Local Music

Local independent music from Nashville, TN

Elliot Root performs Stay [video]

Nashville native Elliot Root joined us in the ONErpm studio this week to debut his new song “Stay” live on air! Root recently released his single “10,000,” and...

Tyler Boone performs Paper Wings and Next Life [Video]

Local artist Tyler Boone stopped by the ONErpm studio to perform his new single “Paper Trails” live on air! He also performed an acoustic version of...

Finnegan Bell perform I Was Gone [Video]

Finnegan Bell recently performed the title track off their 2014 album I Was Gone live in the ONErpm studio. The South Caroline natives also joined their old...

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....

Road to Roo City Finals [photos]

Congratulations to our Nashville #RoadtoRoo champions Creature Comfort! Join Lightning 100 for our Road to Roo State Finals Wednesday, April 5 at Acme Feed &...

Heather Bond – Cannon Fire

Local artist of the week Heather Bond is piano–pop starlet whose pure, ethereal voice is taking music to new heights. Her heartfelt lyrical honesty pushes the boundaries...

David Borné – Young And Foolish

Local artist of the week David Borné (pronounced Bor-nay) is an Americana singer/songwriter and artist hailing from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by way of Nashville, Tennessee. Borné...

Birdtalker – In Studio

Morning DJ Adam Culver hosted Nashville's own Birdtalker in Lightning 100's ONErpm studio as they played some of their favorite material live on air. Sit back, click play...

Caleb Groh – Do You Ride

Local artist of the week Caleb Groh has been singing, writing, producing and playing since he was 13 years old. He jumps genres from album...

Diamond Carter – Santa Cruz

Local artist of the week Diamond Carter is songwriter Tyler Tuohy on vocals and guitar, Cameron Black on saxophone, keyboard and back-up vocals, Josh Cropper on...

Joanna Barbera – No Surprise

Local artist of the week Joanna Barbera's new EP IMAGO showcases Joanna’s growth through her move from her safe stronghold of Austin, TX, to the burgeoning...

Albatross – On The Run

We're excited to welcome Alabtross (aka Adam Stockdale) back as our local artist of the week! In a world full of people trying their hardest...

Kyshona Armstrong – Same Blood

Local artist of the week Kyshona Armstrong, a music therapist gone rogue, hails from the small town of Irmo, South Carolina before she made the...

Thunderground featuring Sad Baxter, Airpark, Whistle and the Bells, and Jonny...

Our Thunderground showcase at The Basement East continues to spotlight some of our favorite up-and-coming local talent! Check out photos from out last show featuring Sad...

Darrin Bradbury – All My Best Friends Are Cigarettes

Local artist of the week Darrin Bradbury calls himself a modern Americana-folk satarist-no point storyteller. His album Elmwood Park: A Slightly Melodic Audiobook tells a semi-biographical story...

Matt Brown – Feel Like That

Local artist of the week Matt Brown is an old soul, and that is evident in the music he creates. With a voice seasoned...

The Saint Johns perform Lost the Feeling and Testifier [video]

The Saint Johns stopped by ONErpm to give stripped down versions of “Lost The Feeling” and “Testifier”. The Nashville-based duo composed of Louis Johnson and...

Allen Thompson Band – Long Time Thinkin’

Local artist of the week The Allen Thompson Band is made up of Allen Thompson, Grayson Downs, Clint Maine, Ray Dunham and Chad Stuible....

Kyle Andrews – Up Top

Local artist of the week Kyle Andrews in a Chicago-native turned Nashville transplant. His electro-pop rhythms and hook-heavy songs captures listeners immediately and never lets...

Mountains Like Wax perform A Rest, Contingency Theory, and Control [video]

Atop a cliff on the Stone Door Trail in Beersheba Springs, Lightning 100's Team Green Adventures gathered with Mountains Like Wax as they played along to...