Greetings from WRIR! Land of Sunshine!

 

It’s Nat’l Plan Your Vacation Day so to help you out, Handful of Brains will play some vacation songs tonight on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio (originally aired Tuesday, 1/25/2022, 7 – 9 PM)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music from Go-Go’s, Neal Francis, Minimum Balance, Sebadoh, Ian Fisher, English Beat, Fine Young Cannibals, Dead Confederate, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202201251900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/01/25/greetings-from-wrir-land-of-sunshine/#playlist

Oh, bother.

It’s Nat’l Winnie the Pooh Day so tune your Pooh radio to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 1/18/22, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Felt, SASAMI, Jeremy Ivey, Cate Le Bon, Damien Jurado, Belly, Tears for Fears, Pavement, The Del McCoury Band, Ben Harper, Jerry Garcia, Jake Xerxes Fussell & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202201181900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/01/18/oh-bother/#playlist

 

Just Like the Milkman

 

Just like the milkman of old, Handful of Brains never fails to deliver an eclectic mix of music every Tuesday night from 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio! Tonight’s playlist includes Jason Isbell And the 400 Unit, Let’s Eat Grandma, The Nude Party, David Byrne, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Earl Keen, The War On Drugs, Caroline Polachek, Japanese Breakfast, & more!

This show originally aired on 1/11/22. Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202201111900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/01/11/just-like-the-milkman/#playlist

Celebrate Nat’l Spaghetti Day!

 

Celebrate Nat’l Spaghetti Day by eating some while you listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, January 4, 2022, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Aretha Franklin, Prince, CABIN DOGS, Jane Baxter Miller, The Temptations, Allison Russell, Brandi Carlile, Blind Melon, Marty Balin, Soft Cell, and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202201041900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2022/01/04/celebrate-natl-spaghetti-day/#playlist

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Everything’s Gonna Be Better Next Year!

 

Everything’s gonna be better next year! Let’s start now with the final Handful of Brains episode of 2021! (originally aired Tuesday, December 28, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Little Feat, Johnny Winter & Edgar Winter, Ex Hex, White Denim, The National, Marianne Faithfull, Cassandra Jenkins, Khruangbin & Leon Bridges, Jake Shimabukuro, & Big Thief.

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202112281900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/12/28/everythings-gonna-be-better-next-year-2/#playlist

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Handful of Brains Christmas Show!

 

Tonight on the Handful of Brains Christmas Show (originally aired Tuesday, December 21, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio): Singing, dancing, laughing–and even skating! And a whole lot of Christmas music.

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202112211900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/12/21/handful-of-brains-christmas-show/#playlist

RIP Mike Nesmith

 

Listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ll pay tribute to the late Mike Nesmith with a couple of songs from his pioneering music videos. Also in the eclectic mix: Jason Isbell And the 400 Unit, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., PIXIES, J Roddy Walston and The Business, Eddie Vedder, Holly Williams, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Linda Lindas, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202112141900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/12/14/rip-mike-nesmith/#playlist

Sweet & Sticky

 

What’s sweet, sticky, and pink or blue? It’s Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, December 7, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! It’s also cotton candy which works because it’s Nat’l Cotton Candy Day. We’ve got a sweet, sticky, and eclectic mix of music for you featuring Matthew Sweet, The Hot Seats, Quilt, TURNSTILE, Christie, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Arcade Fire, Grateful Dead, Hana Vu, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the recording of the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202112071900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/12/07/sweet-sticky/#playlist

(Photo by Jake Hart)

Let the music flow

 

Let the music flow to you tonight with Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, November 30, 7 – 9 PM) on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including Bloc Party, People’s Blues of Richmond, Shovels and Rope, Dion, Black Sabbath, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Drive-By Truckers, Steeleye Span, The Black Crowes, Radiohead, & more!

Click here to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202111301900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and click here to see the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/11/30/let-the-music-flow/#playlist

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We Are Infinite

 

Sit back, relax and listen to Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, November 24, 2021, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio)! We’ve got an eclectic mix of music including KennyHoopla, Mick Jagger, Elvis Costello, Sons Of Bill, Lee Bains + The Glory Fires, SHEER MAG, Snail Mail, Peter Gabriel, Fear of Men, Dinosaur Jr., and more!

Here's a link to listen to the show: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202111231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

 and a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2021/11/23/we-are-infinite/#playlist

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