Cody Jinks Slays at The Whitewater with Josh Ward & Colter Wall
The last time we were talking about Cody Jinks in concert, he was getting carted off stage in an ambulance for what ultimately was determined to be a bad bout of vertigo due to a damaged nerve in his inner ear. After fighting through the dizziness as best he could and still turning in 2/3’rds of a set, he spent the night in a hospital recovering from the affliction.
This weekend (July 6th & 7th), the only hint of issue for Cody Jinks while performing at the Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, TX was perhaps the dark sunglasses he was sporting as he ripped through a rousing set of hard-charging true country music. Included in the set was the title track to his highly-anticipated next album Lifers, due out July 27th via Rounder Records.
Opening the show Saturday night was Texas country traditionalist Josh Ward, who has his own new album he’s promoting, More Than I Deserve. Canadian folk country artist Colter Wall also performed with his full band, a day after releasing a new song “Calgary Round-Up” ahead of a much-anticipated new record. Also appearing on stage were Cody Jinks tour buddies Paul Cauthen—who just released an EP himself—as well as Tennessee Jet. Sunny Sweeney was also in attendance, but couldn’t be coaxed up on stage (Sweeney, Jinks, Cauthen, & Tennessee Jet all share the same management).
On Saturday, midsummer rain showers soaked central Texas all afternoon, but broke right as Josh Ward was taking the stage. Aside from some muddy conditions, this made for a more pleasant evening for listening to music as opposed to the usual summer swelter. Thanks to photographer Brad Coolidge for the below photos. Brad can can be found on Instagram and Twitter.
Cody plays next at the Choctaw Indian Fair in Mississippi on July 12th, and many Jinks fans will be trekking to his hometown of Ft. Worth for his Loud & Heavy Fest August 18th.
July 8, 2018 @ 7:59 pm
The dude has it going on big time and I love it
July 9, 2018 @ 5:25 am
Hey empty Nashville suits see what’s happening here?
It seems he’s forming a cult persona. Not sure that’s a good thing but he is sure in the face of the idiots in Nashville. I just hope y’all don’t have to read about his early demise due to some sort of addiction which seems to pervade and invade this type rapid rise to success. It has to be mind boggling and I would like to think it weighs heavy on him to do his best every time he’s on stage which has to be hard to do night after night after night.
July 9, 2018 @ 5:51 am
What the hell are you talking about.
July 9, 2018 @ 6:13 am
Can you be more specific? I posted about more than one thing. I can’t draw pictures but I can type slower if that’ll help.
July 9, 2018 @ 7:28 am
Big, giant question mark to your comment…..clarify?
July 9, 2018 @ 11:59 am
Def type slower please
July 9, 2018 @ 4:12 pm
I’ll add my two cents to the above comment, you can take it or leave it. I’ve only seen Cody live once, but during the show he probably had at least four beers on stage. He had at least one or two before the show as well, which I know because we were in the same bar. So, approximately 5-6 beers for one show, that’s a lot. Extrapolate that to 4-5 shows a week, at least 200 shows a year, and you’re looking at a lot of heavy drinking. Maybe it’s not a problem for him, but I’m honestly a bit concerned that it could become a problem at the rate he’s going.
July 9, 2018 @ 4:55 pm
I envy your life if you’ve got the mental energy to worry about a grown ass man who ain’t really showing any signs of addiction that i know of? Cross that bridge when and if you come to it? idk.
July 14, 2018 @ 2:30 pm
You obviously don’t know him, don’t ASSUME you know the saying, Makes an ass out of you and only YOU!!
July 9, 2018 @ 6:10 am
I saw Josh and Cody in Boerne in November – excellent show. And Josh is a fantastic performer. Love that Cody is continuing to spotlight him as his opener.
July 9, 2018 @ 9:29 am
Really enjoyed the concert, second time seeing colter. First time seeing Cody and Josh, I’ve seen everyone btw and Josh may not have the acclaim the other Texas acts have but my goodness the man can sing and put on one hell of a performance, definitely going to make it a priority to see him more. It’s a shame he’s not headlining whitewater on his own yet, but by the looks of it a few more hit songs and he will be.
July 9, 2018 @ 9:30 am
I saw the set list from the 7th on the Setlist.fm website and (if it’s correct) I was a little disappointed he’d cut Chase That Song, What Else Is New, The Way I Am, Heavy Load, and No Guarantees in a 16 song set? The same site said on May 4th in Sacramento he played 26 songs (including 3 of those). I know he’s gotta weave the new ones in etc…. but man, those are great songs…… I think he should’ve put out a double live album from the Devil tour because it would’ve been incredible. I’d hate to think I missed the peak because I just didn’t know……yet. 🙁
July 9, 2018 @ 10:12 am
There are quite a few songs missing from that list that he performed. Not sure exactly how many he sang but he played for about an hour and a half. He and Josh even covered “Digging Up Bones” and did an amazing job!
July 10, 2018 @ 3:33 pm
Big crowd.
Nerve damage inner ear….might want to turn that guitar down.
Your (always) excellent photos add a lot to these live performance reviews.
July 21, 2018 @ 10:49 pm
I made a mistake tonight because I’m old, lazy, and had no one to go with me. 🙁
Cody & Whitey were playing the Tailgates & Tallboys Festival tonight 3 hours away but I just didn’t have the energy to drive it alone. After seeing Whitey tear it up here Wednesday night in Joliet, IL I should’ve sucked it up and made the drive but I just couldn’t. So I spent the night watching a backwards ballcap band of kids that came up from Nashville playing their original Pop Country tunes at Bub’s wishing I had made the trip. Sadly, they have no idea who Cody & Whitey are (or anyone else that play real Country for that matter) because no one has ever taught them. They don’t know what they don’t know like I didn’t before. Don’t make the mistake I did if you ever get the chance I had.
July 23, 2018 @ 8:53 am
Yea, you missed out dude….Ward, Colter, Whitey, and Cody in succession. It was a great time, brief rain shower during Whiteys set but that amped the crowd up even more. Second time I’ve seen Jinks, and he was way better this time. He has definitely grown into a bonafide headlining act, was super impressed with the show.
July 23, 2018 @ 10:12 am
Thanks, I saw the setlist from Friday night and that pretty much told me all I needed to know. I know he’ll come here to Chicago but it won’t be like that with that lineup. I’m not familiar with how big the crowds are at that festival. How many people you think?
July 23, 2018 @ 5:11 pm
Maybe 8-10k. There are 3 different ticket sections/price points: vip right in front of the stage, party pit behind vip, and general admission everywhere else….it’s a pretty decent set up right next to the bridge on the river.