Cuddle Magic at Cornelia Street Cafe

Cuddle Magic is a large ensemble from Brooklyn and Philadelphia that performs lush, whimsical songs with wide-ranging instrumentation (including strings, percussion, vibraphone, trumpet, clarinet, keyboards, guitars, and many voices). Made up of Ben Davis, Kristin Slipp, Alec Spiegelman, Christopher McDonald, Dave Flaherty, & Cole Kamen-Greenmade, Cuddle Magic plays plays deftly crafted arrangements of their complex and varied original music. They are as friendly and inclusive as their name might suggest. After forming as a quintet just over 4 years ago, they have gradually come to incorporate more and more of their musical friends into the band, constructing intricate soundscapes that include elements of folk, avant-garde, classical, world, and urban music....

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Cuddle Magic is a large ensemble from Brooklyn and Philadelphia that performs lush, whimsical songs with wide-ranging instrumentation (including strings, percussion, vibraphone, trumpet, clarinet, keyboards, guitars, and many voices). Made up of Ben Davis, Kristin Slipp, Alec Spiegelman, Christopher McDonald, Dave Flaherty, & Cole Kamen-Greenmade, Cuddle Magic plays plays deftly crafted arrangements of their complex and varied original music. They are as friendly and inclusive as their name might suggest. After forming as a quintet just over 4 years ago, they have gradually come to incorporate more and more of their musical friends into the band, constructing intricate soundscapes that include elements of folk, avant-garde, classical, world, and urban music.
“Cuddle Magic’s sound is gentle and lyrical, highlighted with soft, sensitive vocals and lyrics ranging from the absurd to the whimsically melancholy.” - Jason Rabin, The Deli Magazine

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