The Whiplash Curve is a lush and cinematic recording filled with swelling strings and gypsy influences. Kristia Di Gregorio takes us on an escapist journey through the Belle Époque and introduces us to unruly women of the turn of the 20th century... stealing pearls, dancing on tables and loosening the corset strings.

Under the immaculate attention of Grammy-nominated producer Joby Baker (Cowboy Junkies, Alex Cuba) the arrangements on The Whiplash Curve create a lush and evocative setting for stories of artists, soldiers, kept women and merchant sailors. Kristia is joined by a stellar cast of musicians such as Richard Moody, Adrian Dolan (The Bills), Quinn Bachand, von Loewen and Tony Di Gregorio.

Released March 2014

All songs written by Kristia Di Gregorio except 'Vincent' by Don McLean

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Baker Studios - Victoria BC Canada Produced and engineered by Joby Baker with additional engineering by Adrian Dolan

Photography by Francis Litman

Artwork and design by Carylann Loeppky, Dope Design Studio Ltd.

In the dark we wrestle with God and love and drink. The stars come out, our guards break down, we share our secrets and mourn our pasts. We are searching, we are sleeping, and Kristia Di Gregorio is lulling us into the sweetest of dreams.

Kristia Di Gregorio's brand of smoky-cool vocals and jazz based folk noir is hauntingly influenced by old-world New Orleans, jasmine perfume and all things humidly timeworn. Her passionate vocal stylings and come-hither whispers conjure sultry nightclub singers and torch-song balladeers, but her all-original repertoire of velvety vocals and seductive arrangements is anything but your predictable jazz standard.

Kristia has just released her latest CD entitled Any Given Night. The songs illuminate the city at night, ushering the listener through the minds of many... lovers, philosophers, professionals... By night she travels though noisy clubs and dimly-lit apartments, wanders streets and uncovers hidden meeting places. Di Gregorio invites you, beckons you, to follow her.

Kristia Di Gregorio pushes the boundaries of traditional folk, jazz and blues for a sound that is at once dynamic and subtle, flirtatious and coy, sexy and dark, "leaving the listener yearning for more of her... and no one else." Warren Footz, SEE Magazine