Dust Bowl Faeries, The Cloven Pendulum Murder Mystery at Rochester Fringe Festival

Join gothic folk glam band Dust Bowl Faeries and their taxidermy spirit animal Hazel the Ram for a night of musical intrigue as they deconstruct the mysterious death of Hazel. Hazel lives on in the afterlife as a beloved faerie familiar, but her spirit cannot rest until the truth surrounding her death, decapitation and transformation into taxidermical form is revealed and justice is served. Help Dust Bowl Faeries solve the mystery while enjoying an evening of macabre dark-folk music. Audience members are invited to participate as both murder suspects and jury members in this surreal musical tableau. School Of The Arts (SOTA) Black Box Theater: 45 Prince St. Rochester NY Thursday September 24, 6pm Friday September 25th, 6pm Saturday September 26th, 8pm TICKETS: https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/dust-bowl-faeries-the-cloven-pendulum-a-gothic-murder-mystery

DUST BOWL FAERIES - FOURTH YEAR AT ROCHESTER FRINGE FESTIVAL! Dust Bowl Faeries made their debut at the Rochester Fringe Festival as a duet in 2023 at the Spirit Room/Conjure Box theater. They returned as a trio in 2024 (Sprit Room) and 2025 (Photo City Music Hall). This is their first run at SOTA Black Box Theater and it is the Rochester debut of their murder mystery show The Cloven Pendulum. The duet will also be performing songs from their brand-new album Oh Dread! as well as songs hot off the press, never heard in Rochester before!

ABOUT DUST BOWL FAERIES Dust Bowl Faeries perform a faerie-tale fusion of gothic folk music, infused with a dose of witchcraft and a dusting of woodland magic. The accordion driven ensemble hails from the New York Hudson Valley and draws inspiration from sinister circus songs, murder ballads and Eastern European folk music. Singing saw, piano accordion, percussion and guitars combine to create the Dust Bowl Faeries otherworldly sound. The ensemble has toured internationally and has released several recordings including Oh Dread! (2026) & Magic & Mayhem (2024) featuring cellist Melora Creager of Rasputina, Carnival Dust (2023) featuring harpist Mikaela Davis and a debut album featuring Tommy Stinson of The Replacements/Guns N' Roses. Dust Bowl Faeries was founded by Ryder Cooley (faerie queen) and taxidermy spirit animal Hazel the Ram. Ryder and Hazel are joined by Jon B Woodin (rocket faerie) for this intimate duet performance. A carnival of beguiling delights, ready to whirl you around the dancefloor of your mind - Audiofemme You can almost smell the gas lamps in the street & the absinthe being poured - Americana Highways