Justin Bruce takes listeners for a spin through the best Eggy jams from January through June of 2026.
The band played 51 shows during this stretch, 46 of which are available as SBDs. From this pool, 226 jam chart entries have been written for thecarton.net jam chart. Jams that are particularly good are "recommended," and noted as such on thecarton.net setlist page. Episode 26 focuses on these 34 recommended jams, and includes 53 jam clips, each about 45 seconds in length, to illustrate what has made Eggy's jamming so special this year.
Nugs playlist of 2026 recommended jams
Tier 1 Jams:
3-17 sweat equity 38 min Mesmerizing, then quiet, then nefarious, then CBM, then sizzling.
4-14 woah there 32 min Collaborative throughout, cascading groove, chunky riffing, moody and cacophonous peaks.
4-16 searchlight 30 min Toggles between dark and light, ranges from anthemic to chunky to tension.
5-2 shatter 38 min Effortless and multi-segmented and fun groupthink.
Tier 2 Jams:
1-16 woah there 24 min Delicate, then darkens, then swings anthemically.
1-17 peace upon us 27 min Lasers, a brief rise, then peaceful, then organically anthemic.
1-17 calling all angels by train 24 min Slap bass groove, then hard-rock, then synth bass and delay effects cacophony.
3-7 laurel 31 min Game plan is no plan: stitched-together moments of chaos and kineticism.
3-11 All That You Dream 19 min Dark, spare, cinematic jam morphs to a mesmerizing groove.
3-17 one more dance 29 min Hazy groove builds, quiets, rises robustly, then grooves.
4-17 buying time 30 min Three sections: anthemic, peaky with muscle, and acid jazz chordal peaks.
Tier 3 Jams:
1-10 shallow rivers 22 min Pensive Beefheart jam, uptempo groove, morphs back to Shallow Rivers.
