - Songs For You 2025Deep Sea Diver - Ways to the Deep Meadow 2025Doklou - Choke Enough 2025Daughter of Swords - Alex 2025Muriel Grossman - MGQ Live im King Georg, Koln 2025Sierra Hull - A Tip Toe High Wire 2025Julia Hullsman Quartet - Under the Surface 2025Muriel Grossman - Devotion 2023Mary Halvorson - Cloudward 2024Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood 2024Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Past is Still Alive 2024St. Vincent - All Born Screaming 2024Brittany Howard - What Now 2024Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings - Woodland 2024Spotify playlist of the aboveMike Gordon's band covered Gillian Welch's The Way It Goes on 12-11-2011, and Time (The Revelator) on 3-20-2011. Live Phish playlist of the above (along with Phish's 9-4-2011 attempt at The Way It Goes)Vice or Virtue is a proud part of Osiris Media.Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonFollow Vice or Virtue on BlueskyAsk to join the Green Eggs and Fam private Facebook groupEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce reviews his favorite 31 jamming moments from 2025's Here and How Tour: Leg 1, which comprised 17 shows across 10 states in February and early March.Nearly half of this 72 minute episode is Eggy improvisation; think of it as a sonic "Watercolor Days" painting of where the band is at at this point in time. As always, special thanks to the band for their permission to use SBD recordings on this podcast.2025's Here and How Tour: Leg 2 continues from March through April in the Northeast and Southeast; check Eggy's tour dates and don't miss out if they're playing near you!Here's a Nugs playlist of the 29 tunes that birthed the 31 Type II highlights in this episode.The 2025 Jam Chart on TheCarton.net documents Eggy's best improvisation.Vice or Virtue is a proud part of Osiris Media.Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonFollow Vice or Virtue on BlueskyAsk to join the Green Eggs and Fam private Facebook groupEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes Eggy crew member and social media savant Sean Marmora, better known as Long Strange Putt on Instagram, to the pod to discuss life on the road with the band. We recorded this episode before they embarked upon 2025's Here and How Tour.Watch Sean as "Mr. Silly Putty" in the band's brilliant 10-31-2024 "Waiting Game Show" Halloween performance in Atlanta, GA via the full video the band uploaded to YouTube.Vice or Virtue is a proud part of Osiris Media.Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonFollow Vice or Virtue on BlueskyAsk to join the Green Eggs and Fam private Facebook groupEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes Mike Goodman of Eggy to the pod to discuss Mike's jazz roots, his favorite jazz fusion artists and albums, Eggy's growth, their focus on deep jamming in late 2024, and the band's main goal in 2025.Artists and albums mentioned:Weather Report - Heavy Weather 1977Yellowjackets - Club Nocturne 1998Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life 1976Pat Metheny Group - Speaking of Now 2002Mike Stern - Time in Place 1988Pat MartinoJoe PassWes MontgomeryAlso recommended:Weather Report - Domino Theory 1984Steps Ahead - Magnetic 1986For the curious: the jam clip I include at the 46 minute mark (after Mike talks about the renewed focus on improvisation since Fall 2024) is a snippet from the 31 minute mark of the January 10, 2025 Figure It Out.Watch Mike Goodman's Rig Rundown with Ryan StormVice or Virtue is a proud part of Osiris Media.Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonFollow Vice or Virtue on BlueskyEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes first-time guest Brendon Holland to recap the January 10 & 11, 2025 shows at Tree House Brewing Company in Deerfield, Massachusetts.Brendon is a professional videographer and recorded full videos of both shows and uploaded them to YouTube! N1 delivers a near-40 minute Figure It Out jam for the ages, and N2 garnered attention as the band infused a jammed-out Waiting Game with Phish's First Tube and elements of DWD and Chalkdust Torture.Thanks to Al W. for the crispy audience recordings used in the numerous jam clips scattered throughout this episode. Listen to his AUDs of N1 and N2 and peruse his catalogue of recordings on his Archive.org profile page.Vice or Virtue is a proud part of Osiris Media.Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonFollow Vice or Virtue on BlueskyEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes Brian Brinkman of Helping Friendly Podcast and Beyond the Pond to talk about favorite 2024 Eggy jams!Brian compiled a list of his 50 favorite 2024 Eggy jams and categorized them (chronologically) into five separate tiers. See the full list below! In a similarly nerdy fashion, Justin penned 170 entries in 2024 for the Eggy Jam Chart on TheCarton.Net. After 20 minutes of chat re: the state of Eggy in 2024, the guys delve into Brian's top two tiers of jams using one minute clips to illustrate what they loved most (starts around the 31 minute mark).Vice or Virtue is now a proud part of Osiris Media!Nugs Playlists mentioned in this episode:Favorite 2024 Eggy Jams Tier One Through Three (each Tier presented chronologically)Favorite 2024 Eggy Jams Top 50 ChronologicalNot a Nugs Subscriber?Eggy's YouTube Videos PageEggy's Archive.org Shows PageBrian Brinkman's Favorite 2024 Eggy Jams:Tier One: Diner BOC Omelet3/22 Backyard Bear5/4 You -> Atomic AgeTier Two: Pork Roll E&C3/14 Here & Now3/14 Sweat Equity4/12 Boom or Bust4/17 Sweat Equity5/30 Suite: Judy Blue EyesTier Three: Deviled Party Tray4/6 Boom or Bust4/10 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes4/10 Farthest Step4/14 Hux (Wit' It) -> Subterranean Homesick Alien5/4 Northern Lights5/8 Smile5/10 Portable Air Scrubber5/10 Boom or Bust -> 12 Pounds of Pain -> Boom or Bust10/16 Hungry Like The Wolf10/27 Carry On10/31 Southern Cross12/31 Terrapin StationTier Four: McMuffin1/5 One Stop Shop2/17 You Can Call Me Al2/18 Let It Rock -> Finding & Losing2/22 One Stop Shop3/14 Ruben & Cherise3/15 Lost & Found3/22 Finding & Losing4/12 Time Escaping5/9 Today & Tomorrow -> Skin It Back -> Today & Tomorrow 5/30 High Noon6/20 Golden Gate Dancer10/11 Southern Cross10/18 Chest Fever10/26 Time Escaping10/30 Way of the Stone11/1 Shallow Rivers11/29 Searchlight12/27 Sweat EquityTier Five: Jimmy Dean2/15 Boom or Bust3/14 Kiss From A Rose4/18 Sweat Equity8/24 Atomic Age8/31 Boom or Bust10/12 Buying Time -> Birdland -> Buying Time10/19 Ricky Gervais10/30 One More Dance 11/1 Boom Or Bust11/2 Remind Me12/31 Smile Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes Ryan Storm and Al W. back to the pod to discuss the band's late November co-headlining run at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York with Dogs in a Pile. Ryan wrote great reviews of N1 and N2 on his Substack page. This episode utilizes Al's audience recordings. Thank a taper! You can find all of his AUDs on his Archive.org profile page. Al's conversation begins around the 50 minute mark of this episode.Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonFollow Justin Bruce on BlueskyEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes Brian Wolf back to the pod to discuss our favorite Eggy covers. Next, we highlight cover sets the band has played over the years. Lastly, we sheepishly suggest future cover choices (starts around 1:08 into episode). This episode includes 31 Eggy clips, each about 1 minute in length, and 9 clips of possible covers, so kick back and relax.Here's a Nugs.net playlist from Brian of most of the covers and cover sets we, um, cover in this episode.At the end of the episode, Justin mentions the great Flowers on the Stage podcast, which recently published an episode with Alex, following Jake's appearance in January. Both are recommended!Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonFollow Justin Bruce on BlueskyEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes longtime Eggy fan Nick "Sunny" M. to celebrate big jams from Fall 2022 Tour. You can connect with Nick on his Instagram and he posts to various Eggy fan groups on Facebook (Green Eggs and Fam, The Farm Stand, Figure It Out, Seekers of Joy).Here's a Nugs.net playlist of Fall 2022 jams discussed, including: 9-30 One More Dance, 10-6 Time Loves A Hero, 10-8 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, 10-16 Tom Corn Walker, 10-16 Queen's Gambit, 10-30 All Wheels Turnin', 11-4 Tiny Miracles, 12-1 Shadow, 12-2 Bad Side of the Moon, 12-3 Onitsuka Tiger, 12-10 Wayless, and 12-11 Bureatles. FWIW, the 12-3 Onitsuka Tiger is the first Eggy jam Justin heard, and it more than holds up on relisten!Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce is very pleased to welcome Jake Brownstein of Eggy to the pod! In between playing Dead & Company after shows at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas on May 30 and May 31, Jake spent time talking all things Eggy. I appreciate his candor and willingness to be a part of Vice or Virtue: an Eggy pod.When Jake talks about his new Frank Brothers guitar and Chase Bliss Mood pedals, I reference a Rig Rundown he recorded with friend Ryan Storm. If you haven't seen it, it's worth your time!Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on Mastodon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes Scottie King and Ryan Storm to talk about a stretch of hot Spring 2024 Eggy shows: May 8 in Toronto, May 9 in Buffalo, and May 10 in Cleveland. Justin then dives into the May 4 show in Fairfield, Connecticut. Thanks to Eggy for allowing me to use SBD clips in the podcast, and to taper and friend of the pod Al W. for the AUD from 5-4-24 as well as his technical expertise.Jams discussed (in the order mentioned): 5-8 Sweat Equity > The Windup > Sweat Equity > Chest Fever, 5-8 Smile AKA Toronto Jam, 5-9 Today and Tomorrow > Skin It Back > Today and Tomorrow, 5-10 Mr. Blue Sky, 5-10 Portable Air Scrubber, 5-10 Boom or Bust, 5-4 Northern Lights, 5-4 You, 5-4 Atomic Age. While discussing the drums and Chase Bliss Mood pedal with Scottie, I use a clip from the 10-19-23 Skin It Back in Cleveland.Ryan's Storm Sound Rig Rundowns are worth your time! The new Mike Goodman bass rig video, the new Jake Brownstein guitar rig video (thanks for the Vice or Virtue shout out, Jake!) and the Dani Battat keyboard rig video from summer 2023 are all great. Ryan also wrote insightful reviews of the 5-8-2023 Toronto show and the 5-9-2023 Buffalo show.Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes Brian Brinkman of Osiris Media to talk about Spring 2024 Eggy shows we each recently attended in Boulder on April 12 and Las Vegas on April 18. The bulk of the episode celebrates jams from a stretch of strong Spring 2023 shows between April 27 in Washington, D.C. and May 12 in Memphis.Jams discussed from Spring 2023: 4-27 Wayless, 4-29 Onitsuka Tiger, 5-2 Burritos El Chavo 2, 5-2 Time Loves a Hero, 5-4 Hux (Wit' It), 5-4 Burritos El Chavo 2, 5-4 Shadow, 5-5 Chest Fever, 5-5 Portable Air Scrubber, 5-6 Onitsuka Tiger, 5-6 Cassidy, 5-7 Finding and Losing, 5-10 Shadow, 5-11 Shadow, 5-12 Buying Time, 5-12 Burritos El Chavo 2 > Graceland > Burritos El Chavo 2Nugs.net playlist of Spring 2023 jamsJustin mentions a podcast episode where Alex talks about the band finding cover song inspiration. Here's that episode of "At Home With Mark."Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes Al W. back to talk about their favorite jams from the March 14 & 15 run at Nectar's in Burlington, Vermont. Special thanks to Al W. for taping these shows! Listen to his AUDs on the Relisten app and see his full list of recordings on his archive.org profile page.Jams discussed from 3-14-2024: Last of Kin, Reuben and Cherise, Wayless, Sweat Equity, Here and Now, Evergreen, Kiss from a RoseJams discussed from 3-15-2024: Hux Wit' It, 12 Pounds of Pain, Lost and Found, Atomic Age, Finding and Losing, SmileFollow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce and Ryan Storm talk about their favorite jams from Eggy's shows on March 22 in Ardmore and March 23 in Brooklyn for the band's "Purim: Reelin' in the Years" celebration.Jams discussed from 3-22-2024 in Ardmore: Atomic Age, Finding and Losing, Backyard Bear, Let It Rock, Ricky GervaisJams discussed from 3-23-2024 in Brooklyn: Zugzwang, Atomic Age, Tomorrow Never Knows, Sweaters for Strawmen, Subterranean Homesick AlienParting shot jam recommendationsJustin: Finding and Losing from Nashville from 5-7-2023Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce and Brian Wolf talk about their favorite jams from Eggy's February 2024 Midwest run.Jams discussed from 2-14-2024 in Columbus: Finding and Losing, Hungry Like the Wolf, Buying TimeJams discussed from 2-15-2024 in Ann Arbor: Sweat Equity, Figure It OutJams discussed from 2-16-2024 in Lexington: Necessary EvilJams discussed from 2-17-2024 in Covington: You Can Call Me AlJams discussed from 2-18-2024 in Indianapolis: Tiny Miracles, Let It RockJustin mentions Dani's rig rundown from Ryan Storm's YouTube page; watch it here.Parting shot jam recommendationsJustin: Green Earrings (Steely Dan) with Cory Wong from Jam Cruise from 2-29-2024Brian: Hux (Wit' It) from Baltimore from 11-19-2023 and Shells from Legend Valley from 8-25-2023Thanks to Brian for making a Nugs playlist of jams discussed; listen to it here.Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce and Josh Carver talk about their favorite jams from Eggy's superb Fall 2023 Midwest run.Jams discussed from 10-19-2023 in Cleveland: Evergreen, Skin It Back, One Stop Shop, Northern LightsJams discussed from 10-20-2023 in Chicago: Sweat Equity, Time Loves a Hero, Shadow > Carry On > Coming Up > Carry On > ShadowJams discussed from 10-21-2023 in Minneapolis: Burritos El Chavo 2 > All Wheels Turnin' > Kiss From a Rose, Watercolor Days, Zugzwang > All Wheels Turnin' > Zugzwang > You Can Call Me Al > Sussudio > You Can Call Me AlJosh mentions the band's pro-shot video of the Shadow > Carry On > Coming Up > Carry On > Shadow from Chicago; watch it here.Parting shot jam recommendationsJustin: Here and Now from 9-26-2023 in Missoula, MTJosh: Boom or Bust from 11-16-2023 in Boston, MAFollow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Bruce welcomes Al W. to the inaugural episode of Vice or Virtue: an Eggy pod to talk about their favorite jams from the January 5 & 6, 2024 shows at Tree House Brewing in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Special thanks to Al W. for taping these shows! Listen to his AUDs on the Relisten app and see his full list of recordings on his archive.org profile page.Jams discussed from N1: All That You Dream, Today and Tomorrow, One Stop Shop, Sweat Equity > The Windup > Sweat Equity, and Finding and Losing. From N2: Sweaters for Strawmen > Don't Do It > Sweaters for Strawmen, Last of Kin, You, Boom or Bust, and All Wheels Turnin'.Al W. mentions the full video of N2 posted to YouTube by Brendan Holland and the mini-documentary Second Step: Eggy's Return to Live Music.Parting shot jam recommendationsJustin: 12 Pounds of Pain with National Anthem (Radiohead) jam from 9-22-2023 in Seattle, WAAl W.: Burritos El Chavo 2 from 8-23-2023 in Amagansett, NYFollow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonEmail viceorvirtueaneggypod at gmail dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.