Gather your friends!

 

Gather your friends and listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 05/06/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including HEALTH, Neil Young, The Mitras, Temptations, Grateful Shred, Lana Del Rey, Bruce Springsteen, Ron Gallo, Matt Berry, Casual Fantastic, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202505061900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/05/06/gather-your-friends-2/#playlist.

You can listen to older shows here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Week 2 of 2025 Spring Fund Drive!

 

It’s the 2nd week of Spring Fund Drive on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 05/02/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We’re getting close to our goal of $45K, so be my hero and help put us over the top to keep this wonderful, eclectic, diverse, community radio station running. Give at wrir.org!

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Andy Frasco, The Moonlandingz, Fontaines D.C., Wet Leg, Toyesauce, Willie Nelson, Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke, The Cure, Julien Baker & TORRES, and more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202504291900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/04/29/week-2-of-2025-spring-fund-drive/#playlist.

You can listen to previous shows here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Spring 2025 Fund Drive Spectacular!

 

It’s Spring Fund Drive time on WRIR! We’ll talk about the fund drive on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 04/23/2025, 7 – 9 PM). I hope you’ll donate to keep this crazy, beautiful, diverse, all-volunteer community radio station going. You can donate at wrir.org. If you want to donate at the premium levels and get some stuff, like the fine t-shirt pictured above, or the cool baseball hat, that would be awesome. But if you can’t donate at that level, any amount you can give helps us pay the bills. I thank you in advance!

We’ve got an eclectic mix of music for your pleasure as well, including Peter Gabriel, Patti Smith, Starchild & the New Romantic, Little Simz, Squeeze, Sufjan Stevens, Sarabeth Tucek, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202504221900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/04/22/spring-2025-fund-drive-spectacular/#playlist.

You can listen to past shows here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/.

Cheekface w/Pacing!

 

We gave away 2 tix to see Cheekface w/Pacing at Richmond Music Hall on 4/21/25 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 04/15/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Chumbawamba, The Black Keys, Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke, Bryan Ferry & Amelia Barratt, Sparks, Bruce Springsteen, Tortoise, Stereolab, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202504151900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/04/15/win-tix-to-see-cheekface-w-pacing/#playlist.

You can listen to previous shows here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/.

Spafford w/Dan & the Fam!

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On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 04/09/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio), we gave away a pair of tix to see Spafford w/Dan & the Fam on 4/15 at The Broadberry! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Billy Strings & Sierra Hull, Little Feat, Umphrey’s McGee, Jeff Bridges, Beirut, Bryan Sutton, Orion Redwolf, The Rolling Stones, Vampire Weekend, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202504081900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/04/08/win-tix-to-see-spafford-w-dan-the-fam/#playlist.

You can listen to older shows here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/.

Fantastic Hits By the Original Artists!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired 04/01/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio), it’s fantastic hits by the original artists and ONLY the original artists! Hear music from AC/DC, The Beatles, Outkast, Kylie Minogue, Stevie Wonder, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, & more!

You can listen to this April Fool's show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202504011900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/04/01/fantastic-hits-by-the-original-artists/#playlist.

You can listen to past shows here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/.

Rock n’ Roll!

 

We played some rock n’ roll on Tuesday on Handful of Brains! (originally aired 7 – 9 PM, 03/25/2025, on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Flaming Lips, Craig Finn, Brand New, Beirut, Ty Segall, Joan Osborne, Arooj Aftab & Khruangbin, Soundwalk Collective w/ Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull, Little Feat, Destroyer, Nick Lowe, Palm Palm, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202503251900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/03/25/rock-n-roll/#playlist.

You can listen to previous shows here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/.

“Ornette: Made in America”!

 

We gave away 2 tix to see the movie “Ornette: Made in America” on 3/21 at The Grace Street Theater as part of James River Film Fest on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 03/18/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We also paid tribute to the late David Johansen and played an eclectic mix of music including Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Deau Eyes, Ween, The Beatles, Mipso, James McMurtry, Kendall Street Company, Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson, The Monochrome Set, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202503181900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/03/18/win-tix-to-see-the-movie-ornette-made-in-america/#playlist

You can listen to past shows here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/

(Photo: Milestone Films)

RIP Roberta Flack

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 03/11/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio), we’ll pay tribute to the late Roberta Flack. We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including The Smile, The Beatles, Neil Young, Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes, Tindersticks, Brian D’Addario, Dumpstaphunk, David Lowery, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202503111900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/03/11/rip-roberta-flack-2/#playlist.

You can listen to past shows here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/.

(Photo: Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

 

Radio that really speaks to you

 

Handful of Brains. Radio that really speaks to you. Originally aired Tuesday, 03/04/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio. Hear an eclectic mix of music including Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes, TajMo, Bon Iver, The Mitras. The Smile, Fontaines D.C., Ezra Furman, Southern Avenue, Sparks, Crowded House, White Denim, YES, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202503041900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/03/04/radio-that-really-speaks-to-you/#playlist

You can listen to previous shows at https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/

Photo: Club Cranium