Vice or Virtue: an Eggy pod

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

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

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

Justin Bruce welcomes Brian Brinkman of Helping Friendly Podcast and Beyond the Pond to talk about favorite 2024 Eggy jams!Brian compiled his 50 favorite 2024 Eggy jams and categorized them 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 Omelette 3/22 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 Eyes 12/28 Lost & Found -> Hungry Like The WolfTier 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 Me12/28 Queen’s Gambit12/31 Smile

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

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