Handful Of Brains

Win tix to The Man In Black – A Tribute To Johnny Cash!

Tue, Jan 14, 2025

Tuesday on Handful of Brains (7 – 9 PM), we’ll give away tickets to see The Man In Black – A Tribute To Johnny Cash at The Beacon Theatre Hopewell on 1/25! We’ll also play a block of tunes to celebrate the end of the RVA water crisis and music from Talking Heads, Patterson Hood, Al Green, Sam & Dave, Kim Deal, Songhoy Blues, White Denim, Wilco, Matt Berry, & more!

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Show archive

Playlist

    Time: January 14 - 7:00:00 pm
  • Life for the Taking

    Eddie Money, “Gimme Some Water”

    from Life for the Taking

    Columbia - 1978

    • Time: January 14 - 7:03:38 pm
  • Naked

    Talking Heads, “Cool Water”

    from Naked

    Parlophone UK - 2006

    • Time: January 14 - 7:10:38 pm
  • Stax/Volt - The Complete Singles 1959-1968 - Volume 1

    William Bell, “You Don't Miss Your Water”

    from Stax/Volt - The Complete Singles 1959-1968 - Volume 1

    Stax - 1961

    • Time: January 14 - 7:13:33 pm
  • With A Lot O' Soul

    The Temptations, “No More Water In The Well”

    from With A Lot O' Soul

    UNI/MOTOWN - 2015

    • Time: January 14 - 7:16:37 pm

  • The Standells, “Dirty Water”

    from Dirty Water: The Birth of Punk Attitude

    EVA

    • Time: January 14 - 7:19:07 pm
  • 1999

    Prince, “Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)”

    from 1999

    Warner Records - 1984

    • Time: January 14 - 7:23:27 pm
  • Dither

    moe., “Water”

    from Dither

    Fatboy Records - 2001

    • Time: January 14 - 7:33:13 pm

  • Patterson Hood, “A Werewolf And A Girl (ft. Lydia Loveless)”

    from Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams

    ATO Records - 2024

    • Time: January 14 - 7:37:57 pm
  • Everybody Hurts - Single

    Al Green, “Everybody Hurts”

    from Everybody Hurts - Single

    Fat Possum - 2024

    • Time: January 14 - 7:41:56 pm
  • Definitive Soul: Sam & Dave

    Sam & Dave, “Hold On I’m Coming”

    from Definitive Soul: Sam & Dave

    Rhino Atlantic - 2007

    RIP Sam Moore (1/10/25)

    • Time: January 14 - 7:46:25 pm
  • Nobody Loves You More

    Kim Deal, “Nobody Loves You More”

    from Nobody Loves You More

    4AD - 2024

    • Time: January 14 - 7:50:20 pm
  • King of Juju

    King Sunny Ade, “Easy Motion Tourist”

    from King of Juju

    The Gallo Record Company Vault - 2002

    • Time: January 14 - 7:55:43 pm
  • Blessing - Single

    Alex G, “Blessing”

    from Blessing - Single

    Domino Recording Co - 2022

    • Time: January 14 - 8:00:49 pm

  • Songhoy Blues, “Gara”

    from Gara - Single

    Studio Mali / Transgressive - 2024

    • Time: January 14 - 8:04:56 pm

  • White Denim, “Look Good (Live at Altamira Sound)”

    from Look Good (Live at Altamira Sound) - Single

    White Denim YouTube page - 2024

    original version on album "12"

    • Time: January 14 - 8:08:49 pm
  • Time Out of Mind

    Bob Dylan, “Standing In the Doorway”

    from Time Out of Mind

    Columbia - 1997

    • Time: January 14 - 8:15:18 pm
  • A Ghost Is Born (Expanded Edition)

    Wilco, “Handshake Drugs (11/13/03 Sear Sound-NYC Version)”

    from A Ghost Is Born (Expanded Edition)

    Nonesuch - 2004

    • Time: January 14 - 8:23:05 pm

  • Rev. Gary Davis, “Death Don't Have Mercy”

    from Love In Vain - Mojo Presents The Weird Old Blues

    Mojo Magazine - 2023

    • Time: January 14 - 8:29:47 pm
  • Silver

    Johnny Cash, “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”

    from Silver

    Columbia Nashville Legacy - 1979

    Sa., 1/25 - The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash at the Beacon Theatre in Hopewell

    • Time: January 14 - 8:34:32 pm
  • Wedding Photo Stranger - Single

    Matt Berry, “Wedding Photo Stranger”

    from Wedding Photo Stranger - Single

    Acid Jazz - 2025

    Joel's Pick of the Week

    • Time: January 14 - 8:39:36 pm
  • Parcel of Rogues (2009 Remaster) [Deluxe]

    Steeleye Span, “One Misty Moisty Morning (2009 Remaster)”

    from Parcel of Rogues (2009 Remaster) [Deluxe]

    Chrysalis Records - 2009

    • Time: January 14 - 8:43:08 pm
  • RTJ4

    Run The Jewels, “never look back”

    from RTJ4

    BMG Rights Management (US) LLC - 2020

    • Time: January 14 - 8:48:05 pm
  • Every Bad (Expanded Edition)

    Porridge Radio, “Born Confused”

    from Every Bad (Expanded Edition)

    Secretly Canadian - 2021

    • Time: January 14 - 8:50:48 pm
  • Spike Field

    Maria BC, “Amber”

    from Spike Field

    Sacred Bones Records - 2023

    • Time: January 14 - 8:54:42 pm

  • Willie Nelson & Keith Richards, “Live Forever (Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA 2023/04/30)”

    from Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90

    Blackbird Presents - 2023

    • Time: January 14 - 8:57:22 pm
  • There's a Riot Going On

    Yo La Tengo, “Out of the Pool”

    from There's a Riot Going On

    Matador - 2018