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THE BLiSTERiNG SOUND OF SAL PiAMONTE AND HiS LATEST CD LiVES iN DEViL CiTY 
DECEMBER 13, 2011 - SAL
PIAMONTE may hail from the same hometown as ALANIS MORRISETTE and his
vibe may capture some of his homegirl’s rebellious fire, but “TAKE ME
HOME”—the blistering first single from the Ottawa born
singer/songwriter’ latest album LIVES IN DEVIL CITY—puts the
listener square in the heart of Alabama and Louisiana, where
soul-driven Southern rock reigns. As
hard hitting as the tunes are, the multi-faceted, dangerously catchy
13-track set (which is bookended by a clever “BIG SLEAZY” intro
and outro) isn’t simply about celebrating PIAMONTE’s diverse
array of influences and the many ways, as he puts it, “Rock and
Roll rules my soul.” DEVIL CITY is a hard hitting metaphor for a
place where disillusionment reigns, the people you thought you could
count on let you down and everyone’s in it for themselves.
PIAMONTE’s task throughout is rising above. He’s seen the devil
in a flowered dress (“WHATCHA SAY?”) but in this struggle of good
vs. evil, he’s not giving up just because of a few setbacks. “I
think the
difference in the efforts leading up to my new record, and my new
record itself, is that I became more confident and focused with my
message, choice of lyrics and chord progressions, and honing my
melodies,” he says. “For a long while, it was hard for me to
balance my love for Top 40 music, southern styled rock and roll and
soulful elements with my love for more straight up styled rock, I
feel that a certain process was necessary to get to this point. I
feel that rock allows me the freedom to express my message so as to
maximize my positive impact on the world and the people around me.”
RELATED LiNKS: WWW.SALPiAMONTE.COM ABOUT THE HOST:  BRIAN
LUSH holds a BA in Creative Writing from the UNIVERSITY OF
NEW MEXICO. He established ROCKWIRED on New Years of 2004 and hasn't
looked back
since. He is currently the host of all of ROCKWIRED.COM's programming
which includes such shows as ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES and ROCKWIRED
FREE FORM RADIO. As
program producer for ROCKWiRED.COM, LUSH is hands-on when it
comes to
interviewing and building a lasting rapport with the artists that come
ROCKWiRED's
way. As a youngster, BRIAN LUSH had no idea what kind of seed was being
planted
by reading magazines such as HIT PARADE, HIGH TIMES, SPIN, REQUEST
(remember
that one?) and even ROLLING STONE. "Those were the days before the
internet and being a rock journalist
looked
like the coolest job imaginable." says LUSH "But reading these
magazines had me
imagining that one day I'd be the artist giving all of the clever
answers to
some poor guy with a tape recorder. Well, life has a way of surprising
you.
Now, I'm the poor guy with the tape recorder and asking all of the
questions."CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH
AT: djlush@rockwired.com
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