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In September of 2023, I began working on producing this benefit album, Silver Patron Saints, to raise money for the Jesse Malin Sweet Relief fund. I ended up co-producing the record with David Bason, with help and support from Danny Clinch and Alex Coletti. Glassnote Records/The Orchard volunteered to release the album with 100% proceeds going to Jesse Malin. This album showed the world how compassionate and united artists are. They came out easily for their friend in need and it was a heartbreaking experience to witness the love for Jesse that was extended to him by them all.
Most of the artists recorded these songs in their own studios. Most of them chose songs they wanted to do, and of course, we offered up some suggestions. Geoff Sanoff (Renegade Studios) was a godsend and mixed several tracks, as well as getting Little Steven to play on one of the songs. Daniel Sanit at Flux Studios helped us get some studio time when we needed it - for artists who suddenly became available. Margaret Kramer was right there offering up their studio out in Northern California for Tom Morello, Mike Watt and Joey C. Fred Kevorkian mastered the entire project, for free.
I am proud to have my name on the back of a record that was so instrumental in helping to get Jesse through a crisis year of intensive stem cell and physical therapy. There is no one more brave, to venture to Buenos Aires to a clinic with very few known successes, for a year, almost blindly, in a paraplegic state, as he did. The power of music is exceptional in providing motivation and inspiration, belief and love. That’s what this record did. It helped get him back on stage again.
Big thanks to every artist who recorded for this album, to their managers, to their lawyers, to the record labels and publishing companies who signed waivers. Big thanks to the kind folks at Glassnote and the Orchard. Big thanks to my co-producer David Bason, to Fred Kevorkian, Daniel Sanit and Geoff Sanoff. Big thanks to Jesse Malin’s musicians who were there in a heartbeat to play when needed. Big thanks to Jesse who writes such really great songs.
Buying this record goes right to Jesse Malin. The lineup is scary great and it’s a beautiful thng to do.
Jesse Malin and Friends Burn Like Stars at the Beacon Theatre
Malin’s “Greener Pastures” — performed at the start of his second set, with his former manager Diane Gentile providing soulful harmonies — asserts, “You can make it if you try.
Paste Session of the Day
Melody Maker Magazine Review
Diane Gentile Drops New Album
Vents Magazine Interview
VENTS Magazine recently had the pleasure of interviewing Diane Gentile, of Diane Gentile and the Gentle Men, about her “Walk With Me” video, which features Alejandro Escovedo. The interview can be read below.
MusicNews Review
“Gentile and Escovedo answer each other's lines, match each other's expressions of resilience and hopefulness, and harmonize with a rough sort of beauty.”
OnStage Magazine Review
“Musical visionary Diane Gentile unveils stunning new single with Alejandro Escovedo.”
“…a true luminary in the realm of music, effortlessly captivates audiences with her undeniable talent and ability to create sonic landscapes that leave an indelible mark.”
“…a journey of profound depth and emotion.”
“…Diane’s knack for writing instantly relatable songs that will not leave your head.”
“This is an artist that should be on everyone’s radar this year."
Tinnitist Review
"Seamlessly blending her lyrical prowess with his undeniable charisma, the song is a sonic masterpiece that serves as a perfect introduction to her captivating world and establishes Diane as a true musical force to be reckoned with.”
Raised By Cassettes Review
"As I hear Diane Gentile and Alejandro Escovedo here though, I think about those older songs when musicians got together to create.”
Walk With Me (Hollywood Digest)
“...gets our hearts racing right from the get-go.”
“...there’s a mystique to her delivery that makes for quite the hot pursuit between audience and artist…”
Walk with Me (IndiePulse)
The 2020s have been an era rife with throwbacks in rock music, but while Diane & The Gentle Men’s “Walk with Me” has a neo-chic characteristic that might lead some journalists to lump the crew in with retro culture, I think their style is just a bit more complex than that.
Walk With Me (LA On Lock)
he track offers hints of Emmylou and Springsteen with an ode to Dylan on the side.
One On One Session with Diane Gentile
Diane Gentile sits down for a One On One Session at Bowery Electric New York on May 27th, 2020.
Diane and the Gentle Men Make Peace with Isolation on “The World Is a Goner”
Locked inside like the rest of the world during 2020, Diana Gentile started feeling content with her life on the inside.
Americana Highways Review: The White Sea
Diane And The Gentle Men Brilliantly Bridge The Gap Between Americana And Alt/Indie With “The White Sea”
‘The White Sea’ Debut on Brooklyn Vegan
Lower East Side vet Diane Gentile is back with a new album via her band Diane & The Gentle Men, which was produced in part by Steve Wynn on The Dream Syndicate and Jesse Malin.
Rolling Stone’s 10 Best Country and Americana Songs
The title track from Diane & the Gentle Men’s Little Things EP is a propulsive pop-rocker built for open roads and unbroken horizons.
Four Song EP Out July 31 on Velvet Elk Records
Little Things EP and show at 169 Avenue A. Special guest performers include Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate), Lenny kaye (Patti Smith), Felice Rosser, (Faith), Alfonso Velez, Jesse Malin, Don Dilego, Dina Regine, Alexandra Blair (The Silkwar), Dylan Hundley, (Lulu Lewis), Marcelle Gentile, Derek Cruz, Amanda Cross, and more.