Kevn Kinney of Drivin N Cryin and Rockford’s own Rusted Hearts

Join us for this one of a kind show featuring Kevn Kinney of Drivin N Cryin and Rockford’s own Rusted Hearts. Kelly Steward & The Restless Kind will be opening and special guest Miles Nielsen will be popping in throughout the night.
7 PM – Doors Open
8 PM – Kelly Steward & The Restless Kind
9 PM – Kevn Kinney & The Rusted Hearts – with special guest Miles Nielsen
Kevn Kinney & The Rusted Hearts will be playing from Kevn’s award-winning music catalogue and your favorite songs from The Rusted Hearts.

Seating Options
Your $30 VIP ticket includes:
Open access to our balcony for the best views of the show
Private lounge in the Ice Cellar
VIP only bar in the Ice Cellar
Easy access to our dock from the Ice Cellar
Private restrooms in the Ice Cellar
Your $20 General Admission ticket includes:
General admission to the Barrel Room
Public bar in the Barrel Room

Musicians
About Kevn Kinney – Kevin is the lead singer / songwriter of the Atlanta rock band, Drivin N Cryin, who recently celebrated the release of their 9th studio album, ‘Live the Love Beautiful’, on Drivin N Cryin Records. Since the band’s 1985 inception, he’s released some spare acoustic records on his own, often collaborating with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck.
MacDougal Blues, released on Island Records in 1990, announced the rocker’s arrival on the folk scene, with the engaging title cut and nine more acoustic tracks, produced by Buck, and mostly played by his bandmates from Drivin N Cryin.
Though often cited as a working-class lyricist, Kinney cannot easily be thrown into the same bag as Springsteen, Mellencamp, or Dave Alvin. Instead, his is a unique spin on class, not urban yet not completely rural.
Kinney still continues to tour as a solo artist in-between dates with Drivin N Cryin, and is known to help host the annual Christmas Jam in Asheville with Warren Haynes. Darius Rucker cut Kinney’s song, Straight To Hell, on his album When Was The Last Time. The Drivin N Cryin song was a major hit on their album, Mystery Road, originally released in 1989.
Drivin N Cryin is an essential Southern Rock band that was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2015. Kevn Kinney was inducted into the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Hall of Fame in 2020.
Miles Nielsen has spent nearly a decade enthralling audiences with music that draws force from the prime years of Western-influenced rock music and classic ‘60s soul. Claiming influences as diverse as Otis Redding’s classic soul and Jellyfish’s cult power pop recordings. The Rusted Hearts include Dan McMahon, Adam Plamann, Dave McClellan and Jeff Werckle.
Kelly Steward is a Midwestern American singer, songwriter and recording artist hailing from Rockford, IL. Her haunting indie flavored neo-traditional country meditations are a favorite in this area of the country, a grass-roots musical movement from the state that brought you Wilco.

This show is proudly sponsored by:
Rockford Community Bank
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