Radio Venice S15.E03 Archives

Based out of Nashville, Tennessee, Cristina Vane is taking the town by storm with her unique blend of blues and folk. Originally from Europe, she draws from such a great host of influences that it is impossible to compare her music to any one artist. That being said, she draws decisively from country blues, delta blues, and American folk music, creating her own flavor of the blues. Whether on the Venice boardwalk busking by the beach or on a stage in Mississippi, her signature resonator bottleneck playing and powerful vocals are unmistakable and unforgettable.

Before falling in love with the blues, Cristina spent her childhood and adolescence studying classical voice, music theory, piano and flute, ever consumed by music. She has love for many kinds of music, ranging from baroque classical to punk and metal. This theme continues throughout her career today; while she predominantly plays slide guitar, she employs fingerpicking, acoustic, electric guitar techniques, as well as clawhammer banjo playing.

Cristina had been performing in the Southern California area for nearly four years when she embarked on a 5 month tour, summer of 2018. While Cristina spent summers gigging in both New York and London previous to her move to Venice, she had never traveled the United States extensively and found her tour to be a personal and musical success. Her effervescent and edgy personality make for entrancing live performances, which she has honed with hours of practice playing in venues across the country as well as busking for the public on Venice Beach for several years. It is safe to say Cristina lives through music, it saturates her life and is, for her, a necessary vehicle for expression.

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PayPal: cristinavanemusic@gmail.com
Venmo: @Cristina-Vane

Cristina Vane on Radio Venice

Radio Venice S17.E11 – July 25, 2021
Radio Venice S15.E03 – October 4, 2020
Radio Venice S14.E08 – June 28, 2020
Radio Venice S13.E14 – April 19, 2020
Radio Venice S10.E03 – January 27, 2019
Radio Venice S09.E02 – September 16, 2018
Radio Venice S07.E13 – March 4, 2018
Radio Venice 2 Year Anniversary S06.E08 – September 24, 2017
Radio Venice S06.E07 – September 10, 2017
Radio Venice S05.E08 – April 30, 2017
Radio Venice S03.E05 – June 5, 2016
Radio Venice #25 – March 27, 2016
Radio Venice #23 – March 13, 2016
Radio Venice #22 – March 6, 2016
Radio Venice #21 – February 28, 2016
Radio Venice #18 – February 7, 2016
Radio Venice #9 – November 15, 2015
Radio Venice #3 – October 4, 2015

Click to enlarge / Photo Credits: Karen Criswell and Artem Barinov Photography

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Tim is currently, for some strange reason, an obsessive stop motion animator. I know?? There was a time.. actually it was all of the time before now, that Tim would scarcely be spotted in the same place for longer than his musical adventures permitted.

Someone wrote this about him after seeing him on stage once:

“With a heart as big as the Aussie desert and a voice kind enough to soothe the Rockies, Tim Bennett’s solo show is a feast for the senses.”

Another, very brilliant artist from Canada wrote this about Tim’s Ep “Crystal Water” that he released in 2014.

“First off it must be noted that this music is sexy. Not a funky kind of sexy, but a yearning, sophisticated, understated, deep sexy that comes from someone who knows how to hold back.” Brian MacMillan

Pretty cool dude.

This could be Tim writing his own bio right now, pretending to be one of his goofy friends. He has goofy friends though, so you’ll never know.

Apparently there is more music on the boiler.. likely getting over cooked due to his current distractions. Stay tuned!

oH! His older brother, Josh Bennett, who is an aMAZing artist.. oh my god.. anyway, he sent in some words of support too:

“Tim, “The Emperor” Bennett was born into a musical family and ran with it. He’s awesome. Buy his stuff/hire him. The end.”