Cristofani is a study in contradictions: German
philosophy and Los Angeles glamour; serious poetry and serious
booty-shaking; young body and an old soul. She goes equally for
French New Wave cinema as for crowd-pleasers like Moulin Rouge: "I
make music for the children of the revolution," she says.
Born in Baltimore, MD and raised in stuffy, privileged Los Gatos,
CA by two classical pianists, Cristofani grew up immersed in music. Still, being raised in a snobby, middle class town had its dangers:
"I was so hyper, not to mention accident-prone, I was bouncing off
everything and everyone. They wanted to medicate me and subdue me.
But where they didn't succeed my peers did--being a cool girl in high
school almost destroyed my soul. I had to devote myself to becoming a
nerd to recover." Become a nerd she did, developing a predilection
for philosophers like Nietzsche and Aristotle, reading through great
literature, learning French, writing short stories, painting, and all
the while working towards her BA in Comparative Literature at the
University of California, Berkeley.
Still, not many nerds possess ravishing looks, dynamic fashion
sense, and the ability to rock a stage all night long. And according
to Lindsey Kate, her rock n' roll destiny was decided on one
particularly epic Las Vegas weekend: "Like Alice, I nibbled on the
right side of the mushroom, grew larger and stood in front of that
great golden lion in front of the MGM grand, and he gave me my orders:
go overground." An unlikely mixture of brains and booze, sex and
symphonies, poetry and pomp, she describes her life as
"equally divided between great sex and great texts.
Cristofani is a collaboration with Anthony and Louis Cristofani, her husband and brother-in-law, respectively. She also plays with their band, The Sacred Dice: www.myspace.com/thesacreddice. Often asked
what it's like to be in a committed relationship in the rock world,
she responds: "Well, it's nothing new. I've been committed my
whole life. Committed to horses, committed to music, committed to
revolution...and I'll probably wind up committed to an institution."
It's clear from her music and stage show that she's committed to
gorgeous pop melodies, poetry, and stage fearlessness . The result is
surprising to most everyone. "People hear my sing-a-long lovefests
and are surprised to find the lyrics aren't cliched and untrained.
Others read my lyrics and are surprised that they're not set to dark,
minor-chord laden, intricate music. I like to go pop and profound at
the same time." "My problem with most music is that writers think
they can get away with awkward rhythms by singing through them or over
them, but the rhythm is as much in the word as in the bass and drums.
That's why rappers such as Eminem and Tupac are more musical to me
than these singer-songwriters who went to Berklee and forgot to study
poetry, too. I'm only interested in people who take words seriously,
don't toss off easy rhymes and easy feelings: Leonard Cohen, Bono,
Sophie B. Hawkins, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits. But I'm just as
interested in Salman Rushdie or Charles Bukowski."
That's not to imply Cristofani likes to sit still on
a stage and croon along somberly to her poetry. Energetic,
confrontational, improvisational (she often makes up lyrics in the
middle of her songs, about audience members or the city), she
is not the kind of singer-songwriter whose stage songs don't live up
to the album. "Sure, the hit single makes the money, but the LIVE
SONG makes the magic in people's lives, including mine. If the day
after the concert their routine doesn't change a bit, I failed."
Given how difficult it is to define Cristofani, it might be
best to suggest that "Cristofani" is what the next
generation will say when asked to name their influences. Because her
type hasn't quite been invented yet.
Yo Cristofaniasaurus. I just found out that we're related...and as a special family only present we've made a new song for you called "End of Days" (start doing backflips now). It's an epic instrumental opus to the moment when our ancient Dino relatives saw a large fiery object plummeting towards them. Please come to our page, give it a listen and let us know if it makes you feel like something catastrophic is gonna happen. If the song upsets you too much we will be holding several s support groups (read: comcerts) in the near future. Check our page for locations, dates and times.
CHECK OUT MY NEW REMIXES FROM TAYLOR SWIFT, KATY PERRY, LMFAO, SEAN KINGSTON, AND MORE ON MY PAGE. THESE BEATS ARE FOR SALE PLUS I HAVE MORE BEATS IN DIFFERENT GENRES. HIT ME UP 4 INFO.
CHECK OUT THE NEW REMIXES OF BEYONCE AND JAZMIN SULLIVAN AND SOME WORK IVE DONE FOR PEOPLE. RIGHT NOW IM SELLING HOT TRACKS FOR $150 EACH, HIP HOP, RNB, POP, REGGAETON, ETC SO HIT ME UP ASAP AND GIVE ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN SEND YOU SOME SNIPPETS. BEATS ARE GOING FAST.
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Yo! Bad Ego Trip is playing our first ever show at Bombay Bar and Grill this Thursday, May 7th. We'll be hitting the stage at about 10:00 PM. Dead of Night will follow us at 11:30 PM. No cover, and drink specials all night. Hope to see you there!
GRAND OPENING MAY 10TH TOP SHELF SUNDAYS @ 24K LOUNGE. FREE TOP SHELF DRINK WITH PAID ENTRY!!!
AN INTIMATE NIGHT(IN HONOR OF MOTHERS DAY) W/SKINNIE MAG N LA INK SPOT. LADIES FREE BEFORE 1030PM, 15 AFTER. HOSTED BY 3XM/WROD OF MOUTH MODELS. FASHION SHOW WITH BLOW COLLECTION & LADIES MAN CLOTHING. LIVE PERFORMANCE INVENT, DON CAIN, CARTER BOYS.1030-11PM. PARTY WITH DJ ESCALADE OF ATOMIC STORM DJ'S/SHADYVILLE 11-2AM, ITS NOT JUST A PARTY ITS A PRODUCTION.
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Hey There ... Hope you are well :)
<br />We finally moved to L.A. Hope to be seeing you at a show sometime very soon!
<br />Some gig dates are up on our page...
Bad Ego Trip has advanced to the semi-finals for the Sans Souci Battle of the Bands. We will be playing at 9PM at the Sans Souci this coming Wednesday, April 8th. We need your support! This round will be judged, but one of the factors under consideration is crowd response. So come on out and let's party. Make sure those judges know who you are supporting by cheering as loud as possible!
Wednesday, April 9th @ 9:00 PM Sans Souci - Battle of the Bands Semis 21 S Chestnut St. Ventura, CA 93003
