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In 2016 the Belcourt Theater finally reopened after going through major renovations and the band Coast Modern played Lightning’s Nashville Sunday Night. 

 

In the year 2016, Drake’s album Views sold over 4 million copies, well that same year Local Natives, Shovels and Rope, and Oh Wonder were among some of the artists that came to perform live in studio.

Amos Lee – Vaporize

Amos Lee is hard at work on a new studio album, his first since 2013’s “Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song.” And The Lightning 100 has...

Tony Lucca Performs Death to Me and The Hustler, The Widow...

Tony Lucca, second runner up on season two of singing competition The Voice stopped by the Lightning 100 ONErpm studio to perform singles "Death to Me",...

Brett Dennen performs Cassidy and I’ll Be On Your Side [video]

Our friend, Brett Dennen stopped by the ONErpm studio to perform a few tunes before playing at Bridgestone Arena with The Avett Brothers.  He...

#L100Festivus 2015 [Photos]

Thanks again to everyone that helped out with #L100Festivus 2015 at Marathon Music Works!  Sponsor includes WUXP MYTV 30 Nashville, Seinfeld, AT&T, Pabst Blue Ribbon, The Salvation Army - Nashville, and Team...

2016 Top 100.1 Countdown: 100.1-51

Lightning 100 is counting down our favorite tunes we played this year! Thank you for all of your support in 2016! We couldn't do it without...

Tommy Emmanuel covers Purple Haze [audio]

Our friend, Tommy Emmanuel stopped by the Lightning 100 studio before his show at Ryman Auditorium.  Tommy gets inspired this morning and covers the...

Road to Roo Photos – Round 2

Congratulations to Kid Freud, Omega Swan, The Cold Stares and Daphne & the Mystery Machines for winning round 2 of ‪#‎RoadToRoo‬. They are one...

Lee Fields & the Expressions – Make the World

Time for Jayson's DJ Pick of the week - new music by Lee Fields & the Expressions "Make The World". We know Jayson is...

Escondido performs Apartment and covers Purple Rain by Prince

Escondido stopped by WRLT on a very sad day. On April 22 2016, The Artist Formally Known As Prince was found dead in his estate...

VanLadyLove performs Grenade [audio]

The guys from VanLadyLove made their Nashville debut in the ONErpm studio in 100.1 FM!  Ana Lee chats with the guys about Nashville hot chicken,...

Edible Kitchen – Strawberry Shortcake

Andra Dykes from Slow Hand Coffee shares her recipe for Strawberry Shortcake in this episode of Edible Kitchen presented by Nashville Farmers' Market.  Did...

Yonder Mountain String Band – Full Set at Nashville Sunday Night

For nearly 17 years, Yonder Mountain String Band has redefined bluegrass music, expanding the traditional acoustic genre beyond its previously established boundaries by steadily...

Parker Gispert of The Whigs performs Keep Your Body Happy Through...

Parker Gispert of The Whigs recorded an interview with Dan Buckley in the ONErpm studio. Formed at the University of Georgia in Athens, The...

Damien Jurado – Exit 353

Providing the ideal entry point for neophytes and an intoxicating aural high for the faithful, Damien Jurado’s new opus extends the hot streak ignited by 2012s Maraqopa and...

Hobo Cane – Love Never Dies – Writers Night

Song writer Javier Mendoza performed his song Love Never Dies in the One RPM studio. He started out writing songs for Warner-Chappell. During that time...

Lasso Spells perform Song for Syd and Stuck in a Shape...

Brett Dudash and Danielle Shoda front the psych-Americana group Lasso Spells. Dudash, formerly of local act Ranch Ghost, has been an integral part of...

Full Nashville Sunday Night Archive from 2016

2016 marked the first time the record industry grew for two straight years since 1999, a big win for artists and labels alike. Lollapalooza...

The Kills – Heart Like A Dog

Lani Ford here! Friday is my day for the ‪#‎L100DJPICKS‬, and I've chosen The Kills "Heart Like a Dog". What do you guys think? %CODE1% Taken...

Ages and Ages – They Want More

Ana Lee here with my American Music Water DJ pick today! New from Ages and Ages, it's called "They Want More." Comment below and let...

The Daybreaks – Panic

We've been lucky enough to have Nashville indie supergroup The Daybreaks as our local artist of the week in the past, so we are...