Handful Of Brains

New Year’s Eve Eve Party!

Tue, Dec 30, 2025

It’s the perfect soundtrack for your New Year’s Eve Eve party! Handful of Brains on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio! (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM)

We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Etta James, Todd Snider, Mike Mattison, Tim Heidecker, Tom A Smith, David Byrne, Gregory McLoughlin, Drugdealer, The Good Ones, & more!

Dial your FM radio receiver to frequency 97.3 or listen on the Information Superhighway at wrir.org or the TuneIn Radio app.

You can listen to older shows here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

And get that end-of-year donation in to help us move into our new building here https://www.wrircampaign.org/

Playlist

    Time: December 30 - 7:00:00 pm
  • Seven Year Itch

    Etta James, “Damn Your Eyes”

    from Seven Year Itch

    Island Records - 1988

    RIP Steve Cropper (12/03/2025)

  • Time: December 30 - 7:04:11 pm
  • Live At Antone's

    Joe Ely, “Dallas (Live At Antone's, Austin, TX / January 22 & 23, 1999)”

    from Live At Antone's

    Rounder - 2000

    Joe Ely (RIP 12/15/2025)

  • Time: December 30 - 7:08:20 pm
  • Widespread Panic w/Jimmy Cliff, “I Can See Clearly Now”

    from LOCKN' Festival 2015/09/12

    Relix YouTube channel - 2015

    RIP Jimmy Cliff 11/24/2025

  • Time: December 30 - 7:15:13 pm
  • Songs for the Daily Planet

    Todd Snider, “Alright Guy”

    from Songs for the Daily Planet

    Geffen* - 1994

    RIP Todd Snider 11/14/25

  • Time: December 30 - 7:19:43 pm
  • Out of the Blue

    Electric Light Orchestra, “Mr. Blue Sky”

    from Out of the Blue

    Epic/Legacy - 1977

    Joel's Pick of the Week, Jeff Lynne turns 78 today!

  • Time: December 30 - 7:29:05 pm
  • Turn A Midnight Corner

    Mike Mattison & Trash Magic, “Going Down The Alley”

    from Turn A Midnight Corner

    Landslide Records - 2025

  • Time: December 30 - 7:31:48 pm
  • She & Him, Vol. Two

    She & Him, “Thieves”

    from She & Him, Vol. Two

    LAB 344 - 2010

  • Time: December 30 - 7:35:58 pm
  • Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers

    Tim Heidecker, “Alone Until I'm Home”

    from Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers

    Western Vinyl - 2025

  • Time: December 30 - 7:39:28 pm
  • My Ride's Here

    Warren Zevon, “Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)”

    from My Ride's Here

    Vanguard - 2002

    For Rand

  • Time: December 30 - 7:47:35 pm
  • Live At Antone's

    Joe Ely, “Me and Billy the Kid (Live At Antone's, Austin, TX / January 22 & 23, 1999)”

    from Live At Antone's

    Rounder - 2000

    Joe Ely (RIP 12/15/2025)

  • Time: December 30 - 7:53:07 pm
  • Say What You Want

    Tom A. Smith, “I Don't Blame You (Extended)”

    from Say What You Want

    Fiction Records - 2025

    For Mike

  • Time: December 30 - 7:58:40 pm
  • England is a Garden

    Cornershop, “Everywhere That Wog Army Roam”

    from England is a Garden

    Ample Play Recordings - 2020

  • Time: December 30 - 8:04:32 pm
  • Every Country's Sun

    Mogwai, “20 Size”

    from Every Country's Sun

    Temporary Residence Ltd. - 2017

  • Time: December 30 - 8:08:15 pm
  • T Shirt - Single

    David Byrne, “T Shirt”

    from T Shirt - Single

    Matador - 2025

  • Time: December 30 - 8:13:36 pm
  • Vivid (2023 Remaster)

    Living Colour, “Glamour Boys (2023 Remaster)”

    from Vivid (2023 Remaster)

    Epic - 1988

  • Time: December 30 - 8:17:25 pm
  • Billboard No. 1's (1940-1943)

    Glenn Miller, “Song of the Volga Boatmen”

    from Billboard No. 1's (1940-1943)

    X5 Music Group - 2011

    Billboard #1 single 1941/03/15

  • Time: December 30 - 8:20:12 pm
  • Businessman - Single

    Gregory McLoughlin, “Businessman”

    from Businessman - Single

    Gregory McLoughlin - 2025

  • Time: December 30 - 8:24:48 pm
  • Blah Blah Love and War

    The Rescues, “Everything's Gonna Be Better Next Year”

    from Blah Blah Love and War

    Red Wind Records - 2013

  • Time: December 30 - 8:30:17 pm
  • The News - Single

    Drugdealer, “The News”

    from The News - Single

    Mexican Summer - 2025

  • Time: December 30 - 8:34:33 pm
  • Hotter Than Hell

    KISS, “Parasite”

    from Hotter Than Hell

    UMe Direct 2 - 1974

    RIP Ace Frehley (10/16/25)

  • Time: December 30 - 8:38:19 pm
  • Trouble Walkin'

    Ace Frehley, “Do Ya”

    from Trouble Walkin'

    Rhino Atlantic - 1988

    RIP Ace Frehley (10/16/25)

  • Time: December 30 - 8:41:05 pm
  • Love Gun

    KISS, “Shock Me”

    from Love Gun

    UMe Direct 2 - 1977

    RIP Ace Frehley (10/16/25)

  • Time: December 30 - 8:47:38 pm
  • Patterson Hood, “Betty Ford”

    from Paste Magazine Sampler 197

    Paste Magazine

  • Time: December 30 - 8:50:30 pm
  • Vibe Killer

    Endless Boogie, “Back In ’74”

    from Vibe Killer

    No Quarter - 2017

  • Time: December 30 - 8:56:44 pm
  • Rwanda, You Should Be Loved

    The Good Ones, “A Long, Sad Journey Watching You Die (feat. Kevin Shields)”

    from Rwanda, You Should Be Loved

    Anti/Epitaph - 2019