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Backstage interview with Waker [video]

Ana Lee chatted backstage with the band Waker at Live on the Green. Founded by childhood friends Chase Buder and Conor Kelly, Waker blends...

Sad Penny – Addison

Local artist of the week Sad Penny is the new solo project from Jo Meredith of The Saint Johns. Meredith's organic vocals mixed with...

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,...

The Daybreaks Premiere ‘Panic’

The Daybreaks' Kaleb Jones, Heather Bond and Bobby Holland are no strangers to the Nashville music scene. Both Jones and Bond have had very successful solo...

Roots of a Rebellion Performing “Shapes of a Soul” and “One...

The 2016 Road to Roo' and 2012 Music City Mayhem winners Roots of a Rebellion stopped by the Lightning 100 studio to talk with...

Gyasi – “Burn It Down”: Local Artist of the Week

A showstopper and rocker, Gyasi never fails to amaze us with his modern rock-and-roll hits. Every track is an electric experience that resembles the...

Fealty “Somehow It Feels Like Nothing” – Local Artist of the...

Lightning 100 is excited to announce Fealty as our Frothy Monkey Local Artist of the Week with his song “Somehow It Feels Like Nothing”! Fealty is Nashville...

Kara Frazier “Love Someone” – Local Artist of the Week

Lightning 100 is excited to announce Kara Frazier as our Frothy Monkey Local Artist of the Week with her song “Love Someone”! Rooted in Southern soul and...

Backstage Interview with Roscoe & Etta at Live On The Green...

Lightning 100's Ana Lee interviews rock duo Roscoe & Etta backstage at Live On The Green. They were the first act to take the...

Humming House – Gypsy Django

At once danceable and reflective, familiar and nostalgic, Humming House is a musical experiment gone right. Woven together from diverse backgrounds (Americana, classical composition,...

Jacob Perleoni “32” – Local Artist of The Week

Our Frothy Monkey‘s local artist of the week is Jacob Perleoni with single “32”! This multi-medium multi-genre multi-instrumentalist is as local as they come. When Jacob...
Certainly So "Patience" - Casey's DJ Pick of the Week

Certainly So “Patience” – Casey’s DJ Pick of the Week

Casey's DJ Pick of the Week is Certainly So's next single, "Patience." Set to release this Friday, February 2, the newest single from the Nashville-based...

615 Saturday – 6/11/22

On this week's episode of 615 Saturday, Casey talks about The Thing. Not the film, the Tennessee Thing. He'll also spin tracks from Amanda...

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...

The Nobility – “Cash That Check”: Local Artist of the Week

The Nobility is Lightning 100's Local Artist of the Week! The Nobility is a Nashville-based rock and roll outfit first formed in 2001 under...

TAYLS – Pop Tart (Queer Boy Small Town)

Local artist of the week and East Nashville "supergroup" TAYLS is the solo breakout psych-pop project by vocalist/writer/multi-instrumentalist Taylor Cole of Chalaxy and Creature Comfort....

The 615 – 9/10/18

This week on The 615, Hammel and Casey highlight some of the local artists playing this year's Americanafest. Our Local Artist of the Week for...

Bre Kennedy teases new music and performs “Strings Attached” and “Intuition”...

With an amazing year behind her, Bre Kennedy is showing no signs of slowing down with new music and exciting shows coming up in...

Wilder Embry – Always You

Wilder Embry is a songwriter/singer from Gainesville, Ga. He has been based in Nashville for 5 years and has 4 full length albums to...

the615 – 7/11/22

This week on the615 Casey introduces The Watson Twins as our new Local Artist of the Week. You'll also hear tracks from Love Montage,...