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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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Josh Farrow performs “Ain’t No Need To Say Goodbye” for Allan...

Josh Farrow live in the Lightning 100 studio to promote the benefit concert for Allan Thompson.  Go to Basement East to help them reach...

Sloss Music and Arts Festival 2015

  Sloss Music and Arts Festival start off strong with an amazing first year lineup.  Only 3 hours away from Nashville, this festival will take...

Heathen Sons debut “Futures”

Lightning 100 debuts "Futures" by Heathen Sons on 100.1 FM.  A rock ‘n’ roll band from Nashville, TN influenced by the songs and sounds...

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...

Ernie Hendrickson – Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night 11/29/15

%CODE1% Recorded at Lamplight Studios in rural Primm Springs, Tenn., Ernie Hendrickson's newest album One for the Dreamers was anchored by producer-drummer Chad Cromwell (Neil...
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Allen Stone Interview at Sound Harvest Festival

Allen Stone stopped by the Lightning 100 tent at the first annual Sound Harvest Festival to talk about being from a small town in...
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Unplugged – 10/4/15

%CODE1% Ana Lee spotlights some rare and acoustic recordings for the latest episode of L100 Unplugged!  She also highlights The Attic Session featuring American Aquarium...

Smooth Hound Smith debut “Youth and Golden”

Smooth Hound Smith is a foot stompin' American roots duo comprised of "One-Man-Band" Zack Smith (guitars/vocals/foot drums/harmonicas) and Caitlin Doyle (vocals/percussion). Established in 2012,...
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Zella Day performing “Jameson”, “Sweet Ophelia” and “Hypnotic” [audio]

Lightning 100 invited a few lucky listeners to Zella Day's in-studio performance.  Zella was nice enough to perform three songs which included the hit...
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KiND Perform Gloss Live at Lightning 100

KiND came by the studio to perform the first single from their debut album Eunoia. "Gloss" is a dreamy, new wave song with subtle influences...

Lake Street Dive performing You Go Down Smooth live at Hangout...

Lake Street Dive performs a secret show for a few lucky fans at Hangout Music Festival. Check out this performance of "You Go Down...

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...
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The Midnight Stroll performs “Just Hang On” and “Loosing My Mind”...

The Midnight Stroll stop by the LC studio before their show at The High Watt.  You might recognize Aaron Berhrens from the band Ghostland...

Natural Forces – Animal

Natural Forces is a rock duo made up of two musicians who grew up on opposite sides of The United States. Catchy hooks, thoughtful...
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Jill Andrews performing “Not Okay” and “My Love is For”

Local artist Jill Andrews stopped by the LC studio to play a few new tunes and promote her upcoming show at Musicians Corner.  Check...
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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,...

The Nashville Fit – Episode 5 featuring Simoni Kigweba

Check out the extended version of our interview with Simoni Kigweba, co-founder of Common Table. Simoni and Henry Pile chat about dining with strangers,...
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Warm Ryders radio debut! [audio]

The recently formed group Warm Ryders stopped by the studio to play a few tunes.  The band features some of our favorite locals of Michael...
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Seryn Performs We Will All Be Changed Live in the Studio

The Denton, TX based band Seryn stopped by the studio to perform their single "We Will All Be Changed". They deliver as much energy...

Marty O’Reilly debuts “Cold Canary Gaslight”

Last year, musicians Marty O’Reilly, Chris Lynch and Jeff Kissell all quit their day jobs. They collectively decided to pursue music full time after...