Erin McKeown's Fax of Life

exquisite vampires (with jess martin)

artist jess martin is my guest to discuss non-traditional music making, community, and committing to a queer music production process. - more jess martin info and tourdates: https://www.jessmartin-music.com/ [https://www.jessmartin-music.com/] listen to jess martin on bandcamp: https://jessmartin.bandcamp.com/music [https://jessmartin.bandcamp.com/music] watch shadow, sound, and spectacle perform “not callin’ you a vampire”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evOxvDtgRaY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evOxvDtgRaY] to read or subscribe to the text version of #FaxOfLife with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]  for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠ [http://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]

i should be on that list

the 31* greatest living american songwriters. what happens to artists when taste becomes rankable? but the bigger, more exciting question is: what makes a good song? Fast Company article about the 2006 Princeton Study: https://www.fastcompany.com/3027193/what-makes-art-popular-science-says-its-luck-and-the-opinion-of-others [https://www.fastcompany.com/3027193/what-makes-art-popular-science-says-its-luck-and-the-opinion-of-others] RAINN Sponsored Stream of Tessa Blake's film “If I Tell You” https://rainn.org/if-i-tell-you/ [https://rainn.org/if-i-tell-you/] to read or subscribe to the text version of #FaxOfLife with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]erinmckeown.substack.com [http://erinmckeown.substack.com]⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]  for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠ [http://www.erinmckeown.com/]www.erinmckeown.com [http://www.erinmckeown.com]⁠ [http://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]

back on my BS

sorta. my new musical, OUT HERE, opens at chicago's court theatre this april. tix and info here: https://www.courttheatre.org/season-tickets/2025-2026-season/out-here/ to read or subscribe to the text version of #FaxOfLife with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]  for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠ [http://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]

do less

i tried a new career, and it didn't go well. this episode wraps up the 4th season of #FaxOfLife. we'll return in march 2026. listen to my episode of mountain stage [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/mountain-stage/episodes/1-068---SHADOWLANDS-feat--John-Raymond--S--Carey--TAE--The-Neighborly--Ken-Yates--Damn-tall-Buildings--Erin-McKeown-e3bdsab]. watch my new york city anti-holiday spectacular [https://www.youtube.com/live/AvgGuNUJWos]. to read or subscribe to the text version of #FaxOfLife with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://erinmckeown.substack.com/]erinmckeown.substack.com [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]  for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.erinmckeown.com/]www.erinmckeown.com [http://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]

airplane crushed

i unexpectedly fell in love. to read or subscribe to the text version of #FaxOfLife with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://erinmckeown.substack.com/]erinmckeown.substack.com [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]  for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.erinmckeown.com/]www.erinmckeown.com [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.erinmckeown.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://erinmckeown.substack.com/]