Everything’s Gonna Be Better Next Year!

 

Everything’s gonna be better next year! Let’s start now with the final Handful of Brains episode of 2021! (originally aired Tuesday, December 28, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Little Feat, Johnny Winter & Edgar Winter, Ex Hex, White Denim, The National, Marianne Faithfull, Cassandra Jenkins, Khruangbin & Leon Bridges, Jake Shimabukuro, & Big Thief.

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202112281900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/12/28/everythings-gonna-be-better-next-year-2/#playlist

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Handful of Brains Christmas Show!

 

Tonight on the Handful of Brains Christmas Show (originally aired Tuesday, December 21, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio): Singing, dancing, laughing–and even skating! And a whole lot of Christmas music.

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202112211900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/12/21/handful-of-brains-christmas-show/#playlist

RIP Mike Nesmith

 

Listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ll pay tribute to the late Mike Nesmith with a couple of songs from his pioneering music videos. Also in the eclectic mix: Jason Isbell And the 400 Unit, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., PIXIES, J Roddy Walston and The Business, Eddie Vedder, Holly Williams, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Linda Lindas, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202112141900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/12/14/rip-mike-nesmith/#playlist

Sweet & Sticky

 

What’s sweet, sticky, and pink or blue? It’s Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, December 7, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! It’s also cotton candy which works because it’s Nat’l Cotton Candy Day. We’ve got a sweet, sticky, and eclectic mix of music for you featuring Matthew Sweet, The Hot Seats, Quilt, TURNSTILE, Christie, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Arcade Fire, Grateful Dead, Hana Vu, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the recording of the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202112071900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/12/07/sweet-sticky/#playlist

(Photo by Jake Hart)

Let the music flow

 

Let the music flow to you tonight with Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, November 30, 7 – 9 PM) on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Bloc Party, People’s Blues of Richmond, Shovels and Rope, Dion, Black Sabbath, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Drive-By Truckers, Steeleye Span, The Black Crowes, Radiohead, & more!

Click here to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202111301900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and click here to see the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/11/30/let-the-music-flow/#playlist

(Photo: NuSpark Media)

We Are Infinite

 

Sit back, relax and listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, November 24, 2021, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including KennyHoopla, Mick Jagger, Elvis Costello, Sons Of Bill, Lee Bains + The Glory Fires, SHEER MAG, Snail Mail, Peter Gabriel, Fear of Men, Dinosaur Jr., and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202111231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/11/23/we-are-infinite/#playlist

(Photo: Getty Images)

Going Up The Country

 

Listen to Handful of Brains tonight (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) for an eclectic mix of music featuring Phish, Goodnight, Texas, Editors, Wilco, Guided By Voices, Twiddle, TONSTARTSSBANDHT, Hurray for the Riff Raff and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202111161900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/11/16/going-up-the-country/#playlist

(Photo: Frontdoor Images/Getty Images)

Scrapple!

 

It’s Nat’l Scrapple Day! So fry up a big piece of that Pennsylvania Dutch mush and eat it while you listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 11/9/21, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Ween, Robbie Fulks, Randy Newman, The War On Drugs, Billy Strings, Grateful Dead, Electric Light Orchestra, Joe Jackson, Rick James, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202111091900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/11/09/scrapple/#playlist

Sandworms!

 

Listen to Handful of Brains tonight (originially aired Tuesday, 11/2/21, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! No songs about sandworms but we do have music from Wildcat Wildcat, Travis, My Morning Jacket, Wire, The Damned, Bad Religion, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, moa moa, Mitski & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202111021900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/11/02/sandworms/#playlist

Happy Halloween / Fall Fund Drive!

 

It’s the Halloween/Fall Fund Drive show tonight on Handful of Brains (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got scary music from Hiatus Kaiyote, Tash Neal, Doug Gillard, Notwist, The Cocktail Slippers, Shannon and the Clams, Phoebe Bridgers, Shannon Lay, St. Vincent, Randall Bramblett, and more!

I also hope you’ll donate to WRIR at wrir.org during my show. You already show your support for me by listening to this crazy show and I can’t thank you enough. You allow me to take you on crazy jumps from genre to genre and hopefully play some old favorites and some new stuff you like along the way. Please support the station that gives me and other fellow-minded musical explorers a place to blow this out over the airwaves like no other station in #rva with a donation tonight. No amount is too small (or too big, either 😃). You can check out the Fall Fund Drive premium gifts at https://www.wrir.org/station/donate/.

Everyone at the station is a volunteer. We don’t pay anyone a salary. All our volunteers do it because they love it and want to be a part of our WRIR community and a part of the larger Richmond community. Help us continue to do it with a donation at wrir.org.

You can listen to the show here: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202110261900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/10/26/happy-halloween-fall-fund-drive/#playlist.

High Hope

 

Tune in to Handful of Brains, Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio for an eclectic mix of music featuring Lake Street Dive, Tears for Fears (new!), World Party, Pretenders, Johnny Cash, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Neil Young, Shannon Whitworth, Meatbodies, Robert Glasper, Steep Canyon Rangers, Mitski & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202110191900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/10/19/high-hope/#playlist.

(Photo: Lehman College Leonard Lief Library)

This Time Around

 

Listen to Handful of Brains, (originally aired Tuesday night, 10/12/2021, 7 – 9 PM) on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Primus, Kendall Street Company, Terry Garland, Empath, The Smithereens, Elvis Costello, Low Cut Connie, Punch Brothers, Pure Bathing Culture, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202110121900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/10/12/this-time-around/#playlist

Pretzel Logic

 

Tune in to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, October 5, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) for an eclectic mix of music including Steely Dan, LANNDS, Wet Leg, David Bowie, Neil Young, Radiators, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202110051900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/10/05/pretzel-logic/#playlist

Quaff a Brew!

 

Today is Nat’l Drink Beer Day, which is every day for me. So quaff a cold one while you listen to Handful of Brains tonight (originally aired Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got an eclectic mix including Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Anthony Rosano and The Conqueroos, The War On Drugs, Mac McCaughan, SOFI TUKKER, Adrianne Lenker, Counting Crows, The Hooters, The Mommyheads & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202109281900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/09/28/quaff-a-brew/#playlist

Thank You!

 

It’s Nat’l Gratitude Day so thank you for listening to WRIR & Handful of Brains! Tonight on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, September 21, 2021 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), an eclectic mix featuring The Velvet Underground, Jason Isbell, Faces, The Mother Hips, The Rolling Stones, Nathaniel Rateliff, New Age Doom & Lee Scratch Perry, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Courtney Barnett, Marian Hill, Billy Strings, Parquet Courts & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show (starts at the 10-second mark): https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202109211900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/09/21/thank-you-2/#playlist

Hoagies!

 

It’s Nat’l Hoagie Day! I always get a hoagie at my favorite hoagie store (rhymes with Dada) after my radio show. Enjoy a hoagie and Handful of Brains with me (originally aired Tuesday, September 14, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got an eclectic mix including Wet, Slade, Echolyn, Talking Heads, Lana Del Rey, Little Simz, Medusa’s Disco, Jimmy Liggins, and a few Lee “Scratch” Perry tunes left over from the tribute last week.

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202109141900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/09/14/hoagies/#playlist

RIP Lee “Scratch” Perry

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 9/8/21, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), we’ll pay tribute to Lee “Scratch” Perry who passed away on 8/29. We’ll also have music from Gustaf, The Hot Seats, The Shangri-Las, POND, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Deeper, Steve Winwood & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202109071900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/09/07/rip-lee-scratch-perry/#playlist

(Photo: David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

RIP Charlie Watts

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 8/31, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), we’ll pay tribute to Charlie Watts with a few tunes from The Rolling Stones, as well as music from Kate Campbell, Angelica Garcia, Howlin’ Wolf, Dawes, Chuck Prophet and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202108311900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/08/31/rip-charlie-watts/#playlist

(Photo: John Stoddart/Popperfoto, via Getty Images)

Nat’l Waffle Day!

 

It's National Waffle Day so slather some butter and syrup on it and listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday,  8/24, 7 - 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We've got an eclectic mix of music including Pokey LaFarge, Southern Avenue, Robert Walter, Kurt Vile, Son Volt, Wanda Jackson, Magdalena Bay, moe., Serena Ryder, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202108241900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/08/24/natl-waffle-day/#playlist

Lazy Evening

 

It’s Nat’l Lazy Day so if you can manage to get up off the couch, tune your radio to WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio for Handful of Brains (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Hayes Carll, Dave Hause, Marcus King, Billy Strings, Bela Fleck, The Weather Station, Joni Mitchell, Robert Palmer, John Prine, Oliver Hazard, The Beach Boys, IAN SWEET, Guided By Voices, Keleketla! and more!

And be sure to tune in next week, when Jay from Friday Breakfast Blend (Fr 6 – 8 AM) guest hosts!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202108101900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/08/10/lazy-evening/#playlist

Grab Your Nuts!

We’re all a little nuts these days so celebrate Nat’l Grab Your Nuts Day with Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 8/3/21, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Jackson, Notwist, The Minutemen, Desmond Dekker, JJ Grey & Mofro, Chris Isaak, Perfume Genius, Allen Stone, Monster Magnet & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202108031900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/08/03/grab-your-nuts/#playlist

 

Freaking Out The Neighborhood

Tune into Handful of Brains tonight (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) for an eclectic mix of music including Yves Tumor, David Bowie, Lambchop, Villagers, Blues Traveler, Helena Deland, The Lonely Teardrops, Son Volt, Rhyton, TORRES & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202107271900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/07/27/freaking-out-the-neighborhood/#playlist

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THOSE ON EMAIL LIST: Blogger will be discontinuing their automated email service for new blog posts on 8/1. Starting next week, I will be sending email notifications of new blog posts from my personal email address.

(Photo: GETTY IMAGES)

 

What’s your fortune?

 

It’s Nat’l Fortune Cookie Day and your fortune says “Listen to Handful of Brains (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) for great health & prosperity!” We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Ledisi, Julia Holter, Dan Baird, MANNEQUIN PUSSY, Japanese Breakfast, Lou Reed, Kurt Vile, R.E.M., The Magnetic Fields, Pinegrove, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202107201900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/07/20/whats-your-fortune/#playlist

Fried Chicken!

 

It’s Nat’l Fried Chicken Day so dial your KFC radio to WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio for Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 7/6/21 7 – 9 PM)! It’s another eclectic mix featuring Young Fresh Fellows, Jim Croce, Isaac Hayes, Sir Douglas Quintet, Judy Blank, Dylan Earl, Fitz & The Tantrums, Shannon and the Clams, paris_monster, Marla Mase, Subdudes, Iron & Wine, North Mississippi Allstars and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202107061900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/07/06/fried-chicken/#playlist

Keep It Together

 

Listen to Handful of Brains, originally aired Tuesday, 6/29/21, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including XTC, Pip Blom, Gonzo feat. Beyond I Sight, Doves, Valerie June, Drive-By Truckers, Guided By Voices, Jerry Garcia Band, Serpents of Paradise, Watchhouse – formerly Mandolin Orange, Leon Bridges & more.

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202106291900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and  link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/06/29/keep-it-together/#playlist

Onion Rings!

 

It’s Nat’l Onion Rings Day so cook up America’s 2nd favorite fried vegetable and enjoy some while listening to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 6/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including illuminati hotties, The Wallflowers, Wilco, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Billy Strings, The Cocktail Slippers, The Killers, Julian Lage, Overcoats, Kelly Lee Owens, Colter Wall, Lorde, James McMurtry & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202106221900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/06/22/onion-rings/#playlist

Mega!

 

In honor of Nat’l Megalodon Day, we’ve got a mega-sized edition of Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 6/15, 7-9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio). OK, it’s the same size as normal but with songs from Devo, Sierra Ferrell, Strfkr, Flying Lotus, Vampire Weekend, Durand Jones & The Indications, POND, Bob Weir & Wolf Bros w/The Wolfpack & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202106151900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/06/15/mega/#playlist

(Photo: Wikimedia)

This Feeling

 

Dial in to Handful of Brains, (originally aired Tuesday, 6/8/21 7 – 9 PM) on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Yola, Amythyst Kiah, Uncle Tupelo, Wye Oak, Shemekia Copeland, Gone to Color, Umphrey’s McGee, Watchhouse – formerly Mandolin Orange, The Lone Bellow, Tami Neilson, Kendall Street Company, Sam Filiatreau and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202106081900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/06/08/this-feeling/#playlist

(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Barefootin’

 

It’s Natl Go Barefoot Day so kick off your shoes, turn up your radio and listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 6/1/21, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Nick Lowe, John Kay & Steppenwolf, TEKE TEKE, Sly & The Family Stone, Gary Moore, The Revivalists, Holy Hive, They Might Be Giants, Damaged Bug, Glass Animals & more.

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202106011900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/06/01/barefootin/#playlist

(Photo: Depositphotos)

Be a Frood!

 

Be a frood who really knows where his towel is and listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 5/25/21, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ll have an eclectic mix of music including Okkervil River, St. Vincent, Prabir Trio, Sugar, Local Natives, Turkuaz, White Reaper, Prince, Real Estate, and more. It’ll be mostly harmless!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202105251900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/05/25/be-a-frood/#playlist

Next stop—The Handful of Brains Zone

 

“You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop—The Handful of Brains Zone.” On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 5/11/21, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), we’ll have a salute to the Twilight Zone on Nat’l Twilight Zone Day and other songs including music from The Horrors, MOON DUNES, Queens of the Stone Age, Joe Higgs, Moby, The Beach Boys, Richie Havens, Queen, Rush, Beastie Boys, Lido Pimienta and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202105111900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/05/11/next-stop-the-handful-of-brains-zone/#playlist

Welcome to Dumpsville

 

Welcome to Dumpsville. Population: You. Songs of heartbreak tonight on Handful of Brains (original aired Tuesday, May 4, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) incl. music from Little Anthony & The Imperials, Richard Thompson, Lyle Lovett, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, The Police, Bon Iver & more.

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202105041900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/05/04/welcome-to-dumpsville/#playlist

Gimme Some Money!

 

It’s time for the Spring Fund Drive show on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 4/27/21 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! Please consider donating during tonight’s show at wrir.org. On the big picture level, WRIR brings underrepresented news and music to RVA and the world (via the internet). It allows me to do this crazily eclectic show and the other shows consistently introduce me to great new music. On a personal level, it allows me to indulge my passion for music and has given me a sense of community and friendship here in Richmond. Give what you can and you can check out the fund drive premiums at wrir.org if you want the t-shirt, bandana, tote bag, or Pay It Forward.

On tonight’s eclectic show, I’ve got music from Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, Overcoats, A Place To Bury Strangers, THE OCEAN BLUE, Lucy Dacus, Róisín Murphy. Billy Strings, Gedeon Luke and The People, Jon Batiste, Bob Dylan, Lilly Hiatt, London Grammar, Mike Doughty & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202104271900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/04/27/gimme-some-money/#playlist

Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

 

It’s 4/20 so it’s songs about weed on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 4/20/21, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ll have an eclectic mix of music including Afroman, The Toyes, Fats Waller, John Holt, Tom Petty, Old Crow Medicine Show, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Beastie Boys, Rick James, and more!

Smoke ’em if you got ’em and listen to the show at https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202104201900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3.

Here's a link to that dank playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/04/20/smoke-em-if-you-got-em/#playlist

(Image: GETTY)

Dolphins!

 

It’s the day before Nat’l Dolphin Day and we always celebrate our fine flippered friends on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, April 14, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ll have a couple of songs about dolphins including music from Bruce Springsteen, Thin Lizzy, My Morning Jacket, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, Lee “Scratch” Perry, D’Angelo, Kendall Street Company & more!

Here's a link to listen to Tuesday's show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202104131900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/04/13/dolphins/#playlist

(Image: ©muratart/Shutterstock.com)

New Beer’s Eve!

 

Tomorrow is Nat’l Beer Day which makes this New Beer’s Eve! Not that I need an excuse to drink a beer but hoist a few and listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 4/6/21 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music featuring Bob Weir, Widespread Panic, Phish, Judy Garland, Yeek, Glass Animals, Parliament, Hot Chocolate, Garage A Trois, The Lemonheads, Dry Cleaning, Lucy Dacus, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202104061900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/04/06/new-beers-eve/#playlist

Take a Walk in the Park!

 

It’s National Take a Walk in the Park Day, so grab your headphones and take a leisurely stroll through your local park at sunset while you listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 3/31/21 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got tunes from Karen Jonas, Damien Jurado, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton, Tash Neal, The Kinks, The Infamous Stringdusters, Reverend Horton Heat, Lana Del Rey, Rising Appalachia, Donny Hathaway & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202103301900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/03/30/take-a-walk-in-the-park/#playlist

(Photo: Alabama News Center)

Chips, Dips, Chains & Whips

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 3/24/2021 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), there’s going to be sex, drugs, rock n’ roll, chips, dips, chains, and whips in honor of today being Nat’l Chips & Dip Day. I don’t know if there is a Natl’ Chains & Whips Day, but I’m down for that too. We’ll play an eclectic mix including Waxahatchee, Widespread Panic, Sarah Jarosz, CHARLES TOLLIVER, MGMT, Paul Weller, Blur, Pearl Jam, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Chaka Khan, Sour Widows, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202103231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/03/23/chips-dips-chains-whips/#playlist

Everything You Do Is Right

 

Today is Natl. Everything You Do Is Right Day and the right thing to do is listen to Handful Of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 3/16/21 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! The music will be right with Grateful Dead, Wilco, Mogwai, Gomez, Quincy Jones, Fela Kuti, Interpol, Valerie June, Shannon McNally, U-Roy, Phoebe Bridgers, Sananda Maitreya (formerly Terence Trent D’Arby) & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202103161900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/03/16/everything-you-do-is-right/#playlist

(Pic: Ottawa Catholic School Board)

I’m Working At NASA On Acid

 

Listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 2/23/2021, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) for an eclectic mix of music including Flaming Lips, Peter Gabriel, Julianna Barwick, Courtney Marie Andrews, Fine Young Cannibals, Glass Animals, Nothing, Matt Corby and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202102231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And here's a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/02/23/im-working-at-nasa-on-acid/

Mardi Gras Mambo!

 

It’s Mardi Gras! We’ll leave most of the Mardi Gras music to Louisiana Dance Hall, on before me from 5 – 7 PM. But we’re still gonna party on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, February 16,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Low Cut Connie, Phish, Francis of Delirium, Khruangbin, Rhiannon Giddens, Yo La Tengo, The Bronx, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Drive-By Truckers, Buck Owens, Thanya Iyer, HUM, Echo and the Bunnymen and more!

Here's the link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202102161900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/02/16/mardi-gras-mambo/#playlist

Hey Pizza!

 

It’s National Pizza Day (isn’t every day?) so grab a slice and listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, February 9, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including The Congos, Justin Hinds & The Dominoes, Rostam, TOPS, Death Cab for Cutie, Patterson Hood, Adrianne Lenker, Kool & the Gang, The Accidentals, Willie Jones, Julien Baker, Esther Rose, 2nd Grade, Yasmin Williams & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202102091900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/02/09/hey-pizza/#playlist

6 More Weeks!

 

This rotten rodent doomed us to six more weeks of winter today. Oh, well. Let’s stoke the fire, pour a warm drink, and keep moving with Handful of Brains (originally aired 2/2/2021, Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ll play music from Sonny & Cher, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Groundhogs, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Trey Anastasio, Duran Duran, De Rosa, Parliament, Tami Neilson, Sarah Jarosz & more!

Listen to the show here: http://files.wrir.org/shows/202102021900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And here's a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/02/02/6-more-weeks/#playlist

Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Radio Time!

 

Radio Time! Tune into Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) for an eclectic mix of music including Jon Batiste, Badge Époque Ensemble, The Mommyheads, Umphrey’s McGee, Toots and the Maytals, Mitski, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Robert Plant, The Beatles & more!

Listen to the show here: http://files.wrir.org/shows/202101261900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And here's a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/01/26/radio-time/#playlist

Popcorn!

 

 It’s Nat’l Popcorn Day so pop some up and gather in front of the radio to listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, January 19, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ll pay tribute to the late Tim Bogert, say happy b’day to Dolly Parton, and play other music from Allman Brothers Band, Willie Nelson, Mickey Hart Band, The Jayhawks, Dead & Company, Hot Butter, Adrianne Lenker, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Khruangbin & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: http://files.wrir.org/shows/202101191900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/01/19/popcorn/#playlist.

Chicken Curry!

 

It’s National Chicken Curry Day! Why? I don’t know. But who cares?!? That stuff is delicious. We’ll celebrate with a few chicken songs on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday 1/12/2021 7 – 9 PM WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) and also music from Bob Dylan, The Radio Set, Blues Traveler, The Dirty Knobs, The Sugarman 3, Helena Deland, Rachael Price & Chris Thile and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: http://files.wrir.org/shows/202101121900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/01/12/chicken-curry/#playlist

(Photo: ETHAN CALABRESE)

Put a Bird On It!

 

We’re gonna put a bird on a couple of songs tonight to celebrate Nat’l Bird Day on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday 1/5/2021 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ll also have music from The Radiators, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Blondie, Luscious Jackson, The Jayhawks, Gomez, Gregg Allman & Friends, Scotty, Joni Mitchell, Elizabeth Cook & more.

Here's a link to listen to the show: http://files.wrir.org/shows/202101051900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/01/05/put-a-bird-on-it/#playlist