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Blues, Angels and Gigi DeNisco: Rockin' South Florida and Beyond with a Vibe That's ''Too Close For Comfort''.


LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  -- Folks down in South Florida may be hunkering down Hunkering down

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 again, but over the past few years, they've been more in tune with another force of nature that's been rockin' heavy an average of three nights a week at local, tourist-friendly hotspots from Palm Beach to The Keys: Gigi DeNisco.

Playing in a variety of musical settings (solo, duo, trio, full band), the fiery, classic rock influenced singer/songwriter has become a regional institution with her SRO See Self-regulatory organization.

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 performances (over 150 a year at last count) at clubs like Tobacco Road in Miami, The Island Grill and The Lor-e-lei (Islamorada, in The Keys) and Toucan's in Hollywood Beach. This past May, Gigi and her band played at the world famous Sunfest in West Palm Beach, opening the main stage show for Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), better known as Michael Bolton, is an American singer-songwriter, known for his soft rock ballads and powerful tenor vocals. ; the fest's lineup over the four day weekend included Bruce Hornsby, Duncan Sheik and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

DeNisco - who has long mixed original material in with covers of pop songs she grew up with - is breaking the barriers and finally getting her music out beyond her beloved home state. "Before We Start," the heartfelt mid-tempo rocker and first single from her new indie disc "Too Close For Comfort," was released this past spring and peaked at #11 on FMQB's Adult Contemporary chart, receiving loads of airplay air·play  
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 follow-up single, "Pony Ride," was released to radio in August and was the second most added song on that same chart its first week out; on the chart measuring nationwide spins, it rose the next week from 168 to 53 and the third week, Charted at #39!

While DeNisco put out two previous, well-received independent discs, "On My Way" and "Winds of a Dream," she believes that "Too Close For Comfort" is her breakthrough project and most fully realized collection to date.

The next single that will be released is the grooving rocker "Walkin' A Line." This release will be coupled with a Band Tour, most likely in the Spring of 2007. The Gigi DeNisco Band has opened for many Nationals including Stevie Nicks, Steely Dan, Willie Nelson, Keith Urban and many more.
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