After cleaning all of the sand out of our camera lenses, tripods, computers(some how), and other places we don’t care to mention, Lightning 100 is able to start posting our backstage performances at 2013 Hangout Music Fest. Nashville artists were definitely representing at the festival this year performing at small/major stages and even the shuttle buses. The Nashville lineup included Moon Taxi, The Kingston Springs, Chancellor Warhol, The Weeks, Luella and the Sun, Josh Farrow, Wild Cub, The Wild Feathers, and a few others that were just enjoying the festival. Click here to check out photos from the festival!
We’re excited about this year’s Hangout Music Fest lineup, which features Tom Petty, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, Trey Anastasio, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and The Shins, among others…all happening along on the beach of Gulf Shores, AL on May 17th-19th. Click here to get your tickets!
Our friends at East Nashville Underground and Moon Taxi finally got together and made a video together. Check out their baby, “All The Rage” from their first season of 2013!
LOUISVILLE, KY – The Forecastle Festival is excited to announce the initial lineup for its 11th annual three-day music celebration, featuring Grammy Award winners The Black Keys, alongside The String Cheese Incident and the Avett Brothers leading the festival’s rich, eclectic offerings. The event will again take place July 12 – 14, 2013 at Louisville’s scenic, award-winning Waterfront Park.
Tickets for this year’s festival go on sale this Wednesday, March 6th at Noon EST on Forecastle.com. Purchase tickets in full, or opt for one of our special payment plans, available for both General Admission or VIP tickets.
Highlighted in Rolling Stone as a top event in 2012, and acclaimed by Outside as one of the “Top 15 Outdoor Festivals in the USA,” the Forecastle Festival has evolved into one of the country’s premier festival destinations. The event offers an immersive experience that’s distinctly Louisville- beyond the first-class musical lineup—highlighting the region’s burgeoning culinary and arts scene, Kentucky’s unique bourbon heritage and more. The festival continues to emphasize sustainability practices and conservation initiatives, highlighted through the festival’s non-profit organization, the Forecastle Foundation.
Lightning 100 celebrates our independence with the best way we know how……a kick ass rock show! Join Lightning 100 at Tin Roof Nashville on July 3rd for a great night of local music. It’s FIVE of your favorite local bands for just $10. Click here to get your tickets. The line-up features Moon Taxi and The Apache Relay with Special Guests Elenowen and Humming House, followed by a late night DJ set by Cherub. Leave a comment on the photo and you could win tickets to the show!
Here is probably Lightning 100 first and last porta-john performance at Bonnaroo. Check out Moon Taxi performing a Bonnaroo track the guys wrote for their porta-john performance.
After two days of running around taking photos and filming backstage performances, we finally got some down time at the radio compound. Click here to check out photos from the what, where, this, that, and other tent.
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Here’s the playlist for February 4th:
Air w/ Victoria Legrand – Seven Stars (Le Voyage Dans La Lune, Astralwerks) Goldfrapp – Ooh La La (The Singles, Mute/Astralwerks) Mark Lanegan Band – The Gravedigger’s Song (Blues Funeral, 4AD) Dr. Dog – Warrior Man (Be The Void, Anti-) Moon Taxi – Cabaret (Cabaret, Moon Taxi) Bahamas – Caught Me Thinking (Barchords, Brushfire/Universal) Leonard Cohen – Different Sides (Old Ideas, Columbia) Sharon Van Etten – Leonard (Tramp, Jagjaguwar) George Harrison – All Things Must Pass (All Things Must Pass, Capitol) Paul McCartney – My Valentine (Kisses On The Bottom, Hear Music) First Aid Kit – Blue (The Lion’s Roar, Wichita Recordings) Hospitality – Friends Of Friends (Hospitality, Merge) Van Halen – Stay Frosty (A Different Kind Of Truth, Interscope) Guided By Voices – God Loves Us (Let’s Go Eat The Factory, GBV Inc)
I went through all the videos from bands and artists that performed on my show this year and was blown away by all the great memories!
One I will remember for the rest of my life was THE DOOBIE BROTHERS asking me to sing BLACK WATER. In the middle of the performance! Unreal. Thank god I was basically in key…or this would not be the first video in my Best of 2011!
This Nashville based band put out one of my favorite albums in 2011. I had the pleasure of having them perform this track LOST BOY on my show. Pick up a copy of THE APACHE RELAY album AMERICAN NOMAD today at Grimey’s New & Preloved Music.
How about getting THE CIVIL WARS on my show! Such a pleasure getting this intimate performance of BARTON HOLLOW from Joy Williams and John Paul White. Life is good!
When NICKEL CREEK said, farewell for now, we all knew we would get some superb music from the gang, as they explored solo projects and new groups. Chris Thile seems to really be enjoying himself here with his new band, THE PUNCH BROTHERS. This recording is coming from two room mics. Simply amazing.
MOON TAXI – I love this Nashville band. It’s been so much fun watching them grow into the stars they have yet to become. Their new album CABARET drops in the beginning of February. 2012 will be the year of MOON TAXI!
I guess for now, this will be a top 5 but there are dozens more. This link will take you to the beginning of the year on our youtube page.
