Justin Bruce is joined by Eggy lyricist Pat Amarante to discuss several songs he's had a hand in bringing to life (Parceled Serotonin, Bloomlight, Island Afterlife, Sugar Sleuth, Fly Frederick Fly, Sweaters for Strawmen, Queen's Gambit, Leatherback, High Noon, Way of the Rain, Way of the Stone, and Ella). As always, music clips are included!

Eggy's tour dates

Eggy AUDs (audience recordings) on Archive.org

Nugs playlist of song versions used in this episode

Here & Now with Bud and Fluff Pat Amarante Interview on YouTube

AUD recording from April 10, 2014, which includes Ella. The track names aren't 100% accurate, but they are correct on The Carton setlist!

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Justin Bruce is joined by Brian Brinkman of Osiris Media (Helping Friendly Podcast, Library Card, Beyond the Pond) to nerd out over Eggy's best jams and shows of 2025. We take turns drafting our 10 favorite jams (or jam segments) and our 5 favorite shows. As always, music clips are included!

Eggy's tour dates

Nugs Playlist of Eggy 2025 Top 20 JOTY

Top 20 Eggy 2025 jams

1 (Brian) February 8th Minneapolis Shatter > Midnight Moonlight > Shadow > Shatter > Laurel > Shadow

1 (Justin) January 10th Deerfield N1 Figure It Out

2 (Brian) April 5th Atlanta Way of the Stone

2 (Justin) February 5th Ann Arbor Finding and Losing

3 (Brian) February 16th Eugene Boom or Bust

3 (Justin) June 18th Pittsburgh Shatter (the first one)

4 (Brian) June 14th Asbury Park Atomic Age

4 (Justin) June 28th Kansas City Wayless

5 (Brian) February 26th Salt Lake City Wayless > Coming Up > Apology > Shadow

5 (Justin) November 6th Dallas Sweat Equity

6 (Brian) November 7th Austin Woah There

6 (Justin) March 1st Boulder Buying Time

7 (Brian) February 11th Jackson Wayless

7 (Justin) November 8th Houston Boom or Bust

8 (Brian) April 25th Philadelphia Searchlight

8 (Justin) February 5th Ann Arbor Backyard Bear

9 (Brian) February 21st Felton Yuck!

9 (Justin) April 9th Raleigh Burritos El Chavo 2

10 (Brian) February 21st Felton Suite: Judy Blue Eyes > Hux > Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

10 (Justin) April 11th Charlotte All Wheels Turnin'

Top 10 Eggy 2025 shows

1 (Brian) February 26th Salt Lake City

1 (Justin) June 18th Pittsburgh

2 (Brian) January 10th Deerfield N1

2 (Justin) April 25th Philadelphia

3 (Brian) November 6th Dallas

3 (Justin) April 6th Charleston

4 (Brian) February 8th Minneapolis

4 (Justin) June 28th Kansas City

5 (Brian) June 14th Asbury Park

5 (Justin) February 21st Felton

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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 dates

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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, Vermont

Nugs playlist of highlights from Eggy's opening sets

Thanks, as always, to the band for their permission to use SBD recordings on this pod.

Eggy's tour dates

Eggy's favorite Bruce Hornsby tracks on Spotify and Apple Music

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Justin Bruce recaps Eggy's nine show run opening for moe. as an acoustic trio in August 2025. While Mike took time off the road to focus on his mental well-being, his bandmates utilized their acoustic chops and democratic style of improvisation to make magic happen. Thanks, as always, to the band for their permission to use SBD recordings on this pod.

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Eggy's tour dates

Eggy's favorite Bruce Hornsby tracks on Spotify and Apple Music

Eggy August 2025 Acoustic Trio Tour playlist on Nugs

Every Eggy and moe. collaboration from their August 2025 run via my friend Brian Wolf

Dani's recent appearance on the great Flowers on the Stage podcast

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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!

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Eggy's tour dates

Live 101: Eggy playlist on Nugs

The 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 Age

6-18 Shatter > Figure It Out > Shatter > Coming Up

6-28 Wayless

7-6 Second Step

Great Leg 3 Jams:

5-8 Must Come Down

6-14 YCCMA

6-14 Sweat Equity

6-18 Hux (Wit' It)

6-24 Wireless > Zugzwang

6-25 A Moment's Notice

6-26 Time Loves a Hero

6-27 City Lights

6-28 Evergreen

6-28 BubaGum

6-28 Sweat Equity

6-30 Shallow Rivers > Atomic Age

7-6 Mr. Blue Sky

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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.

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Amazing Leg 2 jams:

4-5 Way of the Stone

4-9 Burritos el Chavo 2

4-10 Queen's Gambit

4-11 All Wheels Turnin'

4-12 Time Escaping

4-12 Cassidy

4-25 Northern Lights

Great Leg 2 jams:

3-7 Carry On

3-15 Barracuda

3-20 Woah There

3-20 Time Escaping

3-22 Lost and Found

3-22 Trixieville

3-22 Way of the Rain

4-5 Barracuda

4-6 Searchlight

4-6 Northern Lights

4-6 Lost and Found

4-9 Woah There

4-9 Subterranean Homesick Alien

4-9 Watercolor Days

4-11 Shadow

4-25 Wayless

4-25 Searchlight

4-25 Waiting Game

4-26 Trixieville

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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 2025

Deep Sea Diver - Ways to the Deep Meadow 2025

Doklou - Choke Enough 2025

Daughter of Swords - Alex 2025

Muriel Grossman - MGQ Live im King Georg, Koln 2025

Sierra Hull - A Tip Toe High Wire 2025

Julia Hullsman Quartet - Under the Surface 2025

Muriel Grossman - Devotion 2023

Mary Halvorson - Cloudward 2024

Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood 2024

Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Past is Still Alive 2024

St. Vincent - All Born Screaming 2024

Brittany Howard - What Now 2024

Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings - Woodland 2024

Spotify playlist of the above

Mike 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)

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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.

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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.

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