Win tix to see The Baseball Project w/The Minus 5!

Tue, Sep 23, 2025

We’ll give away 2 tix to see The Baseball Project (members of REM + The Dream Syndicate) w/The Minus 5 at The Broadberry on 9/26/25 on Handful of Brains! (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including The Mommyheads, Ramona and the Holy Smokes, Palmyra, Bruce Springsteen, The Mitras, Gina Birch, & more!

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Show archive

Playlist

The Mommyheads, “No Quietus”

from No Quietus

self-released - 2025

Ramona and the Holy Smokes, “Esta Herida”

from Ramona and the Holy Smokes

Archer Records - 2025

At Get Tight Lounge, Friday, 9/26

Palmyra, “Shape I'm In”

from Restless

Oh Boy Records - 2025

for Cristin

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) [Live]”

from 1978/12/08 Houston, TX, The Summit

http://live.brucespringsteen.net - 2017

Joel's Pick of the Week, Today is Bruce's birthday (76)

The Mitras, “Big Deal”

from Big Deal - Single

self-released - 2025

The Mitras w/ Shagg Carpet, Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers, and Tentative Decisions, Saturday, September 27, The Broadberry

Pugwash, “The Perfect Summer”

from Silverlake

Lojinx - 2017

The Beach Boys, “Don't Worry Baby”

from Shut Down, Vol. 2

Capitol Records - 1964

RIP Brian Wilson (6/11/25)

XTC, “King for a Day”

from Oranges & Lemons

Virgin Records - 1989

The Baseball Project, “They Played Baseball”

from 3rd (Bonus Track Version)

Yep Roc Records - 2014

The Baseball Project feat. members of R.E.M. and The Dream Syndicate w/ The Minus 5, Friday, September 26, The Broadberry

The Minus 5, “Michael Nesmith”

from Michael Nesmith - Single

Yep Roc Records - 2016

The Baseball Project feat. members of R.E.M. and The Dream Syndicate w/ The Minus 5, Friday, September 26, The Broadberry

Michael Nesmith, “Cruisin'”

from Infinite Tuesday: Autobiographical Riffs

Rhino - 2017

Trace Mountains, “I am Leaving You”

from Lost in the Country

Lame-O Records - 2020

Chaka Khan & Rufus, “Do You Love What You Feel (feat. Chaka Khan)”

from Masterjam

Geffen* - 1979

RIP Quincy Jones (11/23/24), Produced by Quincy Jones