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HERE'S WHAT THE CRITICS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT
Robert Whaley of Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak:

Rene Chun, New York Times - It was a performance Jim Morrison would have loved. Lunacy? Spectacle? And music too??

Dan Aquilante, New York Post ...the best show I've seen in months. It was a fit of deliberate performance that riveted every eye...

Cynthia True, Time Out New York...A high-turbo blend of manic songs and clever and whacked out improv. Robert Whaley should be a Ritalin poster boy. And I mean that admiringly.

New Yorker Magazine – Sharp-dressed showmanship and sharp-witted pop.

Dawn Eden, New York Press - It's painfully obvious why Robert Whaley is part of one of New York's longest-running acts. His songs are odd hybrids of Beatles-esque melodies and Zappa-esque rhythms.

Steve Santos, Alternative Press - Singer/cornetist/clown prince Robert Whaley tosses Bowie/Morrissey and Quentin Crisp into a Ventures blender, adds a dash of grenadine, a splash of mescaline, hits ultra-whip and splurt! It's all over the ceiling.

Rob Kemp, Musician Magazine - Musicians can get by on mere talent. But beauty turns talent into a luxury. Comic Tales is a handsome quartet who dress like Harry Connick Jr. and sound like a cross between Leonard Cohen and David Byrne.

Candace Busnell (creator, Sex and the City), Vogue Magazine - Stars fall for these guys.


For more information, as well as online press materials, please visit
www.comictalesoftragicheartbreak.com

New album, now available on Triple R Records
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COMIC TALES OF TRAGIC HEARTBREAK, on Triple R Records (www.tripleRrecords.com)

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Please find enclosed materials for review on a great NYC band, Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak. I include a bio page/press release, as well as a list of press quotes.

More information can be found – including music, photographs and bio info – on www.comictalesoftragicheartbreak.com.

And, of course, their heralded self-titled release, as well as a national television appearance DVD (Good Morning America, Oxygen Network, Fox, etc.) is also available.

Comic Tales has done many types of special/celebrity/charity events, including Best Buddies (through the Rose Kennedy family, for the mentally impaired), Change for Kids (for inner-city school children), and the annual meningitis fundraiser, hosted by Dave Attell, featuring top comics from around the country.

Locally (New York City) the group performs at Joe’s Pub, the National Underground (Gavin DeGraw’s place), and was the regular Saturday night house band at the Cutting Room.

A bit of background - lead singer, Robert Whaley, co-wrote and recorded the original score for the feature film, “Joe the King”, starring Val Kilmer and Ethan Hawke, “Joe the King” won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Whaley is also currently at work on his much-anticipated new musical-play, “Bride and Groom,” the follow-up to his off-Broadway hit, “Wrong Way UP” (called Best off-Broadway Musical of the Year by Backstage).

The group thrives mainly because they are so engaging, original, and entertaining - they turn things into a really exciting night! And the pianist is one of the finest players around.

With all this in mind, I think they would work really well in your space, and that, with your help, we could create something great there.

So please do enjoy - let’s be in touch soon!

Best to you,

Robert,

Reason Management/Triple R Records

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak – the new band from Robert Whaley of rock legends, the Niagaras!

Contact: John Lacy

Reason Music Management

145 East 22nd Street, Suite 5F

New York, NY 10010

(212) 475-2504

“Lunacy? Spectacle? And music, too?” Rene Chun, New York Times

“The best show I’ve seen in months.” Dan Aquilante, New York Post

(New York, NY) October 26, 2008 – This show has been going gangbusters all over New York City. Think 60’s Northern Soul, a little Burt Bacharach, a bit of Beat free association, a dash of Bowie and James Brown - and you have
Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak. This piano-driven, soul-influenced band features an incredible live show with crazy energy, outrageous humor, and unbelievable originality. Quite a combustible recipe here!

Comic Tales’ lead singer, songwriter, and trumpeter Robert Whaley previously fronted NYC rock legends, the Niagaras. With a penchant for interpretive dancing on tabletops and hilariously satirical rants on a broken childhood, Whaley electrified national audiences with appearances on Good Morning America, the Oxygen network, and Fox. The Niagaras were a hugely popular staple of the Manhattan scene for nearly two decades, attracting celebrities, controversy, and packed houses along the way.

Seeking a return to the R&B roots that got him into music in the first place, and informed by an almost pathological aversion to anything post-1974, Whaley joined forces with pianist and arranger Aaron Wyanski, industry veteran Pete O'Connell on bass, and longtime Niagaras drummer Dylan Wissing (Johnny Socko, Novel) to craft an organic, literate, deeply-grooving collection of semi-autobiographical songs.

Written in a tiny studio filled to bursting-with-20th Century literature, and inspired by a massive collection of obscure vinyl, Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak have managed to create a sound and a show which is both timeless and cutting-edge. The sweat-drenched performances along with the rapidly-disappearing ability to deeply engage and entertain a crowd really leave a lasting impression. Sounds like hype, until you experience it in person.

The group’s debut self-titled album is scheduled for release May 2009, on
Triple R Records (www.tripleRrecords.com).

More information, with sound files, video, and photographs can be found on:

www.comictalesoftragicheartbreak.com

www.myspace.com/comictalesoftragicheartbreak

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HERE'S WHAT THE CRITICS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT

Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak:

It was a performance Jim Morrison would have loved. Lunacy? Spectacle? And music too??

Rene Chun, New York Times

...the best show I've seen in months. It was a fit of deliberate performance that riveted every eye...

Dan Aquilante, New York Post

...A high-turbo blend of manic songs and clever and whacked out improv. Robert