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Veaux – Wander

We discovered local artist of the week Veux through our Music City Mayhem competition. The trio consists of brothers Aaron and Dominick Wagner and...

Leagues performs Spotlight [audio]

Local Nashville singer-songwriter supergroup, Leagues perform "Spotlight" live in the Lightning 100 studio.  Leagues want to offer Lightning 100 listeners a free download.  Enter...

Phillip-Michael Scales “Can’t Get Enough” – Dan’s DJ Pick of the...

Dan’s DJ Pick of the Week is “Can't Get Enough” by Phillip-Michael Scales! Phillip-Michael Scales is a Nashville-based soul singer who has found success through...
Nikki Lane Black Widdow

Nikki Lane – “Black Widow”: Local Artist of the Week

This week’s Frothy Monkey Local Artist of the Week is Nikki Lane! One of the most dangerous artists in Nashville's outlaw country scene, Lane has once...
Girl Tones

Local Artist of the Week Girl Tones “Leave The City”

Lightning 100 is excited to announce Girl Tones as our Local Artist of the Week with their new single “Leave The City”. Casey has chosen...

Jason Ringenberg – God Bless The Ramones

When local artist of the week Jason Ringenberg left for Nashville in 1981 to pursue his dream of "making a band that could kick American...

Jed’s Writers’ Night: Songwriters We Love

Lightning 100's Writers' Night at Jed's Sports Bar & Grille has been a weekly tradition here at Lightning 100 for years. We're proud to...

Ben de la Cour – Evelyn

Local artist of the week Ben de la Cour has been influenced by giants such as Townes Van Zandt and Warren Zevon as much...

Puffhost – “Soulebrate”: Casey’s DJ Pick of the Week!

Casey's DJ Pick this week is "Soulebrate" by Puffhost. Puffhost's Ethan Rose and Myke Wilken were heavily involved in the local music scene before...

The Weeks performs Brother in the Night at Bonnaroo [video]

Recently transplanted Nashville band The Weeks perform a backstage performance at Bonnaroo.  The Weeks debut a new track for us entitled "Brother in the...

the615 – 2/20/23

Lauren Morrow is our new Local Artist of the Week! Casey hosts another episode of the615 featuring Lauren, Ducky Neptune, Devon Gilfillian, Joy Oladokun,...

Bill Eberle – Soft

Local artist of the week Bill Eberle is a cosmic songwriter from Nashville, TN. He sings songs about love, vulnerability and the impending collapse of...

the615 – 11/28/22

In addition to our local artist of the week Billy Strings, this week's show includes music from Country Westerns, Nordista Freeze, JD McPherson, and...

Andrew Leahey Performs in ONErpm Studio

Andrew Leahey performed in the ONErpm studio from his new album "Skyline in Central Sound" that came out on August 5th. The Nashville-native brings rock and roll...

Tré Burt “Santiago” – Local Artist of the Week

This week’s Frothy Monkey local artist of the week is Tré Burt! Burt released "Santiago" on June 14th as the lead single for his upcoming...

Paul McDonald and Nikki Reed performs All I’m Asking and The...

Paul McDonald and Nikki Reed visited Lightning 100 to perform live in the studio December 11th, 2012. Lightning 100 was thrilled to have Paul...

615 Saturday

Casey's on vacation this week, so Dan filled in for this week's episode of 615 Saturday! You'll also hear tracks from Briston Maroney, Amber...

the615 – 1/24/22

Ozwald are introduced as our new Local Artist of the Week on this week's episode of the615. Casey also spins tracks from Okey Dokey,...
The Criticals - Photo by Hannah Gray Hall

The Criticals – “Izzy”: Local Artist of the Week

With two new singles and two upcoming shows at Exit/In, The Criticals have been busy giving their fans exactly what they want— more music...

the615 – 2/28/22

This week on the615 Casey introduces The Nobility as our new Local Artist of the Week. You'll also hear episode 1 of our Brews...