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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. 

Waterfall Wash debuts “Foreign Chords”

Waterfall Wash is a quirky, catchy mesh of folk, gospel, and indie rock. The five-piece lets steel guitar and autoharp coexist alongside colorful layers...
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Elle King- Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night on 6/14/15

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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José González performing The Forest

José González came by the L100 studio before his sold out show at Mercy Lounge. He performed "The Forest" live off his latest record...
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Ben Folds performs a secret birthday show for Lightning 100

Last Friday, Ben Folds dropped his most recent album So There and played a secret show live on Lightning 100 from historic RCA...
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The Districts performs Chlorine and Fat Kiddo [AUDIO]

Philadelphia rockers, The Districts stop by the studio before they headlined at The High W att, cleverly renamed for Halloween as The Hell Watt. The...
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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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Elle King Performs Ain’t Gonna Drown and Ex’s and Oh’s

Elle King stopped by the studio to perform "Ain't Gonna Drown" and "Ex's and Oh's" from her latest release Love Stuff. We love...
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The Arcs perform “Out of My Mind” and “Put a Flower...

The Arcs stop by the LC studio to talk about their upcoming album Yours, Dreamily. The album is now set for a Sept. 4...
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Strand of Oaks performs Goshen ’97 and Plymouth

Strand of Oaks is the alternative musical project of Tim Showalter. He came by the studio to deliver live performances of "Goshen '97" and "Plymouth"...
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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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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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The Districts Perform Fat Kiddo Live in the Studio

Frontman of The Districts Rob Grote performed "Fat Kiddo" live in the studio. It was cool to hear his voice accompanied just by his...
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Them Vibes debut “Mamma’s Gotta Secret”

Formed in East Nashville’s underground rock scene in 2013, Them Vibes quickly shook the foundations of Music City with their blitzkrieg live show and...
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Unplugged 9-20-15

%CODE1% Nashville-based trio Judah & The Lion performs songs from their debut record "Kids These Days," out now via Good Time Records (Buy: http://smarturl.it/kidsthesedays). Comprised of...
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Jon Latham – Full Set At Nashville Sunday Night On 11/15/15

Jon Latham is a songwriter similar to Jason Isbell, Ryan Adams, Guy Clark, John Fullbright, and Billy Bragg. He was born in Greenwood, SC,...

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...

Star and Micey – Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night

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

Check out photos from our second show of Live On The Green Music Festival 2015!   Who was your favorite?  Cold War Kids?  J...
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Chrome Pony – Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night on 11/8/15

Embracing the hip-shake and the head-bang, picking and choosing from punk, psych, garage, world music and rock n’ roll, Tyler and Kyle have used...

Music Business Radio #201: Gretchen Peters

Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Gretchen Peters has composed hits for Martina McBride, Etta James, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill, and George Strait, as well as Neil...