Vice or Virtue: an Eggy pod

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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