Handful of Brains 2023 Christmas Spectacular! & Christmas Leftovers

 

Don’t forget to make your Oscar Mayer Holiday Hostess Tree in time for the Handful of Brains Christmas Spectacular! (originally aired Tuesday, 12/19/23, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of Xmas tunes including Prince and The Revolution, Ray Conniff Singers, Grateful Dead, Swansea Sound, Dragon Inn 3, Jose Conde, Tom Principato, The Ventures, The Joy Formidable, Diana Krall, Spinal Tap, Larry & Joe, Flaming Lips, & more.

You can listen to the first 50 minutes of the show (that's all that recorded for some reason) whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202312191900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

On Tuesday’s Handful of Brains (originally aired 12/26/23, 7 – 9 PM), we’ve got Christmas song leftovers and music from Bad News, Sinkane feat. Tru Osborne, Teddy Swims, Julian Casablancas, Piney Gir, Bob & Doug McKenzie, Pogues, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Yo La Tengo, The Steel Wheels, and more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202312261900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

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

RIP Denny Laine

 

Tuesday on Handful of Brains, we’ll pay tribute to the late Denny Laine of Moody Blues & Wings. (originally aired on 12/12/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We’ve also got music from Jaime Wyatt, Cory Branan, Future Islands, David Bowie, Pogues, Peter Gabriel, MGMT, The Beatles, Kevin Gordon, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, The Reverend Shawn Amos, Mikaela Davis & Southern Star, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202312121900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/12/12/rip-denny-laine/#playlist

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

RIP Shane MacGowan

A tribute to the late Shane MacGowan of The Pogues this week on Handful of Brains. (originally aired Tuesday, 12/05/2023, 7 – 9 PM) We’ll also have music from My Morning Jacket, Son Volt, Neil Young, BADBADNOTGOOD & Charlotte Day Wilson, Merle Haggard, U2, Nahko, Easy Star All-Stars, Kendall Street Company, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202312051900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/12/05/rip-shane-macgowan/#playlist

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

 

Set Your Sights!

 

Set your sights on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 11/28/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). Tony’s back with an eclectic mix of music including Tyler Ramsey, Sublime With Rome, Duane Betts, Eric Krasno & Otis McDonald, Bleachers, John Prine, Jeff Tweedy, Dhani Harrison, Electronic, Toots and the Maytals, The Adam Deitch Quartet ft. John Scofield, The Mommyheads, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202311281900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/11/28/set-your-sights/#playlist

You can listen to the last two months of shows any time you like at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/.

Special Family Time

 

Bring back special family time and gather the clan around the radio to listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 11/07/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Mac DeMarco, Jaime Wyatt, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Larkin Poe, Philip Selway, Black Pumas, Jungle, boygenius, Marika Hackman, Bryce Dessner, & more!

You can listen to the show any time you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202311071900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/11/07/special-family-time/#playlist.

You can listen to the last two months of shows any time you like at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/.

Handful of Brains Halloween Spectacular!

 

It’s the Handful of Brains Halloween Spectacular! (originally aired Tuesday, 10/31/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got spooky music from Norma Tanega, Screaming Lord Sutch, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Peter Gabriel, Porcupine Tree, Aphex Twin, Mike Oldfield, John Zacherle, and more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202310311900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/10/31/handful-of-brains-halloween-spectacular/#playlist

You can listen to the last 2 months of shows whenever you want at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Fall Fund Drive

 

We’ll be doing the Fall Fund Drive on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 10/24/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) Please give whatever you can to support independent radio in #rva at https://www.wrir.org/donate/ . No other radio station in town brings you the diversity in music that WRIR does. And this all-volunteer station is truly representative of the diversity of your community, with people coming together from all walks of life to make this station work. While I wish we could run the station on the rich enthusiasm of our volunteers, we need cold, hard cash to pay for equipment, utilities, rent, etc. Check out the cool fund drive premiums at https://www.wrir.org/donate/ and help us out!

Besides yapping about the fund drive, we’ve got an eclectic mix of music to play including Devon Gilfillian, The Mommyheads, Blind Melon, Margo Price, The Lemon Twigs, Micky Dolenz, Ty Segall, and more!

You can listen to the show anytime you want right here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202310241900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/10/24/fall-fund-drive-5/#playlist

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

Vince Herman!

 

We gave away 2 tickets to see Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon w/ Airshow and Dogwood Brothers at Richmond Music Hall on 10/12/23 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 10/10/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including The Adam Deitch Quartet ft. John Scofield, JOSCH, Lonnie Holley w/ Moor Mother, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, Wilco, Stephen Marley, The Mommyheads, & more!

Click here to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202310101900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and click here to see the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/10/10/win-2-tickets-to-see-vince-herman/#playlist

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

Listen with friends!

 

Listen with friends to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 10/30/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Margo Price, DJ Shadow, Stephen Marley, Susan Tedeschi, Bettye LaVette, Nils Lofgren, Toots and the Maytals, Twiddle, Prince & The New Power Generation, Al Green, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, & more!

You can listen to the show any time you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202310031900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/10/03/listen-with-friends/#playlist

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

Check out the new WRIR Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/wrir973fm

Come fly with us!

 

Come fly with us on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 9/26/23, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Shemekia Copeland, Condor & Jaybird, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The National, Jehnny Beth, Black Pumas, Oteil Burbridge, The Rolling Stones, Al Green, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202309261900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/09/26/come-fly-with-us/#playlist

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

Karina Rykman & The Nude Party!

 

Tuesday, on Handful of Brains (originally aired 9/19/23, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) we gave away 2 tickets to see Karina Rykman w/ Guerilla Toss at The Camel 9/23/23 AND 2 tickets to see The Nude Party w/ Lady Apple Tree, & Nancy Raygun at The Broadberry 9/22/23! We also played an eclectic mix of music including John Scofield, R.E.M., Van Halen, & more!

You can listen to the show any time you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202309191900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/09/19/tix-to-see-karina-rykman-the-nude-party/#playlist

You can listen to the last two months of shows any time you want at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Conquistadors From Mars

 

Handful of Brains (aired initially Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) will be as eclectic as this picture with a mix including Allison Russell, Blues Traveler, Los Lonely Boys, Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie, Goose, LP Giobbi, Thundercat & Tame Impala, Sufjan Stevens, Ramones, & more!

You can listen to the show any time you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202309121900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

You can listen to the last two months of shows any time you like at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Take Me to the River w/Three Sheets to the Wind, Full Moon Fever, Fear of Music!

 

We gave away 2 tickets to Take Me to the River with Three Sheets to the Wind, Full Moon Fever, Fear of Music at Brown’s Island 9/9 on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Animal Collective, Cracker, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jay Ferguson, Talking Heads, Grace Potter, Grateful Dead, Moonalice, A. Savage, Daniel Donato, Tyler Childers, Susan Tedeschi, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202308291900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/08/29/win-tix-to-take-me-to-the-river-w-three-sheets-to-the-wind-full-moon-fever-fear-of-music/#playlist

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

Agents of Good Roots w/ Pet Moose Project!

 

We gave away a pair of tickets to see Agents of Good Roots w/ Pet Moose Project at The Broadberry 8/25/23 on Tuesday’s Handful of Brains! (originally aired 8/22/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Robbie Robertson, Andrew Bird, Wilco, the Mountain Goats, WOODS, Booker T Jones, Eric Krasno & Otis McDonald, Mikaela Davis, Karina Rykman, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show any time you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202308221900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/08/22/win-tix-to-see-agents-of-good-roots-w-pet-moose-project/#playlist

You can listen to the last two months of shows any time you like at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

William Tyler and the Impossible Truth!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 8/15/23, 7 – 9 PM), we gave away a pair of tickets to see William Tyler and the Impossible Truth w/ Burke Ingraffia at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House on Friday, 8/18! We also paid tribute to Robbie Robertson and Sinéad O’Connor and played an eclectic mix of music including Roy Budd, Willie Nelson, Margo Price, Karina Rykman, Ziggy Marley, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202308151900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/08/15/win-tix-to-see-william-tyler-and-the-impossible-truth/#playlist

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

The Baseball Project!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired 7 -9 PM, 8/8/23 on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), we gave away 2 tickets to see The Baseball Project (feat. members of R.E.M., The Dream Syndicate, & The Minus 5) at The Broadberry on Weds., 8/16! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music incl. Yusuf / Cat Stevens & Eddie Vedder, Dan Horne, Talking Heads, Empath, Grateful Dead, The Atkinsons, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime at https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202308081900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/08/08/win-tix-to-see-the-baseball-project/#playlist

You can listen to the last 2 months of shows at your leisure at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit w/ S.G. Goodman!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired 8/1/23, 7 – 9 PM), we gave away a pair of tickets to see Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit w/ S.G. Goodman at Brown’s Island on 8/8! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Cory Wong, The Barr Brothers, Jake Vanaman, Xavier Rudd, Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter, Duane Betts w/ Derek Trucks, The Budos Band, The Soft Pink Truth, Coco Hames, Lucrecia Dalt, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202308011900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/08/01/win-tix-to-jason-isbell-the-400-unit-w-s-g-goodman/#playlist

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

Jake Xerxes Fussell!

 

We gave away a pair of tickets to see Jake Xerxes Fussell and Sam Moss at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House on 7/20 on Tuesday night’s Handful of Brains! (originally aired 7 – 9 PM on 07/18/2023 on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Allison Russell, Katie Jacoby, Spencer Zahn, Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Warren Zevon, Mercury Rev, Robert Finley, Lowell Fulson, Sigur Rós, Ike & Tina Turner, Bahamadia feat. Dwele, Donna Summer, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202307181900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/07/18/win-tix-to-see-jake-xerxes-fussell/#playlist

You can listen to the last two months of shows whenever you damn well please at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Party Like a Mantis!

 

Party like a mantis with Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 07/11/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including The String Cheese Incident, Greensky Bluegrass, Molly Tuttle, J Roddy Walston and The Business, Van Ghost, Joe Bonamassa, Kendall Street Company, WOODS, Van Morrison, Queens of the Stone Age, Tom Skinner, Blind Boys of Alabama, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202307111900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/07/11/party-like-a-mantis/#playlist

You can listen to the last two months of shows any time you want at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Independence Day!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired 7 – 9 PM Tuesday, 07/04/2023), we’ll celebrate Independence Day with songs that kinda sorta have to do with the holiday. We’ll also learn American history the way kids in the 70s learned it on Saturday mornings while eating a bowlful of sugary cereal.

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202307041900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

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

Los Alacranes de RVA!

 

What a great show on Tuesday, 06/27/23! Los Alacranes de RVA played live in the WRIR Studio for 90 minutes! Click here to listen to the show whenever you want: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202306271900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

Seeking

 

If you’re looking for an eclectic mix of music, we’ve got it on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 6/13, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got music from Ben Harper feat. Jack Johnson, John Coltrane, Gov’t Mule, Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Rakesh Chaurasia, Lindsay Lou, H.C. McEntire, Tina Turner, Elton John, Augustines, Bruce Springsteen, McFadden & Whitehead, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you please https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202306131900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/06/13/seeking/#playlist

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

(Pic: Alan Sakhavarz, The seeker, Bronze sculpture)

My friend, Al Lupo, filled in for me on Tuesday, 6/6 while I attended the Les Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade / Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew show. You can give that show a listen here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202306061900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3. Here's a link to Al's playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/06/06/al-lupo-takeover-edition/#playlist. You know it's good when the show starts with a band named Truman Peyote!

Get your big hat on!

 

Get your big hat on, saddle up your rocket, and fly with us tonight on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 5/30/23, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Beru Revue, LCD Soundsystem, Sufjan Stevens, Sarathy Korwar, Beck. Arctic Monkeys,@bjork, The Hooters, Bruce Springsteen, Brandi Carlile, Kane Mathis, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202305301900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/05/30/get-your-big-hat-on/#playlist

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

(Photo courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/ClubCranium)

Temple of Mirth! Day Off!

 

Don your straw hat and join us as we enter the Temple of Mirth on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 5/16/23 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio). We’ll have creepy clowns and an eclectic mix of music including Quincy Jones, Deer Tick, Joni Mitchell, Bettye LaVette, Joe Strummer, Mikaela Davis, Andy Frasco, Queens of the Stone Age, Gilla Band, Alhaji Waziri Oshomah, Animal Collective, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202305161900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/05/16/temple-of-mirth/#playlist.

You can listen to the last two months of shows any damn time you want at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Hope you enjoy your Memorial Day off just like Ferris! Before that, stop and look around once in a while and listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 5/23/23, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Simon & Garfunkel, Old Fire, Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin, Daft Punk, Bill Callahan, Bettye LaVette, Keeley Forsyth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vulfmon, The War On Drugs, Robert Hazard and the Heroes, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202305231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/05/23/day-off/#playlist.

You can listen to the last two weeks of shows whenever you want at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

Gather Your Friends!

 

Gather your friends and listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 05/09/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including The Roots, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Leftover Salmon, Amanda Shires & Bobbie Nelson, Billy Strings, M. Ward, Bettye LaVette, John Oates, Tove Styrke, Peter Gabriel, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202305091900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/05/09/gather-your-friends/#playlist

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

Raise Your Antenna!

 

Raise your antenna to listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 05/02/2023,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Billy Nomates, Kate Bush, Duane Betts, Drive-By Truckers, The Quik, Bill Callahan, Susanne Sundfør, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Lorde, Otis Redding, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202305021900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/05/02/raise-your-antenna/#playlist

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

If you're wondering what happened to the April 25 show, due to technical difficulties it was not recorded.

Charles Wesley Godwin & Tanner Usrey!

 

Win tickets to see Charles Wesley Godwin & Tanner Usrey at The National on Thursday night on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday. 04/19/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including King Krule, Lee Pardini & Dawes, William “Bootsy” Collins, The Hold Steady, The National, Mojo Nixon, & more.

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202304181900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/04/18/win-tix-to-charles-wesley-godwin-tanner-usrey/#playlist

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

Dancing Robot! Snurds!

 

We’re tuning up the Dancing Robot to perform a merry jig while listening to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, April 4, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio). He’ll boogie to an eclectic mix of music including KEVIN MORBY, The Revivalists, The Wood Brothers, Mike Gordon, Björk, Leftover Salmon, James Casey, Lake Nakoma, The National, My Morning Jacket, Mike Miz, Balkan Beat Box. JAMBINAI 잠비나이, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Tame Impala, & more!

You can listen the show whenever you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202304041900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/04/04/dancing-robot/#playlist

Sorry! No Snurds on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, April 11, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), even if you request it! But we will have an eclectic mix of music including Nathaniel Rateliff, Jim Ghedi, Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, Gov’t Mule, Lou Reed, Tommy Emmanuel w/ Little Feat & Sam Bush, Mikaela Davis, Gillian Welch, Future Bible Heroes, Jeff Beck, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202304111900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/04/11/snurds/#playlist

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

Look deep into the Hypno-Coin!

 

Look deep into the Hypno-Coin and obey my commands! You WILL listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired on Tuesday, 3/28/23, 7 -9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! You WILL enjoy the eclectic mix including Nine Inch Nails, Jeff Tweedy, Mess Esque, LP Giobbi, Drive-By Truckers, Gorillaz, Vulfpeck, Sara Noelle, Deerhoof, Tropical Fuck Storm, Tyler Neal Band, El Michels Affair & Black Thought, and more!

You WILL listen to the show whenever you want at https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202303281900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

You WILL check out the last two months of shows at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/!

Spafford w/LITZ!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired 03/21/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), you could win a pair of tickets to see Spafford w/ LITZ at The Broadberry, Th, 3/23! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Moon Taxi, Page McConnell + Trey Anastasio, Iggy Pop, Béla Fleck · Zakir Hussain · Edgar Meyer · Rakesh Chaurasia, Circles Around The Sun, Kendall Street Company, TIM & NEKO, FIDLAR, The Innocence Mission, Black 47, & more!

Listen to the show whenever you please by clicking here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202303211900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

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

Full House!

 

Tony’s got a full house…..of great music on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 03/14/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio). Tunes from The Wood Brothers, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Harry Nilsson, MORE, Bitchin Bajas, Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton, Ally Venable Band with Buddy Guy, Joe Louis Walker, Graham Nash, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202303141900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2023/03/14/full-house/#playlist

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

Sam Grisman Project & The Dip!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 03/07/2023, 7 -9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) win tickets to see Sam Grisman Project at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House on Sa, 3/11!

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Angela Strehli, Umphrey’s McGee, Grace Potter, Los Bitchos, ATV, Julian Lage, Amanda Shires, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202303071900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/03/07/win-tix-to-sam-grisman-project/#playlist.

Win tickets to see The Dip w/ Juice, Weds, 3/1 at The Broadberry on Handful of Brains! (originally aired 02/28/2023, Tuesday, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including GA-20, The Latin Dead, Eddie Chacon, Sass Jordan, The Rolling Stones, The Mommyheads, Willie Nelson, Margo Price, Dan Bern, The Infamous Stringdusters, Nickel Creek, Fiona Apple, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show at your leisure https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202302281900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/02/28/win-tickets-to-the-dip/.

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

Win tix to Kendall Street Company on 2/25!

Win a pair of tickets to the climactic final show of the Kendall Street Company Is For Lovers 2023 tour at The Broadberry on Sat., 2/25 on Tuesday night’s Handful of Brains (originally aired 02/21/02023 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Jeff Beck, Elvis Costello, Mighty Poplar, Benjamin Clementine, Patti Smith, Television, Spafford, Moonalice, David Crosby, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202302211900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/02/21/win-tix-to-kendall-street-company-on-2-25/#playlist

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

 

Tix to see Angel Olsen & Kendall Street Company

TICKETS, TICKETS, TICKETS! Tuesday on Handful of Brains (originally aired 02/07/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), we have tickets to giveaway to see Angel Olsen & Erin Rae at The National on Fri., 2/10, AND tickets to giveaway to see Kendall Street Company at The Camel on Sat., 2/11!

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music incl. Fruit Bats, Conor Oberst, The National, Low Cut Connie, Mickey Hart, The Avalanches, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202302071900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

Here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/02/07/tix-to-see-angel-olsen-kendall-street-company/

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

 

Tix to see Kendall Street Company 1/4!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired 1/31/2023, Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), we gave away a pair of tickets to see Kendall Street Company, Sat, 2/4 at The Camel!

We’ll also continue our tribute to Jeff Beck and David Crosby, and play music from GusGus, ALO, Bootsy Collins, Bob Mould, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, Paul Rodgers, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202301311900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/01/31/tix-to-see-kendall-street-company-1-4/#playlist

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

RIP Jeff Beck & David Crosby

 

Tuesday on Handful of Brains (originally aired 1/24/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), we’ll pay tribute to the late Jeff Beck & David Crosby by interspersing songs from their career throughout the next few weeks of shows.

You can listen to the show on demand here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202301241900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/01/24/rip-jeff-beck-david-crosby/#playlist

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

(Jeff Beck pic: David Redfern/Redferns, via Getty Images)

Kendall Street Company Live!

 

Tuesday on Handful of Brains (originally aired, 1/17/2023, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), Kendall Street Company will be playing live in the studio! We’ll certainly discuss their 2nd annual Kendall Street Is For Lovers Tour which will bring them to #rva 4 times in February.

Here's a link to listen to the show. We had some technical difficulties from 37:00 to 43:50 where you couldn't hear the band in the live studio but once resolved it sounded great the rest of the way. https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202301171900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2023/01/17/kendall-street-company-live/

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

Happy New Year! & Balance

 

Tune in Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio for the New Year’s edition of Handful of Brains (originally aired 12/27/22)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including The Beatles, Brandi Carlile, Robert Randolph, Chastity Belt, MEM_MODS, Goose, Fleet Foxes, Death On Two Wheels, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202212271900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2022/12/27/happy-new-year-7/#playlist

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

Handful of Brains is here to help you find balance in the new year! (originally aired Tuesday, 1/3/23, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) Our first show of the year features an eclectic mix including Brian Eno, John Cale, Psychic Temple, Walter Wolfman Washington, Hiss Golden Messenger, Courtney Barnett, Sun Ra Arkestra, Plains, U.S. Girls, Chris Forsyth, First Aid Kit, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you want https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202301031900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2023/01/03/balance/#playlist

You can check out the last two months of shows any time at https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/