Local Music

Local independent music from Nashville, TN

Forlorn Strangers live concert at Nashville Sunday Night on 11-26-17

Forlorn Strangers graced the stage at 3rd and Lindsley on November 26th. The quintet, consisting of five songwriters and musicians, brought rich harmony that...

Born Animal – I Think I Think Too Much

Local artist of the week BORN ANIMAL is eclectic, blues-tinged indie rock, based in Music City, USA. The brainchild of Ryan Stowe and Stephen Luther, the...

Rachel Baiman live concert at Nashville Sunday Night on 11-26-17

Rachel Baiman’s haunting voice overwhelmed the stage on November 26th at 3rd and Lindsley. This young Americana songwriter and fiddle player played tracks off...

Jessica Lea Mayfield performs Sorry is Gone and Meadows [video]

Jessica Lea Mayfield stopped by the Lightning 100 studio on November 10 to perform beautiful, acoustic renditions of her songs “Sorry is Gone” and...

Jillette Johnson – Love Is Blind

With her nuanced lyricism and shapeshifting vocals, local artist of the week singer/songwriter/pianist Jillette Johnson is the rare artist who needs little sonic accompaniment...

Savannah Conley – Midnight Train

Local artist of the week Savannah Conley is a singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, TN. Her music has been classified as "organic pop". It has...

EastLand – Our Town

Created by some of Nashville’s finest hired guns, local artist of the week EastLand's music hearkens back to a time before synths, tracks and...

PONCÉ – Surrender The Night

Local artist of the week PONCÉ is a dynamic pop rock duo based in Nashville consisting of twin brothers Carson and Michael Poncé. The...

Rocky Block – Make It To You

Local artist of the week Rocky Block started playing drums in his fathers lap as a toddler. In his still very young career, he...

Creamer – Magic

After a decade as a central figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth music scene, singer, songwriter and local artist of the week Philip Creamer recently...

Leah Blevins – God, Help Me

Within the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Sandy Hook, KY, came Nashville rising singer/songwriter and local artist of the week Leah Blevins. With...

Smart Objects – The Autumn Man

Local artist of the week Smart Objects is a new project from Nashville-based singer songwriter Benjamin Harper. Think rock music mixed with indie rock...

Whoa Dakota – Patterns

Local artist of the week Whoa Dakota (Jessica Ott) makes a studied transition from her blues-based beginnings to lush indie pop with “Patterns," the...

Blank Range performs Labor of Love and Opening Band [video]

Blank Range stopped by the ONErpm studio to debut a few new songs off their recent release Marooned with the Treasure.  Watch Blank Range...

Deer Tick – Jumpstarting

In celebration of the 16th annual AmericanaFest, we've booked one of our favorite Nashville transplants Deer Tick as our local artist of the week. Their dual...

Jon Latham – Last In Line

This week we welcome the incomparable Jon Latham is our local artist of the week. Latham has been writing some of the best songs...

Shannon LaBrie performs Town Of Broken Hearts [video]

Shannon LaBrie debuts "Town of Broken Hearts" live in the ONErpm studio.  Shannon's new song pays tribute to all of the amazing musicians who...

The New Respects perform Shoes and What Makes The World Go...

Before hitting the road with NEEDTOBREATHE, The New Respects stop by the ONErpm studio to debut a few new tunes.  Watch The New Respects...

Coopertheband – Rebels

Local artist of the week Coopertheband (all one word) is a  bramily (band/friends/family) composed of six massive music nerds with minds to rhyme and twelve hot...

The Cunning – Run Through The Desert

Local artist of the week The Cunning are an eclectic pop/rock band hailing from nearly every corner of the globe and led by frontman Sean Cunningham....