1.16.2013 by Joseph Kyle Drivin ‘n’ Cryin’s second of four EPs, Songs About Cars, Space, and the Ramones finds them on the fresh, upbeat jangle-rock kick that was found on the preceding EP, Songs from the Laundromat. Kicking off with “Hot Wheels,” it’s obvious that Kevn Kinney is still buy cialis online a powerful songwriter, and his [...]
Guitar International Magazine Reviews 'Songs About Cars, Space and The Ramones' By: William Clark Southern rockers Drivin’ n Cryin’ are back with the second of four viagra 100mg EPs in their magazine subscription-style series, which shows the glam metal Georgia boys blasting through Earth’s atmosphere and into previously uncharted musical frontiers. Songs About Cars, Space, and the [...]
By Mary Leary for Punk Globe Magazine November 1, 2012 Who doesn’t want to hear songs about cars, space, and the Ramones? Especially if they’re written and performed by Kevn Kinney and his crew? Songs about Cars, Space and the Ramones is the second installation in what Kinney’s described as “… five-or six-song recordings every [...]
by Mark S. Tucker for Folk And Acoustic Music Exchange October 27, 2012 Sweet! The second of four DNC (no, good lord!, not the Democratic National Convention but Drivin' N' Cryin') EPs has arrived, following on Songs from the Laundromat (here). As the boyz themselves exclaim, the influences this time around are The online pharmacy without prescription [...]
Blurt Magazine reviews 'Songs About Cars, Space and The Ramones' October 24, 2012 Dormant for way too long, Atlanta's Drivin' N' Cryin' is making up for lost time with a set of four EPs spaced out over a year, each focusing on various musical touchstones throughout their criminally overlooked career. (Seriously, the world can make [...]
Drivin' N' Cryin' is a multi-faceted band, and to celebrate that fact the band is releasing four EPs over a 12-month period. Songs from the Laundromat was released in June and represented rock. This one, Songs About Cars, Space and The Ramones represents punk. Future EPs will cover country and some mystery category not yet revealed. From the first [...]
By: William Clark Southern hard rockers, Drivin’ n Cryin’, whose hits such as “Fly Me Courageous” and “Build A Fire” still receive heavy rotation on the Hair Nation airwaves, have made a powerful return to the music world after a three year break of releasing new music. I have to say that the band has definitely [...]
Southern rock road dogs Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ still going strong after 27 years By Steve Wildsmith for The Daily Times Kevn Kinney isn’t exactly a slave driver, but the singer-songwriter and front man for Southern rock band Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ sets some high standards for his bandmates. Bass player Tim Neilsen has been with Kinney [...]
The Examiner reviews “Songs About Cars, Space and The Ramones”… September 18, 2012 by Chris Martin, for The Examiner On their latest EP, Songs About Cars, Space & The Ramones, Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ (DNC) shifts it into overdrive and slams the pedal to the floor taking the listener on a high octane joy ride. From the first note it [...]
Big Takeover Magazine Reviews 'Songs From The Laundromat” August 9, 2012 by Joseph Kyle Southern college rockers Drivin’ N Cryin’ have been doing their thing for nearly thirty years, quietly rocking and making music that their cialis buy online faithful followers have enjoyed. This five-song EP is their first new material in three years—and only the second [...]
by Chris Martin for The Examiner August 1, 2012 Riding high from a recently released critically successful EP, a career spanning documentary on the way, playing shows in front of packed houses and a recent headline spot on Music City Roots, yeah I’d say right now is a great time to be Drivin’ ‘n’ Cryin’ (DNC). This [...]
by Brian Robbins for Jambands Drivin’ N Cryin’ is embarking on an interesting sonic trip, with plans to release 4 EPs over the next year. Songs From The Laundromatis the first chapter – five tunes recorded on their home turf in Atlanta, GA with frontman/guitarist/vocalist Kevn Kinney handling production chores. The EP marks the studio debut [...]
Review by Mark Deming In a world where the download is rapidly replacing physical product, more than a few artists have declared the album is dead, but Drivin' n' Cryin' leader Kevn Kinney has a slightly different view — he's bored with albums, and tired of watching his ideas get stale before he can get them into circulation. Or [...]
Kevn Kinney and the Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ crew employ such a ferocious attack on the first two Songs from the Laundromat tracks (“Dirty,” “Ain’t Waitin’ on Tomorrow”), they verge on heavy metal. The five-song EP could be an exercise in well-edited, concise rock songwriting and precision. And for anyone who doesn’t get fired up about hard rock, “REM” (a [...]
The Southern stalwarts kick off a series of new releases with a survey of their strengths. Songs From the Laundromat is out this week on their own New! label. By Michael Toland The first in a series of EPs that replace a new album from the veteran Atlanta quartet,Songs From the Laundromat presents a quick survey [...]
A review of Drivin' N Cryin' and co. at the Pour House by Jared Booth for the Charleston City Paper December 19, 2011 Drivin' N Cryin', Josh Roberts and the Hinges The Pour House Dec. 17 The Pour House was packed to the gills on Saturday night as music fans gathered to see the prodigal son [...]
The WAE Q&A with Drivin’ n’ Cryin’s Kevn Kinney by Brian Tucker December 13, 2011 Drivin n’ Cryin’ is a band that has never exploded and never quit, continually making great American music. Formed in 1986, their music remains timeless, from great albums like “Scarred but Smarter” and “Mystery Road” to their most successful “Fly Me [...]
Since '85, Drivin' n' Cryin' has been honing its identity Kevn Kinney (from left), Dave V. Johnson, Sadler Vaden and Tim Nielsen are Drivin' n' Cryin' Courtesy photo By Brian Tucker StarNews Correspondent December 14, 2011 “Here's the good news: We created our own world. Here's the bad news: We created our own world.” So [...]
Sadler Vaden lands a gig with Drivin' N Cryin' Two Parts Kick-Ass by T. Ballard Lesemann for the Charleston City Paper December 14, 2011 One year ago, Sadler Vaden was super busy with studio and road work with his longtime rock trio Leslie. As the long-haired, bright-eyed frontman and main spokesman for the band, Vaden and [...]
Drivin’ N Cryin’ stick to what they know best for 25 years by Sarah Richter for the Wilmington Encore When asking someone their favorite musicians, peppered in with the Billboard Top 100 hits are always artists and songs from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. A sense of nostalgia exists in holding on to the purity [...]
Hard rockers Drivin' N' Cryin': bigger than nostalgia Drive On by SEAN L. MALONEY for The Nasville Scene The problem with nostalgia is that it's rooted in a specific time and a specific space. And the problem with modern nostalgia is that it's almost always coming from the top down, the canonization being executed by a [...]
Todd Snider w/ Kevn Kinney The Windjammer Sept. 11 With chairs set out on the dance floor of the Windjammer, the usually rocking joint turned into an old-fashioned music hall for a mostly middle-aged crowd on Sunday evening. Songwriters Todd Snider and Kevn Kinney (of Drivin' N' Cryin') treated the audience to humorous banter and [...]
Atlanta's Own Drivin' N Cryin' To Perform At 37 Main Tonight by Meghan Kotowski August 30, 2011 BUFORD — Atlanta's own Drivin' N Cryin' is taking the stage at Buford's 37 Main tonight at 10 p.m. with local band Athens opening the show. Better known for their hits “Straight to Hell,” “Fly Me Courageous” and [...]
Kevn Kinney, Some Dark Holler and Ken Will Morton at the Park Tavern by Chris Martin for The Examiner August 29, 2011 If you did not partake in the rock show at the Park Tavern last night, then shame on you. If you did, then you know what I am talking about. Sunday night the [...]
Drivin n Cryin at The Mercury Lounge NYC August 13, 2011 by Todd Shelton for The Backstage Beat While Drivin N Cryin’s reputation as rock gods may never have crossed the Mason-Dixon line, the crowd that packed into the Mercury Lounge on Saturday night showed a reverence rarely exhibited by a crowd in the band’s [...]
by Andy Battaglia for the Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2011 For rock aficionados of a certain vintage raised in the Southeast, the men of Drivin' N' Cryin' are legends—makers of albums and instigators of live shows in the 1990s that seemed to assume storied status in the classic-rock canon but, as time and travels [...]
DNC – The Buckhead Theatre by Todd Shelton for The Backstage Beat Aug. 3, 2011 What did you miss if you weren’t at the Buckhead Theatre last Friday night? First, you missed a brilliant rock show. The music was loud and the bands all came prepared to deliver the goods. Second, you missed a lot [...]
Treat your ears to A Good Country Mile by Kevn Kinney & the Golden Palominos by Chris Martin for The Examiner August 3, 2011 Kevn Kinney (KK) has been a busy man over the past couple of years. New music from Drivin N Cryin (DNC), filming of a movie about the band (still in progress), constant [...]
If you were paying attention to the Southeast region during the ’90s, it would have been hard to miss Drivin’ N Cryin’. And why would you want to? This brainchild of Kevin Kinney and Tim Nielsen has remained one of those special bands that truly never tried to fit into a neat category. Their debut, [...]
Drivin N Cryin, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit This Atlanta outfit might not have a prolific recording career these days, but Drivin N Cryin still puts on one of the best shows in town. That’s just one reason why the band is the perfect choice to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Buckhead Theatre [...]
Real Rock Month isn’t just about new bands, we also wanna shower some love on lifers who’re keeping the faith. To wit, Drivin’ n’ Cryin’, the long-lived Southern rockers lead by good captainKevn Kinney, part of the under-appreciated pantheon that includes Peter Case, Dave Alvin and other major singer-songwriters to rise to prominence in the 80s [...]
Drivin N Cryin is pleased to be a part of Atlanta's Buckhead Theatre 1yr Anniversary celebration on Friday July 29. DNC will headline the former Roxy in the heart of Atlanta's Buckhead district. Support acts include Jason Isbell and Futurebir Finally Avail On Cb! Dating Without Drama Ebook – Get It Now… ds. Tickets are available [...]
How they sounded: Drivin N Cryin amps up the volume at Birmingham’s Crawfish Boil The second set of the evening emphasized rowdy Southern rock, and fans responded with gusto. Kevn Kinney, the frontman of Drivin N Cryin, was in his element as he sang about “going straight to (heck)” at the Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish [...]
Five words with Drivin N Cryin by Chris Parker Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ emerged from Atlanta, Ga., on the coattails of Athens’ jangle pop explosion, with more guitar bite than the then-ubiquitous R.E.M. wannabes. Inspired by the bar band ethos, they developed their own crunchy rock take on Southern roots. But late ’80s college rock success [...]
The Baseball Project and Kevn Kinney hit a homerun at the Star Bar by Chris Martin for The Examiner March 14, 2011 To say the Star Bar is small would be an understatement, but then that is most of its charm. This past Friday night, March 11th, The Baseball Project and Kevn Kinney & the Musical Kings [...]
Drivin N Cryin to be honored under Gold Dome By Alexis Stevens The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wednesday, March 9, 2011 For more than 25 years, the band Drivin N Cryin has created a sound all its own. It’s a combination of rock, blues and folk, and it has influenced countless others. On Thursday, the Atlanta-based band will [...]
Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ and ‘The Great American Bubble Factory’ Kevn Kinney can’t remember exactly when his band Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ last played his hometown of Milwaukee, but it was quite a while ago. It was probably ’96 or ’97, he says, possibly ’98, though that seems too recent. The Atlanta rock band cut down drastically [...]
Gig Roundup: Kinney Comes Home Published Jan. 17, 2011 at 1:08 p.m. Milwaukee native Kevn Kinney comes home to play Shank Hall with Drivin’ N Cryin’ for the first time in years on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Although Kinney has been a relatively frequent visitor to his hometown to play material from his solo records, this [...]
Drivin N Cryin Rocked “Holiday Hangover” Show at The Tabernacle! Every year a magical thing happens in Atlanta, Georgia the day after Christmas. Thousands awake more than a little hungover from the many necessary libations consumed to endure the longest day ever spent with family; convinced they must be adopted, and start plotting as to [...]
Drivin’ N Cryin’ – Comin’ Home and Hangin’ With Friends by Don de Leaumont 12/30/10 2010 was quite an eventful year for Drivin’ N Cryin’. Not only did they put out their first new album in nearly 12 years, they also managed to make the best record they’ve made since “Mystery Road” and put on some [...]
Drivin N Cryin & friends rock the Tabernacle on a cold Sunday night by Chris Martin for The Examiner There are few things in this world you can count on, but aDrivin N Cryin (DNC) show during the holidays is definitely one of them. Whether it be Thanksgiving orChristmas DNC brings the heat and puts on [...]
Holiday Hangover Concert Review by Amber Amick for the Backstage Beat By December 26th I was completely over my family. I love them, but I was over them. This fact established, I was onboard for the theory behind Holiday Hangover at The Tabernacle hosted by Rock 100.5. Yes, I was enthusiastic about the theory, but [...]
HANGN WITH KEVN See the video interview here: http://www.thebackstagebeat.com/2010/12/hangn-with-kevn/ Local Atlanta Legend, Kevn Kinney, of Drivin N Cryin sat down in a cozy, dimly lit cafe in Atlanta to promote the upcoming Holiday Hangover show. Rock 100.5 is hosting this event and it will be held at The Tabernacle on December 26th, 2010. Kevn and Ange [...]
Blowin’ Wind With Kevn Kinney of Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ Folksinger, songwriter, punk rocker and Southern Rock Indie icon. For over 20 years, Kevn Kinney has lived a life as diverse as the music he creates. Whether he’s performing loud, intense rock & roll with his band Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ or doing solo acoustic shows in [...]
The cell phone reception in Kevn Kinney’s Brooklyn apartment, which is across the street from The Hold Steady’s rehearsal space, is dodgy. Except in the bedroom. So that’s where Kinney is calling from. Drivin N Cryin, the Southern “rawk” institution and early-90s MTV sensation Kinney sings and plays guitar for, is the subject of an [...]
Drivin without a map Pirate Fest headliner Kevn Kinney makes music on his own terms by Bill DeYoung [bill@connectsavannah.com] It’s strangely appropriate that Kevn Kinney’s band, Drivin N Cryin, was chosen to headline the Tybee Island Pirate Fest’s opening–night concert. Kinney, a Wisconsin native, has been at or near the center of Atlanta’s rock ‘n’ [...]
August 30, 2010 – Listen to Kevn talk about Drivin N Cryin, NASCAR racing and “(Whatever Happened to the) Great American Bubble Factory” with Mojo Nixon on “Manifold Destiny,” SiriusXM’s NASCAR radio show. Mojo interviews Kevn (Click to stream, right-click to download)
Recklessly drivin’ solo By JOE VANHOOSE - Athens Banner-Herald Published Thursday, August 12, 2010 Most thoughts of Kevn Kinney are served with a shot of straight adrenaline. Kinney is pounding rock ‘n’ roll, cranked-up amps and crowded honky tonks. But there is a different side to the leader of Atlanta-based Drivin’ ‘N’ Cryin’, a side that is sharp [...]
Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ brings some good ol’ rock-n-roll to Chastain Atlanta, GA – August 11, 2010 by Chris Martin This week has been one of the best weeks for live music in a long time. Built To Spillplayed the Buckhead Theatre, Green Day tore up Gwinnett Arena, Spoon and Arcade Fire bring their tunes to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre and Tom Petty and the [...]
CD REVIEW: Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ - Great American Bubble Factory (Vintage Earth) 2009 By Andrew W. Griffin Red Dirt Report, editor Posted: July 23, 2010 reddirtreporter@gmail.com Kevn Kinney, lead singer of the Georgia rock band Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, has a voice that over the years has grown noticeably more nasal and somewhat on the annoying side. Yes, [...]
By Lawrence F. Specker Mobile Press-Register You don’t hear much studio on Drivin N Cryin’s newest studio album. From the gritty guitars to frontman Kevn Kinney’s distinctive rasp, the sound is direct and to the point. You aren’t left wondering what the music will sound like live. When Kinney and the rest of the band roll [...]
Kevn Kinney, The Madison Square Gardeners and friends: a five hour music frenzy on a Tuesday night by Chris Martin for The Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11431-Atlanta-Live-Music-Examiner~y2010m7d8-Kevn-Kinney-The-Madison-Square-Gardeners-and-friends-a-five-hour-music-frenzy-on-a-Tuesday-night?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Live-Music-Examiner This past Tuesday night, July 6th, at the Dark Horse Tavern/10 high Club I was witness to one awesome collection of musicians to jam together on one stage.Kevn Kinney brought his Shayni Rae’s [...]
Watch the 2-part video HERE. “I See Georgia” with Drivin N Cryin As part of their current tour, Drivin’ N Cryin’played the Hummingbird in downtown Macon a couple of weeks ago. Before the show, the guys – and Eric Von Haessler - hung out with Ben Jones to talk about the band’s brand new video for the [...]
Kevn Kinney – Tellin’ Stories In The Attic Kevn Kinney May 06, 2010 Eddies Attic – Decatur, GA One of the perks to living back in Atlanta is the number of opportunities to see Drivin N Cryin and Kevn Kinney shows. Just since I’ve been back in GA I’ve seen two Drivin N Cryin shows and a solo [...]
Drivin’ N Cryin’ performs at SoHo Bar & Grill on Friday By SONYA SORICH - ssorich@ledger-enquirer.com It’s hard to find someone at a Drivin’ N Cryin’ concert who doesn’t have a story. Some fans might describe traveling across the region to see the Atlanta-based band perform. Others might serve up a good karaoke story involving “Straight To [...]
Loyal fans recognize Drivin’ n’ Cryin’s sound right away, from the unique, high-pitched voice of lead singer Kevn Kinney to the strong, true-to-rock guitar riffs. While Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ is on tour promoting their newest album, The Great American Bubble Factory, this is far from their first rodeo. “I think it’s our 10th album,” Kinney [...]
Get off the couch, the rock show is coming by Matthew Martin The band Drivin’ N Cryin’ was synonymous with the Southern college rock scene in the late 1980s and early ’90s, going from college town to college town, playing in bars to packed-out crowds. With songs like “Straight to Hell,” “Honeysuckle Blue” and “Fly Me [...]
The Great American Bubble Factory is an unapologetic rock and roll record. No genre bending or boundary pushing, just straight blue collar rock and roll from Hot-lanta. There is a great quote from the press sheet that came with the cd that, I believe, does a fantastic job of framing this album both in sound [...]
It seems everybody and their uncle like to put out a “BEST OF” list at the end of the year. So I figured, why not do it too. Instead of putting my list out during the last week or two of 2009, I gave the year it’s full 365 days to make an impression on [...]
Oakland Press names Drivin N Cryin’s “Great American Bubble Factory” one of the top 20 albums of 2009. Read it HERE.
