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Phosphorescent – Song for Zula (live on Fallon)

Mary Brace — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:46:45 +0000

Alabama native Matthew Houck & co have one of the most compelling songs of 2013. Here’s the live TV performance from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’s 4/23 show.

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Music City Mayhem Bands Rule!

Mary Brace — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:41:06 +0000

For the past three years, Lightning 100 has conducted a new rite of spring for Nashville, with our Music City Mayhem contest. Nashville area bands and solo musicians of all stripes and styles are invited to stick their necks out and submit their best to be judged by Lightning 100′s listeners and online users. There’s [...]

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Win Maui Jim Shades with Your Last Request. Or Not.

Mary Brace — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:26:11 +0000

Okay, so. The world may or may not be ending next Friday, with all that Mayan calendar business. Don’t know about you, don’t know about what the skeptics say, but I intend to hedge my bets. It’s entirely possible Friday, December 21st may be my last airshift. Ever. Yup. Or not. Either way, I’m going [...]

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With Your Friends Fest – What It Looked Like from the Go-Pro

Mary Brace — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:49:43 +0000

—–Parental Warning– Adult Language—– The traveling rave made its way to Nashville’s Riverfront Park. FOL1 (friend of Lightning 100) Brandon Hammer captured a few of the sights to let the too-cool kids see what they missed. With Your Friends

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1985 Retro Lightning Playlist

Mary Brace — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:53:47 +0000

As I found out when we announced this particular Retro Lightning, tons of people who were around at the time still marvel at what a great year it was for music! Prince was at the top of his game, dropping gems all over the place; American roots rock was picking up steam; the UK was [...]

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1992 Retro Lightning

Mary Brace — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:06:45 +0000

Didn’t you? What a great year ’92 was for music, with diverse sounds coming from every corner of the US and the UK crossing over, as well. Nirvana’s Nevermind kept its hold on our attention, while Cameron Crowe took us even further into the Seattle scene with the soundtrack for his movie Singles. Back on [...]

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Retro Lightning 1990

Mary Brace — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:14:20 +0000

If 1991 was “The Year Punk Broke,” 1990 was the year alternative bands softened the door and primed it to be kicked in. The Grammy Awards finally added a category to reflect that, with “Best Alternative Music Album.” That title went to Sinéad O’Connor‘s I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got – in spite [...]

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Retro Lightning 1987 w/ Mary Brace

Mary Brace — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:05:58 +0000

1987 Retro Lightning Just how awesome was 1987? Pretty awesome. There was fantastic music everywhere you looked and listened, from the LA post-punk scene (Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers), Original Recipe Americana/Roots Rock (BoDeans, John Mellencamp), and plenty of great, undefinable bands from the other side of both ponds. David Bowie- Day [...]

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So You Want To Hang Out In East Nashville While I24 Construction Is Going On …

Mary Brace — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:38:38 +0000

Help is on the way, courtesy of this little Google map I drew up (handy, eh?)

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New M. Ward on the way! Here’s a taste

Mary Brace — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:20:37 +0000

While Zooey Deschanel is currently doing her own thing, giving She & Him a rest, M. Ward’s been busy as well. The indie/alternative all-star band on A Wasteland Companion includes Dr. Dog’s Toby Leaman, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley, DeVotchka’s Tom Haberman, the Cardinals’ Jon Graboff and Norfolk and Western’s Amanda Lawrence. The album comes out [...]

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