Handful of Brains New Year’s Eve Spectacular!

 

It’s a Handful of Brains New Year’s Eve Spectacular! (originally aired Tuesday, 12/31/2024, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). Start your celebration with an eclectic mix of music including George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Over the Rhine, Big Thief, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, Phish, Goose, The Weather Station, Lettuce, Horace Silver Quintet, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202412311900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2024/12/31/handful-of-brains-new-years-eve-spectacular/#playlist

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

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/

(Picture: freevector.com)

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/