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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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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...
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The Nashville Fit – Episode 4 featuring Charlie and Andy Nelson

Every week Adam and Henry travel around Nashville interviewing the people who are turning our city into the one of the most talked about...
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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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Hangout Music and Arts Festival

The Hangout Beach, Music and Arts Festival is in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Bring you great music on a great beach in the Gulf of Mexico. You can soak up...
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Sol Cat performs “Body Like That” and “Knot” live on 4-21-15

Nashville based rock band, Sol Cat performs "Body Like That" and "Knot" live on 4-21-15. The band talks about their upcoming album and their...
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Humming House performs “I’m a Bird” [audio]

Prefacing their upcoming performance at 3rd & Lindsley for Nashville Sunday Night, Humming House joins us in the studio to debut a new untitled track and...
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Intern Pick of the Week: Bear’s Den – Magdalene

Originally from London with Mumford & Sons influences but clearly their own sound, Bear's Den's album Islands is incredible start to finish. Lightning has...

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%CODE1% Happy New Year from Lightning 100! Tonight's episode features some of our favorite local songs from 2015. See you next year! This Just In: Pretenders – “Space...
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Lets get weird with Iron & Wine at Pilgrimage Music Fest

It's never a dull moment at Pilgrimage Music Fest.  Lightning 100 is broadcasting live the entire weekend at the festival's own back porch.  Jesse...

Alyssa Bonagura – Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night

%CODE1% One listen and it becomes crystal clear that Alyssa Bonagura was born to make music. With a voice that touches somewhere deep inside, her...

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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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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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...

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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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...

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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JR JR performs Gone and Break My Fall live [audio]

JR JR, formerly known as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., is an American indie-pop band from Detroit, Michigan, consisting of Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein.   The...
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Steven Tyler crashes Loving Mary’s interview at Pilgrimage

Jayson and Adam invited our friend in Loving Mary backstage for an interview at Pilgrimage Music Festival.  Steven Tyler hopped on mic during the interview...
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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,...
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Greg Holden’s Secret Show at Blood:Water Mission

Singer and songwriter Greg Holden has earned recognition as an independent artist for the past several years, though he is perhaps best known for...