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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. 

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Ben Folds performs The Ascent of Stan, Landed, Not a Fan,...

It only took us 7 years to get Ben Folds on Live On The Green Music Festival...and it was worth the wait.  Ben Folds...

The Daily Howl debut “Make Your Colors Run” on 100.1 FM

Lightning 100 debuts "Make Your Colors Run" by The Daily Howl on the615. Bio: The Daily Howl encapsulates Nashville's rising rock scene. Steeped in the Southern...
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The SteelDrivers – Full Set At Nashville Sunday Night On 11/15/15

The SteelDrivers’ brand of bluegrass – intense, dark, poetic, and inescapably human – is a refreshing reminder of the timeless power of stringband music,...
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Michael Ian Black thoughts on hot chicken

Michael Ian Black (very famous) is a popular comedian who began his career with The State, a sketch comedy troupe he co-founded at New...
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Cardboard Kids perform Echo Boomer and Dime a Time Lover

After their show at Mercy Lounge, Cardboard Kids stopped by the studio to play the title track off their 2014 album "Echo Boomer" and...
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The Dead Deads – Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night on...

Nashville Sunday Night is a special presentation of Nashville's Independent Radio, Lightning 100. Each Sunday night Lightning 100 broadcasts a concert from 3rd and...
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Omega Swan – Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night on 8-2-15

Nashville Sunday Night is a special presentation of Nashville’s Independent Radio, Lightning 100. Each Sunday night Lightning 100 broadcasts a concert from 3rd and...
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The Mulligan Brothers Perform Stay Here and Cecilia

The Mulligan Brothers stopped by L100 to perform their songs “Stay Here” and “Cecilia” off their first, self-titled record. The combination of their voices...
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ZZ Ward performing “Love X3” and “Put the Gun Down”

On the 17th of July, Ms. ZZ Ward paid a visit to the Lightning 100 studio with guitarist, Eric Walls, and her adorable sidekick,...
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Unplugged 9-13-15

%CODE1% Start every Sunday morning with Ana Lee for L100 Unplugged.  Ana Lee spotlights Holly Williams in this episode from War Memorial Auditorium's Attic Session....

Music Business Radio #196: Nick Palladino

Nick Palladino is the President and primary Director for Moo Creative. He's done work for Garth Brooks, OneRepublic, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert and Toby Keith,...
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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...
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Jr Jr – Gone

You could certainly call it a “Turning point” or a “New chapter,” but Detroit’s JR JR have been working towards this moment since first forming...

Good Old War – Full set at Nashville Sunday Night on...

%CODE1% Nashville Sunday Night is a special presentation of Nashville's Independent Radio, Lightning 100. Each Sunday night Lightning 100 broadcasts a concert from 3rd and...

Lord Huron debuts “Fool For Love”

It all started over four years ago as a solo visual music project led by singer-songwriter Ben Schneider. After moving out to LA to...
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Vetiver – Current Carry

Vetiver was formed in San Francisco in 2002. The band released their self-titled debut album in 2004 on the small indie folk label DiCristina. Since the album's release, Vetiver has...

Analee’s 2015 Top Picks

Top 10 Nashville Sunday Night Shows: Aaron Lee Tasjan Sturgill Simpson Houndmouth Steelism Jay Farrar The Whigs Kaleo Wood Brothers w/McCrary Sisters The Black...

the615 1/19/15 – Episode 134

          Local Artist of the week The Daily Howl - Make Your Colors Run Dj Picks Hammel - Hot Pipes - Where Is The Shore Wells - Gavin...
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Moon Taxi debuts “All Day All Night”

Musicians Trevor Terndrup, Tommy Putnam, and Spencer Thomas founded Moon Taxi in 2006 while attending Belmont University. The Nashville band added drummer Tyler Ritter...

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...