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Kiri Oliver

Kiri Oliver is a writer and musician from Brooklyn, NY. She wears bright colors and sings about her feelings in the folk-pop-punk band Early Riser. She was a music booker for The Chris Gethard Show from its public access days through its run on truTV. Follow her on Twitter here.

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How Songwriting Saved Kiri Oliver from the Curse of Perfectionism

The Early Riser frontwoman on the importance of being willing to fall on your face once in a while.

February 28, 2019

How to Become a TV Music Booker: An Unlikely Story in 29 Steps

"Congratulations, you are now ⅓ of a music booker on a cable TV show! Do not pass go, do not quit your day job."

January 9, 2019

A Futile Recipe for Misery: on Comparing Yourself to Your Most Successful Peers

“Maybe a really catchy song by people who were once in proximity to you is just that.”

November 27, 2018