{"id":6668,"date":"2026-05-21T09:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoteepee.com\/?p=6668"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:09:54","slug":"kevn-kinney-of-drivin-n-cryin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discoteepee.com\/blog\/kevn-kinney-of-drivin-n-cryin\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevn Kinney of Drivin’ N’ Cryin’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kevn Kinney<\/a>\u00a0has spent nearly 40 years carving out a place in American rock music, and my latest conversation with him proves there is still plenty left to say. Ahead of\u00a0Drivin’ N’ Cryin<\/a>\u2019s upcoming show at\u00a0The Windjammer\u00a0<\/a>on Saturday, June 6th, Kinney joined me on the Disco Teepee Radio Show on Ohm Radio<\/a> to discuss the band\u2019s new album\u00a0Crushing Flowers<\/em>, songwriting, Charleston memories, and what keeps the band moving forward after nearly four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the interview,\u00a0Kinney\u00a0reflects on the emotional core of\u00a0Crushing Flowers<\/a><\/em><\/em>, describing the record as something intentionally made \u201cfor the DNC fans.\u201d The album blends the many sides of\u00a0Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, from folk storytelling and punk energy to Southern rock, humor, vulnerability, and loud guitars, into what Kinney himself compares to a mixtape. He also opens up about the influence of artists like\u00a0R.E.M.<\/a>, the importance of honesty in songwriting, and the idea that music can act as both a lifeline and a form of perseverance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conversation also dives into the band\u2019s long-standing connection to Charleston, with Kinney sharing stories about The Windjammer, local radio culture, and the community that has supported Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ through the years. Fans will also hear Kinney discuss performance anxiety, aging as an artist, and his mantra of approaching every show like it could be the first or the last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the full interview below, and catch Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ live at The Windjammer on Saturday, June 6th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ Link Up: Website<\/a> | Youtube<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Purchase Concert Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kevn Kinney joins the Disco Teepee Radio Show on WOHM 96.3 Ohm Radio to discuss Drivin N Cryin\u2019s new album Crushing Flowers, songwriting, perseverance, cult fandom, and the band\u2019s longtime connection to Charleston ahead of their June 6th show at The Windjammer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[340,365,571,615,1118,1388,1390,1491,1621,2330],"class_list":["post-6668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-charleston-concerts","tag-charleston-music","tag-disco-teepee","tag-drivin-n-cryin","tag-kevn-kinney","tag-music-blog","tag-music-blogger","tag-ohm-radio","tag-radio-show","tag-windjammer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discoteepee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discoteepee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discoteepee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discoteepee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discoteepee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/discoteepee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6668\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discoteepee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discoteepee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discoteepee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}