The struggle is real

 

The struggle is real. But we can help on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 09/16/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Gladys Knight & The Pips, Meshell Ndegeocello & CAT POWER, Prince, Glen Hansard, Dropkick Murphys, Fred Tackett & Scott Sharrard, Son Volt, Goose, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202609151900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/09/15/the-struggle-is-real-3/#playlist.

(Comic: Mrs. Frollein)

Late Night Pick: Mana

Mana, the band AllMusic calls "the U2 of rock en espanol" will be on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight (ABC, 11:35 PM). Mana just announced a major US tour that will take them to arenas like Madison Square Garden, LA's Forum, among others. Here's "Amor Clandestino":



Here's Glen Hansard on last night's Late Late Show:

Late Night Pick: Glen Hansard

Singer/songwriter Glen Hansard (from the movie "Once") is on The Late Late Show with James Corden tonight (CBS, 12:37 AM). Glen did his own Bowie tribute for NPR's All Songs Considered with an acoustic version of "Ashes to Ashes". You can hear that HERE. And here's that wonderful song from "Once", "Falling Slowly":



And here's Wilco on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last week: