Daniel Ellsworth and The Great Lakes – Sun Goes Out
The band was formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2009, and currently consists of keyboardist/guitarist/singer Daniel Ellsworth from Minnesota, drummer Joel Wren from Kansas, guitarist Timon Lance and bassist...
Goodbye June – Daisy
Life’s unpredictable purpose always seems to stem from life’s worst tragedies. That is just how Goodbye June was created. In June of 2005, guitarist...
That’s My Kid – When You Gonna Go
Aside from the obvious, the band That’s My Kid, and a panda bear don’t share too many similarities with each other. One is a...
Sara Jean Kelley – Trains
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (February 8, 2012) – Most artists hoping to make it big in country music move to Nashville instead of away from it,...
Great Peacock – Tennessee
After half a decade spinning wheels on the Great American Highway, through the brutal heartbreaks and dire sacrifices that come with chasing the mythical...
Thom Donovan – Shipwreck (feat. Ruby Amanfu)
Thom Donovan is a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music melds experimental sounds within modern pop arrangements through the eyes of a classically trained...
Modoc – Runnin
As you unfold the corners of Nashville, you can peer into a world flooding with diversity, where streams run together and mountains jet high...
Roots of a Rebellion – Fixman
After winning Lightning 100’s Music City Mayhem contest in 2012, Roots of a Rebellion took the stage at Live on the Green. In the...
Blank Range – Scrapin’
Freshly integrated into Nashville, indie rock band Blank Range is taking new lessons from the old: “Everyone listens to the music their parents like....
Buffalo Clover – Truthfulness
Formerly one of Nashville’s most eclectic bands, Buffalo Clover now feeds a more fitting hybrid of roots-rock and soul into the Music City bloodstream.
Hailing...
Seth Wood – Losing Streak
In his latest EP San Francisco, Seth Wood brings his gospel background to picnic with his own folk-inspired style, where audiences can feast on words...
Diamond Carter – Evil is A Young Man’s Game
Thursday was a brilliantly crisp yet foggy morning, perfect for sitting outside of Ugly Mugs with a piping cup of coffee and chatting with...
Vinyl Thief – Smooth
Listening to Vinyl Thief takes me right back to O2ABC in Glasgow, Scotland where I joined a packed room to welcome Cold War Kids...
Marc Scibilia – The Shape I’m In
Lightning 100 debuts "The Shape I'm In" by Marc Scibilia on 100.1 FM.
Them Vibes – Lorelei
I’ve never been one to frequent dive bars, but Bobby’s Idle Hour made for a great new find and a new night out of...
Milktooth – Wild Before Our Eyes
After spending much of the Milktooth's short history touring the US (with stops in L.A., Seattle, Austin, Portland & Chicago), lending their music to...
Francis & The Foundation – Ghost
It was once noted that Colorado-raised / Nashville-based Samantha Frances would be the one you'd want on your team for Trivial Pursuit: the 90's...
Ben Cameron – I Think I Know I Love You
Half-blind kid moves to Nashville to go to school. Sticks around. Writes songs. Gets sad. Gets happy. Starts a band. Makes a joyful noise.
"This...
Harrison Hudson – Curious
"Jack come back/bring back with you the America even outsiders loved/ the America of open highways/the America of boundless forests/the America of sunsets by...