Vice or Virtue: an Eggy pod

Justin Bruce is joined by music writer Josh Terry of the great No Expectations weekly indie music newsletter to discuss Eggy's three set show at Thalia Hall on November 15, 2025. They also chat about Eggy-adjacent indie music and pop music, why your favorite jam band artists don't only listen to jam bands, and touch on a few of Josh's 2025 movie highlights.Audience recording of Eggy's Thalia Hall show on November 15, 2025 from taper extraordinaire and friend of the pod Al W.Eggy's tour datesVice or Virtue is a proud part of Osiris Media.Follow Vice or Virtue on InstagramFollow Justin Bruce on MastodonFollow Vice or Virtue on BlueskyJoin the Green Eggs and Fam private Facebook group

Justin Bruce recaps Eggy's five shows opening for Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers. Cross-pollination was plentiful during this dreamy run, be it Eggy with Bruce, Bruce with Eggy, or members of the Noisemakers (Gibb Droll and John Mailander) with Eggy.Four albums I'd recommend for anyone new to Bruce Hornsby: 1993's Harbor Lights, 2000's Here Come the Noisemakers, 2011's Bride of the Noisemakers, and 2019's Absolute Zero. Here are my notes re: the 19 Bruce Hornsby albums I listened to to familiarize myself with his catalog.Slide & Banjo article (featuring a Mike Goodman interview) about opening for Bruce.Audience recording of Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers from October 4, 2025 at Higher Ground in South Burlington, VermontNugs playlist of highlights from Eggy's opening setsThanks, as always, to the band for their permission to use SBD recordings on this pod.Eggy's tour datesEggy's favorite Bruce Hornsby tracks on Spotify and Apple MusicVice 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 group

Justin Bruce shares his favorite jamming moments from 2025's Here and How Tour: Leg 3, comprising 19 shows in May, June, and July. 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!Pre-order the Eggy Selects Here & How 140g VinylEggy's tour datesLive 101: Eggy playlist on NugsThe 2025 Jam Chart on TheCarton.net documents Eggy's best improvisation.Here's a Nugs playlist of the songs that birthed this episode's jam highlights.Amazing Leg 3 Jams:6-14 Atomic Age6-18 Shatter > Figure It Out > Shatter > Coming Up6-28 Wayless7-6 Second StepGreat Leg 3 Jams:5-8 Must Come Down6-14 YCCMA6-14 Sweat Equity6-18 Hux (Wit' It)6-24 Wireless > Zugzwang6-25 A Moment's Notice6-26 Time Loves a Hero6-27 City Lights6-28 Evergreen6-28 BubaGum6-28 Sweat Equity6-30 Shallow Rivers > Atomic Age7-6 Mr. Blue SkyVice 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 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

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

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

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