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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. 

The-Districts

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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Watkins Family Hour performs Steal Your Heart Away and Not In...

For singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalists Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins, the Watkins Family Hour has long been an oasis from the rigors of the road, a laboratory...
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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,...

Salute to Vets Radiothon

ASMBA STAR FOUNDATION AND LIGHTNING 100 PARTNER FOR “SALUTE TO VETS” RADIOTHON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, VETERANS DAY   Veterans Day Radiothon to Benefit Veteran Charities NASHVILLE,...
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Rayland Baxter – Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night on 8-30-15

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 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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Ryan Adams covers Taylor Swift’s 1989

The rumors are true!  Ryan Adams covered Taylor Swifts album 1989.  The best part is Ryan debut it on youtube and ironically on Spotify....
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The Sheepdogs perform I’m Going to Be Myself and Jim Gordon...

The Sheepdogs stopped by the station after performing Nashville Sunday Night at 3rd and Lindsley. The guys talk about recording the last album with...

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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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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Jill Andrews – Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night on 9/27/15

Before launching a solo career in 2009, Jill Andrews made her name co-fronting the Everybodyfields, an Americana outfit that highlighted her musical connection with Sam Quinn. Based in...

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...

Music Business Radio #198: Jenni Smythe

Jennie Smythe is CEO of the digital marketing agency, Girlilla Marketing. She's worked to market dozens of top-shelf artists including Darius Rucker, Ben Rector,...
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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...

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...
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The Tallest Man On Earth performing Sagres and Like the Wheel...

%CODE1% Lightning 100’s Lt. Dan has The Tallest Man on Earth live in-studio as they perform their songs “Sagres” and “Like the Wheel”. The Tallest Man on...
The Apache Relay

The Apache Relay performing “Good As Gold” and “Katie Queen of...

Our friends in The Apache Relay stopped by the LC Studio to play a few tunes.  Hope you enjoy the video performance of "Good...

Anna Haas debuts “Woman of the Wild”

With red-hot moxie to match her crimson tresses, Anna Haas is the exemplar triple threat whose dramatic appeal scintillates on her records and especially through...
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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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Sister Sparrow And The Dirty Birds perform Mama Knows and Sugar...

Sister Sparrow And The Dirty Birds perform Mama Knows and Sugar on June 22nd, 2015. Find out how Sister Sparrow prefers to record, where...