Artist description Southern alt rock belle

Music Style rock n roll

Musical Influences Neil Young, Eric Anderson, the Beatles, the Police,

Similar Artists Chrissie Hynde, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow

Artist History Cristina was a funky folkie from Florida who came to New York and was converted to a rock n roll old soul.

Albums What Did I Do? (Tylia Records)

Press Reviews from Amplifier magazine "What Did I Do?, the debut release from Cristina Williams Band, is an album of contradictions without compromise. Hailing from Florida and raised in a Cuban-American family, she incorporates reggae sounds (“Make You Happy”) along with the blues of title song. When Williams branches off into the spoken word of “Summer Moon” or the brooding “I’ll Let You Go,” the breadth of her emotion is striking. Comparisons to Maria McKee and Melissa Etheridge are deserved as Williams is clearly a songwriter before all else. But she also has the ability to bring her personal and plaintive lyrics to life. Backed by a strong band, What Did I Do? has the feel of a live performance, with Williams’ energy breaking through each song." from NYRock.com "To answer the question the title poses, you made a damn good disc, Cristina. Her style is pop, along the lines of Sheryl Crow, but happier and hippier, as first albums often can be. A song like "Make You Happy" does precisely that. It starts off in a surf-genre mood before bouncing off with a chorus featuring a Farfisa-organ sound, and a hooky nature that could have been culled from a '60s TV show. (I can picture the girls in white go-go boots and heavy black mascara.) She's not your typical guitar-strumming coffeehouse singer, mind you, as her voice has plenty of depth to it. Her lyrics show an investment of time as well, like on "I'll Let You Go," a bittersweet tale if there ever were one. Again, a really good disc." from Suite101.com: "New York City-based singer/songwriter Cristina Williams and her band have recorded a wide-ranging and highly enjoyable CD. What Did I Do runs the gamut from folk to rock to soul to reggae to country to blues. Her vocal style could be compared to artists such as Sheryl Crow...and Shawn Colvin. Williams is equally adept at singing quiet ballads and full-out rock songs. The song “Ties That Bind” should be on the radio, but unfortunately What Did I Do isn’t on a major label, so you’ll just have to buy it to hear it." from Michael Paoletta, Billboard Magazine, about the GNYTV compilation "East Side of Fascination" "a laudable collection that unearths such notable newcomers as...Jacksonville, FL native, Cristina Williams (who offers the delicate folk/pop strummer 'I'll Let You Go' and skittling rocker 'Ties That Bind')."

Location New York, NY - USA

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