— Ballad Tree
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“Great Work, Ever Thought Of Trying It In Calypso?" - Allen Ginsberg
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“Chris Chandler is a Carney barker for free thought.”
— Vanessa Houk, San Francisco Examiner
“His poetry is often political, in part, but I think I would describe his message as one of compassion and hope... When Chris points a finger, it's usually at everybody, including himself.”
— Flip-Side
“Phil Ochs on LSD”
“Chandler's blending of amusing, perceptive verbal snapshots and commentary with music, created with the help of musician David Roe, lends itself to an offbeat show.”
— Anastasia Pantsios, Cleveland Free Times
“A lot of modern punk rock bands might talk about the revolution, this man however is living it.”
— Johnathon Gallienne, Punk United
“"An emotion packed 8 min film...By Chris Chandler and Karen Kilroy...offers critical insight into the lack of media coverage of global peace and justice..."”
— The Offical Wire News Desk, The Official Wire
“This Man Is Dangerous" - The Washington Post”
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“Chris Chandler is one of the most radically Creative acts on the coffee house Circuit." - The Boston Herald ”
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“Don't expect a typical folkie... [He is] a roaming minstrel... an edgy court jester”
— Marianne Meyer, The Washington Post
“de-construction techniques... extremely thought-provoking... might be a McDonald's advertising slogan”
— Hober radio on line
“chris chandler is a punk ass bitch”
— googlism
“Chris Chandler is a fire breathing phenomenon, the jester prince supreme. Disturbing, hilarious, and always provocative.”
— puremusic.com
“...said to have been the funniest and most clever act at the recent G-8 protests in Calgary... he almost convinced one Courier employee to become a Chandler groupie.”
— The Vancouver Courier
“Chandler possesses a remarkably fertile, inventive mind, even if he does frequently lack judgment or discretion.”
— Rich Warren, Sing Out!
“Though they're the only two on stage, you'll swear there are a whole troupe of actors, dancers, acrobats, mimes and musicians!
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— Hilda Fort, People's Weekly World
“the buzz about Feeney and Chandler has filled coffeehouses and festivals with people hungry for a dose of cynical optimism”
— NANCY REDWINE, Santa Cruz Sentinel
“An interview with Chris Chandler from Anti-Folk Online Brad: In your opinion what would Adam Brodsky rather have in his car- An under-aged Hooker or a dog?
Chandler: a dog really - but he would later tell you about the underage hooker
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Chandler: a dog really - but he would later tell you about the underage hooker
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— Brad Willis, Anti-Folk On line
“isn't your typical folk artist. The fingernails painted sky-blue give that away. But other than the satiric line "God loves us so much he has a hard-on," I've been at a loss to find anything in Chandler's songs that could cause even the most uptight conservative to flinch.”
— City Link
“I can't recommend this album highly enough... All you need to appreciate this one is to be alive.”
— Michael M. Jones, Greenman Review
“along the line of The Capital Steps except baser and with much more sex”
— Holly Day, Music Dish
“shockingly explicit... but relishes words too much to resort to explicit language.”
— Marty Rosen, Louisville Leo
“Poetry that wants to crawl out of the book and up to a microphone.”
— John Carle, Gravity
“he's lucky he wasn't arrested.”
— Mark Jordan, Memphis Weekly Wire
“Chandler's well known to Austin poetry audiences... [and] always brings a concentrated, manic energy to the stage.”
— Phil West, The Austin Chronicle
