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From Kayne West announcing he is running for President in 2020 to Zayn Malik breaking the hearts of millions of fans by leaving One Direction it was a year to remember in music.

2015 was an exciting year for Lightning 100! We had the opportunity to have Walk the Moon in studio to play a stripped down version of “Shut Up and Dance”. Ben Folds played a secret show live on Lightning 100 from historic RCA Studio A, and Leon Bridges also played a secret show for a few lucky Lightning 100 listeners at William Colliers. These are just some of the highlights!

During our Nashville Sunday Night series, Ruston Kelly, All Them Witches, Borns, Future Thieves, John Oates, Elle King, and several other fantastic performers joined us at 3rd & Lindsley for some killer performances. 

Alyssa Bonagura – Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night

%CODE1% One listen and it becomes crystal clear that Alyssa Bonagura was born to make music. With a voice that touches somewhere deep inside, her...

Alyssa Bonargura performs Imagination

Alyssa Bonagura debuts a new song "Imagination" off her upcoming 2016 release!  See Alyssa with some talented friends this Sunday at Nashville Sunday Night...

Festivus Photo Booth 2015

Thank to everyone that came out to Lightning 100's 3rd Annual Festivus at Marathon Music Works.  Check out the photos from the AT&T's photo...
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EZA – High and Low

EZA is the brooding, sultry project of 22-year-old Ellery Bonham. The Nashville-based, electro-pop artist made waves with her first EP in 2014 containing her...

Whoa Dakota – Mess Things Up

Since the release of her latest EP, “I’m a Liar” in 2015, Whoa Dakota (Jessica Ott) has truly come into her own.  Building on...

The Nashville Fit – Episode 6 featuring Vivek Surti

This week, Henery interviews Vivek Surti the Director of Marketing at Nashville Wine Auction on ‪#‎TheNashvilleFit‬ sponsored by Trumaker. Every week Adam and Henry travel around Nashville interviewing the...

Phases – Full Set At Nashville Sunday Night 12/13/15

%CODE1% PHASES is the result of four friends listening to the universe and working tirelessly to make their dream a reality. For all the serendipity...

BORNS- Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night 12/13/15

%CODE1% BØRNS, a Michigan native who spent time in New York before landing in his new home of Los Angeles, is a preternatural talent. He...

David Max Museum Performs Guesthouse and Harder Before It Gets Easier

David Wax Museum released Guesthouse this past October. They came by the studio to perform the title track and a song from their 2012 release Knock Knock Get...

Warm Ryders Perform Bad Egg and High in the Country Live

The Warm Ryders are a local folk band. They stopped by to perform a couple of their songs live in the studio. What do...

Vulfpeck – Wait for the Moment

Vulfpeck is a funk group founded in 2011 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The band aims for a sound that is minimal, raw, and approaches that of a live...

Wilder Embry – Always You

Wilder Embry is a songwriter/singer from Gainesville, Ga. He has been based in Nashville for 5 years and has 4 full length albums to...

Forecastle 2016 Lineup Announced!

The 2016 Forecastle artists are onboard and ready to rock the Waterfront! Led by Americana heavyweights The Avett Brothers, Grammy-nominated Southern rockers Alabama Shakes, indie stalwart Ryan...

The Whistles and the Bells performing “Last Night God Sang Me...

Local Nashville rockers, The Whistles and the Bells stopped by the studio to play two tracks off their self titled album which was recently...

The Nashville Fit – Episode 5 featuring Simoni Kigweba

Check out the extended version of our interview with Simoni Kigweba, co-founder of Common Table. Simoni and Henry Pile chat about dining with strangers,...
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Givers – Record High, Record Low

When GIVERS formed in 2008 in the sweaty dancehalls of Lafayette, Louisiana, they knew right away that they had something special. Crafted from the...

Champion Electric – Want [Internal Affairs]

Champion Electric is an alternative/indie group from Nashville, TN. We chose their debut single "Want" as our pick this week. "Want" is Pt. I...
David Wax Museum

David Wax Museum performs “Guesthouse” and “Harder Before It Gets Easier”

We squeezed all the members of David Wax Museum into the LC studio to play a few tunes from their new album Guesthouse.  David Wax...

Chris Staples – Cheap Shades

A phenomenally dexterous guitarist, Chris Staples has spent much of his career so far as a backing musician for other artists. Over the years...
Warm Ryders

Warm Ryders radio debut! [audio]

The recently formed group Warm Ryders stopped by the studio to play a few tunes.  The band features some of our favorite locals of Michael...