Welcome to Dumpsville

 

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

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

Gimme Some Money!

 

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

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

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

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

Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

 

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

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

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

(Image: GETTY)

Dolphins!

 

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

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

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

(Image: ©muratart/Shutterstock.com)

New Beer’s Eve!

 

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

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

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

Take a Walk in the Park!

 

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

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

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

(Photo: Alabama News Center)

Chips, Dips, Chains & Whips

 

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

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

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

Everything You Do Is Right

 

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

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

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

(Pic: Ottawa Catholic School Board)

I’m Working At NASA On Acid

 

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

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

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

Mardi Gras Mambo!

 

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

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

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