Handful of Brains Christmas Eve Spectacular!

 

Tune in on Christmas Eve from 7-9 PM for the Handful of Brains Christmas Spectacular! We gave away a gift of 2 tickets to see Larry Keel Duo ft. Jared Pool + Dalton Dash at The Broadberry on 12/27/24! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music to trim your tree to including Kendall Street Company, Molly Burch, Alacranes RVA, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, J Roddy Walston, Deau Eyes, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, POP ETC, The Rosebuds, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202412241900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/12/24/handful-of-brains-christmas-eve-spectacular-2/#playlist

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

Follow me into the future!

Follow me into the future! Or at least follow me into 2 hours of eclectic music on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 12/17/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) The mix includes Shabaka, Salif Keita, DJ Koze feat. Damon Albarn, The War and Treaty, The High Hawks, Blondshell, Alex Koford, BrhyM, Sick Dogs, & more!

You can listen to the show here whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202412171900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/12/17/follow-me-into-the-future/#playlist.

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

(Photo: Club Cranium)

 

JoJo Hermann (OF WIDESPREAD PANIC) & Big Chief Juan Pardo!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 12/10/2024, 7-9 PM, we gave away tickets to JoJo Hermann (OF WIDESPREAD PANIC) and Big Chief Juan Pardo at The Broadberry on 12/15/24! We also played an eclectic mix of music including Bob Dylan and THE BAND, Seu Jorge, Kris Kristofferson, Donna Summer, Kendall Street Company, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like at https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202412101900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/12/10/win-tix-to-jojo-hermann-of-widespread-panic-big-chief-juan-pardo/.

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

SUSTO w/ Holler Choir!

We're back after a couple weeks off! We gave away a pair of tickets to see SUSTO w/ Holler Choir at The Broadberry on 12/4/24 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 12/3/24, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We also paid tribute to the late Quincy Jones and played an eclectic mix of music including The Stone Roses. Pete Townshend, Kendall Street Company, Gregory McLoughlin, The Brothers Johnson, Not A Saint Band, The Dramatics, Jana Horn, Angeline Morrison, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202412031900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3.

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

 

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’!

 

We gave away a pair of tix to see Drivin N Cryin w/ GLOOM GIRL MFG at The Broadberry on 11/14/24 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 11/112/2024, 7 – 9 PM) We’ll also pay tribute to the late Phil Lesh & Kris Kristofferson, and have music from Mavis Staples, Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson, Willie Nelson, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202411121900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/11/12/win-tix-to-drivin-n-cryin/#playlist.

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

We'll be back in 3 weeks on 12/3!

Relax

 

Turn off the TV. Put down the phone. Turn on the radio. Turn it up. Breathe. We’re not gonna talk about it on Handful of Brains. (originally aired Tuesday, 11/05/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got music from The Black Crowes, Grateful Dead (RIP Phil Lesh), Goose, LaMP, gardens & villa, Shannon Lay, TV On The Radio, & more.

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202411051900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/11/05/relax/#playlist

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

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Trick or Treat Spooktacular!

 It’s a Trick or Treat Spooktacular Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 10/29/2024) on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio! (7 – 9 pm)

Treat: We gave away a pair of tickets to see The Lemon Twigs w/ SLIPPERS at Richmond Music Hall 11/2/24!

Tricks: Spooky music from Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield, Oingo Boingo, R.E.M., They Might Be Giants; hey, nothing; Godsmack, Kendall Street Company, & more!

Please donate to WRIR during the Fall Fund Drive at wrir.org!

You can listen to the show whenever you like at https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202410291900.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/

Emma Ruth Rundle w/Ora Cogan!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 10/22/2024, 7-9 PM), we gave away a pair of tix to see Emma Ruth Rundle w/ Ora Cogan at Richmond Music Hall on 10/29/24! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Ben Folds, Donna Summer, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Soul Asylum, Khruangbin, Goose, Bob Marley, Eddie Kendricks, & more!

You can listen to the show any time you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202410221900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/10/22/win-tix-to-see-emma-ruth-rundle-w-ora-cogan/#playlist

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

Woods w/John Andrews & The Yarns! Cool Cool Cool & a tribute to Kris Kristofferson!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 10/01/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio), we gave away 2 tix to see Woods w/ John Andrews & The Yarns at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House on 10/14! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Soul Coughing, John Coltrane w/ Eric Dolphy, Jason Isbell, Courtney Wolfe, TIN CAN FISH BAND, Kendall Street Company, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202410011900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/10/01/win-tix-to-see-woods-w-john-andrews-the-yarns/

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 10/08/2024, 7 – 9 PM), we gave away 2 tickets to see Cool Cool Cool at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House on 10/15! We’ll also pay tribute to the late Kris Kristofferson. And we’ve got an eclectic mix of music including They Might Be Giants, The Cranberries, ShazaLaKazoo, Caroline Rose, Slowdive, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202410081900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/10/08/win-tix-to-see-cool-cool-cool-tribute-to-kris-kristofferson/

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

Mommyheads interview & Warren Haynes

 

On Handful Of Brains Tuesday (originally aired 09/24/2024, 7-9 PM), we interviewed Adam Elk of The Mommyheads before their show this Saturday night, 9/28, at Black Iris Social Club! We also gave away 2 tix to see Warren Haynes at The National on Th, 9/26! And an eclectic mix of music including The Hard Quartet, LP Giobbi w/ Portugal. The Man, Rubblebucket, Arcade Fire, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202409241900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/09/24/mommyheads-interview-warren-haynes-tix/#playlist.

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

Karina Rykman! and Richmond Folk Fest Preview!

 

We gave away 2 tickets to see Karina Rykman w/ Muscle Tough at Richmond Music Hall on 9/19/24 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired 7 – 9 PM, 09/17/2024) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Neil Young, Father John Misty, Weezer, The War On Drugs, Dire Straits, Danny Arakaki, Bruce Springsteen and Jesse Malin, & more.

My friend, Bill, filled in for me on September 10 while I was at the Karl Denson's Tiny Universe show and he did a great preview of this year's Richmond Folk Festival. Bill is a long-running volunteer at the festival, often hosting one of the artists during the weekend to get them to where they need to be. Here's what he said about the show, "Wow, it’s been 20 years since the first Richmond Folk Festival, and we’re celebrating this wonderful milestone with a preview of many artists who will be appearing during the weekend of Sept. 27-29. Enjoy this super-eclectic mix … and be sure to mark your calendar to attend the festival in person!"

You can listen to Bill's show here anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202409101900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/09/10/handful-of-the-20th-anniversary-richmond-folk-festival/

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

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe!

 

We gave away 2 tix to see Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe w/ SNACKTIME at The Broadberry on 9/10/24 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 09/03/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including The Smile, Warren Haynes, John Mayall, moe., Oasis, Neil Young, Portair, Kendall Street Company, Lucius, & more!

You can listen back to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202409031900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/09/03/win-tix-to-see-karl-densons-tiny-universe-w-snacktime/#playlist

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

Crumb, L’Rain, & Discovery Zone!

 

We gave away 2 tickets to Crumb, L’Rain, & Discovery Zone at The National on Fri, 8/23 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 08/20/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Sparklehorse, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jack White, Jason Isbell, Tyler Ramsey, Daniel Donato, Dinosaur Jr., & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202408201900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/08/20/win-tix-to-to-crumb-lrain-discovery-zone/#playlist

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

Primus, Coheed and Cambria &, Puddles Pity Party!

 

We gave away 2 tix to see Primus and Coheed and Cambria w/ Puddles Pity Party at Virginia Credit Union LIVE on Fri. 8/16 on this week’s Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 08/13/2024, 7 – 9 PM) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Sigur Rós, Blur, Neil Young, Tab Benoit, Jon Lampley, Cimafunk, MonoNeon, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202408131900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/08/13/primus-coheed-and-cambria-puddles-pity-party/#playlist

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

TC Superstar w/Shagg Carpet & Machine State!

We gave away tix to see TC Superstar w/ Shagg Carpet, Machine State at The Camel 8.11 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 08/07/2024, 7 – 9 PM) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including The Thing, Grateful Dead, Belle and Sebastian, The Mommyheads, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Greensky Bluegrass, Tropical F**k Storm, The Buggles, KEVIN MORBY, & more!

Dial your FM radio receiver to frequency 97.3 or listen on the World Wide Web at wrir.org.

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

 

The New Pornographers w/ Gustaf at The Broadberry!

We gave away two tickets to see The New Pornographers w/ Gustaf at The Broadberry 8/3/24 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 07/31/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Jake Shimabukuro & Mick Fleetwood, The Beatles, Depeche Mode, The Teardrop Explodes, Phish, Arthur Russell, Kendall Street Company, Laura Marling, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202407301900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/07/30/tix-for-the-new-pornographers-w-gustaf-at-the-broadberry/

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

 

The Heavy Heavy!

 

We gave away two tickets to see The Heavy Heavy w/ The Thing at The Broadberry on 7/25/24 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 07/27/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Low Cut Connie, Monsters Of Folk, Clairo, boygenius, Ronnie James Dio, America, The Gaslight Anthem, & more!

You can listen to the show any time you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202407231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/07/23/the-heavy-heavy/#playlist. 

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

Pants or no pants!

 

Pants or no pants, listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 07/17/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music for you including Pixies, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan and The Band, Slobberbone, Deau Eyes, Can, Steve Gunn & David Moore, Fatoumata Diawara, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202407161900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/07/16/pants-or-no-pants/#playlist.

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

Get your fire retardant shorts on!

 

Get your fire retardant shorts on, because it’s gonna be a hot Handful of Brains show! (originally aired Tuesday, 07/09/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Chuck Prophet, Lotus, Goose, Yo La Tengo, The Rolling Stones, The Black Crowes, JD Simo & Luther Dickinson, Big Gigantic, Kamasi Washington, & more!

You can listen to the show any time you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202407091900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/07/09/get-your-fire-retardant-shorts-on/#playlist

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

Walk, Run, or Crawl!

 

Walk, run, or crawl to get to your radio to listen to Handful of Brains! (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Tyler Childers, Wilco, Gregory McLoughlin, Sierra Ferrell, Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer, Reverend Horton Heat, Kendall Street Company, BC Camplight, Julie Byrne, Guster, Merle Haggard, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202407021900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/07/02/walk-run-or-crawl/#playlist.

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

Photo: Club Cranium (https://www.facebook.com/ClubCranium)

Cranial Radio Receiving Units

 

Grab a bottle of wine, put on your cranial radio receiving units, and listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 6/25/2024, 5 – 7 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Everything But The Girl, Sam & Dave, The Jam, The Murder Capital, Dry Cleaning, Phish, Grateful Dead, LANKUM, Modern Studies, FARMER, and more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202406251900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/06/25/cranial-radio-receiving-units/#playlist

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

Photo: Club Cranium

The Wailers!

 

We gave away tix to see The Wailers at The National on 6/20 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 6/18/24, 7-9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix including Angel Olsen, Paul McCartney & Wings, Bruce Springsteen, Terry Hall & Mushtaq, Louis Armstrong, Jesse Malin, Sinkane, David Gilmour, Peter Gabriel, Bonny Light Horseman, Stephen Marley, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202406181900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and you can check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2024/06/18/win-tix-to-see-the-wailers/#playlist

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

Crank it up!

Crank it up and fly with Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 6/11/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Iron & Wine, Stone Temple Pilots, The National, David Byrne and Devo, Thundercat, Dr. Dog, Louis Cato, London Brew, Pete Francis, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202406111900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/06/11/crank-it-up/#playlist

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

 

Viking Kitty!

 

Viking Kitty commands you to listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 06/04/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) Do you dare defy him? He knows we’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Kishi Bashi, Peter Gabriel, Kendall Street Company, Widespread Panic, Beastie Boys, Mdou Moctar, Animal Collective, Phish, Grateful Dead, Rufus Wainwright, Sugaray Rayford, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202406041900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/06/04/viking-kitty/#playlist.

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

(Photo: Club Cranium: https://www.facebook.com/ClubCranium)

Yot Club w/Boyscott!

 

We gave away tickets to see Yot Club w/ Boyscott at Richmond Music Hall on 5/31/2024 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 05/29/2024, 5 – 7 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including G. Love & Special Sauce, Queens of the Stone Age, Beck, Kendall Street Company, Sparks, Depeche Mode, Little Feat, Orebolo, Sierra Ferrell, Esther Rose, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202405281900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/05/28/win-tix-to-see-yot-club-w-boyscott/

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

Cheekface!

 

Tune in to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 05/14/2024, 7 – 9 PM) where we gave away tickets to see Cheekface at Richmond Music Hall on 5/16/24! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including The Cars, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Anders Osborne, Rickie Lee Jones, Old 97’s, Widespread Panic, Oteil Burbridge & Lamar Williams Jr., & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202405141900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/05/14/win-tix-to-see-cheekface/#playlist

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

Kurt Vile!

Tuesday on Handful of Brains (originally aired 05/07/2024, 7 – 9 PM), we gave away 2 tickets to see Kurt Vile at The National on Sa, 5/11! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Angel Bat Dawid, Daniel Donato, Lonnie Holley, BC Camplight, Johnny Cash, WOODS, Matt Berry, The Lemon Twigs, Toyesauce, Porno For Pyros, Tiny Ruins, The Mommyheads, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202405071900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/05/07/win-tix-to-see-kurt-vile/#playlist

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

Wood Brothers!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 04/30/2024, 7 – 9 PM), we gave away a pair of tickets to see The Wood Brothers w/ Lindsay Lou at Brown’s Island on 5/2/24! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Kendall Street Company, The Hold Steady, Little Feat, Not A Saint Band, Dr. Dog, The Decemberists, The Hidden Cameras, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202404301900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/04/30/win-tix-to-see-wood-brothers-2/#playlist

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

Spring Fund Drive Spectacular! And Strfkr & Ruth Radelet!

 

It’s a Spring Fund Drive Spectacular on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 4/23/2024 7 – 9 PM) We have the amazing Deau Eyes coming in to perform! We have tickets to give away to Thao at Richmond Music Hall 4/25/24! We’ll pay tribute to the late great Dickey Betts of Allman Brothers Band! And we’ll have an eclectic mix of music including Sue Foley, Khruangbin, Live, Iron & Wine, The String Cheese Incident, Little Feat, Nick Drake, & more!

Please donate during our Spring Fund Drive at wrir.org! Help keep this crazy, eclectic, diverse, all-volunteer, community radio station running. We rely almost completely on listener funding. Whether you’d like to donate enough to get the premiums (pictured below) or just give a few dollars, we are always grateful for your support.

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202404231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/04/23/spring-fund-drive-spectacular/

Win a pair of tickets to see Strfkr & Ruth Radelet at The National on W, 4/17 on Tuesday’s Handful of Brains! (originally aired 4/16/2024 7 – 9 PM) We’ve also got an eclectic mix including Dawn Landes, Aoife O’Donovan, L’Rain, Vampire Weekend, Hole, Grateful Dead, Chick Corea & Béla Fleck, Phish, Shakti ft John McLaughlin & Zakir Hussain, Oliver Wood & Katie Pruitt. Rachel Ana Dobken, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202404161900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/04/16/win-tix-to-see-strfkr-ruth-radelet/

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

We’re gonna get far out

 

We’re gonna get far out on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 04/02/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We’ve got a groovy mix of music including Lorde, Purling Hiss, Toyesauce, Sierra Ferrell, The Decemberists, Gruff Rhys, Belle and Sebastian, John Cale, Crowded House, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Chick Corea & Béla Fleck, Jon Batiste, The Taj Mahal Sextet, Old 97’s, PIL, Peter Gabriel, & more!

Here's the link to listen to the show whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202404021900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/04/02/were-gonna-get-far-out/#playlist

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

Cutting-Edge Technology!

We’re using cutting-edge equipment to bring you Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 03/26/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Phish, Neil Young, The Spinners & Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson, World Party, Kendall Street Company, Trevor Rabin, Leslie Mendelson, Lonnie Holley, Sierra Ferrell, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202403261900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/03/26/cutting-edge-technology/#playlist

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

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Chris Knight Band! Spafford & Space Koi!

 

Tune into Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday,  03/12/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) where we gave away a pair of tix to see Chris Knight Band w/special guests JB Brown and Mike Koehler at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House on 3/15!

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including The String Cheese Incident, Little Feat, The WAEVE, Kacey Musgraves, White Denim, Tones on Tail, The Spinners, Johnny Cash, Sunny War, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202403121900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/03/12/win-tix-to-see-chris-knight-band/.

We gave away 2 tix to see Spafford w/ Space Koi at The Broadberry on 3/20/24 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 03/19/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ll also play an eclectic mix of music including The Avett Brothers, Widespread Panic, Fantastic Negrito, Wand, Blackberry Smoke, Marcus King, JJ Grey & Mofro, The Tennessee Freedom Singers, Keith Richards, Uncle Tupelo, & more!

You can listen to the show any time you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202403191900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/03/19/win-tix-to-see-spafford-space-koi/.

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

Reach for the moon!

 

Reach for the moon with Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 03/05/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Tony Trischka, Tinsley Ellis, James Brown, De La Soul, Beck, Pearl Jam, Quasi, Vampire Weekend, Real Estate, David Bowie, Elephant Stone, Robert Earl Keen, Phosphorescent, Iron & Wine, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202403051900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/03/05/reach-for-the-moon/#playlist

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

Don’t Be a Dummy!

 

Don’t be a dummy! Listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 02/28/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ll play an eclectic mix of music including Fleet Foxes, The Black Keys, Sweeping Promises, IDLES, Julian Lage. Oteil Burbridge & Friends ft. Duane Betts, Georgia Saunders, Billy Strings & Chris Thile, Kendall Street Company, Béla Fleck, Meshell Ndegeocello, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202402271900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/02/27/dont-be-a-dummy/#playlist

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

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Country Westerns!

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 02/20/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio), we gave away a pair of tix to see Country Westerns w/ Alex Jonestown Massacre & steelboy, Th, 2/22 at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Mojo Nixon, The Spinners, Can, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Beths, Old 97’s, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202402201900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/02/20/tix-to-see-country-westerns/#playlist

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

 

Sammy Rae & Friends AND Kendall Street Company!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired on Tuesday, 2/13/2024 at 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio), we gave away tickets to see Sammy Rae & Friends & Erin and the Wildfire at The National on 2/19 AND Kendall Street Company at The Camel on 2/23! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Jake Vanaman, MGMT, The Black Crowes, Sleater-Kinney, The Mommyheads, Liam Gallagher & John Squire, Carlos Santana feat. Darryl DMC McDaniels, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202402131900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/02/13/win-tickets-to-sammy-rae-friends-and-kendall-street-company/#playlist

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

Kendall Street Company!

 

On Handful of Brains (originally aired 02/06/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio), we gave away a pair of tickets to the 2/16 Kendall Street Company show at The Broadberry with Rigometrics & Bebbus! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Umphrey’s McGee, Mozart Estate, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, The Smile, Green Day, Widespread Panic, Sarah Jarosz, Blues Traveler w/ Marcus Rezak, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202402061900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202402061900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

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

Kendall Street Company & Town Mountain!

 

Tuesday on Handful of Brains (originally aired 1/30/24, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio), we gave away tickets to Kendall Street Company w/ Deau Eyes at The Broadberry 2/9/24 AND Town Mountain w/ Dogwood Brothers at The Broadberry 2/1/24! We’ve also got an eclectic mix including The Rolling Stones, John Cale, Alice in Chains, André 3000, Gregory McLoughlin, boygenius, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202401301900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

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

Band of Horses & Kendall Street Company!

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 1/24/24, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio), we’ll give away tickets to Kendall Street Company w/ Dan and The Fam at The Broadberry on 2/2 AND Band of Horses at The National on 1/29! We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music including Cody Dickinson, Cowboys in the Campfire, Paul McCartney, Queen, The Smile, Queens of the Stone Age, Radical Face, MGMT, Avers, Syd Arthur, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202401231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/01/23/band-of-horses-kendall-street-company-ticket-giveaways/#playlist

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