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Save the date for a magical evening of music and mystery!

Charming Disaster is a goth-folk musical duo based in Brooklyn, New York, whose performances have been described as “haunted vaudeville.” Inspired by the macabre humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret, they write songs that tell stories about death, crime, myth, magic, science, and the occult.

Charming Disaster’s music has been featured on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, and they have opened for legendary cello-rock ensemble Rasputina, goth icon Voltaire, and Amanda Palmer’s punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls. Learn more at charmingdisaster.com.

Admission is $5, and tickets will be on sale soon!

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