Phosphorescent & Rich Ruth!

We gave away 2 tix to see Phosphorescent w/ Rich Ruth at The Broadberry on 7/9/25, on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 7/1/25, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Shakti, Daniel Donato, Kendall Street Company, Traffic, Blood Orange, Pete Townshend, 6ix, Brian Wilson, and more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202507011900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/07/01/win-tix-to-see-phosphorescent-rich-ruth/#playlist

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

(photo by Curtis Wayne Millard)

 

Forkin’ Great!

Handful of Brains is gonna be forkin’ great this week! (originally aired Tuesday, 06/24/2025, 7 – 9 PM, on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Sly & The Family Stone, Fo Daniels, The Beach Boys, Chuck Prophet, Little Feat, Bruce Springsteen, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, North Mississippi Allstars, The O’Jays, Neal Casal, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202506241900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/06/24/forkin-great/#playlist

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

(photo: Mark Hogan)

 

Tribute to Brian Wilson and Sly Stone

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 06/17/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio), we paid tribute to the musical genius of Brian Wilson and Sly Stone. We’ve also got music from David Byrne, The Barr Brothers, Marcus King Band, Sam Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney & Wings, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202506171900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

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

(Wilson pic: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Sly pic: Wikipedia)

Step on up!

 

Step on up and listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired on Tuesday, 06/11/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including The Black Crowes, R.E.M., Lukas Nelson, Shagwüf, Julien Baker & TORRES, Kieran Hebden + William Tyler, Polaroid Fade, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202506101900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/06/10/step-on-up/#playlist

(Photo: Ralph Crane)

Get tuned in!

Get tuned in to Handful of Brains! (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Wilco, Grace Potter, Sheryl Crow, Kendall Street Company, Bruce Springsteen, Marcus King, Pavement, Robert Randolph, Palm Palm, Lana Del Rey, Sick Dogs, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Mackenzie Roark, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202506031900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/06/03/get-tuned-in/#playlist

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

(Photo: Club Cranium)

 

Lucius!

 

We gave away 2 tix to see Lucius at The National w/Victoria Canal on 5/20 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 05/03/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Van Morrison, Goose, Little Feat, The Stanley Brothers, Primus & Puscifer, Grace Woodroofe, R.E.M., Pere Ubu, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202505131900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/05/13/win-tix-to-lucius/

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

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/.