AJ Kinney, Author at IndependentPhilly.com

Author: AJ Kinney

A Cowboy’s Chronicle of Moonlight and Mustangs with Cody Jinks at The Met Philly

August 8, 2025 – I don’t ride into the city often. Most days, my horizon’s stitched with barbed wire and corn stalks, not brick facades and neon marquees. But when word drifted through the wind that Cody Jinks was bringing his outlaw gospel to The Met Philadelphia, I cinched my saddle tight and pointed my […]

No Rain, No Flowers, Nothing Held Back with The Black Keys at The Borgata

August 9, 2025 – As the lights dimmed, the Akron, Ohio duo of Dan Auerbach (lead vocals, guitar) and Patrick Carney (drums) kicked off the night with the gritty trifecta “Thickfreakness / The Breaks / I’ll Be Your Man,” setting the tone for what would be a raw and electric performance. The curtain lifted as […]

From Guitar Firepower to Soaring Vocals, Styx Deliver a Masterclass in Camden

August 8, 2025 – Styx stormed the stage at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, NJ, celebrating the release of their newest album, CIRCLING FROM ABOVE. CIRCLING FROM ABOVE showcases the band’s powerful, expressive artistic talents, and on this night, they brought it to life with unstoppable energy. Though Styx has been rocking audiences for […]

Glitterfox Set to Return to Philly with Emotional Firepower and Unflinching Joy

August 01, 2025 – Let’s get one thing out of the way: yes, World Cafe Live is still standing, and still under fire. After a bitter clash earlier this summer between venue ownership and a tight-knit crew of dedicated staffers many of whom were suddenly let go after raising concerns over a variety of issues; […]

Beartooth Takes the Throne as Summer of Loud Torches Camden

July 23, 2025 – You know that dream where you’re suddenly at Warped Tour, but instead of teens selling mixtapes and neon tank tops, it’s eight bands playing metalcore that’s matured, diversified, and mutated into something both familiar and fearsome? That was Summer of Loud, pretty much a full-blown genre summit in Camden, NJ, and […]

Author: AJ Kinney

A Cowboy’s Chronicle of Moonlight and Mustangs with Cody Jinks at The Met Philly

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