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 return. Sadler Vaden, formerly the frontman [...]
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 Courageous” and the underrated gem [...]
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 said singer-guitarist Kevn Kinney of the [...]
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 Leslie were practically synonymous. [...]
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 and novelty [...]
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 small cabal of [...]
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 a fun, intimate [...]
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 “Honeysuckle Blue,” the rock [...]
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 Kevn Kinney Band, Some [...]
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 hometown of Atlanta. [...]
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 later told, [...]
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 of talking. The [...]
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 touring and yet [...]
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, 1986 [...]
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 (the [...]
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 Futurebirds. Tickets are available at http://www.thebuckheadtheatre.com/index.php/upcoming_shows/buckhead_theatre_one_year_anniversary/
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 Boil. The [...]
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 didn’t translate to [...]
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 filled that small [...]
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 be honored in front of [...]
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 on [...]
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 time expect to [...]
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 how [...]
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 of the [...]
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 a great [...]
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 I not [...]
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 discussed the weather, music, [...]
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 quaint [...]
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 upcoming [...]
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’ roll scene for [...]
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
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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 in songwriting and soft [...]
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 Heartbreakers rock Philips [...]
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, this is a difficult admission [...]
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 into Mobile on [...]
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 Truckstop, previously rooted [...]
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 hit song [...]
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 Kevn Kinney show at [...]
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 Hell,” one of the [...]
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 said laughing. [...]
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 Courageous,” the band [...]
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 my [...]
Oakland Press names Drivin N Cryin’s “Great American Bubble Factory” one of the top 20 albums of 2009. Read it HERE.
DRIVIN N CRYIN | The Great American Bubble Factory:
Pure fun. Kevn Kinney and his slightly grayer bandmates turn it up, tune in and get busy with the guitar-y hard rock they always did best.
Read it HERE.
Great American Bubble Factory: Sometimes hard and driving, sometimes crying, always real, DNC has become a tried and true Southern brand through the years. But the latest is solid. It’s a very honest record, with the production and the performance and, of course, the content. And they name check the Stooges’ Funhouse in the first minute. [...]
From the outset, Drivin’ N Cryin’ has been steeped in the musical history of their Atlanta environs. The band’s second drummer came from a seminal version of The Black Crowes and the guitarist that expanded the band from trio to quartet in 1988 was R.E.M.’s touring guitarist at the time. But the thing that made Drivin’ [...]
Drivin N Cryin : (Whatever Happened to the) Great American Bubble Factory
Written by Bill Whiting
11/22/2009
Drivin N Cryin returns after a prolonged absence with the bracing document(Whatever Happened to the) Great American Bubble Factory.
A mix of glitzy rock, scintillating country and grungy blues, Great American Bubble Factory confirms a well-respected legacy for a band that has [...]
October 2009
In Tune: Drivin’ N’ Cryin’
Atlanta’s blue-collar heroes return
By Kimberly Turner
Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ didn’t set out to take a twelve-year hiatus. For the decade and a half following its formation in 1985, the Atlanta band was tireless, putting out eight albums and touring with bands such as the Who, the Allman Brothers, and R.E.M. The [...]
eMusic Review of the Day
by Lenny Kaye
It has been far too long since Drivin’ and Cryin’ graced us with a full-length, kick-the-door-open into their creative wellspring — 12 years, if I have my fingers and toes in the right order — and it is surely worth the wait. Of all the bands that came out [...]
For its first studio release since 1997’s self-titled collection, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ presents a song-cycle centered around the imaginary Great American Bubble Factory, a brutally industrial setting for singer/songwriter Kevin Kinney’s intriguing songs. The pieces form a raw rock opera, alternately celebrating and mourning the American Dream as Kinney craftily blurs the Milwaukee mindset of his [...]
Drivin’ n’ Cryin’s eighth release (is) as loud and proud as anything they’ve ever released.
DRIVIN N CRYIN: GREAT AMERICAN BUBBLE FACTORY
By Brian Gearing
10/7/09
The Southern Gothic is alive and well in five-bedroom McMansions, as well as glued-shut doublewides, and though it’s been a while since Athens, GA vets Drivin’ n’ Cryin’contributed a verse to the great Dixie [...]
Drivin’ N’ Cryin’s first record in a dozen years is one of the long-running Southern rock band’s best…
New Hampshire’s LET’S GO
10/7/09
Drivin’ N’ Cryin’: ‘The Great American Bubble Factory’3 1/2 stars (out of 4)Drivin’ N’ Cryin’s first record in a dozen years is one of the long-running Southern rock band’s best, combining a populist tone with [...]
Drivin’ N’ Cryin’
Great American Bubble Factory
Credit Kevn Kinney with sheer determination. Twelve years after what appeared to be their final swansong, Kinney’s rebuilt Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, abandoning his stalled solo career and reclaiming the branding that anticipated a new surge of Southern sensibilities, affirmed by the likes of the [...]
“Great American Bubble Factory” is a work of enormous personality and sincerity, a rueful opus trying hard to embrace a hopeless future.
Posted by Dr. Teeth
September 25, 2009
Pop music vocals are odd things — no one has any idea what makes them good. I love Craig Finn, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, and Jello Biafra, none of [...]
Sunday Paper review of “Great American Bubble Factory”
“THE GREAT AMERICAN BUBBLE FACTORY”
(VINTAGE EARTH MUSIC)
Anyone who thinks Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ can’t rock anymore just because Kevn Kinney and Co. can soon apply for AARP membership, having not released a studio album since 1999, only needs to push play on Track 1 of this vigorous return. “Detroit [...]
…drop what you’re doing and get there.
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