one (Lippe, 2006), two (Lippe, 2006), three (Ryan Muir, 2005), four (Ryan Muir, 2005), five (Ryan Muir, 2005) - JEZEBEL MUSIC: "WLSC2007 Finalist Chris Maher... sang about a dangerous topic - love ('love, it is a theory, it does not really exist') - in the refreshing mix of intelligence, wit, and straight up catchy fun that he's known for." 11/2008 - JEZEBEL MUSIC: "Chris Maher never lets his lovers hold him back from a good bought of clever wordplay. 'How to Lie' is an ironic bid-thee-farewell with a bit of bile in the delivery and a healthy dose of optimism. Maher has a slew of songs like this; 'Heather' snagged him a finalist slot in the 2007 Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition." 6/2008 - WLSC: WLSC 2007 FINALIST! 11/2007 - JEZEBEL MUSIC: "It's clear that [he's] got something extra special going on." 11/2007 - JEZEBEL MUSIC: "Chris Maher [is] a strong performer... His lyrics were witty and imaginative, his confidence brimming."11/2007 - PEPPER SPRAY: Chris' "Pretty Smile", from the upcoming Epigram record, is featured in Joerg Steineck's short film, Rewind. Watch it here. 2007 - URBAN FOLK: "On Chris Maher's teaser EP of songs from his long-in-the-works debut full-length [his songs] stand up next to David Dondero's South of the South, mostly in the slightly country instrumentation and the personal-but-not-too-much-information subject matter... The strongest song on this EP is 'The Happy Kind,' [a] simple voice, guitar and harmonica song not unlike something off Paul Westerberg's Stereo... This is strong promising stuff." 5/2007 - URBAN FOLK: "The Bright Eyesish panoramically-aware-but-still-personally-affected thing is apparent with Chris, but in truth Conor's lyrics don't even play on the same field as this guy's... Instantly likeable, he sings great song after great song... Take any chance you can to see this guy perform live!" 3/2007 - URBAN FOLK: Issues 9, 10 and 11 feature Chris' three-part 2006 travelogue, "After the Electric Moon." 2007 - LARGEHEARTED BOY: Chris' "mE=mc²" was one of the daily downloads on Jan 5 2007. 1/2007 - MELTING VINYL: "[One] of NYUSA's more articulate artists." 11/2006 - PUT IT ON PROMOTIONS: "A Lo-fi Anti-folk Mark Eitzel for the 21st Century!" 11/2006 - FUNFUNFUN: "[A] wit and an energy that was so entartaining and watchable. He sang of lazy days on the streets of New York, love equations and ways to deceive... Chris had me enthralled throughout." 11/2006 - QUEENS AMONGST IDIOTS: "The fun really starts with anti-folk singer Chris Maher. He sings sweet songs about love and eating Chinese food on the roof of his car... His lyrics are smart, perceptive and witty and his melodies are charmingly understated." 10/2006 - NADAV of WMBR's PHONING IT IN: "[Songwriter] and all around Good Dude and Nice Guy Chris Maher... phones it in from Seattle, WA. Poor cel phone quality can't destroy these songs; so good they're untouchable." 8/2006 - ATHENS EXCHANGE: Interview with Chris, 1/2006 - FLAGPOLE MAGAZINE: "Back in [the early 2000s], NYC singer-songwriter Chris Maher was diving into the antifolk scene and also playing bass for Dim Mak hip hop band Automato as they were writing their DFA-produced debut. When not fooling around with a new lap-pop project, he's now turning out some solo acoustica, drawing comparisons to McCartney, Damien Rice and Elliott Smith." 12/2005 - URBAN FOLK: Issue #4 features Chris' poem, "Blood", as well as a review of his first collection of poems and drawings, What Was Magnetic (RiYL Books, 2005). 11/2005 - TINYMIXTAPES.COM: "Maher's brand of acoustic guitar is likeable... The melodies are very pop ready; shades of Damien Rice, Sam Beam and Devendra Banhart can be found in his playing... Maher's lyrics [are] clever and brash." 7/2005 - ANTIFOLK.NET: "Intelligent, loose, rocking and inviting songs and style, fresh back from USA tour." 8/2005 - BROOKLYN UNDERWATER: "Chris has got a rip-it-apart voice and comes out of the antifolk scene with a more rocking vibe in his performance - complex lyrics and melodies draw you in and the energy of the band keeps you going." 3/2005 Coming soon... Coming soon... RiYL Records P.O. Box 2318 Times Square Station New York, NY 10108 email: info[at]riylrecords[dot]com chris[at]chrismaher[dot]net Sylvan at Central Booking www.chrismaher.net www.myspace.com/chrismaher www.riylrecords.com www.themorningsides.com