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Cris Valkyria & the Opponents with Victoria Spaeth & Nate Rylan

Presented by Tin Angel at Tin Angel

January 14, 2012

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Cris Valkyria was born and raised in Norway by a non-musical family. She picked up the guitar to accompany her poetry at the age of 17 when she left the nest to try out her flying capabilities. Though music was central to her heart, she put education first and graduated as a licensed psychologist from the University of Oslo, and managed to see quite a bit of the world before she settled in Philadelphia, where she currently lives with her husband and son. In Philadelphia she decided to focus on the musical aspect of her selfhood, and is currently active on the Philadelphia music scene as an indie artist. She frequently performs the major music venues in Philadelphia with her band Cris Valkyria and the Opponents or as a solo artist. She is also often seen as a duo with Lou Paglione; either performing original Cris Valkyria songs, or as a part of a children songs project: Cris & Lou.

Cris’ unique music is described as adult alternative, with a rock drive, elven flares and ethereal undertones. Her lyrics touch both the heart and the cortex, while her voice is an intoxicating blend of Nordic and Oxford English, that is almost elven in its other-worldliness.