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Local independent music from Nashville, TN

Roots of a Rebellion performs Peace and Love plus Checked Out

The current heavy weight Road to Roo Champs, Roots of a Rebellion, stop by the studio to promote their upcoming show this Saturday for...

Escondido performs Apartment and covers Purple Rain by Prince

Escondido stopped by WRLT on a very sad day. On April 22 2016, The Artist Formally Known As Prince was found dead in his estate...

Escondido covers “Purple Rain” by Prince [audio]

Our friends in Escondido stopped by the station on a very sad day. On April 22 2016, The Artist Formally Known As Prince was found...

The Roosevelts performs Belly of the Beast, Ashes, and Runaround [audio]

Local artists, The Roosevelts stop by the studio for a live album preview of The Greatest Thing You'll Ever Learn.  The Roosevelts performs "Belly of the...

Sam Palladio performs Lightning Bones and Head to the Fire [video]

Sam Palladio performs two brand new tracks from his upcoming album.  Which one would you like to hear more on Lightning 100?  Let us...

The Nobility – On The Sly

The Nobility (at one point in history known as Jetpack) played their first show in 2001 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Musical pundits and scholars alike...

Amy Stroup of Sugar and the Hi-Lows performs Bees Left The...

Amy Stroup of Sugar and the Hi-Lows stops by to chat with Ana Lee about her upcoming show at The Basement East with Caitlyn Smith.  The...

Sam Lewis performs Little Time and Talk About It [audio]

Local artist, Sam Lewis visits the studio before the grand opening of 12th and Porter.  He chats with Lt. Dan about working with Oliver...

Becca Mancari performs Golden and Summertime Mama [video]

Local artist, Becca Mancari stops by the studio before her show at Thunderground.  Becca and friends joined Lt. Dan Buckley to perform “Golden” and “Summertime Mama”...

The Daybreaks – The Machine [Video Premiere]

%CODE1% You've been hearing "The Machine" by The Daybreaks all this week on Lightning 100.  Check out the world premiere of their new robotic, 80's...

Rayland Baxter performs Mr. Rodriguez and Yellow Eyes [audio]

Rayland Baxter saw a new side of Nashville today- one that is awake before 9 a.m.  Adam and Jayson talk to Rayland about his...

Becca Mancari performs Golden and Summertime Mama [audio]

Becca Mancari and friends joined Lt. Dan Buckley in the studio to promote #Thunderground! Becca performs "Golden" and "Summertime Mama" live in the Lightning...

The Daybreaks – The Machine

Our local artist of the week The Daybreaks consists of music industry veterans Kaleb Jones, Heather Bond and Bobby Holland. Holland's varied sensibility of sound, plus Bond's...

Drew and Stephanie – Writers Night Spotlight

Local singer songwriters Stephanie (Notelle Music) and Drew Martin joined Ana Lee in the Lightning 100 studios after she met them at our writer's...

Natalie Royal performs It’s Funny How and Darling, Don’t [video]

Natalie Royal stopped by the Lightning 100 studio to play a few songs and chat with Lt. Dan about her new album before her release...

Judah and the Lion performs Forever, Always [audio]

The guys from Judah & the Lion wake up a little earlier than normal to chat with Adam and Jayson from the morning show....

Meet Your Road To Roo Finalists

Congratulations to Kid Freud, OJR, Roots Of A Rebellion and Jess Nolan on making it to the final round of The Road to Roo presented...

Renn – King of California

Having spent the past few years living and traveling across California and his current hometown Nashville, local artist of the week Renn has absorbed...

Sam Palladio performs Headed to the Fire and Lightning Bones [audio]

Sam Palladio performs two brand new tracks from his upcoming album.  Which one would you like to hear more on Lightning 100?  Let us...

Jordan DePaul performs Me + You and No Good for You...

Jordan DePaul stops by the Lightning 100 to chat with Ana Lee.  Jordan talks about getting his start in the music industry, his songwriting...