
Charming Disaster + Toybox Theatre at Jack of the Wood (Asheville, NC)
Playfully macabre songs blend Americana murder ballads, cabaret flair, and goth folk storytelling. Expect tales of death, crime, myth, magic, folklore, and the occult.
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