4th Annual Handful of Brains Christmas Spectacular!

 

Tune to WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio Tuesday (originally aired 12/20/22) 7 – 9 PM for the 4th Annual Handful of Brains Christmas Spectacular! We’ll have Christmas music from Los Bitchos, Bob & Doug McKenzie, Carla Thomas, The Who, Herbie Hancock featuring Joni Mitchell, Ashley Cleveland, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, and more!

You can listen to the show whenever you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202212201900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3. Here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/12/20/4th-annual-handful-of-brains-christmas-spectacular/.

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

No Monkeying Around! & Chris Knight!

 

We’re not monkeying around tonight on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Anthony Rosano and The Conqueroos, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Reverend Horton Heat, Luther Dickinson, The Subdudes, Potty Mouth, Songs: Ohia, Caroline Rose, Prince, DoctoR DooM, Johnny Osbourne, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202212061900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/12/06/no-monkeying-around/#playlist

You can listen to the last two months of shows anytime you like right here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Tonight on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), we’ll give away two tickets to see Chris Knight at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House on Saturday, 12/17! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Circles Around The Sun, Greg Kihn, Lotus, DOMi & JD Beck w/ Mac DeMarco, Kam Franklin, Nathaniel Rateliff ft. Bobby Weir, Scott McMicken and THE EVER-EXPANDING, Metallica, Caitlyn Smith, Flaming Lips, Vulfpeck, Hot Mustard, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202212131900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/12/13/tix-to-see-chris-knight/#playlist

If you miss a show, you can listen to the last two months of shows on demand here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

And don’t forget to tune in next week (12/20) for the annual Handful of Brains Christmas Spectacular!

Fighting Gravity!

Don’t lose your head! Tonight on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, November 28, 2022, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), we’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway to see Fighting Gravity at The National, Fri. 11/25! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including King Canyon, Yo La Tengo, White Denim, Jesse Malin, Aoife O’Donovan, ELVIS PRESLEY, The Tarantula Waltz, Silversun Pickups, & more!

Listen to the show anytime at https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202211221900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3. Here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/11/22/fighting-gravity-tix/#playlist.

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

 

Lone Bellow & Bailen!

 

Listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 11/15/2022, 7 -9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) for your chance to win 2 tickets to see The Lone Bellow & BAILEN at The National on Sat., 11/19! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including The Bad Plus, Papadosio, The Streets, The Beach Boys, Wilco, Andrew Bird, Marc Broussard, The Rolling Stones, Snarky Puppy, TAUK, Roy Budd, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show anytime you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202211151900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/11/15/tix-to-see-lone-bellow-bailen/#playlist

And you can listen to past shows at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Halloween & Fall Fund Drive! One-Hit Wanda! Field Medic & Sadurn!

 Been a few weeks because work has been extremely busy so three shows to catch up on. As always, thanks for listening!

Tune into Handful of Brains Tuesday 7 – 9 PM (originally aired 10/25/2022) on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio for a bunch of Halloweeny tunes and the Fall Fund Drive co-hosted by the lovely and talented Melissa Vaughn!

If you love hearing music you won’t hear anywhere else. If you love a radio station that reflects the diversity of the great city of Richmond VA. If you love knowing there is still radio out there that isn’t a slave to ratings and commercial sales and sponsors. If you love that we have the coolest audience in the US ofA who loves to hear something different instead of the same 300 songs week after week. No playlists. No algorithms. Music picked by knowledgeable hosts who create shows designed to entertain and inspire.

If you love all of that, please go to https://www.wrir.org/ and donate anything you can. No donation is too small (or too large 😃)! Yes, we have some cool premiums. Yes, we have a Fall Fund Drive shirt that goes up to 11. But most of all, you’ll help keep this all-volunteer, non-profit radio station on the airwaves and help us move into a brand-new location that is accessible to all.

Go to https://www.wrir.org/ to donate. It’ll make your heart feel good and it will make me feel all tingly.

To listen to the show, go to https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202210251900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and to check out the playlist, go here https://www.wrir.org/2022/10/25/halloween-fall-fund-drive/.

One-Hit Wanda subs for Tony and plays a bunch of desert and stoner rock. Originally aired 11/01/2022.

You can listen to the show here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202211011900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2022/11/01/handful-of-brains-11-01-22-wanda-subs-for-tony/.

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 11/8/2022, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), we’ll give away 2 tickets to see Field Medic & Sadurn at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House on Sat. 11/12! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including The Beths, Ari Teitel, The Arcs, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Bio Ritmo, Seratones, David Crosby, Danger Mouse & Black Thought, & more!

You can listen to the show here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202211081900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2022/11/08/field-medic-sadurn-tix-giveaway/#playlist

You can listen to the last two months of shows here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Kurt Vile!

 

Tune into Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 10/11/2022, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) for your chance to win 2 tix to see Kurt Vile & Julia Shapiro at The National, Weds, 10/12! We’ll also play an eclectic mix of music including Young Fathers, Aoife Nessa Frances, Sufjan Stevens, Bert Jansch, Rich Ruth, Town Mountain, Oren Ambarchi, Margo Price, SDF, Billy Strings, Blondie, Wilco, The Cult, Telefís, Lou Reed, & more!

To listen to the show on demand, go here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202210111900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/10/11/kurt-vile-tickets/#playlist

If you want to check out some older shows, you can listen to them here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Vodka & Tacos!

 The picture is not cooperating tonight but it's all about the music, right?

Today is both Natl Vodka & Natl Taco Day so you know what to do. Grab the combo and enjoy them while you listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 10/4, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Grateful Dead, The Disco Biscuits, The Mommyheads, Wilder Maker, Beck, Robyn Hitchcock, Bruce Springsteen, The War On Drugs, Broken Social Scene, Phoebe Bridgers, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202210041900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/10/04/vodka-tacos/#playlist.

If you want to listen to older shows, go here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Thanks for listening!

Blow my own horn

 

Hate to blow my own horn but you’ve gotta listen to Handful of Brains! (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ll be giving away a pair of tickets to see The Nude Party & Pearl Charles at The Broadberry tomorrow night (9/28). I’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Future Islands, Julianna Barwick, Thundercat, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Tallest Man On Earth, Ella Fitzgerald, KEVIN MORBY, Bahamas, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show on demand https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202209271900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/09/27/blow-my-own-horn/#playlist.

If want to check out some older shows, go here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Haley Heynderickx!

 

Listen to Handful of Brains (originall aired Tuesday, 09/13/2022, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) for your chance to win two tickets to see Haley Heynderickx & Illegal Son at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House on Wednesday, 9/14! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Brandi Carlile, Goose, Tyler Childers, PHILCO (Phil Lesh w/ Wilco), Marina Allen, CARM, Angela Strehli, Lambchop, Snarky Puppy, Rayland Baxter, Miles Davis, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202209131900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/09/13/tix-to-see-haley-heynderickx/#playlist

If you want to hear other older shows, go here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Dawes & Bahamas!

 

Tonight on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 09/06/2022, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), I’ll give away a pair of tickets to see Dawes & Bahamas this Thursday, 9/8 on Brown’s Island! I’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Shannon Whitworth, Kendall Street Company, The National (feat. Bon Iver), Radiohead, Wire, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202209061900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/09/06/dawes-bahamas-tickets-giveaway/#playlist.

If you want to check out some previous shows, go here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Prepare for takeoff!

Prepare for takeoff with Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Tedeschi Trucks Band, Jesse Malin feat. Bruce Springsteen, The Smithereens, The Lil Smokies, Bonneville, The California Honeydrops, Nathaniel Rateliff, Louis Cato, Angel Olsen, Neal Francis, SeepeopleS, Lee Fields, Margo Price, Todd Rundgren, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202208301900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/08/30/prepare-for-takeoff/#playlist

Mountain Goats & Garcia Peoples!

 

Tune into Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 08/24/2022, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio). We’ll be giving away a pair of tickets to see the Mountain Goats & Garcia Peoples Sunday night at The Broadberry! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music featuring Robert Hazard & the Heroes, Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers, Acoustic Syndicate, METRONOMY, Los Macuanos, Jennifer Hartswick, The Wedding Present, Rich Ruth, Nina Nastasia, & more!

To listen to the show whenever you want click here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202208231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/08/23/win-tix-to-see-mountain-goats-garcia-peoples/#playlist

Snail Mail!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 8/16/22, 7 – 9 PM), we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to see Snail Mail at The National Friday, 8/19! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including U2, Wilco, Shovels and Rope, Dream Wife, Joe Jackson, John Carroll Kirby, Kendall Street Company, Turkuaz, Lake Street Dive, Jockstrap, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show any time https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202208161900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/08/16/snail-mail-tickets/#playlist

You can find the last two months of shows on demand here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Put on your best leisurewear!

 

Put on your best leisurewear and join me for Handful of Brains! (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got music from The Travelin’ McCourys, The Orchids, the Mountain Goats, Umphrey’s McGee, Lou Reed, Simple Minds, Grateful Dead, The Mars Volta, Julia Jacklin, The Americans, Plains, Thee Sacred Souls, Larry McCray, Nikki Lane, Marcus King, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202208091900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/08/09/put-on-your-best-leisurewear/

Daiquiris & Teeth!

 Two shows for your listening pleasure!

Have a Daiquiri!

It’s National Daiquiri Day so enjoy one while you listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired 7 – 9 PM, 7/16/22 on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Brandi Carlile, Tex Ritter, Chris Knight, Ben Harper, Talking Heads, R.E.M., ELVIS PRESLEY with Tame Impala, Bill Blue, Underground Springhouse, Oteil Burbridge, & Tedeschi Trucks Band!

Here's a link to listen to the playback of the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202207191900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/07/19/have-a-daiquiri/

(Photo: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog)

NOTE: I had a sub for my show on 7/26 while I was on vacation.

Sink Your Teeth In!

You’ll really be able to sink your teeth into tonight’s eclectic mix of music on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 8/2/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got music from Kitchen Dwellers w/ Billy Strings, Vieux Farka Touré et Khruangbin, The Beach Boys, The Mars Volta, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Gregory McLoughlin, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Julien Baker & more!

Here's a link to listen to the playback of the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202208021900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/08/02/sink-your-teeth-in/

Thank you, cows!

 

It’s Cow Appreciation Day so hang out with your cow and listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 7/12/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music that will be sure to moooooove you including Cass McCombs, Colin Hay, Flow Tribe, Peter Rowan, Eleni Mandell, Sun’s Signature, Damaged Bug, Companion, Afro-Zen Allstars, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the recording of the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202207121900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/07/12/thank-you-cows/#playlist

Put on your bikini!

 

It’s National Bikini Day, so put on your two-piece and tune in to Handful Of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 7/5/22,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Tedeschi Trucks Band, Neil Young with Crazy Horse, The War On Drugs, Shearwater, PVA, MUNA, Underground Springhouse, Sunflower Bean, Bread Pilot, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202207051900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/07/05/put-on-your-bikini/#playlist

(Photo: Bettmann via Getty)

Bend Your Antenna!

 

Bend your antenna any way you need to pick up Handful Of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 6/28/22, 7 – 9 PM) on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Courtney Barnett, Dawes, Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic, The Shins, Tame Impala, HAAi-, Ganser, Gold Panda, Marcus King, Toyesauce, George Harrison, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202206281900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/06/28/bend-your-antenna/#playlist

Strange Freedom Summer!

 Didn't realize we got so far behind. Here's a month of Handful of Brains for your listening pleasure!

Things get strange tonight on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 5/31/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Sky Ferreira, Pool Kids, The Black Crowes, Devo, Pachyman, Bombino, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, Seratones and that’s just the 1st hour! In the 2nd hour, DJ KRIS makes her WRIR debut with 80’s alternative because of the new Stranger Things season mixed with some modern indie rock!

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202205311900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/05/31/strange/

Free yourself and listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 6/14/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including David Bowie, Craig Finn, Tears for Fears, U2, Tony Molina, Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala, Betty Davis, Auntie Flo & Sarathy Korwar, Beth Orton, Wilco, Ty Segall, Altered Images, Dehd, Erica Dawn Lyle & Vice Cooler ft. Kim Gordon, Superchunk, Wynonna & Waxahatchee, & more!

Here's the link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202206071900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/06/07/freedom-2/#playlist

(Sculpture: 𝐙𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬 – 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦)

I took a week off on June 21 to attend my son's high school graduation but Jay kindly filled in for me. If you'd like to listen to that show, click here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202206141900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/06/14/no-heavy-lifting/

We celebrate the first day of summer with a playlist of summery songs on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 6/21/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202206211900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/06/21/happy-first-day-of-summer/#playlist

Electrifying Ostriches!

 

Be sure to tune the radio in your ostrich carriage to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 5/17/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music for you including Saturday Looks Good To Me, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, The String Cheese Incident, FUTUREBIRDS, Neil Young & Rick James in the same band (?!?), Sierra Ferrell, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Gregory Isaacs, PIXIES, and more!

Click here to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202205171900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and click here to check out the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/05/17/ostrich/.

On tonight’s electrifying Handful of Brains (originally aired 5/24/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), an eclectic mix featuring Joe Jackson, Porridge Radio, Bartees Strange, Phish, Grateful Dead, ELVIS PRESLEY, Fanclubwallet, TV Priest, Kendrick Lamar, The Infamous Stringdusters, Cola, The Call, Spice, Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202205241900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/05/24/electrifying/

Look deep into my eyes

 

Look deep into my eyes and tell me you love…..Handful of Brains! (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Dr. John, Yo La Tengo, Gomez, Trent Dabbs, Interpol, Mickey Hart, GospelbeacH, Carl Broemel, JayWood, Luscious Jackson, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202205101900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/05/10/look-deep-into-my-eyes/#playlist

2 Handful of Brains for the Price of 1!

We got a little behind on posting on the blog, so here are two shows in one blog! Enjoy and thanks for listening!

LISTEN to Handful of Brains! (original aired Tuesday, 5/3, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music for you including Marc Almond, Japanese Breakfast, Jon Spencer, The Smile, John Inghram, Wilco, Khruangbin, Angel Olsen, Cass McCombs, Taylor Rae, All Them Witches, Los Colognes, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202205031900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/05/03/listen/#playlist

It’s the Spring Fund Drive tonight on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 4/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) Please consider donating during my show at https://www.wrir.org/ to keep weird, eclectic music shows like mine on the air. And if you think I’m eclectic have you ever checked out WRIR’s schedule https://www.wrir.org/schedule/ ? No radio station in #RVA plays the mix of music we do. World music, jazz, metal, punk, prog, folk, Americana, New Orleans, Japanese, hip-hop, German, British, Native American. Are you kidding?!? We’ve got it all for any taste and you’ll always discover something new.

We are so close to our Fund Drive goal of $45K, but the fund drive ends tomorrow. Please help put this all-volunteer, community-driven radio station meet our goal by donating at https://www.wrir.org/

Here's the link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202204261900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/04/26/spring-fund-drive-3/#playlist

NOTE: The 4/19 and 4/12 shows were not recorded by our archive recorder. 😢

First Contact

 

Celebrate First Contact Day by listening to a far-out version of Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 4/5/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, Vanishing Life, Wet Leg, Nation of Language, Dubokaj & Lee “Scratch” Perry, Allison Russell, Lizzo, Stevie Wonder, Radiohead, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202204051900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/04/05/first-contact/#playlist

Last Flash of Rock N’ Roll

 

Tune into Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 3/29/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) for an eclectic mix of music featuring Neil Young, Foals, POND, IDLES, The Whitmore Sisters, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mt. Joy, Warpaint, Woody Guthrie, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the recording of the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202203291900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/03/29/last-flash-of-rock-n-roll/#playlist

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Handful of Brains!

 

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 3/22/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ll start the show tonight with a musical tribute to the Man of Steel and our usual eclectic mix of music including The Clique, Donovan, Flaming Lips, Doug Sahm, Willie Nelson, Animal Collective, Tears for Fears, Toubab Krewe, Fantastic Negrito, Queens of the Stone Age, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202203221900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/03/22/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-handful-of-brains/

(Photo: By DC Comics – comicsalliance.com, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61390264)

Walk, Don’t Run

 

Gather the family around the radio tonight to listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 3/15/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Villagers, Punch Brothers, Umphrey’s McGee, Gov’t Mule, moe., Jim James, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Waxahatchee, Toyesauce, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the recording of the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202203151900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/03/15/walk-dont-run/#playlist

Photo:ClassicStock/Masterfile

Crank up your PORT-O-SOUND CART!

 

Crank up your PORT-O-SOUND CART Tuesday night while you listen to Handful of Brains! (7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Brad Mehldau, Belle and Sebastian, Beverly, Wet Leg, Stephen Malkmus, Robert Glasper, Florence + The Machine, Carl Broemel, Goose, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show if you missed it: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202203081900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/03/08/crank-up-your-port-o-sound-cart/#playlist

RIP Mark Lanegan

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 3/1/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), we’ll pay tribute to Mark Lanegan, who passed away on 2/22/22, with lots of music from his solo career, Screaming Trees, & Queens of the Stone Age. We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Sufjan Stevens, Bo & the Locomotive, Polo Montañez, Big Thief, and more!

Here's a link to listen to a recording of the show (note that there are some CD player issues on the first song only): https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202203011900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/03/01/rip-mark-lanegan/#playlist

(Photo: Steve Gullick)

Happy Twosday!

 

Happy Twosday, 2/22/22! In honor of the day, we’ll only play songs with “Two” in the title tonight on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 2/2/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! It’ll be an eclectic mix of “two” songs from Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Yes, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Isaak, The Jayhawks, Delbert McClinton, Darker My Love, Valerie June, Dignan & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202202221900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/02/22/happy-twosday/#playlist

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Singles Awareness Day

 

Today is Nat’l Singles Awareness Day which I think has something to do with being the day after Valentine’s Day but I took it to mean we need to remember the classic soundtrack to “Singles”. On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 2/15/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 Volunteers), we’ll play a few songs off that and also FUTUREBIRDS, Vintage Trouble, Sonia Aimy, Box Of Moxie, Bob Mould, The Kinks, Trixie Mattel, Tweedy, Parquet Courts, Geographer & more!

Here's a link to listen to the recording of the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202202151900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/02/15/single-awareness-day/#playlist

And if you miss a show you can listen to past shows and view playlists here: https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Let’s Go Fly a Kite!

 

Let’s go fly a kite while we listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, February 8, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) It’s Nat’l Kite Flying Day so we’ll have some kite songs and other music including Rosie Thomas, Prince, Low Cut Connie, U2, Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Stephen Malkmus, MANNEQUIN PUSSY, OHMME, Junk Drawer, Lucius, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202202081900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/02/08/lets-go-fly-a-kite/#playlist

I’ve Fallen & I Can’t Get Up!

 

Yes, you can! It’s Nat’l Get Up Day! So get up, go over to your radio, turn the motherf***er up as loud as it’ll go, and listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, February 1, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Maceo Parker, Spoon, Mdou Moctar, Watchhouse – formerly Mandolin Orange, Shinyribs, Chris Knight, Umphrey’s McGee, Pearl Charles, Waxahatchee, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202202011900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/02/01/ive-fallen-i-cant-get-up/#playlist

Greetings from WRIR! Land of Sunshine!

 

It’s Nat’l Plan Your Vacation Day so to help you out, Handful of Brains will play some vacation songs tonight on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio (originally aired Tuesday, 1/25/2022, 7 – 9 PM)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music from Go-Go’s, Neal Francis, Minimum Balance, Sebadoh, Ian Fisher, English Beat, Fine Young Cannibals, Dead Confederate, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202201251900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/01/25/greetings-from-wrir-land-of-sunshine/#playlist

Oh, bother.

It’s Nat’l Winnie the Pooh Day so tune your Pooh radio to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 1/18/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Felt, SASAMI, Jeremy Ivey, Cate Le Bon, Damien Jurado, Belly, Tears for Fears, Pavement, The Del McCoury Band, Ben Harper, Jerry Garcia, Jake Xerxes Fussell & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202201181900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/01/18/oh-bother/#playlist

 

Just Like the Milkman

 

Just like the milkman of old, Handful of Brains never fails to deliver an eclectic mix of music every Tuesday night from 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio! Tonight’s playlist includes Jason Isbell And the 400 Unit, Let’s Eat Grandma, The Nude Party, David Byrne, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Earl Keen, The War On Drugs, Caroline Polachek, Japanese Breakfast, & more!

This show originally aired on 1/11/22. Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202201111900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/01/11/just-like-the-milkman/#playlist

Celebrate Nat’l Spaghetti Day!

 

Celebrate Nat’l Spaghetti Day by eating some while you listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, January 4, 2022, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Aretha Franklin, Prince, CABIN DOGS, Jane Baxter Miller, The Temptations, Allison Russell, Brandi Carlile, Blind Melon, Marty Balin, Soft Cell, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202201041900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/01/04/celebrate-natl-spaghetti-day/#playlist

(Photo: Keystone/Stringer)