Erin McKeown's Fax of Life

Erin McKeown
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New songs and personal essays from the unique mind of musician, writer, and producer Erin McKeown.

  1. Jul 15

    float

    how can something be both beautiful and terrible? love is both, and we explore it via an old song and interview. to read or subscribe to the text version of #FaxOfLife with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  2. Jul 1

    fawn season

    what are you hiding from? tales of projects tucked away for safety and a new addition to a famous triumvirate. to read or subscribe to the text version of #FaxOfLife with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  3. Jun 17

    the trouble with labels (with kristen ford)

    erin was recently a guest on their pal kristen ford’s podcast “Obermann Amplified”. in this excerpt of that conversation, they touch on record labels, gender, and sexuality, plus kristen sends a *very* interesting fax. more kristen ford info and tourdates: www.kristenfordmusic.com listen to kristen ford on bandcamp: kristenfordband.bandcamp.com/music listen to the erin’s complete episode on Obermann Amplified:  www.youtube.com/@ObermannAmplified to read or subscribe to the text version of #FaxOfLife with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ erinmckeown.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for more info about erin: www.erinmckeown.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  4. Jun 3

    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/ listen to jess martin on bandcamp: https://jessmartin.bandcamp.com/music watch shadow, sound, and spectacle perform “not callin’ you a vampire”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evOxvDtgRaY to read or subscribe to the text version of #FaxOfLife with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  5. May 20

    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 RAINN Sponsored Stream of Tessa Blake's film “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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  6. Mar 4

    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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  7. 12/03/2025

    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. watch my new york city anti-holiday spectacular. to read or subscribe to the text version of #FaxOfLife with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  8. 11/19/2025

    airplane crushed

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

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New songs and personal essays from the unique mind of musician, writer, and producer Erin McKeown.

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  • Creator
    Erin McKeown
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    72
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Erin McKeown
  • Show Website
    Erin McKeown's Fax of Life

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