Lipscomb alum Briston Maroney plays Live on the Green 615 Stage

Lipscomb alum Briston Maroney plays Live on the Green 615 Stage

Lipscomb alum Briston Maroney took the 615 stage to begin Live on the Green’s first-ever 4-day weekend festival Thursday night. Maroney was a music major at Lipscomb and has since gone on to tour and play his “rock” music. This night was the first August show with dual stages. Maroney played on the 615 stage, while there was also a main stage. Despite the fact Maroney was on the smaller of the two stages, he certainly was not lacking a crowd. The street in front of the stage was lined with people of all ages. While Maroney played the 615 stage, another Nashville native Morgxn played the main stage. Morgxn showcased his new song titled, “A New Way,” with crowd-pleasing lyrics advocating acceptance of  “different” people. The free live music continues until Sunday evening with several other local artists performing....
Gallery: Johnnyswim and Mat Kearney at Live on the Green

Gallery: Johnnyswim and Mat Kearney at Live on the Green

Public Square Park was packed with natives and tourist Thursday night as the Lightning 100 hosted mainstream artist, Mat Kearney and Johnnyswim. Mat Kearney is a former Nashville resident and a former roommate to Abner Ramirez of Johnnyswim. The two share a fun history. Mat Kearney introduced Abner Ramirez to his wife and the other half of Johnnyswim, Amanda Sudano. Johnnyswim performed the spring concert at Lipscomb last semester as well. Two other local artists performed on Thursday night, Will Hope and Amanda Shires each played short sets before Kearney and Johnnyswim. « ‹ of 5 ›...
Check out the Live on the Green lineup

Check out the Live on the Green lineup

This year’s Live on the Green lineup is packed with artists, and it’s all FREE! Live on the Green is a festival put on each fall by Nashville radio station WRLT Lightning 100. The concert series takes place in Public Square Park  — adjacent to the historic Metro Courthouse — beginning this Thursday, August 15. Other dates are August 22 and 29, as well as the rest of the long Labor Day weekend, August 30-September 1. Lipscomb’s very own Briston Maroney will be playing the 615 stage from 5:15-6 August 29. Ths festival has a mission of sustainability and organizers state “Live On The Green is committed to being Nashville’s premier environmentally-friendly music festival. Each year, work to further reduce our carbon footprint, (is) bringing us closer to our ultimate goal of operating as a completely waste-free, carbon-neutral event. We strive to incorporate sustainable practices in all facets of our music festival – ranging anywhere from using energy-efficient LED lights festival-wide and reusing banners, to selecting the green roof as the location to host the event.” Along with a wide range of music, the festival also has food and beverage vendors as well as merch and other local booths set up and VIP experiences for purchase. This year the festival has a page in the WRLT Lightning 100 Nashville app and can be found by clicking this link. In the app, you can create your own lineup and check out the vendors as well as purchase merch. Stay tuned for more Lumination coverage of the festival and former Lipscomb students on stage. Photo by Mckenzi Harris at Live on...

Photo gallery: Live on the Green

Thousands gathered on the Public Square for Nashville’s sixth annual Live On the Green, presented by Nashville’s independent radio station Lightning 100. This year around 22 bands were included in the line up. More than 20,000 people attended on the first night, with bands City and Colour, Spanish Gold and The Weeks entertaining the crowd. During the second week, VIP tickets were sold out for The Head and the Heart, Wild Cub and Goodbye June. Because of the popularity this year, Live on the Green expanded its final session into a three-day series. This will take place from September 5-6. The coming dates include bands All them Witches, The Features, Capital Cities, Johnnyswim, Delta Spirit, Cage the Elephant, Augustana, G. Love and Special Sauce, The Wild Feathers, LP, the Lone Bellow and Jake. Created with Admarket’s...

Lumination Newscast, August 29, 2013

In the second week of the 2013-2014 school year, Savanna Schubert and Joe Sanderson are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and around the Nashville community. Brianna Langley fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Janice Ng give the scoop on all things Nashville Entertainment, Kage Sanderson gives you the weather forecast and Carter Sanderson brings you up to speed with sports. This week’s newscast addresses the concerns of Lipscomb students over the parking situation, features the Education department and their top ranking and recognizes three top Lady Bisons for their pre-season awards. We also give you the details on the unexpected commotion during convocation this past Tuesday, take you to the 12th South farmer’s market and show you what you’re missing at Live on the Green. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on Lumination!...