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

(Photo: iStock/Getty Images Plus)

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