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Diane Gentile sees her songs in her head before she hears them. Her songs are abstractions of life, brimming with sharp wordplay and juicy narratives. Diane & TheGentle Men’s latest, The Bad and the Beautiful, out September 15 on Velvet Elk Records, Diane Gentile sees her songs in her head before she hears them. Her songs are abstractions of life, brimming with sharp wordplay and juicy narratives. Diane & The Gentle Men’s latest, The Bad and the Beautiful, out September 15 on Velvet Elk Records, is a scrapbook of vignettes, featuring endearing but poetically flawed protagonists sketched with Diane’s literate flair and doused in classic NYC rock n’ roll swagger. The Bad and the Beautiful was produced by Diane with Merle Chornuk at Atomic Sound Studios with additional production by James Maddock, Jesse Malin, and Oscar Albeis Rodriguez. Diane’s songwriting is informed by artists and literary legends such as David Bowie, Lucinda Williams, The Rolling Stones, Henrik Ibsen and possibly, even William Shakespeare.  The distant lyrics of David Bowie, the honesty of Lucinda Williams, the danceability of the Rolling Stones, the realism of Henrick Ibsen, and the tragic drama of William Shakespeare are just some of the content that has shaped her creativity.  Her sensibility has been further rounded by the attitude and emotionality of punk rock - a culture she’s been intimately a part of for many years in New York City.  Diane is a fixture around town as a performer and a taste-making music professional.  Diane has previously release two albums and a single, and she has opened for artists such as Richard Lloyd (Television), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate), Jesse Malin, Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N’ Roses), Robert Gordon, James Maddock, Jason Darling, Laura Cantrell, Beechwood, and Joseph Arthur. Her videos have debuted on Rollingstone.com , and Diane’s single, “Motorcycle,” was awarded Little Steven’s “Coolest Song in the World” for his Underground Garage Sirius XM channel. “Motorcycle” was also supported by over 20 Triple A radio stations and 40 college radiostations in the U.S

Diane is a native New Yorker who grew up in Flushing, Queens in a musical family. Out of seven siblings, three became accomplished musicians, including gifted guitarist brother Eddie, and sister Elda who was a founding member of Max’s Kansas City mainstays The Stilettos, a launching pad for Blondie’s Debbie Harry. Diane wrote her first song when she was 10, and she continues to be a passionate prolific songwriter to this day. Sketched with Diane’s literate flair and doused in classic NYC rock n’ roll swagger, The ad and the Beautiful was produced by Diane with Merle Chornuk at Atomic Sound Studios with additional production by James Maddock, Jesse Malin, and Oscar Albeis Rodriguez.

"My priorities have always been music driven, hence the difficulties and exuberances in my life. Haha!," says Gentile.

Diane Gentile had done a 15 city tour as support for Jesse Malin in 2019.  On route, she stopped for an afternoon coffee with Alejandro Escovedo at his lovely backroad abode in Austin, TX.  Taking a walk with both he and his lovely wife Nancy Rankin Escovedo, and the playful dogs, down a long quiet white sandy road, lined with wild trees and brushes of pale green foliage, came a sense of ease and quiet so unfamiliar to her.  Born, raised and living in a concrete based NYC, her rushed and hectic routine was wildly chaotic in comparison.  In this sense of ease came a mood, and somewhat of an answer, that later found itself in the song “Walk With Me”.

Diane Gentile started The Gentle Men, one of two bands in her life, 10 years ago.  Midway through recording her first album, Caught in a Wave, with producer/musician Don Diego (Fantastic Cat), she found drummer Colin Brooks, bassist Matt Basile and guitarist Jason Victor, who helped her showcase songs from that first record, and then record another full album titled The White Sea. She had early unexpected support from press on Caught in a Wave, which propelled further nterest in The White Sea, and the Underground Garage “Coolest Song in the World” airplay on Sirius Satellite Radio of “Motorcycle”, the first single from The White Sea, gave her international attention and another round of exposure to a wider audience of both peers and fans.  Steve Wynn of The Dream Syndicate was the producer of “Motorcycle”. She had been a long time fan of The Dream Syndicate and world renown Steve Wynn and Jason Victor, were her guitar idols. RolingStone.com debuted her video of “Little Things”, the second single.