We’re at the National Underground this Friday night – playing original music all night long, in true NYC bar band fashion! It’s one of those throwback places – no pretention, dancing for sure, and loads of great people. Won’t you come down?

Lots of love,
Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak

Details: Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak

When: – This Friday, November 18

Where: The National Underground, 158 East Houston, bet. Allen and Houston, New York City – thenationalunderground.com

Time: 11′ish, playing all night (till 3 a.m.)

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We’re in your neck of the woods this Saturday! That’s right, straight out of one (NYC) furnace into another. Come dance it off with us?

We miss you all so much – you’re such great people!!

Love,

Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak

When – Saturday, July 30

Time – 9:30 pm – 1:30 am

:
Place – The Half Door (860) 232-7827
270 Sisson Ave Hartford CT 06105

A little corner where the band grunts, percolates and burns – no one is safe.
The bar workers walk by, laughing. They know better than to poke those lions in their open cage.
You can smell barbecue food somewhere back there, through the din of laughter and a microphoned voice of people’s reservations being called.
…A man with a trumpet blows his horn like a silly-A clown to a small child. The kid looks up at him, smiling shyly, understanding freaky craziness as only a first grader can – this is like the singing animals he sees on TV.

Will you come watch?

Love,
Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak

Where:
The Dinosaur Barbecue (www.dinosaurbarbque.com)
646 W 131st St
New York, NY 10027
(212) 694-1777

When:
Saturday, July 23

What time:
Two sets, starting at 10 PM or so

NYC Directions:
Dinosaur BBQ NYC is located on the corner of 131st St and 12th Ave.

Just South of Fairway Market and North of the Cotton Club under the Riverside Drive Bridge.

Exit 125th street off of the Henry Hudson Highway. The closest subway stop is the 1, at the intersection of Broadway and 125th St.

Cost:
Free! And though it’s a restaurant, you can also just have drinks at the bar! See More

Some background:
The Elysian Café is the oldest continually operated bar/restaurant in Hoboken. Opened originally as Dillenger & Jeffson’s in 1895, it continued through prohibition as an ice cream parlor and as a hair salon.

So – come in and have a drink – it’s also an early show (by our standards) – we start at 10:30. It’s so easy, just walk on in! We can’t wait to see you.
Details: Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak

When: – This Saturday, June 25

Where: Elysian Cafe, 1001 Washington Street/10th Street, Hoboken, NJ
201-798-5898

http://www.elysiancafe.com/index.php

Time: 10:30, 2 sets
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to start your long weekend. A night of carousing, dancing yourself silly, meeting wonderul people.  Come on down – we start early and go all the livelong night!

With love,

Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak

(www.comictalesoftragicheartbreak.com)

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Details: Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak

When: – This Saturday, April 16

Where: The National Underground, 158 East Houston, bet. Allen and Houston, New York City – thenationalunderground.com

Time: 11′ish, playing all night (till 3 a.m.)

It is our pleasure to invite you to an upcoming special event to be held at ELLA (www.ellalounge.com, #9 Avenue A, just off Houston Street), on Saturday, February 5, at 8 PM – just $5!

Seats are limited so please – email your reservation right away!

This not-to-be-missed unique, intimate theatrical event features a bit of comic stand-up, some tragic stories, a few fantastic songs from the new CD (including new material), and of course – a little interpretative dance.

Further info can be found in the press release below.

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

Live performance clips may be seen on http://www.youtube.com/user/ReaonManagement#p/u

A bit of background – lead singer, Robert Whaley, cowrote 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. Hello,

Locally (New York City) the musical-only version of the group performs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Joe’s Pub, and the National Underground, among many others..

In addition to Comic Tales, 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).

Again – thanks a million for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing your response.

Best,

John Lacy,

Triple R Records

Further info can be found in the press release below.

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

Live performance clips may be seen on http://www.youtube.com/user/ReaonManagement#p/u

Comic Tales’ heralded self-titled release, as well as a national television appearance DVD (Good Morning America, Oxygen Network, Fox, etc.) is also available.

A bit of background – lead singer, Robert Whaley, cowrote 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.

Locally (New York City) the musical-only version of the group performs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Joe’s Pub, and the National Underground, among many others..

In addition to Comic Tales, 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).

Again – thanks a million for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing your response.

Best,

John Lacy,

Triple R Records

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: John Lacy (212) 475-2504

reasonmusicmanagement@live.com

Triple R Records (www.tripleRrecords.com)

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

(New York, NY) This show has been going gangbusters all over New York City, with a hotly anticipated night of stories and songs scheduled for Saturday, November 6, at 8 PM, at Ella, (www.ellalounge.com), 9 Avenue A, off Houston Street.

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!

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

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

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 Michael “Miguelito” LaMorté (Mini-King, Grupo Miguelito) 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.

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 Whaley should be a Ritalin poster boy. And I mean that admiringly.

Cynthia True, Time Out New York

Sharp dressed showmanship and sharp witted pop.

New Yorker Magazine

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.

Dawn Eden, New York 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.

Steve Santos, Alternative Press

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.

Rob Kemp, Musician Magazine

Stars fall for these guys.

Candace Busnell (creator, Sex and the City), Vogue Magazine