Notable Jams

Show Date SongArtist Venue Name City StateNotes
2025-02-06ShatterEggy Stache, The Grand Rapids MIBaked-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.
2025-02-08ShatterEggy Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis MNSweeping, stretchy play. Jam lightens at 12 min to set up Midnight Moonlight segue.
2025-02-08ShatterEggy Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis MNRhythmic 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.
2025-02-23ShatterEggy Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach CASong 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.
2025-02-26ShatterEggy State Room, The Salt Lake City UTInstrumental 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.
2025-03-01ShatterEggy Boulder Theater Boulder COBluesy 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.
2025-03-14ShatterEggy Westcott Theater, The Syracuse NYBrooding momentum builds around 7-8 min. Chunky downbeat groove at 9 min explores, then tees up Pigs (Three Different Ones).
2025-04-11ShatterEggy Visulite Theatre Charlotte NCPeaky 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.
2025-04-13ShatterEggy Barrelhouse Ballroom, The Chattanooga TNDescending 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.
2025-06-18ShatterEggy Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall Pittsburgh PAAngular push into Type II space via piano at 9 min. Morphs to metal-edged groove at 12 min. Spare-yet-nimble with synths balancing near-NICU vibes after 15 min. Steady drums, with effects, support Moog touches and Chase Bliss textures, e.g. 18 min. Energetically simmers in a deep zone, e.g. 22 min, then piano and guitar push to brighter space. Mellotron-adjacent synths at 24 min. Jam elevates at 26 min; Jake employs tension to brush against peaks. Pivots near 31 min to peaceful, serene guitar.
2025-06-18ShatterEggy Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall Pittsburgh PADelicately improvises around the Shatter theme before breaking into original territory by 2 min. Grandiose, measured, collaborative play follows, e.g. 4 min, spilling into goosebump-inducing space that occasionally reveals its Shatter DNA. Fades into a piano coda at 6-8 min before Tom Corn Walker guitar riff.
2025-09-10ShatterEggy Bender Jamboree Las Vegas NVBand slides back into Shatter improvisation and garners momentum from 1-2 min with rooted-yet-buoyant bass and guitar work that shimmies up and down the neck. Alex imbues energy with a cymbal groove that's balanced by Dani as he scours out harmonic space on keys. Jake leads everyone into a Celebration jam by Kool & The Gang around 4-5 min before ducking back to Shatter before 6 min. Celebratory romp at 10 min before the tune concludes.
2025-10-31ShatterEggy Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver COThis jam sizzles and stretches after 6 min. Mike and Alex lay a driving foundation while Jake wails and Dani contributes contrasting piano. Envelope filter bass at 9 min helps pivot to a quiet-yet-still-menacing section of rhythmic play. The sound brightens at 11 min before a segue to Bobcat Flow.
2025-11-07ShatterEggy Scoot Inn Austin TXRepeating guitar licks corral the jam into a groove, and Dani shines on twinkling synths near 9 min. Alex increases the tempo near 10 min, creating urgency, and Jake and Mike fill out the sound. Pivots to light, bouncy terrain near 13 min, then enjoys an Alex-driven groove. Jake takes the reins from 15-16 min alongside notable bass and electric piano. Peels of organ up the ante. Synth swirls after 18 min decorate the energetic groove and tee up a segue.
2025-11-15ShatterEggy Thalia Hall Chicago ILSoulful and sizzling from 6-8 min with extra piano mustard. Pivots to a relaxed funk zone; Clav steps out front from 9-11 min. Bass and guitar team up on a lick that morphs the groove, and organ and synths follow suit from 11-12 min. They close the loop with a return to searing play. A concluding peak seamlessly segues to Burritos El Chavo 2.
2026-03-13ShatterEggy Terminal West Atlanta GAJust a Couple of Strangs quotes near 4 min. Crunchy, guitar-led groove before 6 min turns harder at 7 min, with crashing cymbals and light synth accents. Guitar and synths get peaky while low-end rumbles, e.g. 9 min, before relenting to the Shatter chorus.
2026-03-20ShatterEggy Charleston Pour House Charleston SCRhythmic pivot after 8 min ushers in jangly, measured, contemplative passage, e.g. 9-10. Emotive guitar lines follow, with understated keys while Mike and Alex cook up some tension underneath, e.g. 11-12 min.