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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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All Them Witches – Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night On...

Heavy, heady and hypnotic, All Them Witches concoct a powerful and potent psychedelic sound that fuses bluesy soul, Southern swagger and thunderous hard rock. With...
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The Black Cadillacs performing “The Sea”

Are you excited about The Black Cadillacs' show this Saturday with All Them Witches, American Hotel, Smooth Hound Smith, and Sol Cat?  We had...
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Escondido Perform “Apartment: Live at Lightning 100

Escondido is the collaboration project of artists Jessica Maros and Tyler James. They stopped by the studio to perform their song "Apartment". We love their...
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Aaron Lee Tasjan – Lucinda’s Room

East Nashville, TN November 2013-”Don’t walk away, I’m talking to you,” sings Aaron Lee Tasjan in the first chorus of the first song off...
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Walk The Moon performs Shut Up and Dance

Everyone and their mom has heard the Walk the Moon single "Shut Up and Dance" by now, but what you haven't heard is this...
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Natalie Prass Performs Bird of Prey & My Baby Don’t Understand...

Natalie Prass, whilst holding her adorable, handkerchief-clad dog, delivered live performances of "Bird of Prey" and "My Baby Don't Understand Me Anymore" in the...
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Loving Mary performs Drinking With You and Right Now

Our friends in Loving Mary stopped by the studio to debut a few new tunes before their show with Steven Tyler at Pilgrimage Music...
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Steelism Perform The Informant and The Tube

Steelism came into the studio for quite the jam session. They performed "The Informant" and "The Tube" from their recently released EP The Drawing Room,...

LOTG Presents Cold War Kids, J. Roddy Walston and the Business,...

Houndmouth, J. Roddy Walston and The Business, and Cold War Kids graced the stage on the night of Thursday, August 27th, the second night...
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LOTG Presents Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Humming House, Detla Rae and more!

We had a blast at our 4th show of the 2015 Live On The Green Music Festival season! Check out photos from the show...
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Leon Bridges Performs a Secret Show at William Colliers

Leon Bridges performed acoustic versions of three of his best "Coming Home", "Smooth Sailin'" and "In My Arms" at William Colliers. It was so exciting...
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The Sheepdogs – Full sets at Nashville Sunday Night on 10/25/15

The Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock and roll band formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 2006. The group consists of lead singer and guitarist Ewan Currie, bass guitarist Ryan...

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...

Music City Mayhem Champs 2015

Congratulations to Smooth Hound Smith for winning Music City Mayhem 2015! Besides earning a slot at Live On The Green Music Festival, they...

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          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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Chatting with Nikki Lane at Pilgrimage Music Festival

Adam gets the chance to chat with the unofficial queen of outlaw country, Nikki Lane.  Wonder what the best dog name in the world?...
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Will Hoge performing “Little Bitty Dreams” and “The Last Thing I...

One of our favorite locals, Will Hoge stopped by the LC studio to debut a few new tunes from his recent release Small Town...

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...
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The Sheepdogs – Downtown

Hailing from Saskatoon, three-time JUNO awarding winning artists THE SHEEPDOGS’ burst onto the international scene after beating out thousands of artists in 2011 to...
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Father John Misty’s Secret Show [audio]

Father John Misty performed a secret show for some very lucky Lightning 100 listeners. Warning, this recording contains adult content and language.  Father John...