by Mckenzi Harris | Aug 24, 2019 | Galleries, News Slider
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 ›...
by Cory Woodroof | Mar 13, 2012 | News Slider
Kiernan McMullan, the opening act for Mat Kearney when he performed at the SGA-sponsored spring concert, sat down with Lumination, offering a look into his past, his new album, Two Years, and his new organization, American Cadence Records.McMullan was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Boston and Ireland. While in the UK, McMullan began his journey into music. “I moved up to Dublin, and I started doing lights and sound for a living. And, so, in doing that, I met a lot of people who worked for the studios.” McMullan had songs ready to record and got free studio time in which he could improve his skills. After that, McMullan was ready to go on tour. “From there, it was just an instant wanting to go on the road,” McMullan said. McMullan toured all across Ireland. Then he signed a record deal with 111 Records. After this, McMullan moved back to the states to pursue a new career as a musician. During his time as a musician, McMullan has opened for such musical acts as Sheryl Crowe and Colbie Caillet. “I was lucky enough to open for both of them in the same night,” McMullan said. “I did a lot of touring where it was a huge venue one night and a coffee house to fifteen people the next night.” McMullan finds inspiration from all types of music. “I’ll sit and listen to hours of classical music, and I’ll sit and listen to heavy metal and everything in between,” McMullan said. Songwriting plays a huge part in McMullan’s music. Many aspects fuel the words in his songs....
by Hunter Patterson | Mar 9, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
This week, Jessica Burke and Wade Funderburg fill you in on what’s happening at Lipscomb, from the figurative flood of musicians on campus to the actual flood of the High Rise dormitory. Plus, Clay Smith has the latest in entertainment news, Sydney Poe gives the sports report and Hunter Patterson brings you the weather forecast. Lumination Newscast, March 9, 2012 from lumination Network on...
by Cory Woodroof | Mar 7, 2012 | News Slider
This past Friday, Lipscomb students were given a rare treat. Mat Kearney, best known for hit songs “Nothing Left to Lose”, “Undeniable” and more recently, “Ships in the Night” and “Hey Mama”, headlined the free SGA-sponsored spring concert alongside Kiernan McMullan in Alumni Auditorium. Kearney, a resident of Nashville, offered insight into his past, his music, his faith and his love of everything Lipscomb. A native of Eugene, Ore., Kearney’s found his musical influence from A Tribe Called Quest, Bob Dylan and Weezer. Growing up, any sort of hip-hop music caught Kearney’s attention. In college, Kearney started to write his own music. “I would steal my roommate’s guitar and go sit on the front porch, and I was so bad at covering other people’s music that I would just start writing my own songs.” Everything changed when Kearney helped a friend move to Nashville. As a junior soccer player at the University of California State, Chico, Kearney agreed to help a friend drive to Tennessee. “We drove across country in the summer in our un-air-conditioned Chevy S-10 and got to Nashville. And by the end of the summer, I was hanging out at Fido; that was it,” Kearney said. “I was like ‘I’m not going back. I’m not going home’.” Kearney, who had just started to record music here in town, saw that Nashville was the place to be. “I just called home and said ‘I’m moving to Nashville’.” Kearney, a Christian, wants his faith to play a major part his music. “I think my faith is a huge part of what I do,” Kearney said. “Being a Christian,...
by Hunter Patterson | Feb 27, 2012 | News Slider
Mat Kearney is set to headlinethe 2012 Spring concert at Lipscomb in Alumni Auditorium. Up and coming musician Kiernan McMullan will open at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, Mar. 2nd. Only Lipscomb students are permitted to attend the show and will be asked show their student I.D. upon entry. Kearney is a singer/songwriter based out of Nashville. He has had four songs in the top 20 thus far, and has toured with the likes of John Mayer, Sheryl Crow and the The Fray. Kearney also headlined the 2007 “You ‘Oughta Know” tour sponsored by VH1. Kearney’s latest album, Young Love, got up to No. 4 on the US Billboard charts and No. 1 on the Christian music charts. You can hear Mat’s music, watch videos and read his bio on his site, MatKearney.com. SGA has is giving students a playlist to become familiar with each artists’ music. Below are several songs from each artists that the folks involved in SGA are suggesting. Mat Kearney 1. Closer to Love 2. Nothing Left to Lose 3. Ships in the Night 4. Hey Mama 5. Undeniable 6. Down 7. Count on Me 8. Sooner or Later 9. Chasing the Light 10. She Got the Honey 11. Young Dumb and in Love 12. Bullet Kiernan McMullan 1. Borderline 2. Stick it Out 3. Cardboard Swords 4. That Afternoon 5. Fireworks 6. Ballad of a Shallow Man SGA is asking students to please RSVP to the event on Facebook. Above photo courtesy of Mike Coppola, Getty...
