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Adrian Buckmaster

The musical duo Charming Disaster share a chair.

Charming Disaster

media release: NYC-based musical duo Charming Disaster will perform in Madison on Thursday, September 22, presenting their playfully dark storytelling songs at North Street Cabaret ( 610 North St, Madison, WI 53704 ). The concert will begin at 7:00pm. Tickets are $10.  

Goth-folk musical duo Charming Disaster performs original storytelling songs inspired by death, crime, myth, magic, folklore, science, and the occult. Channeling the macabre humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret, they explore dark themes with a playful sensibility, combining vocal harmonies and clever lyrics with ukulele, guitar, and virtuosic foot percussion. In Charming Disaster's interactive, theatrical live performance, selections drawn from a deck of Tarot cards will not only determine the set list by chance, but also produce a group reading for the show’s audience – creating a participatory experience that is part concert, part fortune-telling ritual, and different every time.

This show marks the duo's debut performance in Madison, returning to the Midwest for the first time since the pandemic following a 2019 tour supporting iconic cello-rock band Rasputina. Other stops on their Tin Jubilee Tour include Milwaukee, Chicago, Cleveland, and more. Full schedule: charmingdisaster.com/show.

"Charming Disaster has an affinity for monsters, mortality, paranormal activity and unearthly shenanigans…sparked by flashes of wry humor." - Rock & Roll Globe

“Charming Disaster sound like the music that Pugsley and Wednesday Addams might have made after listening to the Decemberists, Squeeze and some Chopin.” –Yes! Weekly

Charming Disaster, based in Brooklyn, NY, was formed in 2012 by singer/songwriters Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris. Their music has been featured on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, they have performed with renowned cello-rock ensemble Rasputina and goth icon Voltaire, and their theatrical live performances have captivated audiences across the United States. Past appearances include Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in NYC, Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery, the Coney Island Sideshow, and the Rochester Fringe Festival.