[Photos by Michael Piantigini] It would be easy to go on for a thousand words about drivin n cryin (in fact, when I started this review it was starting to look like I would), because theirs has been a long and complex story since singer-sonwriter Kevn Kinney and bassist/mandolinist Tim Nielsen released the first album with the band's first lineup, 1986's Scarred But Smarter . So let's boil it down. Here's what you need to know: drivin n cryin are a part southern rock, part country rock, part folk rock, and [...]
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 a little grit. That's long been the secret sauce for the music he's made with Drivin' n' Cryin' and solo: easy to get into, often lighthearted and even funny, but let it get to you, and you realize it's loaded with heartbreak, wrenching drama and deep soul. [...]
Tori Amos's holiday album, Midwinter Graces , is in stores tomorrow, as is the Pixies 17-disc Minotaur box set. Among the discs that have already been sent my way, I can definitely recommend Caroline Herring's Golden Apples of the Sun , Hyperstory's self-titled album , Loch Lomond's Night Bats , and Robyn Hitchcock's live album, I Often Dream of Trains in New York (CD & DVD) . Reissues this week [...]
Unlike the slow pace of last week , we weren't at a loss for stories this week. In fact, we didn't even get to the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam lineup announcement on Friday. The initial lineup of moe., Counting Crows, Ani DiFranco and Mule doesn't get our juices pumping, but there's still plenty of time for more artists to be announced. Plus, the special guest roster of Trombone Shorty, DJ Logic, Audley Freed, Jackie Greene, Kevn Kinney, Eric Krasno, Col. Bruce Hampton and Robert Kearns shows promise. [...]
@ CITY WINERY Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - 8/4/2009 Hudson Square Concert Series - FREE AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT - Just Added Special Guests : The Truckstop Allstars featuring: Kevn Kinney (Drivin' n' Cryin') Aaron Lee Tasjan (The Madison Square Gardeners) Chris Masterson (Son Volt) Eleanor Whitmore (Eleanor Whitmore Band/K 8/4/2009 - {9pm} - $20 GA PREVIOUSLY: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit tour dates & other 'NightCap' shows coming to [...]
The Drums @ Cake Shop in May ( more by Dominick Mastrangelo ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Bilal @ Blue Note * Old 97's @ Maxwell's * Mika @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * John Hammond @ City Winery * Diana Krall @ Carnegie Hall * John Hammond @ Hudson Square * Build, Greta Gertler @ Joe's [...]
My mother is the person responsible for instilling in me a passion for three of life's greatest things politics, books and music. She's the one who always made sure Dire Strait's Money For Nothing was playing every time we drove Glacier's Going to The Sun Road. The one who expected me to know who played lead and who took vocals on all the Beattles tracks. The main supporter of my decision to feature the Fixin To Die Rag in my report on songs of protest in seventh grade. She came to my music listening competitions [...]
Maybe you've heard: The Allman Brothers Band take hold of New York City this month for 15 allegedly guest-dappled shows at the Beacon Theater starting Monday. Folks, as Butch Trucks was happy to explain , they're going to be barnburners. (And shit, they're not even the most hotly anticipated jamband event this month.) Over the years, it's become fashionable for both individual Brothers or other artists (especially potential sit-in guests) to throw their own shows on top of a Beacon gig or too - a late night [...]
Certainly one of the most prolific and arguably one of the most gifted performers of the last decade, Jesse Malin has made inroads to large audiences on both sides of the Atlantic these days. Malin favorably draws comparisons to some of the most gifted and honored musicians of our age. We sat for a while prior to Malin's latest Boston and appearance. The topics of our discussion included Jesse's most recent albums: 2007's Glitter in the Gutter , and his two 2008 releases : the live [...]
Our jaws dropped to the floor after looking at the killer setlists from this weekend's 20th Annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam in Asheville, NC. From the Good Times, Bad Times featuring Ben Harper's Relentless7 and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones to the Allman Brothers Band's Dreams with Karl Denson to the When Something Is Wrong With My Baby sung by Warren and Joan Osborne, this year's installment looks absolutely insane. [Photo by Paul Balicky - Asheville Citizen Times ] [...]
Sweetening up the pot quite a bit, Warren Haynes has added John Paul Jones, Coheed & Cambria, Roosevelt Collier, Karl Denson and Audley Freed to his 20th Annual Christmas Jam line up. Single Day and 2 Day Tickets will go on-sale today through Ticketmaster and at the Asheville Civic Center Box Office on Saturday November 15th at 10AM Eastern. Tickets for each night are $55 + $1 Facility Fee. VIP Tickets are still available, visit www.xmasjam.com for more details. "John [Paul Jones] sat in with us [Gov't Mule] at Bonnaroo and after seeing him at the Led Zeppelin [...]
The hardest working man in music, Warren Haynes , is back with the 20th year of his annual Christmas Jam . Though I'd pay a lot of money to go back in time and see all of the canadian tuxedos that people wore in 1988, this year looks like it could be a great event. This year's X-Mas Jam will span two nights for the first time in its history and as always proceeds from the shows will go towards Habitat for Humanity , a great cause. The event will take place on December 12th [...]
Webcast is down right now :( - from KXUA admins. Working on getting it fixed for the show next week. Meanwhile here is a playlist for tonite, and you can listen on KXUA 88.3 FM Fayetteville. SET ONE: From The Start > Jamboree, Birdfly > Jamna Plagor, One Big Holiday, I Will Sing You Songs, Shoulda Shut It, Can't Go Back Now, Little Bird, Guitar > Junior & The Old African Queen, Blues On Top Of Blues, Blues At Sunrise, Phil And Jerry, Punch Bowl, Fronwinder > Gonzo > Fast Fun, Greasy Blues SET TWO: Runaway [...]
For its Twentieth Anniversary, Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam will expand to 2 nights for the first time ever and will take place Friday December 12th & Saturday December 13th at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, NC. As always all proceeds from the Christmas Jam will be donated to Habitat For Humanity. INITIAL LIST OF PERFORMERS (listed alphabetically) Allman Brothers Band Del McCoury Band Derek Trucks Band Steve Earle Ruthie Foster Michael Franti Acoustic Featuring Jay Bowman Gov't Mule JJ Grey Col. Bruce Hampton Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk Robert Kearns Kevn Kinney Eric [...]
Warren Haynes has announced the initial line-up for his annual X-Mas Jam at the Asheville Center, Asheville, NC: For its Twentieth Anniversary, Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam will expand to 2 nights for the first time ever and will take place Friday December 12th & Saturday December 13th at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, NC. As always all proceeds from the Christmas Jam will be donated to Habitat For Humanity. Building on the tremendous success of last year's inaugural Christmas Jam By Day, we will not only return with [...]
This just arrived in my inbox - all I can say is "wow". After the trip to SF in Nov for 2 Mule shows, and the trip to NYC for the NYE shows, I really can't justify going to Asheville, but wow... For its Twentieth Anniversary, Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam will expand to 2 nights for the first time ever and will take place Friday December 12th & Saturday December 13th at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, NC. As always all proceeds from the Christmas Jam will be donated to Habitat [...]
If you're lucky enough to live in live music strongholds like New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Boston or Chicago, there's something good to go to literally every night of the week. It isn't always the national headliners, of course, or indie-blog buzz acts that make the rounds, either—it's the tireless musicians who form the backbone of every local music community and the tireless music hounds who come out to see them week after week. With that in mind, welcome to Soul of the City, where we'll be checking in on city-specific [...]
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