NYC goth-folk duo Charming Disaster returns to Modern Art with an interactive concert where original songs inspired by myth, magic, monsters, and mortality are selected by chance by audience members who draw cards from the Charming Disaster Oracle Deck. This Tarot-style divination not only determines the set list, but also provides insight into the mysterious workings of destiny (and makes each performance unique). What does the future hold? Find out before it’s too late...
Doors open at 7:30pm, show starts at 8:00pm
$20, tickets on sale soon
all ages, all are welcome!
THIS IS NOT A SHOW TO MISS! MODERN ART LOVES CHARMING DISASTER!
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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
“Live, their onstage banter—equal parts sarcastic stage whisper and conspiratorial wink—transforms each set into a midnight salon, where clever wordplay and playful repartee keep the crowd on delighted tenterhooks.“ –Grimrose Manor
