Upcoming Shows
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Friday Sep 27 - Sunset Night Market, 23rd Avenue Stage, SF
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Thursday Oct 3 4pm - Mission Community Market, 22nd & Bartlett, SF
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Tuesday Oct 8 12pm - Civic Center Soundtrack Series, Fulton Plaza, SF
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Saturday Oct 19 11am - 12pm: Outer Sunset Farmer's Market, , 37th Ave & Quintera, SF
XtinaM has performed as a solo artist at the North Beach Festival, the Civic Center Soundtrack Series, The Whale's Tail in Golden Gate Park, Noisepop's Summer of Music SF Series, Winter's Tavern, Boomerang Lounge, The New Farm, and neighborhood markets throughout San Francisco,
The Secret
"The Secret," a song about the struggle to resist temptation, is out now! Check out the video featuring XtinaM and co-creator Nancy Curtiss performing ballet to the song in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA.
"The vocals pack such a compelling attitude here, channelling some of the big hitters of the genre like Patti Smith and Courtney Love" -- Various Small Flames
On XtinaM’s debut album, If Your Name is Music, she tells a story of finding one’s way and new beginnings.
The goth-tinged, irreverent album opener, The Secret starts the journey through a dangerous and mysterious forest. Road Lover and Travelin’ Boy explore kiss-and-tell adventures on the road as the quest unfolds. The heady power-pop ballad, Love Will Save the Day, and the upbeat pop-punk ditty See Me Now close out the album with a message of rebirth, freedom, positivity and optimism for the future. Nods to glam rock, alt-country, folk and punk are threaded throughout the diverse range of material, all of which is performed by XtinaM on acoustic guitar, electric bass, harmonica, percussion, and foot stomp.
XtinaM has been compared to Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Linda Perry, Courtney Love, Fiona Apple, KT Tunstall, Alanis Morrisette and David Bowie.
XtinaM is the moniker for original and solo projects by multi-instrumentalist Christina Michelle. Christina Michelle has performed extensively in the Bay Area as well as Nashville, Las Vegas and the UK as a vocalist and bass player in acts such as Rolling Stones tribute, Chick Jagger, All-Girl Kinks tribute The Minks and original garage rockers, The Seagulls. For more information, visit www.christinamichelle.com.
If Your Name is Music
"If Your Name is Music," the title track of XtinaM's solo debut CD, is a song inspired by a road trip through Bakersfield, CA. A tribute to the power of music, the tune promotes awareness and acknowledgement of the influence of music, and serves as a reminder to invite music into your life.