| 2024-01-05 | One Stop Shop | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Percussive groove at 11 min starts to climb. Chase Bliss Mood guitar effects give way to Leslie tones, alongside metallic, buzzing synth sounds. Terrapin Station vibes at 14 min are rhythmic and layered. Crunchy shuffle at 18 min tees up a nice segue. |
| 2024-01-05 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Dani's "jazz choir" keyboard patch takes center stage at 8 min and interacts with drums. Tight, full-band move into The Windup. |
| 2024-01-05 | The Windup | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Energetic rendition. Dani's "Mario coin" effect steers play after 4 min mark of SBD. Briefly post-peak before a tight return to Sweat Equity. |
| 2024-01-05 | Finding and Losing | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Moma Dance tease around 7 min followed by quiet, strummed guitar and ethereal keys. Peaceful momentum with ride cymbal by 11 min. Keyboard textures shine as relaxed groove explores. Builds together to a peak at 19 min with crashing cymbals and organ. Chaotic, freak-out ending rules. |
| 2024-01-06 | Last of Kin | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Swirling jam with a bass-centric groove. Chase Bliss Mood guitar segment is complimented with engaging keyboard textures. Improv feels well-balanced. |
| 2024-01-06 | You | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Gorgeous, thick guitar followed by rising keyboards at 10 min. Informs a steady, aspiring climb. Guitar tacks on a bit of stank before deftly returning to the melody and chorus. |
| 2024-01-06 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Circular, bright, resplendent, and rich. To say the least. |
| 2024-01-06 | All Wheels Turnin' | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Searching, muffled guitar over layers of organ open up by 12 min. Subtle, descending motif on keyboards at 15 min. Dystopian layers at 18 min as the band pushes their sound. |
| 2024-02-14 | Crosstown Traffic | Eggy |
Summit Music Hall, The |
Columbus |
OH | Choppy and percussive treatment followed by an enjoyable breakdown. |
| 2024-02-14 | 12 Pounds of Pain | Eggy |
Summit Music Hall, The |
Columbus |
OH | Mike shines at 3.5 min. Metal riffage takes over before 8 min. |
| 2024-02-14 | Finding and Losing | Eggy |
Summit Music Hall, The |
Columbus |
OH | Staccato angles early, jam stretches via synths by 8 min and informs the democratic, pleasant, easy jam. Band builds repetitive tension to a nonchalant peak with Hungry Like the Wolf tease at 12 min. Jam builds again after 13.5 min. Re-entry to Apology is smooth and organic. |
| 2024-02-14 | Hungry Like The Wolf | Eggy |
Summit Music Hall, The |
Columbus |
OH | A tight groove clinic from Alex as guitar alternates between bluesy lead and rhythmic crunch. Jam has a 1980s ethos via Jake's pedals and effects. Familiar, circular jamming by 10 min with shreddy, peaky guitar spilling over to the chorus. |
| 2024-02-14 | Buying Time | Eggy |
Summit Music Hall, The |
Columbus |
OH | Guitar sings out amidst tasteful synth layers and great cymbal work at 12.5 min. Crosstown Traffic passage dwindles to silence by 20 min and is followed with a drum solo before a full-band wrap. |
| 2024-02-15 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Blind Pig, The |
Ann Arbor |
MI | Playful bass and Clav groove early. Steadily builds with off-beat cymbal hits. Piano pivot while guitar steps forward at 10 min. Full-band effort gets peaky but stays committed to the groove. These mini-peaks are like waves lapping onshore over and over. |
| 2024-02-15 | Shadow | Eggy |
Blind Pig, The |
Ann Arbor |
MI | Synths and keyboards contrast with guitar early. Drum fills and cymbal crashes crank the intensity after 7 min. Guitar fanning from Jake delivers peaks after 8.5 min with punctuating piano runs. A swirling, slightly atonal return to Shadow after 9 min. |
| 2024-02-15 | Figure It Out | Eggy |
Blind Pig, The |
Ann Arbor |
MI | Already in the jam after 2.5 min, patient and circular play for several minutes. Mike’s bass effects are palpable after 6.5 min, and the band collectively rises and gets peaky with piano flourishes. Guitar turns lyrical after 10 min, with a Jake Hungry Like the Wolf tease. Additional waves of peaky play resolve an intensely enjoyable stretch around 12 min. |
| 2024-02-15 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
Blind Pig, The |
Ann Arbor |
MI | Scraggly keys with muted guitar early, then organ lifts jam into peaky territory with a swinging blues bassline and off-beat cymbal groove. Hi-hat speed clinic, briefly, at 10 min, with a drum solo for a few minutes. Dramatic guitar scrapes and pulsing synths precede a purposefully-paced Chase Bliss Mood segment. Pivot to clean guitar tones after 19 min. |
| 2024-02-16 | Bobcat Flow | Eggy |
Burl, The |
Lexington |
KY | Circular and peaky play highlight this democratic jam. |
| 2024-02-16 | Learn to Fly | Eggy |
Burl, The |
Lexington |
KY | Staccato play with layers of organ at 4 min are un-Foo fighters-esque. Jam rides a strong beat with sharp synth touches and low-key, patient guitar. Simultaneously democratic and disparate. Cover is upbeat and feel-good, like the original, but Eggy makes it their own. |
| 2024-02-16 | Necessary Evil | Eggy |
Burl, The |
Lexington |
KY | Faithful cover early departs at 6.5 min for a Clav-centric jam. Gradual handoff to Alex, and a New Orleans-reminiscent drums and piano section develops at 10 min, while Jake's guitar swirls. Chaotically spills into a peak at 16 min. |
| 2024-02-17 | You Can Call Me Al | Eggy |
Madison Live |
Covington |
KY | Bouncy, tight groove early. Industrial guitar balanced by keys after 6 min. Bass shines in active-yet-understated groove that opens up with cymbal at 10.5 min and is punctuated with bright guitar and piano. Swirling chaos after 12.5 min. Off-beat cymbals and cacophony spill over again minutes later. Guitar lick injects motion, band gloms on, and jam morphs to a bass-led melody at 16.5 min during a guitar wah pedal maelstrom. Fizzles to peaceful, glorious, nearly 4.5 min passage. Beautiful interplay. |
| 2024-02-17 | Onitsuka Tiger | Eggy |
Madison Live |
Covington |
KY | Keyboards shine between verses. Effortlessly shreddy early, e.g. 8 min. Rides a peak for several minutes. Lets off the gas to reorient, but only briefly; piano and guitar shine at 13 min before a dark, rhythmic segment after 14 min. Veers back at 17 min. |
| 2024-02-18 | Let It Rock | Eggy |
Hi-Fi |
Indianapolis |
IN | Prodding and percussive exploration finds smooth territory at 8.5 min with synths and more lyrical guitar play. Low-end emphasis from Mike with Alex drum rolls after 9 min. Democratic jamming wails, then downshifts after 12.5 min to prepare for a smooth segue to Finding and Losing. |
| 2024-02-18 | Finding and Losing | Eggy |
Hi-Fi |
Indianapolis |
IN | Spare, brooding vibes early. Frenetic-yet-controlled bass at 9 min as Tru-tron builds tension. Mike starts an ascent before 10 min and Jake pushes it forward. Guitar lick with piano pivots the jam to a new section by 11.5 min and synths are the star in this dark, energetic segment with brilliant piano contrast. Improvisation builds and wails. Running bass lines at 15.5 min are the secret sauce, and jam peaks at 16 min; chef’s kiss! Cacophonous diversion before a Finding and Losing return. |
| 2024-02-22 | Let's Dance | Eggy |
Proud Larry's |
Oxford |
MS | Sludgy, bass-driven dance groove is fantastic. Swirling effects turn peaky. |
| 2024-02-22 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Proud Larry's |
Oxford |
MS | Choppy and chunky guitar after 6 min. Democratic cymbal-heavy groove develops. Walking bass lines precede clean Jake tones as jam ascends after 11 min. Band gloms onto a foreboding melody around 13 min, and descending Mike play is impressively complimentary. |
| 2024-02-22 | One Stop Shop | Eggy |
Proud Larry's |
Oxford |
MS | Chase Bliss Mood combines with Rhodes for an engaging section after 5 min. Rhythmic wah pedal guitar and synths shine as a bass-led modulation around 12 min leads to new sonic space. Keyboards shine at 13 min. "Jazz choir" vocals (a Dani keyboard patch) at 15.5 min develop into great Jake rhythmic interplay. |
| 2024-02-23 | Southern Cross | Eggy |
Foundry, The |
Athens |
GA | "Rufus" on the saxophone (a Dani keyboard patch) at 5 min is always fun. Percussive, steady groove follows. Synths weave around guitar lines, e.g. 8 min. Throaty bass after 9 min yields a head-bobbing groove. Shadow tease emerges after 11 min, but the band plays several minutes of unique improvisation as guitar and keys froth up a peaky stretch before officially moving into Shadow. |
| 2024-02-25 | Finding and Losing | Eggy |
MSC Divina |
Atlantic Ocean |
| Rhythmic early, Jake morphs toward a Northern Lights-adjacent melody at 7.5 min with metallic synth touches from Dani. Steady trance groove follows through 9 min, then momentum gathers alongside great Alex cymbal work and the sound broadens and brightens after 10 min. Democratic play follows. Bass-forward tension-building at 12 min. Jake swirls at 14 min as a wave begins to crest. |
| 2024-02-29 | Green Earrings | Eggy |
MSC Divina |
Atlantic Ocean |
| Cory Wong solos early as Jake compliments with colorful chords. Cory is well-incorporated into the rhythmic fold with drums at 4.5 min. Guitar interplay finds a dual groove after 6 min, then great rhythmic play from Cory, then dual high-flying swirling solos at 8 min. |
| 2024-03-14 | Rubin and Cherise | Eggy |
Nectar's |
Burlington |
VT | Jam sings out early, develops stationary momentum after 7 min, and grows democratic, squirmy, and kinetic. Guitar steps forward after 11 min and the rhythm section is strong during a peaky surge at 14 min. Band rallies around Jake’s Reuben and Cherise theme to great effect. Jam enters Wayless-adjacent space at 15:45 on SBD. Guitar and piano groove at 16 min, and band plays on a wire after 18 min. Rollicking with crash cymbal, swaying guitar, and piano bar-adjacent vibes as the jam peaks. |
| 2024-03-14 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Nectar's |
Burlington |
VT | Drums stay the course as Jake pushes out from 8 to 11 min. Tension builds after 14 min with searching guitar and melodic, moody bass approaches James Bond Theme. Athletic Alex groove at 17 min as guitar low-key howls to a peak. Jam rides a wave and froths after 19 min before hitting Sweat Equity melody, but playful cowbell sets up a rhythmic groove after 21 min with Dani funk synths. Jam gets farther out via Dani and Jake interactions. Well-balanced weirdness late in the jam. |
| 2024-03-14 | Here and Now | Eggy |
Nectar's |
Burlington |
VT | Weaving bass and drums precede a jam built on a Jake rock riff early. Pivots to new rhythmic territory with Clav and organ sprawl. After a near-stop at 17 min. spacey and spare sound develops into a gorgeous, ethereal passage. Return to Here and Now before 23 min is, simply put, sick, mature, and organic. Quick, ascendant move into wrapping vocals is professional to the max. |
| 2024-03-14 | Kiss From A Rose | Eggy |
Nectar's |
Burlington |
VT | Open guitar riffing early, turns muscular at 8 min. Chaotic Axilla riff by 9 min as Mike shines and Alex flexes. Pivots to a staccato Clav dance groove with Jake shimmy antics at 14 min. Bedrock bass play as guitar and keys intertwine. Impressively, the band incorporates the Reuben and Cherise theme into the jam from 17 to 21 min, with Mind Left Body themes to boot. Beautiful return to Kiss From a Rose after 21 min. |
| 2024-03-15 | Lost and Found | Eggy |
Nectar's |
Burlington |
VT | Peaceful vibes early give way to shreddy guitar after 10 min and a crashing and marching jam follows. Smooth modulation at 14 min to down-tempo, chiller territory with organ and subtle synths. After some plucky, staccato exploration there's a pivot back to the serene and pretty Lost and Found melody after 18 min. Mike and Alex's rhythmic support as the jam turns peaky are superb. |
| 2024-03-15 | Finding and Losing | Eggy |
Nectar's |
Burlington |
VT | Steady rhythmic rock groove early, e.g. 8 min, as Clav shines. Pete Townshend-inspired guitar windmill-sounding strums 9 min as drum activity picks up. Fluid, sustained guitar lead lines turn shreddy and howling on top of the muscular, mid-tempo bass and drums pocket. A minor key, hard rock stretch follows. |
| 2024-03-16 | Tom Sawyer | Eggy |
Portland House of Music |
Portland |
ME | Clav and guitar set the tone as jam commences at 5 min of SBD recording. Pivot to rhythmic and repetitive bass and drums space after 9 min sets the stage for synth washes and steady-yet-exploratory Jake play. Dani shift to cleaner keyboard tones after 12 min gives the jam levity, even with persistent low-end groove and persistent synth washes. A melodic guitar figure guides the jam, which grows peaky after 14 min while the rhythm section steadily throbs. |
| 2024-03-21 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Atlantis |
Washington |
DC | The shreddy, relaxed play feels like a warm up for the impending debut of Tomorrow Never Knows. Energetic and moving groove from bass and drums encourages jam to stay out for a while. |
| 2024-03-21 | Apology | Eggy |
Atlantis |
Washington |
DC | Dani's keyboard effects from 12 to 14 min are, simply put, sick. Chase Bliss Mood after 13.5 min but they're subtle and in the background as Jake continues with lead lines. Similar to Sweat Equity, feels like a dress rehearsal for Tomorrow Never Knows Purim debut with its Eastern, minor key, shreddy, psychedelic palette. |
| 2024-03-22 | Finding and Losing | Eggy |
Ardmore Music Hall |
Ardmore |
PA | Back and forth effects and echoes after 6 min. Disoriengtinly great dual-guitar sounds at 9 min. Mike toes melody then pivots to sludgy laser beams. Band mimics a similar rhythmic idea before a marching beat at 13 min. Democratic build using mix of tones. At 17 min Alex repeats a piano figure and Jake sends us to new territory. Soars and ascends with grandeur, but patiently. Chase Bliss loops at 21.5 min push near a peak. |
| 2024-03-22 | Backyard Bear | Eggy |
Ardmore Music Hall |
Ardmore |
PA | Tru-Tron guitar, organ, and snappy drums slow by 8 min, pivot to peaky, howling, wah pedal guitar and crashing drums. New space by 12.5 min is dark and moody and befits an apocalyptic march. Slow-motion Chase Bliss Mood sounds at 15.5 min and gentle synths develop naturally thanks to the patient rhythm section. Slow and longing licks at 18 min corral the jam as it turns peaky and full-sounding. Punchy drums after 22 min, then a soaring guitar and vocal return. |
| 2024-03-22 | Let It Rock | Eggy |
Ardmore Music Hall |
Ardmore |
PA | Angular, minor key jam at 7 min with organ. Peaky bass and an upbeat guitar riff as band samples a radio-friendly melody from the Disco Biscuits catalogue. |
| 2024-03-23 | Tomorrow Never Knows | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Brooklyn |
NY | Dani's metallic Eastern-tinged synths are perfect for this Lennon raga, e.g. 5 min. Sizzling, soaring Jake tone meshes with crashing drums perfectly after 7 min. Cacophonous flirtation follows. Band maintains form while managing to sound like themselves. |
| 2024-03-23 | Subterranean Homesick Alien | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Brooklyn |
NY | Alex crushes the Thom Yorke vocals. Textures of Jake and the guest horns and Dani's synths are superbly intoxicating. Jam builds and builds and builds. Peaky moments after 9 min alongside the drums are, simply, exceptional. |
| 2024-04-05 | Lay Down Sally | Eggy |
Hogs For The Cause |
New Orleans |
LA | Begins with peaceful sustain and light, airy synth textures, e.g. 4.5 min. Energetic drums help things hum along. Guitar sustain and organ layers guide the jam. Turns manic, in a good way, with atonal piano touches at 10.5 min as band swirls jam to a chaotic peak. |
| 2024-04-05 | Apology | Eggy |
Hogs For The Cause |
New Orleans |
LA | Ride cymbal-tinged early with searching guitar, e.g. 9 min. Minor key but bright thanks to piano. Jam slows with sustain after 10 min. Tomorrow Never Knows vibes around 11.5 min, then layers of guitar meld at 12 min with synth textures. Warbly keyboard tones precede a peaky and sonic jam. Mike and Alex bring sturdy momentum while finding moments to shine, e.g. 15.5 min, while things get peaky. |
| 2024-04-06 | Bad Side Of The Moon | Eggy |
Mental Awakening |
Atlanta |
GA | Band stretches their improvisational muscles in this dark, sustain-filled, howling Type 1.5 jam. |
| 2024-04-06 | Atomic Age | Eggy |
Mental Awakening |
Atlanta |
GA | Band explores the heavy groove. Jam turns jangly. Dark, echo-filled, peaky play follows. |
| 2024-04-06 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
Mental Awakening |
Atlanta |
GA | Tight dance groove steered by Jake's mesmerizing Chase Bliss Mood pedal. Features lots of guitar effects and Dani synth effects to finish. |
| 2024-04-10 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | Eggy |
Bottleneck, The |
Lawrence |
KS | First jam gets dark, e.g. 9 min, but Clav gives lightness before Dani hops to grinding organ tones. Second jam which generates organic trance-adjacent space with toms and synth sears before 15 min. Rising jam inhabits similar demented space, e.g. 17 min. Slinky bass play at 18 min and Alex drums shine. Arrested-yet-active guitar at 20 min turns peaky before a return to vocals at 23 min. |
| 2024-04-10 | Farthest Step | Eggy |
Bottleneck, The |
Lawrence |
KS | Half-moody guitar exploration plays with the Farthest Step melody at 11 min. Band leans on a James Bond-adjacent theme around 12 min. A swirling synth groove with bouncy rhythmic guitar picks up after 14 min, giving way to demented, wheezing synths at 16 min. Inspiring Star Wars Theme from around 18.5 min until past 20.5 min is glorious. The band's re-entry to Farthest Step at 21.5 min is silky smooth. |
| 2024-04-12 | Apology | Eggy |
Fox Theatre, The |
Boulder |
CO | Slinky guitar after 7 min pairs with Clav and snappy groove. Keys and guitar interplay after 9.5 min alongisde rolling drums is lovely. A bluesy, near-Simpsons Theme moment after 11 min as jam enters percussive, inquisitive space and finds Mind Left Body-informed descending motif after 13 min. Dani supplements with synth touches, then organ, expanding jam's foothold. Mike and Alex maintain a kinetic-yet-patient foundation. Jake deftly works back to Apology theme at 17 min. |
| 2024-04-12 | Wayless | Eggy |
Fox Theatre, The |
Boulder |
CO | Jazzy interlude mixes with Wayless, albeit briefly, at 5 min. Patient ascending jam unfolds after 7 min. Subtle tingly synths from Dani embody the band’s chill confidence after 8 min. Mike’s gurgling bass after 9 min gives the jam heft, but we’re in no hurry. Jake leans into peaky-adjacent play after 11 min before they hit the chorus to wrap this tidy jam around 12 min. |
| 2024-04-12 | Time Escaping | Eggy |
Fox Theatre, The |
Boulder |
CO | Jake inhabits Chase Bliss octave-repeating space early and often. After 6 min, Dani weaves warbly synths around steady rhythmic guitar. Leisurely hi-hat groove with plenty of low-end from Mike while Jake develops an ambling riff after 8 min, elevates to peaky space by 11 min. Via a Chase Bliss assist, Jake stirs a gentle maelstrom for several minutes. Alex's cymbal work and drum fills by 14 min push this jam to the edge, before returning to Time Escaping by 15.5 min. |
| 2024-04-12 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
Fox Theatre, The |
Boulder |
CO | Springy guitar space births a snappy stop-start groove at 9 min. Synths shine in this democratic four-way dance party. Drum break 13 min. Jake-led exploration by 15 min moves to Chase Bliss Mood space by 17 min: a mind-bending boogie. Mike’s groove and Alex's cymbals utilize off-beat accents to engage. Guitar drives the crowd to a peak by 22 min, which subsides to permit a menacing guitar, drum, and bass groove after 23 min. Searing guitar, crashing cymbals and drums give prolonged manic, peaky vibes. |
| 2024-04-12 | Golden Gate Dancer | Eggy |
Fox Theatre, The |
Boulder |
CO | Bubbling synths after 6 min establish intentions. Toes format but tugs at the edges. Mesmerizing guitar with Clav adornments at 12 min. Rhythmic melody unfurls on top a firm dance groove for several minutes, building to prolonged peaky-adjacent territory by 16 min and using that space to impressively re-enter the melody at 17 min. |
| 2024-04-13 | 12 Pounds of Pain | Eggy |
10 Mile Music Hall |
Frisco |
CO | Well-paced groove emerges before 7 min as Jake and Dani add patient color. Guitar-led exploration pushes boundaries while Mike adeptly remains committed to the groove and Dani patiently and subtly works the organ, e.g. 10 min. Jake briefly leans on the melody at 11 min before lifting the jam with Tru-tron tones atop organ textures and Alex cymbal work. Cleaner Jake tones get peaky before a return to the melody near 14 min. Drops into downbeat clav groove after 15 min to segue into Buying Time. |
| 2024-04-13 | Buying Time | Eggy |
10 Mile Music Hall |
Frisco |
CO | Guitar-led groove emerges between verses, everyone making unique contributions. Jam moves to ethereal, sustained space before 8 min to great effect, and tether to the Lost and Found theme while exploring, e.g. 10 min. Bubbling effects from Dani at 11 min add depth and disorientation to the peaceful guitar-centric jamming. Organ ramps up intensity after 12 min. After lyrics, some Jake-centric agile and jangly jamming to wrap. |
| 2024-04-13 | Shadow | Eggy |
10 Mile Music Hall |
Frisco |
CO | Guitar sizzles over bass and ride cymbal groove with piano support early, e.g. 6 min. Tension builds alongside a 12 Pounds of Pain tease at 8 min. Hard rock riffing after 10 min with double duty Dani on organ and synths for dark energy. Jake inserts Smile riff after 12 min during drum build; brilliant! Band slides into repeating shuffle that bridges gap between Latin music and heavy metal, e.g. 14 min, before a shreddy peak that deftly side-steps from 12 Pounds of Pain DNA back to Shadow proper. |
| 2024-04-14 | Hux (Wit' It) | Eggy |
Old Town Pub |
Steamboat Springs |
CO | A pleasantly dark and crunchy start to the jam. Dani's warbly, whistling tones at 6 min and siren sounds after 8 min generate a demented feel. Downbeat, hard-rocking jam yields to brighter space after 13 min via Clav and cleaner Jake tones, with a switch to organ after 15 min as the band navigates peaky territory. Full band move to Hux (Wit' It) theme before 17 min is smile-inducing! |
| 2024-04-14 | Subterranean Homesick Alien | Eggy |
Old Town Pub |
Steamboat Springs |
CO | Ambiently fades in from Hux (Wit' It). Jake Tru-Tron pedal as jam commences mingles with delicate Dani tones after 7 min. Comfortably dips into near-silence at times. Interplay between Alex and Jake shines, especially as organ and bass decorate the improvisation after 9 min. Reentry to vocals after 11 min is silkily ascendant. |
| 2024-04-17 | Letter to Myself | Eggy |
Orpheum, The |
Flagstaff |
AZ | Clav-tinged bouncy jam underway at 7 min. Rhythmic, punchy, organ-soaked groove shows subtle Spanish Moon DNA, e.g. at 11 min. Picks up chaotic momentum after 14 min as searing guitar play leads a team charge to a peak around 15 min. |
| 2024-04-17 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Orpheum, The |
Flagstaff |
AZ | Rhythmic guitar at 7 min sets up a Dani potpourri of synth touches, swirls, and effects. Nimble hi-hat groove by 12 min tees a pivot to Jake's Ring Mod effect; his heavy, industrial tone is balanced by levity of Dani's keys. Guitar sears sprinkled atop Jake's adept play at 15 min. Jam briefly leans into hi-hat groove at 17 min to pivot to a peaceful segment; band unifies around taciturn play that is unhurried and peaky. If I Only Had a Brain tease after 21 min is lovely. |
| 2024-04-17 | Ricky Gervais | Eggy |
Orpheum, The |
Flagstaff |
AZ | Mike shines early with accompaniment from only Alex as jam sets sail after 3 min before guitar and keys return after 5 min to tee up a buoyant groove. Chase Bliss Mood tones blossom after 8 min as dance party rhythms remain intact. Mike's sturdy and complimentary play anchors the groove. |
| 2024-04-18 | Birdland | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Las Vegas |
NV | Jake signals the move into Birdland and the band pivots on a dime. Clav-soaked finish to the Birdland melody as Chase Bliss Mood guitar tones poke through a driving groove. Then, soaring guitar tones take charge and lead the way as Mike's bouncy, compact tone shines. |
| 2024-04-18 | You | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Las Vegas |
NV | Relaxed guitar groove steers the ship at 5 min, with warbly Dani keys. Move from keys to organ at 9 min as Jake delivers intentionally-paced lead lines. Alex and Mike anchor the relaxed groove. Satisfying whole-band interplay after 10 min as we work toward a peak. Jam gets peaky before a return to vocals at 14 min. |
| 2024-04-18 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Las Vegas |
NV | Jake sends the late night crowd to Chase Bliss Mood land after 6 min. Mix of Dani textures adds depth. Jake doubles down at 9 min alongside an ebullient ride cymbal groove. Organ elevates the jam, which turns percussive after 12 min. Energy fades at 13 min but exploration does not! Jake and Mike team up on a rising and descending line before Alex shines on a brief drum solo before a silky move into Bennie and the Jets. |
| 2024-05-04 | Northern Lights | Eggy |
Warehouse @ Fairfield Theater Company, The |
Fairfield |
CT | Covers a lot of ground! Textured, searching, intense at 7 min with Hatikvah influence. Tension builds with crashing cymbals by 10 min. Pivot at 12 min to patient, slow Chase Bliss Mood sounds with rolling toms and ride cymbal, then a shift at 16 min to upbeat keys and a bright repetitive guitar lick amidst a tight hi-hat groove. Building tension with peaky play at 19 min as resplendent guitar is balanced by Mike's bass accents underneath the groove. On a dime return to Northern Lights melody around 22 min. |
| 2024-05-04 | You | Eggy |
Warehouse @ Fairfield Theater Company, The |
Fairfield |
CT | Jam gets out early, delivers an upbeat and mesmerizing mid-section, and wraps with a moody finish before a slick segue. Searing guitar tones at 7 min are followed by engaging Dani synth play at 8 min, when Jake dabbles in Chase Bliss Mood space. A gorgeous engaging and quizzical mid-section emerges after 11 min. A shift at 15 min as guitar and piano rise over a steady groove. The band utilizes 007-esque melodies at 18 min and a return to Hatikvah-colored space at 20 min before a slick move to Atomic Age. |
| 2024-05-04 | Atomic Age | Eggy |
Warehouse @ Fairfield Theater Company, The |
Fairfield |
CT | Jam blends disparate elements with Atomic Age to great effect. It's not noted, but the DNA of Led Zeppelin's The Ocean is palpable around 7 min atop a swinging groove. The band morphs into a trance groove fueled by tension at 9 min that turns peaky with plenty of crash cymbal from Alex near 11 min. Atomic Age lyrics are expertly blended with You teases as the jam wraps. |
| 2024-05-08 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Adelaide Hall |
Toronto |
ON | Hazy, ethereal sounds in part thanks to Jake's new Frank Brother's guitar's whammy bar. His tones, in tandem with Mike's mesmerizing bass groove and Dani's synths, are a vibe. |
| 2024-05-08 | The Windup | Eggy |
Adelaide Hall |
Toronto |
ON | Dani's synth flourishes add nice flavor to this typically tight version. |
| 2024-05-08 | Chest Fever | Eggy |
Adelaide Hall |
Toronto |
ON | Jake's new whammy bar influences the soundscape; noticeable alongside his crunchy rhythmic play at 5 min. Warbly Dani effects at 7 min alongside Jake delay and reverb pedal effects as a measured bass-led groove develops. Chest Fever groove silences at 11 min, then a delicate return of guitar and keyboard (vocal choir adjacent). Alex and Mike help a slinky groove develop after 12 min before a return to the theme. |
| 2024-05-08 | Smile | Eggy |
Adelaide Hall |
Toronto |
ON | An engaging, improv-filled groove. Jake's Chase Bliss Blooper sets a swirling, repetitive jam early. Rolling toms from Alex at 6 min as a Mike-led groove takes shape. At 9 min, Chase Bliss Mood guitar pedal meshes within the groove. Rhythm section briefly drops out at 13 min as Jake effects continue and Dani's synths take hold. Band creates satisfying tension at 16 min between guitar effects, high-register bass, and peaceful keys. Spills back to Chest Fever vibes at 17 min. |
| 2024-05-09 | Today and Tomorrow | Eggy |
Buffalo Iron Works |
Buffalo |
NY | Marathon jam with multiple sections. Sizzles early, then spacey and spare with whammy haze from Jake at 12 min along sweeping Dani synths. Momentum at 15 min. Searing 007-esque melody unfolds at 17 min, turns exploratory, nearly pauses at 24 min, then builds back. Brief Today and Tomorrow melody at 28 min, then a can't miss gorgeous and nimble guitar and keyboard passage through 32 min. Closing theme at 34 min, with chaos, drum solo, and springy momentum over the next 10 min before segue to Skin it Back. |
| 2024-05-09 | Skin It Back | Eggy |
Buffalo Iron Works |
Buffalo |
NY | On the heels of a huge Today and Tomorrow jam, the improv continues. Band rallies around a repetitive riff at 9 min, then Dani's vocal choir keyboard effect shines. Jam gets peaky before returning to Today and Tomorrow. |
| 2024-05-10 | Mr. Blue Sky | Eggy |
Beachland Ballroom |
Cleveland |
OH | A highway dance groove with flying hi-hat then ride cymbal powering the party at 6 min before Jake rides the energetic wave at 9 min to prolonged peakiness. |
| 2024-05-10 | Portable Air Scrubber | Eggy |
Beachland Ballroom |
Cleveland |
OH | The band dons blindfolds and steps off an improvisational ledge. Crashing dance party groove early downshifts to peaceful reverb-soaked vibes by 11 min. Cymbal work shines mid-jam as energy builds. Hi-hat groove at 20 min turns uplifting via piano touches at 23 min before a peaky finish. |
| 2024-05-10 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
Beachland Ballroom |
Cleveland |
OH | Effortless, jubilant grooves. Jam swirls early before pivoting to ethereal whammy-driven reverb tones at 7 min. Synth touches accompany a marching groove, then peaky drum fills at 11 min before a return to the melody. A rhythmic Clav groove follows at 14 min, setting up circular guitar-centric jamming at 15 min that gains reverb and delay tones. Band slays for a few minutes before segueing to 12 Pounds of Pain. |
| 2024-05-30 | High Noon | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Las Vegas |
NV | Slow and bluesy early with organ. Spacey pivot to a muscular march with synth textures. Jam ascends to a bright, driving peak. |
| 2024-05-30 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Las Vegas |
NV | Superb vocal harmonies throughout. First jam has metered, snappy, driving groove. Slinky, dark bass play. Second jam combines searing guitar tones with Clav funk, then guitar pedal tones percolate with synth textures. Turns spare and gorgeous, then builds to a thoughtful, brief, grand peak. Third jam begins with a chunky rock groove and organ, before wah-heavy, fret-tapping guitar antics precede a bass-led, heavy metal-inspired peak. |
| 2024-05-30 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Las Vegas |
NV | A crashing organ-heavy groove early. Jake and Dani enter "Slanty Town." The jam turns silent, then goes dark, before building back with Tru-Tron and piano followed by more Hammond organ action. |
| 2024-06-13 | Finding and Losing | Eggy |
Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival |
Manchester |
TN | Clav skronk at 6 min followed by a descending figure from guitar and keys that garners full band support. Quiet with synth touches before vocals return. |
| 2024-06-13 | Time Escaping | Eggy |
Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival |
Manchester |
TN | Hi-hat shuffle shines early . Synths and guitar exploration start rising together at 8 min. James Bond Theme vibes lend the jam some sizzle, despite straight-ahead tempo. Jake plays out through 10 min. |
| 2024-06-13 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival |
Manchester |
TN | Chase Bliss Mood segment at 8 min, followed with "church bell" synth tones. Percussive bass sets the stage for the jam to build, and bass shines again before 13 min as band steps away from a peak. Upbeat strummed guitar groove develops, then Jake slowly solos with Clav and organ support while sturdy bass and drums serve as a bedrock. Slow guitar riff is Smile-adjacent before 16 min. |
| 2024-06-20 | Golden Gate Dancer | Eggy |
Electric Forest Music Festival |
Rothbury |
MI | Low Earth orbit outer space Chase Bliss Mood mind-melter of a dance groove. |
| 2024-07-18 | Buying Time | Eggy |
4848 Festival |
Snowshoe |
WV | Chase Bliss Mood-led jam early. Turns ripping and athletic. Mike shines with a dubstep and rave-worthy bass-led final section. |
| 2024-08-10 | Burritos El Chavo 2 | Eggy |
Hot August Music Festival |
Cockeysville |
MD | Typically peaky after 6 min, reframes by 7.5 min with staccato rhythmic guitar licks, then piano jangle at 8.5 min. Descending, ethereal keyboard tones at 9.5 min alongside slinky Jake play. Dani's vocal jazz choir keyboard patch shows up after 10 min with a jam on Collective Soul’s Shine at 12 min, with organ support. Shadow tease at 14 min on the way back to Burritos. |
| 2024-08-23 | Shadow | Eggy |
Salt Shed, The |
Chicago |
IL | Peaky tension early, e.g. 7 min. Jam turns rhythmic as band taps the intensity brakes after 9.5 min. Keyboard effects add depth after 12 min, while guitar play expands with high octave delay effects. Bubbling, gurgling Dani tones after 14 min push things even farther out, and Mike employs synth pedal effects to assist in the pursuit of the weird before a return to Shadow. |
| 2024-08-24 | Atomic Age | Eggy |
Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park |
Indianapolis |
IN | Loose and quick Alex groove as intensity climbs by 7 min. Jake pivots to a Chase Bliss Mood jam around 8.5 min. Dark, full-band improvisation emerges. Pace accelerates after 11 min as Chase Bliss Mood jam brightens and mesmerizes. Robust low-end Mike play as jam pivots after 13.5 min. A creative re-entry to Atomic Age, led by Jake. |
| 2024-08-29 | Laurel | Eggy |
Pier Six Pavilion |
Baltimore |
MD | Playful, percussive exit from Laurel proper into a jammy space after 6.5 min is counterbalanced by deep Mike thumps on bass. Chase Bliss Mood emerges after 8 min alongside a bouncy Alex groove with Dani keyboard accents that subtly lift and ultimately steer the improvisation. |
| 2024-08-31 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
Salvage Station |
Asheville |
NC | Takes off at 8 min with echoing keys that trail behind the guitar and lead to spare space. Slow-rolling drums at 9.5 min invite guitar effects and protracted synthy bass tones. Chase Bliss Mood guitar emerges and the band gloms on. Dani knows how to stretch things via various keyboard effects, then corrals the improv with more soothing tones, e.g. 13 min, while Mike and Jake keep pushing for another minute. |
| 2024-09-27 | Remind Me | Eggy |
Lake Perris State Park |
Perris |
CA | Guitar and bass licks as jam departs after 6 min. Chase Bliss Mood activity picks up after 9 min. Alex and Dani build repetitive tension around 12 min to maximize the Chase Bliss Mood showcase. |
| 2024-10-03 | Sweaters for Strawmen | Eggy |
Echo Music Hall, The |
Dallas |
TX | Droning guitar scrapes & light keys after 8.5 min morph into explorative textures over a confident-yet-understated groove. Descending, atonal piano near 11 min as Jake wrestles melodies. Rhythm section rises with guitar & keys to great effect, then sidesteps into new space with ride cymbal, circular guitar licks, melodic bass, & synth accents, e.g. 13 min. In lieu of a peak, Jake leans into Chappell Roan's song of the summer at 15 min, again at 16 min as the band froths, & once more at 17.5 min. |
| 2024-10-10 | Coming Up | Eggy |
Last Concert Cafe |
Houston |
TX | Synth-drenched bass leads the way into improvisatory space at 5 min, with Dani effects providing scenery and Jake's understated intensity powering the journey. Congeals as a singular dark dance groove at 7 min, and agile Alex play gives an airy feel to heavy environs. Swirling guitar and crisp piano compliment one another while Mike remains unrelentingly committed to the low end, e.g. 9 min. |
| 2024-10-11 | Southern Cross | Eggy |
Do512 Lounge |
Austin |
TX | Alex drum pad at 8 min & angular Jake play interspersed with jazzy licks after 9 min tee up the exploration. Mike synth play at 10 min galvanizes the band; Dani synth tones are the cherry on top. Everyone effortlessly congeals around an Alex choogle after 11 min & builds energy as a single unit. Organ & piano accents compliment guitar heroics as the jam peaks in a prolonged fashion after 14 min. Rhythm section stunningly keeps the pedal to the metal until a silky smooth return to Southern Cross at 17.5 min. |
| 2024-10-12 | You Can Call Me Al | Eggy |
Antone's Nightclub |
Austin |
TX | The full band stop-start funk is strong with this one; Dani is a Clav master. |
| 2024-10-12 | Buying Time | Eggy |
Antone's Nightclub |
Austin |
TX | Group effort peaky play early. Dissonant, percussive guitar after 8 min serves as a focal point for hive mind improvisation that, to this listener, elicits Phish Summer 1995 energy. When no one steers the ship, everyone steers the ship. Gets peaky after 11 min as Jake employs repeating effects to maximize his runs, Mike leans into the low end, and Dani colors the jam with alternating synth and piano tones. |
| 2024-10-12 | Birdland | Eggy |
Antone's Nightclub |
Austin |
TX | Breaks format after 3 min with quick-paced riffing. Jake fires up the Chase Bliss Mood engine and rockets skyward shortly thereafter; Alex is more than ready to keep up with a tight hi-hat groove. Dani shines on synths after the 6 min mark, dovetailing perfectly with Jake's manic, effects-laden play. Pivots back to Birdland by 8 min. |
| 2024-10-12 | Buying Time | Eggy |
Antone's Nightclub |
Austin |
TX | Celebratorily wails to bring the approximately 45 minute improv-heavy segment home. A three minute drum solo concludes this impressive stretch of music. |
| 2024-10-16 | Hungry Like The Wolf | Eggy |
Meow Wolf |
Santa Fe |
NM | Guitar-led jam early, then a move to synth-heavy bass and rhythmic guitar wah background funk at 11 min as Alex muscularly supports. Guitar, synths, and the rhythm section are in perfect synergy, e.g. 13 min. Cleanly modulates back to Hungry Like the Wolf at 17 min. |
| 2024-10-16 | Woah There | Eggy |
Meow Wolf |
Santa Fe |
NM | The debut of Woah There wastes no time proving its DNA as an insanely mesmerizing dubstep freak-out jam vehicle. |
| 2024-10-16 | Shallow Rivers | Eggy |
Meow Wolf |
Santa Fe |
NM | Starts to explore textures at 5 min. Creates momentum around 8 min. A heavy, rhythmic, downbeat jam at 10 min. Band induces a peaky crest after 11 min, with a slick guitar riff back to Shallow Rivers a couple minutes later. |
| 2024-10-16 | A Moment’s Notice | Eggy |
Meow Wolf |
Santa Fe |
NM | Bouncy guitar and Clav early in the jam blossoms into a full-fledged ska revival after 5 min. Dani expertly works his rig, blending organ and piano until "Rufus" arrives on the saxophone after 7 min to tag-team with Jake's bright, upbeat, strummed tones. |
| 2024-10-16 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
Meow Wolf |
Santa Fe |
NM | Delicate synergy early, e.g. 5 min, between all four members. Blossoms into a brief springy section of improvisation after 7 min with a focus on interplay. Boom or Bust DNA guides the rest of the jam. |
| 2024-10-17 | Jumpin’ Jack Flash | Eggy |
Ivy Ballroom |
Buena Vista |
CO | Jumps form after 6 min and explores via textures. Searing guitar melds with fluid bass and rolling drums while Dani colors with synth accents. Jake riffs around 9 min gather the band and corral the sound to an arrested peak before a slick vocal return at 12 min. |
| 2024-10-17 | Evergreen | Eggy |
Ivy Ballroom |
Buena Vista |
CO | Not your typical Evergreen! Springy guitar at 6 min elicits a stop-start funk jam, Dani amplifies via Clav. Mike and Alex respond with bouncy beat that grows into full-band peak. Jake flirts with Evergreen lick late, but the band's patience avoids an immediate return and they instead slide into the debut of Paper Bed. |
| 2024-10-17 | Remind Me | Eggy |
Ivy Ballroom |
Buena Vista |
CO | Morphs to a syncopated Clav groove with subtle Spanish moon vibes, e.g. 6-7 min. Springy rhythmic guitar buoys the mood. Jam turns melodic and hints at Remind Me melody at 11 min. Pivots by 13 minutes to peaky territory with organ, crunchy guitar, and athletic drums. Dani employs siren-like sounds after 15 min while Jake cooks and Alex crashes. Full-band chaotic peak 17-19 min. Swirling play punctuates the jam. Returns to Remind Me before 22 min. |
| 2024-10-17 | Must Come Down | Eggy |
Ivy Ballroom |
Buena Vista |
CO | Sprawls beyond form after 7 min. Steadily helicopters farther out. Smile tease after 11 min mingles with Must Come Down melody to wrap. |
| 2024-10-18 | Shallow Rivers | Eggy |
Aggie Theater |
Fort Collins |
CO | Lyrical guitar after 3 min jump-starts the jam. Percussive riffing after 5 min leads to a descending lick at 6.5 min that informs the improvisation moving forward. Steady-yet-active bass and drums maintain the momentum. Theme slows and turns spare before 10 min, then resurges with menacing wah tones, siren-like synths, and bubbling effects via a Mike pedal. Jake's lick turns brighter alongside piano tones and builds to a peak, e.g. 14 min. |
| 2024-10-18 | Chest Fever | Eggy |
Aggie Theater |
Fort Collins |
CO | Dani synth tones encourage early exploration. Jake morphs Chest Fever theme into something unique. Clav & hi-hat groove expand sound, e.g. 7 min, while guitar inhabits Chest Fever adjacent space. Moody bass as band pivots at 8 min to slow, searing wah guitar & keyboard synths. Rolling drums lift us to the cosmos as piano mingles with multiple synths, e.g. 11 min. Slow-snarling guitar picks up pace alongside drums to get peaky after 14 min. Jake finds Chest Fever lick at 16 min, band turns on a dime. |
| 2024-10-18 | Burritos El Chavo 2 | Eggy |
Aggie Theater |
Fort Collins |
CO | Syrupy Apology tease after 4 min from Jake is a delight. Grimy sonic space at 6 min via murky bass synth tones, keyboard synth accents, and drums and guitar that begin to scaffold in stereo. A hard rock buildup from Jake and Alex after 8 min with underlying organ swells yielding to piano after 9 min as peaky motivations emerge and start to froth, e.g. 11 min. A tinge of Apology DNA in Jake's play before Woah There teases near 13 min. Mike generates foundational energy all the while. |
| 2024-10-19 | High Noon | Eggy |
Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom |
Denver |
CO | Jake and Mike patiently explore after 8 min with Dani synth accents before a switch to keys to lock in with a circular, bright guitar riff that garners full band steam by 11 min. This effort crests into peaky territory for a few minutes before a return to High Noon at 14 min. |
| 2024-10-19 | Backyard Bear | Eggy |
Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom |
Denver |
CO | Jam leaves the backyard after 6 min with Jake sustain and subtle Dani Clav leading us into the woods. Throaty, quiet, melodic bass mingles with guitar sustain and synth tones to achieve a far-out feeling. Subtle rolling drums at 8 min galvanize full-band momentum with cleaner guitar lines and piano accents organically rising to a peak and frothing over from 10-12 min. Crispy reentry to BYB. |
| 2024-10-19 | Ricky Gervais | Eggy |
Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom |
Denver |
CO | Departs stop-start funk for weird, ethereal space early. Drawn-out, brooding guitar and keyboard synth tones galore. Descending licks from Jake echoed by Dani via Clav and organ, e.g. 9 min. Peaky, bright play follows, before a downshift to Clav-led rhythmic funk and a full-band focus on quiet dynamics. Descending theme returns after 15 min and whips up another peak, with killer Alex drum pad accents. Ricky Gervais DNA is palpable but not overt as jam heads home. |
| 2024-10-19 | Southern Cross | Eggy |
Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom |
Denver |
CO | Acoustic instrumentation doesn't limit the exploration; piano and guitar interplay after 7 min is spare-yet-engaging, and Mike's double bass adds a conversational element to the improvisation. |
| 2024-10-19 | Onitsuka Tiger | Eggy |
Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom |
Denver |
CO | Rockets along in peaky, searing, familiar space until a pivot at 11 min, when adept Alex play ("I gotta have my cowbell, baby!") points the jam in a spare-yet-improvisatory direction. Leans back into Onitsuka DNA at 15 min. Superb 5 minute narration from Mike, with goading guidance from Dani, is more than worth your time. |
| 2024-10-22 | Laurel | Eggy |
Wooly's |
Des Moines |
IA | Jam unfurls in a supportive fashion while Jake shines. Slow and contemplative new space at 7 min, with They Love Each Other tease at 7.5 min. Clav and guitar exploration at 8.5 min over a patient groove. Tempo picks up and a springy jam builds, then cruises, e.g. 11 min. Rhythm section maintains the groove effortlessly. They build around a Jake Birdland passage at 12:40 mark, lean back on TLEO at 14.5 min, then a jaunty up-tempo spurt of country genius kicks in. Party! Fades at 17 min to Hux. |
| 2024-10-22 | Buying Time | Eggy |
Wooly's |
Des Moines |
IA | Teases galore! Spare Jake and Dani call-and-response at 6 min serves a riff the band builds around. Grows expansive and noisier, mainly via Dani’s synths, e.g. 8.5 min. Jazzy section at 10 min is sublime, in Windup-adjacent space after 12 minutes. Flirts with Buying Time riff after 12.5 min, but walking bass jazz vibes continue as Jake fans his way to peaky vibes at 14 min before a smooth return to vocals. Little coda jam around 17 min tees up a return to Laurel from earlier in set. |
| 2024-10-22 | Rubin and Cherise | Eggy |
Wooly's |
Des Moines |
IA | Acoustic encores this tour have not precluded exploration and improvisation. Give this a listen! |
| 2024-10-22 | Spanish Moon | Eggy |
Wooly's |
Des Moines |
IA | Jake's dexterity and ability to weave in and out of touchstone melodies on acoustic guitar make this jam worth your time. |
| 2024-10-23 | Backyard Bear | Eggy |
Atomic |
St. Louis |
MO | Stretches from 6 to 8 min and gets minor key peaky. Coalesces after 9 min in a descending motif via full band cooperation. Hops off the fluid Jake train after 12 min for rhythmic strummed terrain that melts into spare space and dissolves to nothing to tee up Boom or Bust. |
| 2024-10-23 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
Atomic |
St. Louis |
MO | Jake borrows some of Dani's staccato Clav energy after 3.5 min and serves up a mesmerizing yet spare passage. He introduces a descending line around 6 min and toggles between that and the staccato riffing. Great tension building from Mike begins around 8.5 min. Pivots to a full band build after 9 min with a brief, tidy return to lyrics at 10.5 min that doesn’t impede peaky play. Lets off the gas at 12 min to return to Backyard Bear. |
| 2024-10-25 | Woah There | Eggy |
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park |
Live Oak |
FL | Deliciously stretches whilst inhabiting a pocket deeper than the Mariana Trench. |
| 2024-10-25 | You Can Call Me Al | Eggy |
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park |
Live Oak |
FL | Jake breaks down the Al melody at 4 min and we’re in Chase Bliss Mood territory after Alex drum pad hits at 6 min. Ethereal, peaceful, Dani synth lines, e.g. 7.5 min illustrate his high level of play throughout the Waiting Game tour. Dani thickens the sonic stew on Clav by 9 min, then organ by 10 min. Full band peaky play before return to Al after 11 min. |
| 2024-10-25 | Must Come Down | Eggy |
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park |
Live Oak |
FL | Jake teases Finding and Losing at 8 min, then staccato guitar play amidst Dani synths, then he builds momentum with Clav at 10 min and Alex support. Guitar turns fluid atop full band half-peaky play, e.g. 14 min. Alex with cymbal crashes and punchy play and steady-and-busy Mike play point things home around 15 min. |
| 2024-10-26 | Let's Dance | Eggy |
Saturn |
Birmingham |
AL | Synth excursion from Mike and Dani opens things up after 6 min. Sturdy Alex groove. Steady staccato Jake riffing gets loose after 9 min and the band coalesces and builds around him. Major key brightness after 11 min with a nimble cymbal-dominant groove as Jake wails. Great piano support as jam froths to a peak after 14 min. |
| 2024-10-26 | Time Escaping | Eggy |
Saturn |
Birmingham |
AL | Clav-tinged syncopated groove early. Percussive Southern Cross-adjacent guitar near 4 min. Briefly peaky before a Finding and Losing-esque reset at 9 min. Quiet, brooding momentum via percussive Jake and nimble, crashing Alex. Metal-tinged riffing after 11 min ebbs & flows while Dani effects shine; intensity toggles off and on. Descending lick before 17 min gives jam form before it helicopters into chaos. Peaky play around descending theme curates tension before hitting brakes for Time Escaping at 22 min. |
| 2024-10-27 | Shallow Rivers | Eggy |
3rd & Lindsley |
Nashville |
TN | Fluid and circular guitar, e.g. 6 min, gives this up-tempo improv a bright feel. Rallies around a bright, descending lick for several minutes after 8 min, giving a purposeful feel to the peaky play. |
| 2024-10-27 | Carry On | Eggy |
3rd & Lindsley |
Nashville |
TN | Downbeat riffing and full band synergy early. Guitar on pace with kinetic drums and active bass, e.g. 8 min. Punchy groove at 11 min with Tru-Tron guitar & ethereal Dani synths. Mike & Dani collaborate a theme at 12.5 min that Jake joins and Alex energizes via a cymbal groove. Peaky guitar states theme after 14 min, jam organizes & froths at 16 min. Brief return to chorus, then jam returns and stays active, e.g. 20 min, with hard rock riffing from Jake, searching Dani textures, and thumping rhythm section. |
| 2024-10-27 | One Stop Shop | Eggy |
3rd & Lindsley |
Nashville |
TN | Loose and jangly on-ramp to the jam but we're full speed at 5 min and ebullient and peaky at 7 min. After a return to vocals, exploration picks back up by 10 min with agile drums and purposeful guitar lines. Dani expands the measured riffing after 11 min with playful synth textures and, with Alex, steers the spare jam. Guitar jumps back in at 14 min and subtle One Stop Shop gravity gently tugs on the improv. |
| 2024-10-30 | Way Of The Stone | Eggy |
Radio Room |
Greenville |
SC | Stretches after 7 min, Jake’s repetitive riff and Dani‘s synths expand after 8.5 minutes. Band rallies and builds at 10 min. Later, sniffs Finding and Losing DNA, then hints at Landlady DNA. Synths at 13 min stand out. Measured guitar play, e.g. 14 min, gives jam character, adds tension. Guitar loosens after 15 min, turns repetitive, then grows peaky and dynamic. Mike steps forward nicely. Stays peaky and gathers around a descending motif at 18 min. Impressive reentry. |
| 2024-10-30 | The Shape I’m In | Eggy |
Radio Room |
Greenville |
SC | Gets dark and repetitive and eerie at 4 min. Moody mix of synths and wah pedal guitar proliferates. Clav propels us to an edge, organ pulls us back at 9 min. Riffing on song's main theme, but in metal mode, at 10 min. |
| 2024-10-30 | One More Dance | Eggy |
Radio Room |
Greenville |
SC | Tru-Tron Jake and bubbly Mike in between the verses at 5.5 min. Drum solo 8.5 min, other band members using drumsticks on their instruments, too. Clav more overtly back by 10 min, bass at 11 min, wah pedal percussive guitar builds back to full band funky play by 12 min. Twists and turns through genres (bluesy at 14 min, metal at 15 min, hard rock at 16 min) and builds around a descending phrase. Color Green homage via Sour Grapes quote from Jake at 19 min. |
| 2024-10-31 | Smile | Eggy |
Terminal West |
Atlanta |
GA | Rolling drum beat after 6 min as minor key guitar sizzles. A peaky Jake re-enters Smile space before 9 min, and the band slides into a Smile swing groove as Jake introduces Mr. Silly Putty and the Halloween shenanigans begin. |
| 2024-10-31 | Southern Cross | Eggy |
Terminal West |
Atlanta |
GA | K Hole wheel spin sends band into dark, spacey, moody, ethereal terrain at 8 min. Mike synth bubbles add to the weird vibes. Jam picks up pace by 12 min and cleans itself up. Chase Bliss Mood at 14 min. About as far from CSN as you could be. Downbeat rock riff emerges at 18 min, sets up Alex's Bop It jam (bop it, pull it, pass it, slow it down, twist it, send it). Brief Friend of the Devil-inspired passage at 26 min before reentry to Southern Cross. |
| 2024-11-01 | Shallow Rivers | Eggy |
Headliners Music Hall |
Louisville |
KY | Morphs to leisurely funk by 7 min. Bright, relaxed rhythmic guitar mixes with Clav, e.g. 10 min. Galloping-yet-organic rhythm section before 12 min. Jangly piano has a bluesy, peaky vibe. Jake steps forward at 13 min, band taps brakes at 14 min. Synths proliferate as jam rhythmically builds, e.g. 16 min. Offbeat cymbal groove with counterpoint bass at 18 min as keys and guitar get peaky. Circular guitar attack before 20 min leads to another peaky section with drum-and-bass momentum that froths at 22 min. |
| 2024-11-01 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
Headliners Music Hall |
Louisville |
KY | Exploratory space after 4.5 min. Rhythmic guitar riffing & Clav, then an anthemic turn with near Tweezer Reprise DNA at 6.5 min. Full band poking & prodding turns fluid & peaky with piano accents & great bass play as the glue at 9 min. Super hose with momentum, briefly. Band peels off before 11 min, more on a wire improv follows. Dani gets a piano assist from Jake near 13 min; synth touches elevate the vibe. Near-drum solo at 14.5 min with downbeat strums from Jake & piano yielding Not Fade Away vibes. |
| 2024-11-02 | Remind Me | Eggy |
Chop Shop |
Chicago |
IL | Harmonic guitar effects open the improvisation by 6 min. Synths and fluid, searing guitar over sturdy groove, e.g. 8 min. A light, swirling jam evolves. Rhythmic chunk spreads from guitar to drums after 10 min. Funky Clav jam with bright guitar, e.g. 12-14 min, pares itself down before Jake climbs after 15 min with a gamely ambidextrous Alex. Guitar sings out by 17 min over piano and bass support. Quiets to a jazzy Smile riff after 19 min, then a high-octane re-entry to Remind Me. |
| 2024-11-29 | Sweaters for Strawmen | Eggy |
Capitol Theatre, The |
Port Chester |
NY | An early ebullient departure via Dani synths, measured guitar, and a patient, in-the-pocket rhythm section. Organ swells after 6 min redirect Jake from percussive play to drawn-out lead lines that turn crunchy after 8 min, when sustained synth layers affirm the exploratory intent. A descending, spare, delicate piano melody after 9 min imbues emotion and movement into the jam. Guitar, bass, and drums rally around that theme and play out as the jam froths from 11 to 13.5 min before a clean return to Sweaters. |
| 2024-11-29 | Searchlight | Eggy |
Capitol Theatre, The |
Port Chester |
NY | After a patient start, improv ascends & descends at 7 min. Jake & Dani stretch while Mike & Alex punctuate the low end. Superb listening & interplay. Slows & pivots near 11 min. Punchy, repetitive vibes at 12 min as synths shine. Hi-hat groove at 13 min, Dani’s emotive, spare piano, & Jake’s driving play all create dark energy that blossoms. Guitar sings out over muscular group play at 16 min, pointing to a peak that bubbles by 18 min & atonally flourishes. |
| 2024-11-29 | 12 Pounds of Pain | Eggy |
Capitol Theatre, The |
Port Chester |
NY | Divided Sky-esque pause at 8 min: wow! Clav and recursive guitar shine as jam emerges amidst a stout groove. Mike's bass play and Alex's drum fills grab the listener, e.g. 11 min. Everyone syncs up, to great effect, while Dani riffs on organ; drums and Dani lift the jam to peaky terrain after 14 min, when Jake ditches the recursive motif and plays out. Jam swirls with subtle and cacophonous 12 Pounds DNA after 16 min (Mike's bass effect rules) before slickly heading home at 18.5 min. |
| 2024-11-30 | Shallow Rivers | Eggy |
Capitol Theatre, The |
Port Chester |
NY | Momentum out the gates. Tru-Tron guitar melds with synth and bass after 6 min. A gradual dark pivot from 8 to 9 min with prominent keys and drums. Jake plays out by 10 min, this time keys and bass step forward. Builds in intensity; Alex crash cymbal work at 12 min proves the point. Picks up momentum via repetitive guitar on the way to peaky terrain. Rallies around a riff before slickly returning to Shallow Rivers after 14 min. |
| 2024-11-30 | All Wheels Turnin' | Eggy |
Capitol Theatre, The |
Port Chester |
NY | Leaves All Wheels Turnin’ vibes behind at 7 min for lighter tones; hints of Shallow Rivers and Terrapin Station appear briefly. Bouncy bass groove and rolling drums set up a Razi flirtation at 9.5 min. Alex puts on a clinic at 11 min. Descending guitar runs at 12 min return to the Shallow Rivers DNA. Razi tease is unofficially official at 13 min, and enjoyably peaky play follows, then simmers. |
| 2024-12-27 | Way Of The Stone | Eggy |
Electric City |
Buffalo |
NY | Patient Shallow Rivers vibes emerge around 6 min. Tom Sawyer guitar tease after 7.5 min. Followed by up-tempo, bright, cascading keys and guitar, and punchy drums. Shallow Rivers influence returns after 11 min before space opens for Way of the Stone return. |
| 2024-12-27 | Waiting Game | Eggy |
Electric City |
Buffalo |
NY | Full-band build around a delicate, repeating guitar riff at 4 min. Jumpin' Jack Flash theme at 6 min points to a segue. |
| 2024-12-27 | Jumpin’ Jack Flash | Eggy |
Electric City |
Buffalo |
NY | All the downbeat rock feels at 5 min. Searing, patient guitar leads the way at 6 min. Bass hews the theme. Pivots to descending, pensive passage before 8 min. Starts slowly climbing after 9 min. West L.A. Fadeaway DNA emerges after 10 min, setting up a smooth segue. |
| 2024-12-27 | West L.A. Fadeaway | Eggy |
Electric City |
Buffalo |
NY | Quiet, swirling, repeating play from 3-5 min in between verses. Shot of intensity mid-lyrics before organic return to Jumpin' Jack Flash. |
| 2024-12-27 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Electric City |
Buffalo |
NY | Patient, Clav-led exploratory groove at 8 min. Mike & Alex create a deep pocket while Jake's Tru-Tron tone shapes jam around 10 min; he lifts it to peaky territory by 13 min. Full-band froth follows. Jam stays centered around Jake's riff with lovely Rhodes-like keys. Divine guitar-and-keys sync at 17 min. Dreidel Song lick from Dani after 18 min; band rallies around it, speeds it up, & morphs it into Iko Iko (wow!) with Dreidel elements sprinkled back in before 22 min. |
| 2024-12-28 | Lost and Found | Eggy |
XL Live |
Harrisburg |
PA | Descending, minor key space after 6 min morphs into uplifting terrain via Jake's searing tone; punchy Alex play abounds. Quiets briefly around 10 min; pivots to staccato, percussive, Clav-colored space. Measured-yet-frothy lead guitar licks around 14 min while bass & drums entrench a punchy groove. Jam shifts again at 16 min; a Latin feel unfolds & turns bright & celebratory. Modulates up after 20 min & quickly finds Between You and Me, peaky play follows. Segue to Hungry Like the Wolf is silky. |
| 2024-12-28 | Hungry Like The Wolf | Eggy |
XL Live |
Harrisburg |
PA | Repeating Jake lick early tees up an Alex-controlled dance groove. Dani hops from synths to Clav by 5 min while guitar plays out. Rooted, synth-laden bass play after 6 min reinforces the full-band party. Whistling guitar effect at 9 min is always welcome. Taps the brakes at 10 min; turns spare before some on-a-wire group improvisation. Fluidity returns at 12 min and peaky, bright play follows. Enjoy this buttery, guitar-led return to HLTW. |
| 2024-12-28 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
XL Live |
Harrisburg |
PA | Jake uses fluid runs to get exploratory in between the verses. Queen's Gambit tease before 6.5 min. Brief Walk This Way percussive vibes after 10 min inform the mood. Nimble listening on display, who doesn't love a hey-hole group exercise? A downbeat, rocking groove with Dani synth flourishes gets cranked around 16 min. Slick and quick move to Boom or Bust at 18 min. |
| 2024-12-28 | Queen's Gambit | Eggy |
XL Live |
Harrisburg |
PA | Unique start as Shine On You Crazy Diamond bridges gap from Boom or Bust into QG. Veers into unknown terrain at 10 min. Unmarked 12 Pounds of Pain tease from Jake with whistling Northern Lights effect informs jam around & after 12 min; very cool! Whole band wails, albeit briefly, before QG return at 14 min. Pivots after 16 min; a playful, percussive, repeating lick develops. Jake, Alex, & Mike seemingly soloing simultaneously at 20 min. Organically builds; wails from 23-27 min before QG return. |
| 2024-12-28 | Smile | Eggy |
XL Live |
Harrisburg |
PA | Hits a repetitive guitar lick around 8 min; piano breaks us free and jam builds back into a full-band cooperative groove. A pretty, descending lick at 11 min as Jake pulls from the Farthest Step playbook. |
| 2024-12-29 | Farthest Step | Eggy |
Levon Helm Studios |
Woodstock |
NY | This rhythmic jam is subtly steered by Dani and Alex. Band moves from a bright and peaky start to bending, repeating guitar licks at 8 min. A crunchy march emerges at 9 min; searing synths add depth. A move to piano after 11 min while synths linger; guitar rises alongside Dani's clean tones. Tension builds at 13 min, then a groove kicks in from Alex and moves the jam forward, prompting Jake to play out front for 2 min before a return to Farthest Step at 15 min. |
| 2024-12-29 | Wayless | Eggy |
Levon Helm Studios |
Woodstock |
NY | Stretches in place with a repeating easy-going bluesy lick from Jake at 6 min. Builds around that theme and the sound fills out, e.g. 9 min with Tru-Tron tones and more active drums; piano support adds levity. Gets growly at 10 min, with organ swells. Froths to a brief peak after 11 min before return to Wayless. |
| 2024-12-29 | The Shape I’m In | Eggy |
Levon Helm Studios |
Woodstock |
NY | Gurgling bass tones with Rhodes keys early. Eleanor Rigby Jake tease at 6 min. Piano with swinging guitar lead the listener in a different direction after 7 min. Guitar rakes pivot the jam at 9 min, with Clav. Segue to Yuck! emerges 2 min later. |
| 2024-12-29 | Yuck! | Eggy |
Levon Helm Studios |
Woodstock |
NY | Organ-led celebratory funk jam for the win! Enters serene passage, per usual, but turns playful and percussive at 6 min. Circular, open play from Jake with whole band momentum and piano support at 10 min. Pensive with organ swells at 12 min, then a rhythmic shift into new space. Slow funk with organ out front by 15 min; Mike and Alex make more prominent contributions by 17 min as groove trends peaky for 2 min before a return to The Shape I’m In. |
| 2024-12-29 | Shallow Rivers | Eggy |
Levon Helm Studios |
Woodstock |
NY | Fast pace doesn’t let up the entire jam! Riffing in Smile-adjacent territory after an early Interior People tease. Jake lick around 8 min guides things for a bit. Lead guitar lines morph by 11 min, but speed is still the name of the game (with continued hints of Smile and Interior People). A bit crunchier and compressed after 13 min as synths decorate and add manic energy. Minor key and out there while still hauling, e.g. 17 min. Taps brakes after 18 min for a slow and scenic detour back to Shallow Rivers. |
| 2024-12-31 | Backyard Bear | Eggy |
Paradise Rock Club |
Boston |
MA | After initial expansion, the jam finds rhythmic, bluesy-adjacent space at 10 min before moving into an athletic, repeating rock groove for several minutes. |
| 2024-12-31 | Remind Me | Eggy |
Paradise Rock Club |
Boston |
MA | Tru-Tron guitar stretches alongside organ at 10 min. Quiets briefly at 12 min, then builds a slow-charging groove around a Jake riff. Peaky moments develop around 15 min. |
| 2024-12-31 | Woah There | Eggy |
Paradise Rock Club |
Boston |
MA | Searching, searing tones by 6 min. Nimble guitar and piano over a muscular beat at 9 min. The band builds tension and froths (dare we say, thrashes?) from 12-15 min. |
| 2024-12-31 | Onitsuka Tiger | Eggy |
Paradise Rock Club |
Boston |
MA | Dani flexes on synths in between verses at 2 min. Emerging jam has sizzle thanks to Alex crash cymbals and Jake playing out after 7 min. Taps the brakes for percussive exploration by 9 min, lovely synth textures on top add depth before a return to the verse and then narration from Mike. |
| 2024-12-31 | Terrapin Station | Eggy |
Paradise Rock Club |
Boston |
MA | Silky Dani vocals throughout! Jam emerges effortlessly at 5 min. Quizzical, delicate guitar and piano interplay at 7 min. Develops momentum and muscle, quiets at 10 min, then ramps back up via Jake rock tones at 11 min as he steers the jam to a repeating heavier groove. Springy feel at 13 min, then crunchy guitar with circular drum groove and organ swells at 15 min tee up several minutes of jamming. Terrapin return at 19 min. Extra mustard late, e.g. 25 min. |
| 2024-12-31 | Smile | Eggy |
Paradise Rock Club |
Boston |
MA | After initial improvisation, the jazzy interlude after 9 min delights. Jake, Alex, and Mike get caught in a figurative vortex at 11 min amidst organ swells. Ascending guitar escapes the pull and lifts the jam into a tension-building zone. Manic energy morphs into a Bodysnatcher by Radiohead section at 15 min that will delight any and all music nerds. Catapults into fast-paced, crash cymbal-heavy, guitar-led shreddery after 18 min. |
| 2025-01-10 | Lost and Found | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Brooding at 6 min with foreboding synths. Chunky guitar, with urgency. Gives way to lead lines at 10 min with piano rounding out the sound. A run-through-a-wall peak at 12–13 minutes. An organ-washed, posts-vocals add-on peak follows. |
| 2025-01-10 | Figure It Out | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | A near-40 minute odyssey pushes forward via a multitude of sounds. Lyrical & fluid early. Pivots at 9 min to minor key, syncopated, light play. Morphs to a Tru-Tron segment by 14 min; the band wrangles a repeating guitar lick & accelerates at 18 min. Bright & peaky 20-24 min. Relents at 27 min; builds a rocking, up-tempo groove, then simmers again. Pièce de résistance is a 9 min layered soundscape of agile, punchy energy that coalesces around a Jake lick at 36 min & has a well-earned, celebratory finish! |
| 2025-01-10 | Subterranean Homesick Alien | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Sheds form at 6 min and adds skronk. A bass-forward, heavy rock groove steers this improvisational ship. Guitar shreddery and crash cymbals shine from 9-12 min in this head-bobbing jam. Briefly cuts loose before reentry to the chorus. |
| 2025-01-10 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Guitar swirls at 7 min as jam commences amidst active organ and an energetic groove. Low Rider tease surfaces at 8 min. Fluid and celebratory guitar lines atop Alex and Mike's muscular groove, e.g. 11 min. Jam is capped by brief, lovely Dani and Jake interplay after 12 min. |
| 2025-01-11 | Lay Down Sally | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Expands for a few minutes before pivoting around a lyrical Jake lick near 8 min. A minor key twist at 10.5 min, then the guitar doubles itself, to great effect. Downbeat rock vibes after 12 min. The ramp-up to peaky-adjacent territory is a group effort, e.g. 14 min. Jake continues to double himself at times, and it's awesome. A sneaky segue into Shadow will grab your attention. |
| 2025-01-11 | Ricky Gervais | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Band members take turns soloing: Mike before 4 min, Dani with Mellotron-esque tones at 5 min then impressively comps himself with organ after 7 min. Jake gets a turn after 8 min and plays fluid lead lines with pace atop organ swirls. Alex has a go at 10 min. Full band peaky play infused with Ricky Gervais DNA around 12 min. |
| 2025-01-11 | Waiting Game | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Transitions from ethereal to brooding around 6 min. Piano-led descending play tees up some heavy Jake riffage with crash cymbals aplenty at 8 min. Lead guitar shines over organ swells at 10 min, with a smooth pivot into a First Tube jam that peddles in Down With Disease territory before finding original, peaky space. |
| 2025-02-05 | Bad Side Of The Moon | Eggy |
Blind Pig |
Ann Arbor |
MI | Fluid play with pretty, minor key space at 9 min. Repeating tension at 11 min tees up a lyrical lick that moves to a full band peak, with momentum, e.g. 14 min. |
| 2025-02-05 | Trixieville | Eggy |
Blind Pig |
Ann Arbor |
MI | Piano-forward and upbeat debut. Pivots darker and rhythmic at 6 min. Synth textures shine at 8-9 min shine. Keys and guitar have disconnected interplay 9-10 min. Expert, full band swirl back to the melody 11-12 min. |
| 2025-02-05 | Backyard Bear | Eggy |
Blind Pig |
Ann Arbor |
MI | Patient jamming builds rhythms and melodies from nothing. Flirts with cacophony but ultimately commits to rock. Stretchy early, then rolling rhythm with a minor key sizzle, e.g. 12 min. Tension, then quiet. Angular build to a Jake melody by 18 min. Patience galore. Flip to brighter mode at 21 min turns syrupy, then cacophonous, then muscular and peaky from 26-29 min. |
| 2025-02-05 | Skin It Back | Eggy |
Blind Pig |
Ann Arbor |
MI | Comfortably spare. Nimble and spry interplay, e.g. 9 min. Feels purposefully formless. Springy, jangly, and bluesy at 10 min. Tip toes into guitar and piano space at 12 min before falling away to a beautiful Dani solo. |
| 2025-02-05 | Finding and Losing | Eggy |
Blind Pig |
Ann Arbor |
MI | Jake and Dani collaborate to paint in lush textures (13-14 min) and builds patient, gorgeous melody at 14-15 min. Alex and Mike put meat on the bone at 16 min without taking away the jam's delicate luster. Grand, celebratory passage is punctuated by drum fills at 19 min before tipping over into a prolonged peak. Don't miss this jam! |
| 2025-02-06 | Buying Time | Eggy |
Stache, The |
Grand Rapids |
MI | Patient Tru-Trong boogie unfurls after 9 min. Dani squirmy keyboard textures add dimension and weirdness, e.g. 12 min. Drums propel jam forward and keys join the party at 14 min before guitar modulation at 16 min helps cleanly wrap the jam. |
| 2025-02-06 | You Don't Know How It Feels | Eggy |
Stache, The |
Grand Rapids |
MI | Delicate and pretty space from 4-7 min, before keys and drums lean forward to give momentum from 7-9 min. Jam grows resplendent. Active bass and drums tilt to a small peak after 10 min. |
| 2025-02-06 | Shatter | Eggy |
Stache, The |
Grand Rapids |
MI | Baked-in gorgeous composed section at 3-5 min. Stretches with snare at 7 min and gets peaky 8-11 min. The bright melody as jam turns home at 11 min is distantly reminiscent of The Shape I’m In. |
| 2025-02-07 | Razi | Eggy |
High Noon Saloon |
Madison |
WI | Stretches more noticeably than prior versions. Rallies around Trixieville theme after 8 min. |
| 2025-02-07 | Trixieville | Eggy |
High Noon Saloon |
Madison |
WI | Jake and Dani deliver searing, controlled play from 7-8 min over a quick, tight groove. Alex extrapolates things into a loose hi-hat groove by 10 min that tees up clean and agile Jake play that turns tense and peaky, e.g. 12 min. |
| 2025-02-07 | High Noon | Eggy |
High Noon Saloon |
Madison |
WI | Has movement, but is measured and minor key. Tense, half-peaky play at 9 min. Morphs at 10-11 min via piano. Shatter tease at 11 min illustrates agile nature of Jake's play. Band gels as a unit in spite of the overall angular play, e.g. 13 min. Melts into Tiny Miracles. |
| 2025-02-07 | Tiny Miracles | Eggy |
High Noon Saloon |
Madison |
WI | Nimble and light play early, e.g. 5-6 min, with synthy bass tones. Rhythmically morphs into an active and jangly jam 8-10 min. Finds percussive stop-start space, e.g. 11 min, before quieting and ushering in solo piano at 12-15 min that delivers dramatic and classical grandeur before full-band wrap. |
| 2025-02-07 | You Can Call Me Al | Eggy |
High Noon Saloon |
Madison |
WI | Gets playfully percussive, e.g. 6 min. Slightly stretchy, e.g. 8 min. |
| 2025-02-07 | Solid Ground | Eggy |
High Noon Saloon |
Madison |
WI | Starts to digitally deteriorate but maintains forward pace 6-7 min. Rhythmic guitar and bass pattern, e.g. 8 min. Flourishes as chunky guitar steps forward at 9 min. Hi-hat groove tees up full-band improvisation that rises and falls with piano and guitar bends, e.g. 11 min, before harnessing Boom or Bust at 12 min. |
| 2025-02-07 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
High Noon Saloon |
Madison |
WI | Bouncy-turned-stretchy at 2 min. Jake's Chase Bliss Mood shines and powers the groove from 3-7 min, but don't sleep on Alex or Mike during the dance party. Guitar toggles to cleaner tones and searing lead lines after 8 min mark. |
| 2025-02-08 | One Stop Shop | Eggy |
Fine Line Music Cafe |
Minneapolis |
MN | Stretches with wheezing synths at 3 min, followed by a peaceful piano and guitar passage that continues through 7 min before turning half-peaky via resplendent play from Jake, Alex, and Mike, with solid piano and organ support from Dani, e.g. 8-10 min. |
| 2025-02-08 | One More Dance | Eggy |
Fine Line Music Cafe |
Minneapolis |
MN | Compressed, bouncy bass steers the jam, e.g. 5 min, while Jake covers ground, Alex keeps it snappy but chill, and Dani supports. Mike never lets up, and the jam achieves swirling, approachable levels of chaos, e.g. 8-9 min. |
| 2025-02-08 | Shatter | Eggy |
Fine Line Music Cafe |
Minneapolis |
MN | Sweeping, stretchy play. Jam lightens at 12 min to set up Midnight Moonlight segue. |
| 2025-02-08 | Midnight Moonlight | Eggy |
Fine Line Music Cafe |
Minneapolis |
MN | Ebullient melody gradually turns light & ethereal, e.g. 8 min. Grateful Dead-esque jamming after 10 min with clean, high-register guitar & piano. More outspoken 11-12 min. Rhythmic & free-wheeling by 13-14 min as jam rallies to Sussudio & gets half-peaky. Quiets then pivots to darker, rhythmic section by 16 min. Wash of sounds sing out atop an evil, marching groove, e.g. 19 min. Chaotically pivots to a new, peaceful section by 22-24 min before on a dime Midnight Moonlight pivot, then a Shadow set-up. |
| 2025-02-08 | Shatter | Eggy |
Fine Line Music Cafe |
Minneapolis |
MN | Rhythmic Wah pedal at 3 min. Nice whistling synth touches as a groove develops by 5 min with synthy Mike tones as a tasteful centerpiece, e.g. 6-7 min. Tees up Laurel after 8 min. |
| 2025-02-11 | A Moment’s Notice | Eggy |
Virginian Lodge, The |
Jackson |
WY | Hot to Go tease after 5.5 min and at 7 min. Stash-like, near-Barabajagal play before 9 min. Peaky guitar with piano support by 10 min, quasi-Trixieville as they move toward Sweat Equity. |
| 2025-02-11 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Virginian Lodge, The |
Jackson |
WY | Rhythmic, repeating guitar lick with Clav after 7 min. Unmarked The Windup tease near 8.5 min. Fluid play 9-11 min becomes ascendant with piano support. Turns recursive and inward-focused near 12 min. Finds a bluesy piano groove by 14-15 min that morphs to Lay Down Sally by 16 min. |
| 2025-02-11 | Zugzwang | Eggy |
Virginian Lodge, The |
Jackson |
WY | Clav and guitar work in concert after 5 min. Lyrical Jake play gets a piano assist before 10 min, and the jam begins to climb. Peels off at 11 min, following a brief, dark path back to Zugzwang. Brief Spanish Moon licks from guitar near 14 min. |
| 2025-02-11 | Wayless | Eggy |
Virginian Lodge, The |
Jackson |
WY | Works in delicate space at 6 min. Fills out at 8 min via Jake runs, synth washes, & active rhythm section. Darker, experimental crunch develops 10-11 min, then sprawls, guided by a measured, descending Jake melody that rings out, e.g. 13-14 min. Rhythmic, upbeat play emerges by 16 min. Turns focused after 18 min with a bouncy, tight, forward-leaning piano groove. Clav yanks band's rhythm at 20 min, & a near-drum solo with organ pivots jam to new, driving space from 21-22 min. |
| 2025-02-11 | Chest Fever | Eggy |
Virginian Lodge, The |
Jackson |
WY | Band effortlessly morphs the Chest Fever melody into new space at 4 min, then picks up pace. Taps brakes to tee up piano and guitar exploration after 6 min, moving into emotional territory, capped with a Lost and Found tease after 7 min. Rhythmic turn at 8 min moves into celebratory space. A cavalcade of teases follows and puts Eggy's improvisational fluidity and prowess on display. |
| 2025-02-13 | Take The Money And Run | Eggy |
Nectar Lounge |
Seattle |
WA | Clav and guitar in sync at 5 min as jam initiates. Circular whole band improv, with piano and organ adding depth. Turns half-peaky 8-9 min. Transitions at 10-11 min via sustained guitar with piano, vs. quieting and pivoting, to a sparse, percussive segment with great guitar and piano interplay. |
| 2025-02-13 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Nectar Lounge |
Seattle |
WA | Stretches 5-8 min before finding measured, bluesy space that gets a smidge peaky. In new space by 13 min with loose The Ocean DNA, which rhythmically crunches away while Dani synths expand the sound. Alex cymbal emphasis at 15 min. Piano at 17 min tees up City Lights. |
| 2025-02-13 | Atomic Age | Eggy |
Nectar Lounge |
Seattle |
WA | Keyboard shimmery textures at 5 min as jam gets out. Guitar sings out a bit on top at 7 min and leads the jam with a lick, e.g. 9-11 min, with great full band play. Pivot to pretty play at 12 min; Lost and Found adjacent. Shift at 15 min to driving play; Alex shines, tees up Hush. |
| 2025-02-13 | Buying Time | Eggy |
Nectar Lounge |
Seattle |
WA | At 4 min everyone falls out for a 2 min Dani piano solo. Jam picks back up on a dime. Time Loves a Hero tease at 7 min. Exploratory jamming is briefly percussive, then fluid, then on-a-wire with guitar and keys interplay, e.g. 11 min. Hits a full band stride by 12 min, builds, and sings out before Jake deploys the Atomic Age riff. |
| 2025-02-13 | Birdland | Eggy |
Nectar Lounge |
Seattle |
WA | Tasteful Alex drum solo at 4 min, Jake adds backwards looping pedal effects. Mike and Dani join the fray. Deliciously weird, e.g. 5-8 min, before guitar picks Birdland theme back up. Smooth Shadow segue. |
| 2025-02-14 | They Love Each Other | Eggy |
Mississippi Studios |
Portland |
OR | Shakes form at 10 min, spare guitar bends and moody vibes prevail for several minutes. Rhythm section gradually ups the intensity, e.g. 15 min, and guitar and keys follow suit. Peaky Jake play 17-18 min with athletic Alex before a slick segue to Woah There at 19 min. |
| 2025-02-14 | They Love Each Other | Eggy |
Mississippi Studios |
Portland |
OR | West L.A. Fadeaway tease at 2 min. Circular, open guitar play at 4-5 min gets peaky, and shreddily stomps on the accelerator around 7 min before pivoting to Queen's Gambit. |
| 2025-02-15 | Interior People | Eggy |
Volcanic Theatre Pub |
Bend |
OR | Stretches by 6 min and measured exploration follows. Clav stank after 9 min tees up brief Bodysnatchers tease at 10 min. Rolling jam works within its Interior People framework from 12-13 min and gets half-peaky before returning to the head. |
| 2025-02-15 | Way Of The Stone | Eggy |
Volcanic Theatre Pub |
Bend |
OR | Gentle interplay between guitar and keys early, e.g. 7 min. Rhythmic and light full band jamming until an energetic Alex pivot at 9 min, capped by Beaming tease at 11 min. Smooth work-up to Farthest Step at 12-13 min. |
| 2025-02-15 | Trixieville | Eggy |
Volcanic Theatre Pub |
Bend |
OR | Enters peaceful space at 7 min, Dani blends ethereal keys and Clav well to accompany Jake, who drops a Cassidy tease after 8 min. Hits a Grateful Dead space of twangy ambience at 11-13 min that’s divine. Trills and mature interplay on display at 14 min, tees up Coming Up at 15 min. |
| 2025-02-15 | The Windup | Eggy |
Volcanic Theatre Pub |
Bend |
OR | Stretches, then hits bluesy, descending space at 4 min before morphing to a dark, downbeat march that remains agile. Jake rises to a seamless Trixieville tease before 6 min. |
| 2025-02-15 | Apology | Eggy |
Volcanic Theatre Pub |
Bend |
OR | Stretches out at 6 min. Sustain-soaked, patient guitar at 8 min. Peaceful and lovely full band space falls away to solo Dani piano at 10 min. He brings the Apology theme back and Jake hops on instantly at 12 min. Well-executed! Piano move to Leatherback is brief, lovely. |
| 2025-02-16 | In It For The Ride | Eggy |
WOW Hall |
Eugene |
OR | Resplendent at 9 min. Peaky 10-11 min with a Jake and Alex sheets of sound clinic. Calm, rolling drums 13-14 min tee up a thoughtful finish and segue to IATTBYH. |
| 2025-02-16 | I Am Trying To Break Your Heart | Eggy |
WOW Hall |
Eugene |
OR | Sustain and stretch at 7 min. Chunky guitar riffage at 9 min balanced by Rhodes tones. Muscular Alex play and a purposeful Mike melody underneath, e.g. 12 minutes. Steady chunky guitar tones continue until Jake toggles back to the IATTBYH melody after 13 minutes, but it's followed by peaky, searing play for a couple minutes until they bring it home. |
| 2025-02-16 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
WOW Hall |
Eugene |
OR | Purposefully mellow jam that still soars. Peaceful, patient, emotive vibes throughout. Slow, meditative Jake licks from 10-11 min. Energy infusion at 12 min. Angular piano and guitar play feels creative. Fluid-yet-measured, and rising, at 13 min. Emotive guitar lines at 14 min with full band support. This sounds like someone else on guitar that I can't quite place. Still slowly soaring 15-16 min. Repeating pattern at 17 min to find Boom or Bust. |
| 2025-02-16 | Boom or Bust | Eggy |
WOW Hall |
Eugene |
OR | Starts peaky, pivots to an all-night dance party, and finishes as a head banger. Star Wars theme at 6 min, crash cymbals galore. Jake starts cooking after 7 min and drops The Other One tease after 8 min. Peaky play persists and whips up tension at 10 min before a spare groove accelerates. Dani adds synths as a four-on-the-floor hi-hat dance party blossoms after 12 min. Chase Bliss Mood emerges by 17 min. Drops off at 21 min. Surges back with a hard-rock guitar anthem. Takes a back road to the chorus late. |
| 2025-02-16 | Feelin’ Alright | Eggy |
WOW Hall |
Eugene |
OR | Incredible Mike tone at 5 min is compressed and synthy. When funky rhythmic play gets weird, we win, e.g. 6-8 min. Lead lines from Jake point us back home. Eugene and the Genettes chatter follows. |
| 2025-02-18 | Help On The Way | Eggy |
Crystal Bay Club Casino Crown Room, The |
Crystal Bay |
NV | Stretches at 6 min with Tru-Tron, balanced by piano. Bird Song tease at 9 min. Squirmy. QG tease at 9 min. Weirder by 11 min. Very Grateful Dead Space-like at 12-13 min. Then another QG tease before 14 min. Into Slipknot by 15 min. |
| 2025-02-18 | City Lights | Eggy |
Crystal Bay Club Casino Crown Room, The |
Crystal Bay |
NV | Peaceful passage at 7 min. Uplifting and gorgeous, e.g. 9 min. IATTBYH tease before 10 min. Peaky and bright, e.g. 12 min. Smooth move back to QG. |
| 2025-02-18 | Finding and Losing | Eggy |
Crystal Bay Club Casino Crown Room, The |
Crystal Bay |
NV | Thick Clav groove early, e.g. 6 min. Almost Bobcat Flow at 7 min, but not. Near-Razi at 9 min, but not. Ethereal with twang and subtle lovely bass at 10-11 min is Grateful Dead-esque. Explores and hits on the Wireless intro lick before 12 min, to impressive effect. |
| 2025-02-18 | Wireless | Eggy |
Crystal Bay Club Casino Crown Room, The |
Crystal Bay |
NV | Brief but efficiently engaging. Twangy with a dazzling Mike groove at 4 min. Quite mesmerizing, e.g. 5 min. Jake lyrical play until 6 min, then rhythmic, staccato vibes turn delicate and beautiful through 7 min as Alex and Mike fall out and guitar and keys quietly mingle for a moment. Finding and Losing riff emerges around 8 min. |
| 2025-02-20 | Atomic Age | Eggy |
Cornerstone |
Berkeley |
CA | Chill, repeating zone at 5 min. Measured and ethereal at 6-8 min, then bluesy with leisurely snap from Mike and Alex. Rising at 9 min. Spanish Moon tease after 10 min, back to Atomic Age after 11 min. |
| 2025-02-20 | Cats Under The Stars | Eggy |
Cornerstone |
Berkeley |
CA | Grahame Lesh is cooking early, e.g. 2-3 min. Dani shines on the organ at 4-5 min. Vocals are great! Lesh leans in at 8 min. Soaring dual guitar play from 9-11 min. Grahame and Jake exchange ideas from 11-14 min before getting quiet and moody from 14-16 min. Back to vocals to wrap. |
| 2025-02-20 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Cornerstone |
Berkeley |
CA | Channeling the spirit of Jerry whilst remaining Eggy. Jake totally comfortable riffing on Jerry Garcia's Alligator guitar, e.g. 6-7 min. Band creates space for ethereal guitar bends, e.g. 8 min, and then piano-backed exploration. Full band momentum emerges at 11 min, initiating a brief four-way kinetic conversation. Synthy slow down at 13 min with Tru-Tron over a slow, warbly groove before Jake moves to Midnight Moonlight. |
| 2025-02-20 | Midnight Moonlight | Eggy |
Cornerstone |
Berkeley |
CA | A simultaneous celebration of the band's influences and their originality. Jake fanning on Jerry Garcia's Alligator guitar at 5 min is awesome. Rhythmic Clav groove yields to open terrain by 7 min. Mike channeling Phil Lesh with deep bass accents, e.g. 8 min. Spacey and open jamming with active guitar runs, e.g. 9 min, is quintessentially Dead. Jam incurs momentum from 10-11 min, which is quintessentially Eggy. Ramps up to peaky territory and spills over at 13 min; a can't miss, full band clinic. |
| 2025-02-20 | Trixieville | Eggy |
Cornerstone |
Berkeley |
CA | Grahame Lesh sit-in delivers superb, athletic dual guitar work at 6-7 min over an energetic groove. Jake briefly toggles to whistling Northern Lights effect by 9 min. Guitar interplay incorporated into the peaky groove and Mike's contributions, e.g. 10 min, have an impact. Pivots to a synthy dance groove by 11 min. Thins out from 12-13 min for guitar interplay and thick Mike accents, which balances the bright dance groove that quickly resurfaces. Jake conjures Trixieville lick at 16 min and points us home. |
| 2025-02-20 | Wayless | Eggy |
Cornerstone |
Berkeley |
CA | This band is a four-headed monster. Delicate Jake and Dani interplay at 5 min. Patient and gorgeous and on a wire at 7 min. Strongly anchored by Mike, e.g. 8 min, and grows peaky with sheets of sounds from 10-12 min. Chaotically tips over to a peak around 13-14 min before vocal return at 15 min. |
| 2025-02-20 | Onitsuka Tiger | Eggy |
Cornerstone |
Berkeley |
CA | Tones push out at 10 min into weirdness, briefly. Cam Herdt story starts at 13 min about Sean and a gummy-fueled walk in Alameda that turns into a soaring adventure. Great Dani effects, and vocals, paint the scene. Whole band instrumentation accentuates the story quite nicely. |
| 2025-02-21 | Yuck! | Eggy |
Felton Music Hall |
Felton |
CA | Superb composition does its thing, then takes off into groove, peaks, and drum-centric, stanky, higher peaks. Veers off-course with Alex-driven exploration after 13-14 min. Funky Clav guitar groove at 15-16 min, with a Shallow Rivers tease from Jake. Full band collaboration with peaky guitar at 18 min. Trill and quiet at 19 min. Jake and Dani build off Alex's rolling drums at 20 min. Star Wars Theme-adjacent at 21 min. Pivot at 22 min is organ and piano filled with stanky guitar, and gets peaky again. |
| 2025-02-21 | Bobcat Flow | Eggy |
Felton Music Hall |
Felton |
CA | Typically peaky at 6 min out the gates. Then chill and delicate 7-8 min before some from-scratch, patient momentum via Alex and Jake and Dani organ that’s charging away by 9 min. Some circular, open playing by Jake yields prolonged high energy and twang, e.g. 10-14 min, with firm Alex and rooted Mike play holding it down. Relents after 15 min. |
| 2025-02-21 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | Eggy |
Felton Music Hall |
Felton |
CA | Alex holds it down after 8-12 min with twangy guitar that rips. Second jam is rhythmic Clav funk, e.g. 13 min; organ thickens the snappy groove. Group syncopated rhythm at 15 min speeds up and spills over to a pause, felt like a manic Cajun hootenanny. Picks up in a twangy, then Tru-Tron space at 16 min that’s new, and chill, e.g. 17 min. Full band relaxed interplay has juice, with crash cymbals at 19 min and Mike momentum. Circular, Jake-driven peaky after 21 min. Move to Hux at 23 min out of nowhere! |
| 2025-02-22 | Burritos El Chavo 2 | Eggy |
Lodge Room |
Los Angeles |
CA | Ethereal guitar and keyboard interplay at 6 min. Rising at 8 min and peaky from 10-11 min. Descending Jake lick after 12 min. Repeated hard riffing 13 min gets peaky. Chicago's 25 or 6 to 4 from Jake at 17 min. |
| 2025-02-22 | Laurel | Eggy |
Lodge Room |
Los Angeles |
CA | Slow twang at 8 min. Jake repeated riff incurs momentum at 10 min, with levity from Dani. Drums organically build into a hi-hat nimble dance beat, e.g. 12 min. Can tell there’s a Searchlight vibe, in hindsight. Taps brakes by 15 min for a spacey segue into Searchlight. |
| 2025-02-22 | Searchlight | Eggy |
Lodge Room |
Los Angeles |
CA | Works through ideas quickly. Chase Bliss Mood action at 6 min with subterranean Mike tone, and Clav. Jake hops to Tru-Tron before 8 min and works a stretchy riff the band gloms onto; back to a measured drumbeat. Piano and guitar stop-start interplay before 10 min turns delicate, falls away to solo piano before 12 min, then moves into Queen's Gambit. |
| 2025-02-22 | Birdland | Eggy |
Lodge Room |
Los Angeles |
CA | Brief open, twangy Jake play with piano and a hi-hat beat at 2 min, then back to Birdland. Thoughtful and spare at 4 min opens space for Clav; dance groove by 5 min with brief Norwegian Wood tease by Jake before 6 min. Channeling Daniel Donato with twangy play, e.g. 7 min, before fluid and ascending/descending momentum (Terrapin Station-adjacent guitar before 8 min). Bright and momentous and feel good at 9-10 min, don't sleep on Mike underneath. Frothy! Rips into 12 Pounds of Pain at 11 min. |
| 2025-02-22 | Birdland | Eggy |
Lodge Room |
Los Angeles |
CA | Mike solo at 1-2 min with Jake and Dani dancing is lovely. Jake Thunderstruck tease around 3 min as band builds off of Mike's solo before a return to Birdland proper by 4 min. They are having a ton of fun! 12 Pounds of Pain tease before 5 min is discretely incorporated into Birdland. Jake bonus riff after 6 min pulls band back in as set is about to wrap. Move to Searchlight at 7 min. |
| 2025-02-23 | Shatter | Eggy |
Belly Up Tavern |
Solana Beach |
CA | Song picks up mid-lick and gets after it immediately. Full band wail. The Force Theme tease at 4 min. Back to Shatter proper at 5 min. |
| 2025-02-23 | Remind Me | Eggy |
Belly Up Tavern |
Solana Beach |
CA | Tru-Tron tones dominate, but don't limit the scope of this jam. Repeating, playful lick at 5 min launches the improvisation. Dank Tru-Tron tones at 7 min from Jerry Garcia's "Bean" guitar? Yes, please! Measured fluidity at 9 min, with organ splashes and agile Alex drumming. On a wire play from 11-12 min anchored by rolling drums. An efforted buildup of momentum by 15 min leads to a frothy, peaky stretch, e.g. 17 min, then a more discrete peak at 19 min. |
| 2025-02-23 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Belly Up Tavern |
Solana Beach |
CA | A peaceful contrast from the preceding Tru-Tron peaky jam. Contemplative, pretty space from 8-11 min turns punchier via simultaneous upticks in intensity from Alex, Mike, and Jake. Humming along 12-14 min. Peaceful cooldown at 15 min. |
| 2025-02-23 | Rubin and Cherise | Eggy |
Belly Up Tavern |
Solana Beach |
CA | Tru-Tron poking and prodding by 6 min, with rhythm. Cleaner tones after 7 min, and Blue Sky vibes at 8-9 min. Taps brakes at 10 min. Subtle move to In It for the Ride by 11 min. |
| 2025-02-23 | In It For The Ride | Eggy |
Belly Up Tavern |
Solana Beach |
CA | Stretches by 5 min, with fluid-yet-measured Jake play at 6-7 min giving way to piano-induced momentum that turns surprisingly head-banging peaky from 8-11 min. Smooth move back to Rubin and Cherise from Jake. |
| 2025-02-26 | Trixieville | Eggy |
State Room, The |
Salt Lake City |
UT | Organ stabs and Tru-Tron drawl at 7 min yield to piano and cleaner guitar tone by 8 min. Repeating Jake play gets a hint peaky and builds tension, and hints at Star Wars after 10 min. Bass active as the band hits a rolling peak at 12 min. Jake on hazy whammy vibes hints at Necessary Evil by after 13 min. Slick segue. |
| 2025-02-26 | Shadow | Eggy |
State Room, The |
Salt Lake City |
UT | From near Shallow Rivers to thoughtful space at 6 min, with piano and whammy bar haze at 7 min. After 9 min a simple repeating Jake lick and Dani synths, then organ. Relaxed rhythmic space from Alex as patience reigns. Guitar sustain at 13 min as a bit of momentum emerges amidst the bass and supportive organ swells. Near-Wayless "all of these lights" vibes between 14-15 min queue up the segue. |
| 2025-02-26 | Wayless | Eggy |
State Room, The |
Salt Lake City |
UT | Synth-soaked bass drives a head-bobbing, heavy groove after 6 min. Jake's searing tone has gravity, e.g. 7 min. Measured sizzle around 10 min. Crunchy play gives way to distorted guitar harmonics at 11-12 min, then piano and bass push ever-so-slightly. Band gloms on, leading to peaky terrain. A collaborative riff around 13-14 min galvanizes. Whammy haze clears new space at 15 min with rolling drums before Jake pushes the gas and Mike and Alex happily join the fray for Coming Up segue. |
| 2025-02-26 | Coming Up | Eggy |
State Room, The |
Salt Lake City |
UT | Whammy haze morphs to half-whistling guitar over a deft Alex groove. Creating gravity from 9-10 min as momentum picks up. Piano grandeur before 11 min, collaborative jamming FTW. Mike's cinematic play at 12 min points to peakier terrain. Razi tease at 13 min. Crowd grabbed by peaky intentions 14-15 min before a relent to Coming Up. New improvisational space between 18-19 min thanks to Dani synths is dancey and mesmerizing. Jake moves to Apology at 21 min but band keeps pace to great effect. |
| 2025-02-26 | Apology | Eggy |
State Room, The |
Salt Lake City |
UT | Necessary Evil tease on guitar at 6 min. Jake repeats part of the Apology riff at 7 min. Then releases and finds Shallow Rivers adjacent space at 9 min. Rising and bright with organ swells 10-11 min. Peaky with some sustain and distortion at 12. Into Shadow at 13 min. |
| 2025-02-26 | Shatter | Eggy |
State Room, The |
Salt Lake City |
UT | Instrumental composed section at 5-7 min is superb. With grandeur; the perfect tee-up for a jam. Shallow Rivers adjacent before 8 min, then bluesy Jake play. Flodown-esque at 9 min. Chirpy guitar as piano driven peak rolls at 10-11 min while Mike keeps us on the farm. Back to composed instrumental at 12-14 min, then vocals. |
| 2025-02-28 | City Lights | Eggy |
10 Mile Music Hall |
Frisco |
CO | Stretches at 8 min and peaky and full and layered at 9-11 min. Whammy haze with piano creates tension at 12-13 min. |
| 2025-02-28 | Hux (Wit' It) | Eggy |
10 Mile Music Hall |
Frisco |
CO | Engaging juxtaposition of hazy guitar, synthy bass, and piano as jam takes form at 6-7 min. Whistling guitar effect in the mix at 8 min. Descending motif at 9 min with searing Jake runs. Dani duel piano and organ thickens the stew at 10 min. Guitar return to Hux by 11 min. |
| 2025-02-28 | Smile | Eggy |
10 Mile Music Hall |
Frisco |
CO | Doubling guitar effect at 5 min, briefly. Just guitar and quiet drums at 6-7 min as Jake employs subtle delays. Full band patience and delicacy, e.g. 8-9 min, fades to quiet feedback to tee up Must Come Down. |
| 2025-02-28 | Farthest Step | Eggy |
10 Mile Music Hall |
Frisco |
CO | Ripping at 7 min. Mike holds it down while Jake wails, e.g. 8-9 min. Chunky guitar amidst stout Alex pocket at 10 min with ethereal Dani synths. Quiets by 11 min, then delicate up and down the neck Jake play and alluring Dani effects at 12 min. Sound fills 13-15 min over a snappy Alex groove with piano jangle and rooted Mike. By 16 min Jake is up top with some peaky play. Jake One More Dance variant at 18 min. |
| 2025-02-28 | One More Dance | Eggy |
10 Mile Music Hall |
Frisco |
CO | Guitar and keys interplay as jam begins at 6-7 min. Clav-centric groove 8-9 min. Bass and guitar imitate a repeating phrase, e.g. 10 min. Razi guitar lick before 11 min. Jam quiets and Jake points back to Farthest Step, working around the theme for a bit. |
| 2025-03-01 | Trixieville | Eggy |
Boulder Theater |
Boulder |
CO | Pushes out by 6 min. Quiet and delicate 7-8 min. Building via circular guitar leads to full band peaky play by 10 min that doesn't let up until a return to Trixieville at 13 min. |
| 2025-03-01 | Shatter | Eggy |
Boulder Theater |
Boulder |
CO | Bluesy stank and piano at 9 min as we shake form. Circular Jake play with Clav before 11 min. Organ swells compliment a slow bass groove at 12 min, then quiets. Patient and fluid guitar play over a synthy groove with keys, e.g. 15 min. Rolling piano and sustained guitar at 17 min amidst an active-yet-understated groove; rising toward a peak. Satisfyingly peaky stretch, e.g. 20 min. |
| 2025-03-01 | Buying Time | Eggy |
Boulder Theater |
Boulder |
CO | Starts to space before 6 min. Slow, layered Chase Bliss Mood shines by 8 min embedded into synthy bass and contrastingly peaceful keys, e.g. 10 min. Circles back to peaky, shreddy tones by 12 min before a return to vocals after 13 min. Trixieville tease after 15 min. Rolling along again 16-17 min. Rocking again by 18-19 min. Dark and brooding chunky momentum at 20 min. |
| 2025-03-01 | Let's Dance | Eggy |
Boulder Theater |
Boulder |
CO | Synth bass in your bones. Dani synth accents, e.g. 2 min, rule. Reverb Jake tones FTW, e.g. 4 min. Good interplay at 6 min. Spacey after 10 min, peaceful keys after 11 min. |
| 2025-03-01 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Boulder Theater |
Boulder |
CO | Chase Bliss Mood after 5 min. Clav with slow-rolling Chase Bliss Mood at 8 min. Rising and falling guitar and keys by 10 min. Cool Jake knob effects at 11 min followed by slow toms and searing guitar to tee up Shatter at 13 min. |
| 2025-03-01 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | Eggy |
Boulder Theater |
Boulder |
CO | Acoustic treatment for the first time this tour. Starts rolling and stretching at 6 min. Good rhythm at 8 min, lush play. Quiet at 10 min. Agile, pretty jamming follows. |
| 2025-03-06 | Coming Up | Eggy |
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park |
Live Oak |
FL | Guest guitarist Eddie Roberts is jangly and kinetic and smile-inducing from 4-7 min and has nice interplay with Dani on Clav after 7 min. Whole group is cooking from 9-11 min. |
| 2025-03-06 | Wayless | Eggy |
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park |
Live Oak |
FL | Minor key, hazy, ascending passage 4-6 min. Peaky, measured guitar with driving drums and bass 8-10 min, then quieter. Piano buoys the proceedings while Alex adds agile accents as they work back up to Wayless after 12 min. |
| 2025-03-07 | Carry On | Eggy |
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park |
Live Oak |
FL | A repeating guitar figure around 6 min gradually opens the jam, which flourishes as Alex fills out the bright, peaky play, e.g. 8 min. Brief vocal return at 9 min before a Clav-decorated entry into Chase Bliss whammy space. Ethereal and far out from 10-12 min. Jake introduces Mk.gee's "Candy" melody at 12 min to galvanize the jam, which ascends to peaky terrain from 14-15 min. Gorgeous! |
| 2025-03-07 | Laurel | Eggy |
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park |
Live Oak |
FL | Energetic exit from Laurel's framework after 8 min downshifts to sparer space at 9-10 min. Rhythmic touches from Alex offset exploration from Jake and Dani as Mike bridges the gap. A team-effort rise froths into peaky terrain by 12 min. |
| 2025-03-13 | Zoboomafoo | Eggy |
Cohoes Music Hall |
Cohoes |
NY | Patient interpretation of the PBS kids show theme song stretches its lemur limbs after 7 min. Elevates and steps on the gas after 9 min with whammy guitar and muscular drums. Circular Jake play after 11 min as jam crescendos before return to vocals by 13 min. |
| 2025-03-13 | Skin It Back | Eggy |
Cohoes Music Hall |
Cohoes |
NY | Stretches after 4 min with organ-led brightness. Measured Jake licks with muscular Alex at 7 min followed by whammy fluidity, and then guitar sustain colors the jam after 8 min. A team ascent to a gradual peak from 10 to 11 before the move back to Northern Lights. |
| 2025-03-14 | Portable Air Scrubber | Eggy |
Westcott Theater, The |
Syracuse |
NY | Staccato and springy after 4 min. Playful guitar and bass interplay, e.g. 6 min. Peels off in a spare direction after 7 min and returns to Swingtown. |
| 2025-03-14 | Shatter | Eggy |
Westcott Theater, The |
Syracuse |
NY | Brooding momentum builds around 7-8 min. Chunky downbeat groove at 9 min explores, then tees up Pigs (Three Different Ones). |
| 2025-03-14 | Pigs (Three Different Ones) | Eggy |
Westcott Theater, The |
Syracuse |
NY | Wails with Pink Floyd's dark energy, per usual. Eggy crushes this. Echoes tease at 12 min from Jake. |
| 2025-03-14 | Partido Alto | Eggy |
Westcott Theater, The |
Syracuse |
NY | Slowed-down cover from Brazilian percussion slash jazz fusion master Airto Moreira is the perfect chaser to Finding and Losing. It sounds like these tunes share distant DNA. Severance theme from Jake begins at 8.5 min and flourishes into something more from 10-11 min. Peaky, layered play ensues. Crashes perfectly into Sweaters For Strawmen. |
| 2025-03-14 | Ricky Gervais | Eggy |
Westcott Theater, The |
Syracuse |
NY | A Mike-led rolling boil around 5 min yields to a peaceful simmer. Dani emerges from near-silence after 6 min, painting in Rhodes textures before Portable Air Scrubber re-emerges from S1. |
| 2025-03-14 | Tom Corn Walker | Eggy |
Westcott Theater, The |
Syracuse |
NY | Dani shouts out Fat Boy Pizza Club for making the show smell great, and boasts he's a proud member. Tells a story about his grandparents' struggle with his father's weight as a child, and how subsequently his own parents encouraged him to eat whatever he wanted in America, including, naturally, corn! Severance tease near 3.5 min during the story. Circular, energetic, peaky play, e.g. 8-9 min. Partido Alto tease near 11.5 min and 13 min. Jangly Pigs (Three Different Ones) tease after 15 min. |
| 2025-03-15 | Soak Up The Sun | Eggy |
Annabel's |
Toronto |
ON | Minor key sear emerges after 3 min. Hi-hat groove as Jake slowly cooks, e.g. 5 min. Guitar and Alex drum fills energetically lift the jam through 6 min. Pivots at 7 min back to vocals with a slick return to Laurel. |
| 2025-03-15 | Barracuda | Eggy |
Annabel's |
Toronto |
ON | Circular, open guitar play, active drumming, melodic bass, and piano lift the jam from the chunky riff you know and love between 5-7 min with peaky guitar until a reset after 7 min. Gentler, on-a-wire play at 8 min with guitar and soothing keys as play gradually crescendos, e.g. 10-11 min. Gorgeous, blissful play through 12 min, before an on-a-dime segue to Trixieville. |
| 2025-03-15 | Queen's Gambit | Eggy |
Annabel's |
Toronto |
ON | Bouncy bass incurs a groove near 8 min. Chase Bliss harmonics layered over measured Jake licks 9-10 min. Pokes and prods patiently, e.g. 11 min. Alex rallies momentum alongside repeating guitar patterns at 12 min, and the jam briefly barrels along. Return to QG at 13 min manufactures its own gravity. |
| 2025-03-15 | Big Yellow Taxi | Eggy |
Annabel's |
Toronto |
ON | Synth additions from Dani add playful depth throughout, e.g. 3-4 min. Ascendant guitar play briefly follows, before the whole band quiets by 5 min to tee up the final chorus. Instrumentation in this debut is laudably top-notch. |
| 2025-03-15 | Edge of Seventeen | Eggy |
Annabel's |
Toronto |
ON | A jangly Clav funk jam emerges after 6 min and keeps us moving through the 10 min mark. Fluid guitar lines take the lead while Mike and Alex hold down the groove and Dani thickens the stew via organ, e.g. 11-12 min. Full band ebullient dance party at 13 min. Seamless return from frothy peaks to Edge of Seventeen around 14.5 min. |
| 2025-03-20 | Way Of The Stone | Eggy |
Met, The |
Pawtucket |
RI | Wailing at 6 min, per usual. Chase Bliss Onward digital effects from Jake, in addition to his guitar play, emerge after 7 min and attract attention in a non-distracting way. Layers of peaky guitar, with some sustain, intertwine with said digital effects, e.g. 8-9 min. |
| 2025-03-20 | Woah There | Eggy |
Met, The |
Pawtucket |
RI | An effects-driven jam. Jake Chase Bliss Onward digital tones, e.g. 5-7 min, add texture. Shift to Clav near 8 min as Alex drives a loose, pulsing groove. Additional Chase Bliss effects from Jake around 10 min. Simultaneously active and spare. Mike imbues form into the jam with a repeating figure from 11-13 min, and gets a "Mike and the Goodmans" shoutout from Jake after the tune. |
| 2025-03-20 | Time Escaping | Eggy |
Met, The |
Pawtucket |
RI | Jam gets going early and subtle Chase Bliss Mood effects emerge around 6 min. Rolling guitar licks over Alex's punchy play at 9 min turn bright and jubilant after 10 min. Downshifts and quiets after 11 min, just to pick up the pace in a moment's notice. Springy piano, guitar, and drums interplay, e.g. 13 min. Percussive, shuffling groove sees finger tapping guitar heroics, then a Chalkdust Torture tease after 14 min. An even peakier stretch from 15-16 min as Alex displays relentless drive. |
| 2025-03-21 | Sweaters for Strawmen | Eggy |
Higher Ground |
South Burlington |
VT | Whammy haze and echoing synths push the sound early, e.g. 4 min. Jake explores with Tru-Tron sear over Dani's gentle bed of synths and piano. Guitar and keys display more bite from 7-8 min, then hook up before the move to Jet Airliner generates momentum from thin air. |
| 2025-03-21 | Tired From Waiting | Eggy |
Higher Ground |
South Burlington |
VT | The band dusts off a lovelorn tune last played in 2019 (not 2015, per the after-the-fact mention) that has drive, keyboard effects galore, and guitar heroics in spades. The instrumental section from 3-7 minutes cooks. Vocals briefly return near 8 min. Soulful guitar line atop bouncy keys at 9 min leads to tandem Jake and Dani melody from 10-11 min with muscular drums and confident bass. Clean guitar lines emerge to cap this emotive journey. |
| 2025-03-21 | Coming Up | Eggy |
Higher Ground |
South Burlington |
VT | Loose Chase Bliss Mood after 5 min brings a dash of chaos to the dance groove. Pivot to lead guitar as the whole band lifts the jam uphill to an ascendant peak from 7-9 min, and respectfully froths until 10 min before yielding to Coming Up. |
| 2025-03-22 | Soak Up The Sun | Eggy |
State Theatre |
Portland |
ME | Guitar stretches over a sturdy drum groove from 5-8 min. Takes a peaky tack by 9 min and the band follows suit. Relents to Soak Up the Sun melody by 10 min. |
| 2025-03-22 | Lost and Found | Eggy |
State Theatre |
Portland |
ME | Mike patiently anchors the groove as exploration sets off around 6 min. Taciturn Jake sear teams up with Clav, e.g. 7 min, and Mike and Alex feed off Dani’s funk over the next couple minutes. Guitar grows fluid and melodic, e.g. 9-10 min. Peaky build with a healthy full band wail through 12 min. |
| 2025-03-22 | Trixieville | Eggy |
State Theatre |
Portland |
ME | Energetic Type 1.5 jamming slows to a descending staccato Clav groove around 11 min. Jake exploration is patient and fluid, e.g. 13 min, and builds momentum and melody thereafter. Spare and percussive at 15 min. Quickly ramps up to peaky territory at 16-18 min with organ textures, big drums, and emphatic guitar. Hit discrete peaks at 20 min while riding the frothy wave; Mike shines with melodic lines underneath it all. Quiets at 22 min to move back to Trixieville. |
| 2025-03-22 | Way Of The Rain | Eggy |
State Theatre |
Portland |
ME | Percussive Jake riff before 6 min sends 614 show bustout song (!) exploring. Patiently sits in quiet space through 7 min, then tenderly builds. Spare guitar and piano steadily rise over several minutes. Bass and drum accompaniment imbue heft from 10-12 min as ascension amplifies. Organ swells and lead guitar tones send the beautiful passage into frothy space after 12 min. Slow, Queen's Gambit-adjacent guitar melody from 13-14 min. Athletic-yet-tasteful Mike and Alex play complement the bliss jam 15-17 min. |
| 2025-04-04 | Razi | Eggy |
My Morning Jacket's One Big Holiday |
Miramar Beach |
FL | The band's "Silent Disco" treatment of their catalogue is quite prominent here. The electronic drum kit, guitar effects, and enhanced synths from Dani, e.g. 6-7 min, elevate this version of Razi into a space that's unique, fun, and even more mesmerizing than usual. |
| 2025-04-04 | Coming Up | Eggy |
My Morning Jacket's One Big Holiday |
Miramar Beach |
FL | Dani synths add digital textures as the band grooves from 6-7 min. The Alex untz is strong with this jam, e.g. 7-8 min, while guitar and Clav collaboratively swirl. Kick drum steers the jam toward a Sussudio segue. |
| 2025-04-04 | I Am Trying To Break Your Heart | Eggy |
My Morning Jacket's One Big Holiday |
Miramar Beach |
FL | After a patient segue from Burritos el Chavo 2, band navigates gentle improvisational space from 5-6 min before percussively entering a funky Clav zone after 6.5 min. Steady teamwork with equal contributions. Brief Jake breakdown after 8 min precedes a bright, steady climb featuring rhythmic guitar, piano, and crisp drums, e.g. 9-10 min. Peaky, measured play follows through 12 min and accelerates into the IATTBYH theme before the final verse near 13 min. |
| 2025-04-04 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
My Morning Jacket's One Big Holiday |
Miramar Beach |
FL | Gooey Clav contrasts with disco drums and metered guitar as jammy foray begins after 6 min. Chase Bliss MOOD work from Jake at 8 min as Mike muscularly anchors the groove. Peaky guitar play after 11 min, then a Severance theme tease near 12 min blossoms into a full-fledged Severance theme jam from 13-15 min. |
| 2025-04-05 | Barracuda | Eggy |
Mental Awakening |
Atlanta |
GA | Digital chirps from Jake's Chase Bliss Onward pedal around 5 min as a jam emerges from Barracuda's native momentum. Clav resets the groove after 6 min and potent Mike synth effects will shake your innards. Subtle Chase Bliss MOOD gives the guitar added dimension after 7 min while Alex steadily, yet urgently, powers the groove. Jake play is contained, yet simultaneously unhinged, e.g. 10 min. Dani keeps us from drifting into outer space with some appreciated piano tones. Back to Barracuda by 12 min. |
| 2025-04-05 | Way Of The Stone | Eggy |
Mental Awakening |
Atlanta |
GA | Tenacious play between vocals from 6-8 min. Rolling drums under fuzzy guitar and synths, e.g. 10-11 min. Dashes of Chase Bliss MOOD decorate the meaty downbeat rock motif, e.g. 12-13 min. Grooves and lightens after 13 min; a team effort. Jake's play is complemented by Chase Bliss MOOD, e.g. 15 min, as drums gather momentum. Soaring with smiles thanks to ascending piano and bass from 16-17 min. Circular Jake riffing before 22 min signals a triumphant turn home. Pensive coda after 23 min. |
| 2025-04-05 | Oh, Atlanta | Eggy |
Mental Awakening |
Atlanta |
GA | This landing pad from a superb Way of the Stone jam appeals to the hometown crowd. The band breaks the Little Feat tune down to a skeletal form of drums and piano near 6 min, then guitar and bass help lift the groove back up. Athletic Alex after 7 min and Dani organ flourishes by 8 min have the jam simmering at 9 min, before a rolling boil of peaky play from 10-12 min. Pivots to chorus after 12 min. |
| 2025-04-06 | Sweaters for Strawmen | Eggy |
Charleston Pour House |
Charleston |
SC | Sustained synths at 3 min lure the band into improvisational space quickly. Digital, sustained tones from Jake and Dani intertwine, e.g. 5 min. Rolling drums and bass after 6 min, and Alex dresses things up with drum pad hits to signify the move into Tomorrow Never Knows. |
| 2025-04-06 | Tomorrow Never Knows | Eggy |
Charleston Pour House |
Charleston |
SC | Pulsing and propulsive jam toggles from minor key to brighter sonic space, e.g. 7-8 min, mainly thanks to bass and guitar. Repeating melody as Alex leans into a powerful hi-hat groove by 9 min and the band unleashes a feel-good dance party soundtrack. Jam levels up to energetic, ebullient terrain from 10-12 min, before relenting after 12 min to synths that fade into Island Afterlife after 13 min. |
| 2025-04-06 | Searchlight | Eggy |
Charleston Pour House |
Charleston |
SC | Alex with percussive embellishments as groove powers along, e.g. 9 min. Synth touches after 12 min and guitar flourishes by 13 min expand the improvisation. Mike and Alex stay committed to the groove, e.g. 15 min. Band taps the brakes by 16 min as Jake invokes eerie, hazy sustain to tee up segue to A Moment's Notice. |
| 2025-04-06 | Northern Lights | Eggy |
Charleston Pour House |
Charleston |
SC | Chunky-yet-understated riffing builds to an Alex Lose Yourself (Eminem) quote from 8-9 min. Hazy, whammy Jake touches punctuate peaky play at 11-13 min. Powerful drums! Head-banging play continues, e.g. 14 min, then a clever Jake move to reintegrate Northern Lights melody by 15 min. |
| 2025-04-06 | Lost and Found | Eggy |
Charleston Pour House |
Charleston |
SC | As Mike and Alex anchor the moody jam, athletic, minor key, fluid guitar play emerges, e.g. 7-8 min. Swirling, recursive drums and guitar after 9 min build tension that boils over before 11 min but maintains momentum. Chunky rhythm grabs a hold of the jam before things slow down after 13 min and guitar and keys briefly have a light conversation to conclude the jam and tee up a move to Fly Frederick Fly at 14 min. |
| 2025-04-06 | Lost and Found | Eggy |
Charleston Pour House |
Charleston |
SC | After the peaceful move from Fly Frederick Fly, a metal-infused passage from 3-8 min, then the thoughtful final verse, then a Hux tease after 11 min, before another metal-flirtatious conclusion. |
| 2025-04-09 | Woah There | Eggy |
Lincoln Theatre |
Raleigh |
NC | Brief digital effects from Jake near 4 min add dimension and weirdness. Teamwork to raise and build the jam after 5 min. Guitar doubles itself around 6-7 min, and Dani Moog tones occasionally ring out. Band harnesses peaks after 8 min to return to chorus. |
| 2025-04-09 | Burritos El Chavo 2 | Eggy |
Lincoln Theatre |
Raleigh |
NC | Descending bass contrasts with energetic guitar & bright piano, e.g. 7 min. Froths & swirls into peaky play with a driving rhythm section. Resets after 11 min to a murky, introspective passage with Moog touches. Rolling drums & electric piano at 14 min yield momentum; Jake decorates with digital & octave effects as Mike melodically explores. Full band, head-bobbing simmer ensues. Whistling guitar effects after 16 min. Repeating figure at 18 min signals jam's terminus; tight re-entry into Burritos. |
| 2025-04-09 | Trixieville | Eggy |
Lincoln Theatre |
Raleigh |
NC | Crisp hi-hat groove at 5 min. Bluesy Jake progression after 7 min, Alex morphs to a drum beat that complements the exploratory play. Don’t sleep on Mike infusing momentum in a melodic way during this stretch, e.g. 8 min. His synth-drenched notes around 11 min help pivot to a brief effects-soaked denouement. |
| 2025-04-09 | Subterranean Homesick Alien | Eggy |
Lincoln Theatre |
Raleigh |
NC | Rhythmic Jake and pedal effects from Alex push jam out at 5 min. Dani decorates a chunky, repeating guitar riff with synths while bass and drums provide steady propulsion, e.g. 6-7 min. Intensity increases from 7-8 min via crash cymbal, guitar ringing out, and rhythmic bass. Band gloms onto a repeating figure after 9 min with synth flourishes from Dani. Acceleration at 10 min precede Chase Bliss MOOD after 11 min; drums, keys, and bass in sync. Clean guitar tones before jam fades. |
| 2025-04-09 | Watercolor Days | Eggy |
Lincoln Theatre |
Raleigh |
NC | Playful, agile improvisation tacked onto Watercolor Days yields results. On-a-wire instrumental four-way conversation, e.g. 10-11 min. Dani's piano responses to Jake are impressive. Alex tugs the group into rolling momentum by 12 min; quick switch to organ thickens the sound as rhythmic, bright guitar leads the way. Jake shifts to lead lines after 14 min alongside piano jangle and low-end Mike pizazz, e.g. 15 min. Descending guitar subtly points to Subterranean Homesick Alien. Segue via vocals is slick! |
| 2025-04-09 | Wayless | Eggy |
Lincoln Theatre |
Raleigh |
NC | A guitar-led dark and brooding march after 5 min. Evil Eggy is always welcome! Dani synths add welcome discomfort with aplomb after 6 min. Lead lines sing out from Jake around 8 min. Occasional pauses catch the crowd off-guard, but the band quickly lays back into their punishing soundtrack. Frothy, head-banging play, e.g. 9 min, steps through a secret door back into the Wayless chorus at 10 min. Wow! |
| 2025-04-10 | Waiting Game | Eggy |
Bowstring Burgers and Brewyard |
Wilmington |
NC | Veers from chipper to slight unease near 4 min via guitar delay effects. Echoing guitar effects, soothing synths, and high-register bass combine with a driving drum pattern to stretch things from 5-7 min. Guitar chords point the way to Bobcat Flow for a smooth segue. |
| 2025-04-10 | Bobcat Flow | Eggy |
Bowstring Burgers and Brewyard |
Wilmington |
NC | Syrupy guitar with organ after 4 min as we amble into improvisation. Dixie Chicken tease from Jake at 6 min. Measured, democratic play as Alex slowly picks up steam, e.g. 7-8 min. Bluesy vibes yield to momentum near 10 min via Jake, Alex, and Mike collaboration alongside Dani Moog accents. |
| 2025-04-10 | Ricky Gervais | Eggy |
Bowstring Burgers and Brewyard |
Wilmington |
NC | Guest guitarist Jones Todd makes his mark with a synth-soaked tone early, e.g. 2-3 min. A bass solo follows, then Todd steps up with a staccato twang before 5 min that contrasts nicely with Brownstein's fluidity. The two guitarists swirl ideas back and forth in a tag-team, yin-yang tonal attack that turns peaky from 7-8 min. The 16-year-old guest displays confidence and talent in pushing the pace as the band accelerates into the concluding chorus before 9 min. |
| 2025-04-10 | Bad Side Of The Moon | Eggy |
Bowstring Burgers and Brewyard |
Wilmington |
NC | Gentle and spare at 6 min as Jake and Mike slowly pull melodies from the atmosphere. Dani's piano support tugs the jam along before 8 min and encourages lead guitar lines to emerge. Alex gradually instigates an uptick in intensity that leads to a prolonged froth from 10-11 min. Vocal re-entry to the chorus before 12 min brings the jam home. |
| 2025-04-10 | Queen's Gambit | Eggy |
Bowstring Burgers and Brewyard |
Wilmington |
NC | Repeating guitar riff after 8 min, with lush textures via Dani delay Clav effects. Jake paints digital delay effects over echoing keys, e.g. 10 min, creating stretchy depth atop a steady groove that mesmerizes through 12 min. Slight guitar pivot to ascending terrain with bass and drums after 12 min. Dani subtly infuses sustained Moog tones at 13 min, supplying grandeur as Jake digitally swirls and Alex intensifies. Jam maturely arrives at its destination at 15 min, then transitions to Queen's Gambit. |
| 2025-04-10 | Finding and Losing | Eggy |
Bowstring Burgers and Brewyard |
Wilmington |
NC | Tonal shift from Jake at 7 min as the band pushes out on the Finding and Losing melody. Moog sears from Dani at 8 min complement the crunchy guitar. Pivot after 10 min to quieter, contemplative space that still has teeth. Soothing synth keys combine with whistling guitar sustain before 12 min, casually rolling drums, and understated-yet-melodic Mike. Motivation to move to Let's Dance seeps in after 13 min. |
| 2025-04-10 | Let's Dance | Eggy |
Bowstring Burgers and Brewyard |
Wilmington |
NC | Dani and Jake have a low-key back-and-forth conversation after 6 min. Jake plays with Finding and Losing riff around 7 min and commits to a tease at 8 min. Organ beefs up the swirling guitar and Moog play after 9 min. Jake officially rips a 12 Pounds of Pain tease at 11 min after toying with it nearly 3 minutes earlier, and immediately tosses a Queen's Gambit tease into the pot. Quick, ascending guitar lines tag-team with Mike's synth bass tones to point us back to Let's Dance near 13 min. |
| 2025-04-10 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Bowstring Burgers and Brewyard |
Wilmington |
NC | Clav foundation for the band to improvise over from 5-7 min. Briefly quiets before 8 min and then climbs via lyrical guitar and playful-yet-firm drums. Clav and guitar swirl together by 10 min as the band efforts a conclusion but ultimately continues pushing, creating tension from 11-12 min before brief vocals and then a surprise return to Let's Dance. |
| 2025-04-10 | Bobcat Flow | Eggy |
Bowstring Burgers and Brewyard |
Wilmington |
NC | Shatter tease at 2 min, then a You tease follows. Barreling improvisation from 4-6 min with piano support, quick drums, and peaky-yet-restrained guitar. Double time Alex by 6 min lifts the band another level, and Jake follows suit until an on-a-dime move to Finding and Losing. |
| 2025-04-11 | All Wheels Turnin' | Eggy |
Visulite Theatre |
Charlotte |
NC | Warbly Moog tones 7-8 min contrast with guitar reminiscent of Hendrix's Little Wing. Spare, percussive play, e.g. 10 min, with plucky Mike and Jake tones and subtle synths. Alex imbues motion, albeit slowly, after 11 min. Voila! We're grooving. Delay guitar effects create dimension and are echoed by synths, e.g. 12 min. Mike melodically mingles, firming the jam, and Moog tones grow 13-14 min. Band organically froths by 15 min. Satisfyingly measured-yet-peaky through 17 min. |
| 2025-04-11 | Shatter | Eggy |
Visulite Theatre |
Charlotte |
NC | Peaky and energetic play near 12 min; rallies around a rhythmic figure before 13 min with Clav drip. Hazy and harmonic Jake tones follow, then a repeating chord after 14 min tilts the jam into playful space until a fluid move into Shadow at 17 min. |
| 2025-04-11 | Shadow | Eggy |
Visulite Theatre |
Charlotte |
NC | Fluid guitar early, and Moog drones, e.g. 5 min. Subtle squirmy effects add dimension from 5-7 min as jam intensifies. Active guitar, bass, and drums, and Dani’s Moog work is no slouch, e.g. 7-8 min. Repeating riff as the band loads a figurative spring, e.g. 9 min. Alex and Jake are racing, and Mike keeps up with the breakneck pace, at 10 min while Dani lays on the Moog tones and supports on piano. Peaky tension (go Mike!) is tipped over by Jake around 11 min. Finishes quietly, with purpose. |
| 2025-04-11 | Partido Alto | Eggy |
Visulite Theatre |
Charlotte |
NC | Spare and quiet play with staccato guitar at 5 min persists until 7 min, when intensity builds. Moog tones and crash cymbal shine. Lyrical guitar steps out front with great bass support, e.g. 8-10 min, then turns bright and upbeat before a sneaky shift into Atomic Age. |
| 2025-04-12 | Way Of The Stone | Eggy |
Asheville Music Hall |
Asheville |
NC | Percussive guitar riff and snappy drums after 5 min. Moog accents around 7 min as the guitar turns stretchy. Active drums and peaky-adjacent play at 9 min. Mike firmly in the mix as the vibe intensifies. Dani synth accents from 10-11 min are a big value add, as always. Silky move to One Stop Shop. |
| 2025-04-12 | Tired From Waiting | Eggy |
Asheville Music Hall |
Asheville |
NC | Energetically and organically grows peaky after 7 min. Organ comes in before 9 min and combines with Jake’s lead lines to send the jam into a froth. Returns to Tired From Waiting melody after 10 min. |
| 2025-04-12 | Time Escaping | Eggy |
Asheville Music Hall |
Asheville |
NC | Engagingly, enjoyably woozy early, after 2 min. Swirl of Moog tones as guitar steps forward with percussive, delicate lines, e.g 5 min. Patient, mature listening and exploration. Alex imbues momentum at 9 min. Dani synth play is all-star caliber, e.g. 10-11 min. Jake, well-incorporated into the lush sonic fold, pokes toward some peaks at 12 min, then rides the wave the band has created after 13 min. Jam is really swinging at 14 min, and the next few minutes are a joyful team celebration. |
| 2025-04-12 | Second Step | Eggy |
Asheville Music Hall |
Asheville |
NC | Clav-tinged and plucky jam emerges at 4 min, turns beefy thanks to Mike and Alex, but remains patient. Begins to roll along with momentum at 6 min. Punchy-yet-fluid play follows. Circular guitar licks after 8 min stays grounded, then eventually brightens, with a Queen’s Gambit tease bubbling up by 10 min. Upbeat, peaky groove at 11 min eventually returns to Queen’s Gambit-adjacent space before sneaking into a Black Water (Doobie Brothers) tease at 12 min. Back to Second Step vocals by 14 min. |
| 2025-04-12 | Cassidy | Eggy |
Asheville Music Hall |
Asheville |
NC | Begins gently at 4 min, brief Terrapin Station tease after 5 min. Toggles from beautiful and delicate to a percussive conversation after 7 min. Momentum at 9 min, with nimble guitar licks and rolling drums as Mike thickens the stew. Constrained energy blooms into a Birdland tease before 12 min, then rolls into a rhythmic motif that sees Jake racing up and down the neck amidst lush organ. Stop-start jamming after 14 min before a full-band dash that culminates in a peak reentry to Cassidy terrain near 17 min. |
| 2025-04-13 | Woah There | Eggy |
Barrelhouse Ballroom, The |
Chattanooga |
TN | Clav-tinged spare funk after 6 min. Moog drones as guitar doubles itself and swirls, e.g. 8 min, amidst sturdy groove. Ascends and rings out, with peaceful keys, e.g. 10 min. Fluid Jake play embedded in the engaging, rolling groove, and Mike keeps the low end interesting, as always, from 11-12 min before return to chorus. |
| 2025-04-13 | Gentle Clown | Eggy |
Barrelhouse Ballroom, The |
Chattanooga |
TN | Minor key guitar lines are Razi-adjacent near 5 min. Galloping groove by 6 min with Alex and Jake in lockstep to great effect over the next few minutes. Peaky-yet-measured at 9 min; Alex is a machine and Mike has a motor that doesn’t quit. |
| 2025-04-13 | Shadow | Eggy |
Barrelhouse Ballroom, The |
Chattanooga |
TN | Major key guitar alongside crystalline piano, e.g. 4 min, before a pivot. Synths and percussive, chunky Jake chords and runs, e.g. 6 min. Darker vibes emerge after 7 min with Moog drones and rooted, downbeat groove. Active-yet-measured guitar at 9 min. Resets at 10 min with peaceful synths balancing the still-dark vibes before a fade to Dixie Chicken. |
| 2025-04-13 | Shatter | Eggy |
Barrelhouse Ballroom, The |
Chattanooga |
TN | Descending and bending from Jake early, i.e. 1-2 min. Chaotic, multi-beast of a brief jam follows until 5 min, then resets with a chill reggae groove, of all things, before astoundingly morphing back into Shatter before the 7 min mark. |
| 2025-04-13 | Wayless | Eggy |
Barrelhouse Ballroom, The |
Chattanooga |
TN | Jazzy Smile tease happens after 6 min. Syncopated, bluesy play at 7 min gets a piano shot in the arm and enters peaky terrain by 9 min before returning to Wayless before 11 min, albeit with "screaming" guitar effects supplementing Jake's usual tone. |
| 2025-04-25 | You | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Philadelphia |
PA | Pushes out at 5 min. Pleasant mix of synths from Dani and chordal jamming from Jake after 6 min. Explores without moving. Creates tension and rhythm after 8 min. Moody vibes prevail. Jam loosens via Alex after 10 min, while Dani piano jangle brightens the sound. Low-orbit peaky play from Jake, e.g. 12 min. A celebratory romp to the finish line at 14 min. |
| 2025-04-25 | Hux (Wit' It) | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Philadelphia |
PA | Drums and rhythmic guitar push the improvisation after 6 min alongside organ textures. Brief hazy, harmonic guitar effects after 7 min are a delight. Band galvanizes around Dani's play from 8-10 min; Alex and Jake shift to the next gear after 10 min and Dani compliments with jangly piano. We're propelled into a half-peaky groove while Mike curates tension after 12 min before Jake unlocks the move back to You after the 13 min mark. |
| 2025-04-25 | Low Spark of High Heeled Boys | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Philadelphia |
PA | Peels away from the Low Spark vibe after 7 min with angular, searing guitar that's punched up by Mike and Alex after 8 min while Dani Clavs. We're grooving by 9 min and headbanging by 10 min while Jake cooks. Shift to piano after 11 min lightens the mood but the rhythm section keeps the jam moving as guitar peaks from 12-14 min. |
| 2025-04-25 | Wayless | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Philadelphia |
PA | Guitar explores as Clav gives way to peaceful keys after 5 min. Energetic-yet-constrained play unfurls, e.g. 7 min, and Mike's compressed tone shines in contrast with the shimmery synth tones. Repeating guitar runs, in unison with bass, are mesmerizing from 8.5 min until 9.5 min, before the band gives way to a democratic post-peak simmer replete with hazy Jake touches that float a path forward to Searchlight. |
| 2025-04-25 | Searchlight | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Philadelphia |
PA | Persistent kick drum at 7 min points play in a new direction; quick-hitting guitar riff at 8 min yields energy to launch skyward before cutting the figurative engine and floating back to Earth from 10-12 min. Pivots before 13 min via jangly, Low Spark-adjacent guitar passage with atonal piano, and attitude. Bluesy while Mike carves the low end, e.g. 15 min, and Alex asserts. Gathers momentum by 16 min and peaky intentions emerge. Prolonged peak feels mature and understated. Relents after 20 min into space. |
| 2025-04-25 | Northern Lights | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Philadelphia |
PA | Quietly explores, then goes silent at 6 min. Restraint guides the build. Moog touches 7-8 min as bass and drums help shape melody. Magnetic, e.g. 10 min! Piano and drums shift to kinetic, rolling space, e.g. 11 min, then a brief peak after 12 min, Hux tease at 13 min, and Shatter tease moments later. Jake trills up to an attention-grabbing, buoyed, joyful space by 14 min! Morphs via atonal Shatter passage and Alex and Dani pour on the tension, e.g. 15.5-17 min. Launches onto a peaky wave, catapults to Hux. |
| 2025-04-25 | Waiting Game | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Philadelphia |
PA | Playful guitar and piano from 4-5 min, then spare improvisation. Rhythmic guitar as sound fills out after 6 min and intensifies after 7 min. Beaming tease from Jake supplemented nicely by Dani on synths at 9 min and again at 10 min. Guitar toggles from lead lines to circular play from 11-12 min while bass, crash cymbals, and piano add tension. They ride the wave of repeated moderate peaks, modulate up after 15 min, keep patiently peaking, then step right into Wayless. |
| 2025-04-26 | Shadow | Eggy |
Webster Hall |
New York |
NY | Rhythmic riffing from Jake at 6 min, and Alex follows suit. Dani softens with keyboard textures, e.g. 7 min, but the jam hardens as he switches to organ around 8 min, and lead guitar lines increase the intensity. Crash cymbals alongside Jake build tension before 10 min, intensified by Dani piano accompaniment. Peaky play pulls the crowd in the next couple minutes. |
| 2025-04-26 | Trixieville | Eggy |
Webster Hall |
New York |
NY | Jammy intentions early, e.g. 5 min, with exploratory Jake play leading the band into ethereal terrain over a bed of interesting-yet-subtle Dani keys. Pensive and pretty from 7-10 min. Addition of piano, infusion of drums, and bass stepping out after 10 min gives jam heft and momentum. Guitar helps improvisation froth after 12 min, and again after 13 min with heightened intensity. Peaky waves lapping against the shore, e.g. 14 min, before jam relents by 15 min and returns to Trixieville. |
| 2025-04-26 | Burritos El Chavo 2 | Eggy |
Webster Hall |
New York |
NY | Mix of circular and chordal riffing by Jake after 6 min. As Mike briefly leans on his synth pedal, e.g. 7 min, guitar steps out amidst a steady, rich Alex groove and leads the charge into more intense terrain from 8-9 min. Rhythmic pivot after 9 min from drums is latched onto by guitar, clearing the pathway to Razi. |
| 2025-04-26 | Barracuda | Eggy |
Webster Hall |
New York |
NY | Pulls away from Barracuda after 4 min. Energetic, repeating guitar and drums after 5 min almost consider space similar to Bodysnatchers by Radiohead, but instead veer to loose, open territory by 6 min with a strong groove anchored by Alex and Mike for Jake to dazzle across, e.g. 7-8 min. Move back to Burritos el Chavo 2 is silky. |