10/09/2025
GIG ANNOUNCEMENT 🛎️
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Charming Disaster are a goth-folk musical duo based in New York City, formed in 2012 by Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris. Inspired by the macabre humor of Edward Gorey, Tim Burton, and Charles Addams, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret, they write playfully dark songs about death, crime, myth, magic, science, and the occult. In their interactive shows, songs are selected by chance by audience members who draw cards from the Charming Disaster Oracle Deck—a Tarot-style divination that straddles the line between concert and theatre. Charming Disaster’s music has been featured on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, they have toured the United States and Europe, and have opened for Rasputina, Voltaire, and The Dresden Dolls. Recent appearances include the Rochester Fringe Festival, Philadelphia’s Science History Institute, Cleveland’s Wizbang Circus Theatre, and NYC’s Coney Island Sideshow stage. Their latest album, The Double, was released in May 2025 to critical acclaim.
“The world of gothic-cabaret-rock duo Charming Disaster is one of magic, mystery and tongue-in-cheek horror.” –Whatever Comes Next
“A goth-cabaret folk vaudeville duo from Brooklyn in the dark cabaret mould of Tiger Lillies and Dresden Dolls.” – Outside Left
“Haunted vaudeville.” –The Tone Arm
Grain Mother are a Nottingham-based quintet, formerly known as Alice Robbins. With roots in folk and a sound shaped by noisier pop and alternative influences, they weave lush, haunting melodies with heartfelt lyricism.
