Unwoman

Unwoman (aka Erica Mulkey) is a classically trained cellist-singer-songwriter.

She has performed at major steampunk, goth, and sci-fi events across the U.S., including TeslaCon, Dragon Con, Worldcon, and Clockwork Alchemy. During her shows, she's known for her live-looping accompaniment on electric cello.

Circling, her sixth original album, received 2015 Steampunk Chronicle Reader's Choice Awards for Best Solo Musician and Best Album.

She has collaborated with Abney Park, Rasputina, Aurelio Voltaire, and others, and was featured in Vintage Tomorrows, a documentary about steampunk.

Location: San Francisco area.

Major releases: Desire Paths (2023); Of My Own Space and Time I Am Queen (2021), The Love Apocalypse - Uncovered Volume 6 (2020), Uncovered Volumes 4 & 5 (2019), War Stories (2018), Uncovered Volume 3 (2016), Circling (2014), Lemniscate: Uncovered Volume 2 (2013), The Fires I Started (2012), Uncovered Volume 1 (2011), Casualties (2010), Unremembered (2010), The Keys (2009), Trouble (2008), Blossoms (2007), Wildness & Artifice (2005), Knowledge Scars (2002), Infinitesimal (1999)

Links
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Stories
Staff Report | Jan 30, 2025
New albums from Frenchy and the Punk, Steam Powered Giraffe, and Abney Park were just a few of last year’s musical highlights in the steampunk world. We have a roundup.
Staff Report | Dec 6, 2024
Her latest collection of cover songs is “extra sultry and vibey,” she writes, “including many of the tunes previously released in the EPs Music to Snuggle Your Old Lady To and Music to Pine For Your Old Lady To.”
Staff Report | Aug 28, 2024
Big, unwelcome changes are coming to Patreon, the monetization platform used by many steampunk creators, due to requirements imposed by Apple’s App Store. The moves prompted Unwoman to announce that she is leaving the platform.
Bay Area steampunk fans gathered for shopping, music, cosplay, and more at Steamptopia
Staff Report | Mar 19, 2024
Time Traveler Universe and the Menagerie Oddities Market presented the first-ever Steamptopia, held Saturday, March 16 at the Lucchesi Recreation Center in Petaluma, California, near San Francisco.
Staff Report | Jan 3, 2024
New albums from Unwoman, Professor Elemental, and Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer were among the year’s musical highlights in the steampunk world. Here’s a look at what these and other artists were up to in 2023.
By Stephen Beale | Sep 12, 2023
The singer-songwriter-cellist is planning a Sept. 22 release for her ninth album of original compositions, but now our readers can get a preview right here. She hit a peak with her last originals release, and there’s no letdown with this one. It’s a masterpiece.
Staff Report | Jun 7, 2023
Unwoman and Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer are out with new albums, though in Unwoman’s case it’s a free pre-release version. Also: The Cog is Dead has a new single and Steam Powered Giraffe is crowdfunding a vinyl release of MK III.
Dark fashion, artists, music, and more at the goth festival in Northern California
By Stephen Beale | May 10, 2023
The Menagerie Oddities Market presented the 3rd Annual SF Bay Area World Goth Day Festival May 6 in Vallejo, California. With all the crossover between goth and steampunk, there was plenty at the event for steampunk fans to enjoy.
Music, panels, authors, Tea Scouts and more at the Bay Area steampunk convention
By Stephen Beale | Apr 13, 2023
“Villains and Heroes” was the theme as Clockwork Alchemy took place April 7-9 near San Francisco. Attendees could choose between a “Hero” and “Villain” ribbon when receiving their convention badges, and it appears that most opted for “Villain.”
Staff Report | Dec 29, 2022
This year’s musical highlights included new albums from Frenchy and the Punk, Abney Park, Victor and the Bully, Madam Misfit, Feline and Strange, and Unwoman. CPYist, a new steampunk-inspired band from Germany, released its debut album along with some eye-popping videos.