Kevn Kinney and the Golden Palominos, a good country mile (almost loaded records/Redeye): A throwback to the heyday of “pre-corporate,” classic rock, this collaboration between Atlanta-turned-Brooklyndrivin’ n cryin’ frontman Kevn Kinney and all-star new wave combo the Golden Palominos, led by drummerAnton Fier [Feelies, Pere Ubu, Bob Mould Band), claims inspiration from albums like James Gang Rides Again,Terry Reid’s River, The Faces’ First Step [...]

Kevn Kinney and the Golden Palominos “a good country mile”
January 30, 2012
I’m excited by this mostly because I did not know that Kinney was still in the game and that his band drivin’ n’ cryin’ had released records as recently as 2009. I was a genuine obsessive about the band’s 1987 “Whisper Tames the Lion” LP [...]

Kevn Kinney & The Golden Palominos – “A Good Country Mile”
by Anais Mitchell for Songs: Illinois
January 30. 2012
There used to be a time in college radio in the late 80′s and early nineties that a Golden Palominos record was a big deal. REM were usually involved in some way and of course so was drummer [...]

Kevn Kinney
A Good Country Mile
By David Luhrssen
Thursday January 5, 2012
As a teenage novice in Milwaukee, even before he lost the first i in his name, Kevn Kinney already had a gift for fashioning stories to simple but moving rock melodies. After leaving for Atlanta, he absorbed the Southern setting through his skin, moving back in [...]

MP3 Premiere: Kinney/Palominos
01/06/2012

“Challenge” hails from forthcoming album a good country mile.
By Fred Mills
A couple of weeks ago the news arrived that Drivin N Cryin mainman Kevn Kinney had teamed up with Golden Palominos mainman Anton Fier to cut a new Kinney album. Titled a good country mile, it sees a full national release on Feb. 21 [...]

Today is Veteran’s Day. We are proud to announce our role as a supporter of and contributor to the Wounded Warrior Album Charity. Visit www.woundedwarrioralbumcharity.com to donate and get the full 10 song download from an extremely talented group of Georgia musicians. Help us spread the word today. We thank you in advance for your support [...]

Please join us in welcoming Sadler Vaden to the Drivin N Cryin line-up! Voted Charleston, SC’s Best Guitarist 2011, the former Leslie frontman is one part guitarist-extraordinaire, one part talented songwriter, one part soulful singer and two parts kick-ass! Stay tuned for news about new DNC recordings with Sadler to be released soon!

BY MIKE DEVLIN, TIMESCOLONIST.COM
The year that changed the music business forever included more than a few landmark events, from the debut of Lollapalooza and the arrival of Death Row Records to the death of Freddie Mercury and the birth of the SoundScan era.
But most of all, what people remember about 1991 is the music.
Pearl Jam, [...]

Drivin N Cryin is proud to announce the release of “Live At The Troubadour 1993″ featuring 17 live recordings never before released. Recorded live at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA during 1993’s ‘Smoke’ tour,  this rockin’ set includes ‘Chain Reaction,’ Rush Hour,’ ‘Fly Me Courageous,’ ‘Indian Song,’ ‘Turn It Up Or Turn It Off’ [...]

Aug 2, 2011 – We’re very proud to announce the release of the first new Kevn Kinney solo record since 2004! Produced by Whisper Tames The Lion and (Whatever Happened To) The Great American Bubble Factory producer Anton Fier, this 10 track tour de force is Kevn’s finest solo work to date! Featured musicians include [...]

Work has begun on a Drivin N Cryin tribute album, proceeds from which will benefit NARAS’ non-profit foundation MusiCares. Guests covering Drivin N Cryin songs include Collective Soul, Mastodon, Edwin McCain, Angie Aparo, REM’s Peter Buck, 7 Mary 3, Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, Sister Hazel, David Ryan Harris, Blackberry Smoke [...]

We’re pleased to announce that Kevn Kinney, Tim Nielsen, Anton Fier and Audley Freed will be performing three shows in Georgia this week in support of “a good country mile.” CDs will be available for sale at each venue and Kevn and Anton will be available for autographs and photos immediately after each show.
Friday Aug. [...]

Drivin N Cryin and Adascent Inc. (www.adascent.com) are proud to announce the release of the Drivin N Cryin iPhone application. Keep up wit the latest DNC news and information including tour dates; listen to the DNC radio: a selection of new, classic and live tracks pulled from DNC’s 25 year history; test your skills on [...]

March 10, 2011 – Drivin N Cryin received recognition today by the State of Georgia Senate and House of Representatives with HR 387 (http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/fulltext/hr387.htm). Check out the great pix from the ceremony plus pix from their visit to Atlanta’s WXIA TV early the same day. Oh yeah – there’s also one photo from the after-party [...]

4/15/11: Today our good friends Die Kreuzen will be inducted into the Wisconsin Music Hall of Fame. Please join us in congratulating these pioneers of punk of alt-rock!

We’re pleased to announce a string of Kevn Kinney solo dates in the Netherlands during April! Kevn will be appearing at The Mega Record & CD Fair in Utrecht, Netherlands on April 9 at 3pm local time. Later that night he’ll be performing at De Harmonie in Edam. On April 10, Kevn will be performing [...]

We’re very pleased to announce that the State of Georgia House of Representatives has invited Drivin N Cryin to appear before the General Assembly on March 10, 2011 to be recognized and commended for their music, charity, service and cultural contributions.

11 LC 94 4257
House Resolution 387
By: Representatives Kaiser of the 59th, Parent of the 81st, Benfield [...]

rock on my brothers and sisters
This is Kevn.
yes I know you rarely here from me through this tv typewriter deal
so you know it must be important.
i got two words for you
kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/e/EGA13/projects/1622373070/a-good-country-mile-kevn-kinney-and-anton-fier-alb
check this out….
In the basement of Anton Fier’s lower east side practice room
I found a treehouse of sorts
Two guys
Smoking cigarettes
Sharing new music
“hey Kevn, have [...]

Drivin N Cryin kicks off 2011 with a BANG with the new video for ‘Detroit City’ from their current release (Whatever Happened to the) Great American Bubble Factory. Available on Itunes.
Directed by Robert Hall.
Starring Angelina Armani.
Produced By Dry County Entertainment
Cinematography by Brandon Trost
2011
Special Appearance by George Faughnan.
Special Thanks to Mike Dowdle and Everyone at the [...]

For a limited time only, DrivinNCryin.com is offering free shipping on all merchandise orders of $25 or more. This offer applies to continental United States shipping only. Offer good while supplies last. Go to http://www.drivinncryin.com/store/ to order now!

Click “Continue” to enter your unique code from the coupon inside your Great American Bubble Factory record jacket.
Click HERE to redeem your MP3s

In celebration of the holiday season, Drivin N Cryin is offering free shipping on all domestic (U.S.) orders of $40 or more. Check out the new Drivin N Cryin Brooklyn NY Biker Club black T-shirts and get one of the few remaining 25th Anniversary T-shirts before they’re gone forever! http://www.drivinncryin.com/store/

At 11pm on the first three Tuesdays of December 2010, Kevn will be presenting an amazing ensemble of musicians and songs at the Living Room in NYC. Joining Kevn will be Anton Fier, Andy Hess, Jim Campilongo and Tony Scherr!! An incredible line-up, to say the least! The birth of this project began about two [...]

Recently, Drivin N Cryin’s Tim Nielsen had the privledge of working with Atlanta musician and long-time friend Dave Franklin. Tim produced (and played bass on) Dave’s new release “Lost in the Middle of the Long Way Home,” a collection of Americana and roots-based songs also featuring DNC drummer Dave V. Johnson, Abby [...]

**KEVN KINNEY APPEARING AT ‘ANOTHER ONE FOR WOODY’**
Warren Haynes will mark the 10th anniversary of Allen Woody’s passing by hosting ‘Another One For Woody.’ The show will take place at New York’s Roseland Ballroom on November 22. The original One For Woody show took place on September 21, 2000 and featured performances by the Allman [...]

Drivin N Cryin announces new tour dates for the remainder of 2010 and leading into 2011!
Check out the tour page here: http://www.drivinncryin.com/tour/
11/3 – VA Beach, VA
11/4 – Richmond, VA
11/5 – Baltimore, MD
11/6 – New York, NY
11/7 – Boston, MA
11/10 – Philadelphia, PA
11/11 – Nag’s Head, NC
11/12 – Greensboro, NC
11/20 – St. Petersburg, FL
11/26 – Athens, [...]

Drivin N Cryin Manager Updates Fans on Recent Trailer Theft
by Rich Eldredge for Atlanta Magazine
Despite impressive efforts by fans of the veteran Atlanta rock band in multiple states,Drivin N Cryin manager Kenneth Green tells us the whereabouts of the act’s stolen trailer remains a mystery nearly a month after the theft.
Aside from three pieces of gear [...]

Georgia Music Hall of Fame and The Hummingbird Present
Drivin’ N Cryin’ & Very Special Musical Guests
Cox Capitol Theatre Concert to Benefit MusiCares and Macon-Bibb County Mentors Project.
Scheduled to appear: Col. Bruce Hampton (Ret.), Angie Aparo, Abby Owens, Dead Confederate’s Hardy Morris and more!!

MACON, GA – The Georgia Music Hall of Fame presents Drivin N Cryin [...]

Between 3:45am and 6am on Saturday September 11, Drivin N Cryin’s tour trailer containing their stage gear was stolen from the La Quinta Inn at x-169 on I-75 in Macon, GA. The black Quicksilver Racing 5×10 trailer held the band’s guitars, amplifiers, drums, merchandise and stage production gear. A complete list can be viewed here: [...]

August 26, 2010 – Drivin N Cryin announces 2010 Fall/Winter tour dates. More dates to be announced soon!
9/3/10 – Hampton, GA. Atlanta Motor Speedway
9/5/10 – Hampton, GA. Atlanta Motor Speedway
9/10/10 – Macon, GA. The Hummingbird
9/17/10 – Bainbridge, GA. BikeFest
9/18/10 – Raleigh, NC. Powerhouse Square
10/8/10 – Tybee Island, GA. Pirate Fest
11/4/10 – Richmond, VA. The Capital [...]

Friday, September 3 Fan Fest presented by Your Georgia Best Chevy Dealers
As a special treat to race fans, Atlanta Motor Speedway is adding a third day of racing to the Labor Day Night Race Weekend! Kick off the weekend at AMS with this event designed with race fans in mind as Atlanta Motor Speedway celebrates [...]

Yes, it’s true! Now YOU can play along on drums, bass, guitar or vocals to ‘Detroit City,’ ‘I See Georgia,’ and ‘Let Me Down’ from “(Whatever Happened to the) Great American Bubble Factory.’
There are a couple of ways to check them out: Click HERE to view the video game demos or click on the Drivin N [...]

5/21/10 – Drivin N Cryin releases their long-awaited video for “I See Georgia” from their first album in 12 years, “The Great American Bubble Factory.” Shot and edited in Atlanta between January and April 2010, the “I See Georgia” video was produced and directed by Atlanta’s Rock 100.5 Regular Guy Eric Von Haessler.
Watch “I See [...]

Fantastic new designs including the new Drivin N Cryin “Biker Club” TShirt and the updated Drivin N Cryin “Piston Logo” TShirt commemorating Drivin N Cryin’s 25th Anniversary this year! Coming soon: Drivin N Cryin “Straight to Hell” neclaces and DNC tote bags. Check back frequently for new items. View the new TShirts and sale prices [...]

Filmmaker and Atlanta’s Rock 100.5 Regular Guy Eric Von Haessler is creating a full-length feature documentary about Drivin N Cryin! 2010 being DNC’s 25th anniversary as a band, Eric feels it’s high time that the world know the whole story. You can follow the development of this movie on Eric’s Drivin N Cryin Movie Blog [...]

This Friday 5/21/10 you can catch Drivin N Cryin on CBS Atlanta’s WGCL TV at 6:20am and again at 6:45am. They’ll be performing live and then they’ll be interviewed along with “I See Georgia” video director and Rock 100.5 Regular Guy Eric Von Haessler as they discuss the making-of and preview snippets from the “I [...]

Vintage Earth Music, Thirty Tigers and Rhapsody have partnered together to release the ‘Free Thirty Tigers Sampler.’
Thirty Tigers has been fighting the good fight for indie labels and artists for nearly 10 years. The Nashville-based, self-proclaimed “artist-friendly” aggregator has been lending a helping hand to heartland-leaning indie-rock and Rock and Americana artists like Drivin N [...]

The Americana/roots/indie/alt/whatever music world has had a pretty great year full of new releases. With a saturated music market delivering innumerable new releases all the time, it’s no picnic trying to decide what stands out as the finest recording(s) of the year. But, as you’ve shown all year on this site, the No Depression community [...]

Drivin N Cryin made The Silver Tongue’s Best of 2009: Southern Rock list along with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Zac Brown Band, The Avett Brothers, and Blackberry Smoke. “This is a band to be respected, admired and seen!”
Read it here!

When the doors open at 8pm this Saturday night 12/26/09 at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA, the first 20 Rock 100.5 Holiday Hangover Concert ticket holders to present a Best Buy receipt showing the purchase of Drivin N Cryin’s new album ‘Great American Bubble Factory’ will win a private aftershow Meet ‘n’ Greet with the band immediately following [...]

HT Interview: Kevn Kinney of Drivin’ n’ Cryin
Written by Chad Berndtson
Kevn Kinney’s an easygoing, disarmingly funny kind of guy, but when he gets down to brass tacks — singing and wailing away on guitar, that is — he packs quite a wallop of soul, R&B, power pop, rock, folk, country, blues and more than [...]

Check out all the recent TV, radio and instore performances and interviews from Drivin N Cryin.
This month’s feature comes from Atlanta’s Rock100.5 Regular Guy and good friend Eric Von Haessler. Check out his great video of DNC’s backstage environment, onstage rock, and post show fan appreciation.
Drivin N Cryin has been working hard to get the [...]

DRIVIN’ N’ CRYIN’: Carry On
by Edd Hurt
Kevin Kinney has the Midwestern blues on Great American Bubble Factory, the first collection  Southern rockers Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ have released in 12 years.  Known for their canny fusion of new wave pop and Dixie boogie, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ summed up one aspect of the Georgia music scene that spawned [...]

DRIVIN’ N’ CRYIN’: Band releases first album in a dozen years
CHRIS MILLER
10/15/09
It’s not uncommon for rock bands to be relatively finite. They put out a few good albums and then fade.Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ seemed to be one of those finite groups – but now it is back on tour to promote its first studio album [...]

Drivin’ ‘N’ Cryin’ returns
By Chris Starrs  |  Correspondent  |  Story updated at 8:25 pm on 10/14/20
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/101509/mar_504730119.shtml
Drivin’ ‘N’ Cryin’ co-founder Kevn Kinney says the seminal Southern rockers decided to record again after a hiatus of nearly a dozen years to commemorate the return of his voice – one of the most recognizable and unique in all [...]

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, seen here doing neither.

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ Returns
12 Years and One Tumor Later…
“We didn’t realize 12 years had gone by,” says Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ lead singer and guitarist Kevn Kinney, “and when they told us, we said, ‘Oh, really? Wow!’”
Wow is right. The Great American Bubble Factorymarks the band’s first release in over a [...]

“So I wish the record was even more rock,” Kinney concludes, with a laugh and a promise that the band’s two-night stand at Raleigh’s Pour House this weekend will be raucous indeed.
The News Observer. Raleigh, NC
BY DAVID MENCONI – STAFF WRITER
Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ has historically had the split personality implied by the name, pairing the [...]

On the Scene: DNC stays true to its Southern roots
Otis R. Taylor Jr., The State
DRIVING AGAIN: Kevn Kinney doesn’t know why people don’t say good morning on the sidewalk. It probably has to do with the way things are done in his new hometown: New York City.
“I’m determined to figure it out,” said the Drivin [...]

Drivin N Cryin returns with more thinking-man’s Southern rock
By Matt Wake
The guitar storm on “I See Georgia” is the same wattage as Drivin N Cryin’s signature rocker “Honeysuckle Blue.” It’s also the last song DNC singer/guitarist Kevin Kinney penned for the quartet’s new album, “Great American Bubble Factory.”
“I wanted to write something with kind of [...]

As with so many great projects, the inspiration for The Great American Bubble Factory, Drivin’ N Cryin’s first new album in 12 years, came from an unexpected place: the dollar store.
“I was at the dollar store with my granddaughter buying some bubbles, and I saw on the label where the bubbles are made in [...]

Welcome to the new site.  We’ll continue to add content as we near the album release.  And join the email list to receive updates!

Looks like we have some friends at the Georgia General Assembly…
Check it out.
make sure to scroll down to ‘Musicians’.
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If you preorder your copy of Great American Bubble Factory on CD or LP from the band store, you’ll be sent an AUTOGRAPHED copy the week of release.
Check it out:
Drivin N Cryin web store

Drivin N Cryin, lead by Kevn Kinney will be releasing their first new album in 12 years on September 29th. With the “Great American Bubble Factory” comes a southeastern tour, and a new fanbase for the band that’s been playing and touring for almost twenty years. Publisher Brad Evans caught up with Kevn on a [...]

No speed limit for Drivin’ N’ Cryin’
By Rachel Sullivan – Special to The Telegraph
Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ is releasing its first new album, “The Great American Bubble Factory,” in 12 years.
In a recent phone interview, Kevn Kinney (guitar and vocals) talked about what’s been going on for the past decade. The band released an album in [...]