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Shakey Graves interview at Pilgrimage Music and Culture Festival

Austin-based musician Shakey Graves has always been known for his one-man-band set up and ability to captivate his audience without the accompaniment of other musicians. With...

Lightning 100’s Bonnaroo Guide

Once a year the humble town of Manchester, Tennessee, erupts in a celebration of music as thousands of fans from around the world flock...

Yoga On My Green RSVP

We're glad you want to start your day with us! Hot Yoga of East Nashville is going to help us center our mind and...

Hippo Campus at Bonnaroo

Written By: Delaney Fanning Jake Luppen visited our Plaza 7 studio to talk with Annie before he took the Bonnaroo stage with Hippo Campus last...

Friday Backstage at Bonnaroo

So far things have been going smoothly. Ani Difranco just stopped by our backstage studios. We are about one third done with the bands...

Backstage at Bonnaroo!!!

Since 2004 Lightning 100 has been setting up an interview and recording studio Backstage at Bonnaroo! We do it with a little help from...

Forecastle Festival Lineup 2017

FORECASTLE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INITIAL 2017 LINEUP LCD Soundsystem, Weezer and Odesza Top the Weekend’s Bill Cage the Elephant, PJ Harvey, Run the Jewels, Nathaniel Rateliff and...

Matt Maeson talks about his bigger band and Growing Family

Matt Maeson made his grand return to Bonnaroo this past Saturday at This Tent and took the time to reflect on his experience backstage...
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Chatting with Nikki Lane at Pilgrimage Music Festival

Adam gets the chance to chat with the unofficial queen of outlaw country, Nikki Lane.  Wonder what the best dog name in the world?...

615 Day [photos]

It was great to see another night of locals supporting all things Nashville at Project 615 and Lightning 100's 615 Day! We would like...

Caroline Rose’s Bonnaroo Debut

Written By: Delaney Fanning Caroline Rose stopped by our cozy studio at Plaza 7 to talk to Jesse after her first ever Bonnaroo set yesterday....

Manchester Orchestra chats with Ana Lee at Bonnaroo

Manchester Orchestra dropped in to chat with Ana Lee at Bonnaroo about their latest and greatest single release, "I Know How To Speak." This particular song...

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival Lineup 2014

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival has become a cherished event that the city of San Francisco has embraced as fans from across the...

Lightning 100 and Pilgrimage Music Festival’s Food Drive at Third Man...

PILGRIMAGE MUSIC & CULTURAL FESTIVAL PARTNERS WITH LIGHTNING 100 AND SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE FOR THE HELP US HARVEST FOOD DRIVE September 12th at Third Man...

Live On The Green 2015 Lineup

Lightning 100 is proud to announce the highly anticipated artist lineup for the 2015 Live On The Green Music Festival! Scheduled to run Thursday...

Bonnaroo Instax Wide Photos 2016

Lightning 100 had a little fun at Bonnaroo with our FujiFilm Instax Wide 300 camera.  Want to see who came into the studio?  Check...

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...

The Kingston Springs performs Kinda Shaken at Hangout Fest [video]

The first band we met up with at Hangout Music Festival were our friends from Nashville The Kingston Springs.  The guys kicked off the...

#LOTG2018 Photo Booth – Week 4

Advance Financial makin' sure you look good in the official LOTG photo booth. Go tag yourself and your friends! (function(d, s, id){var js; if (d.getElementById(id))...

Voodoo Arts & Music Experience

What could be better than Halloween Weekend in New Orleans? Just ask anyone who attended the 2017 Voodoo Music and Arts Experience and they'll tell...