Joseph Keckler is a singer, writer, and performing artist whose shows have been presented by The New Museum, SXSW Music, La MaMa ETC, Joe’s Pub, Amsterdam’s Bellevue Theatre, and many other venues. He is a MacDowell and Yaddo fellow. In his performances Keckler fuses lyrical, humorous narratives with a mimetic and velvet voice to create contemporary dramas, comedies, and fantasias.

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“Captivated the crowd.”– ARTFORUM

“The real deal and I couldn’t recommend anyone more.”– BlackBook

“An arresting display of vocal control and disarming wit, but Keckler is just warming up…. a tour de force of deconstruction.”  -Baltimore City Paper

“Downtown it boy”– The L Magazine

“We wouldn’t want him any other way.”– The Village Voice

“The consummate interdisciplinary performance artist.”– BOMB

“Divine!”– Time Out New York

“Extraordinary range, richness and malleability, as he sings from low baritone to glass-shattering falsetto.” –The Irish Times

“Although this writer and performer can flip styles as though responding to a switch, take on myriad voices, and draw on an extensive musical repertoire, his vocal skills are just one aspect of this gifted storyteller…. disarmingly articulate.” -Backstage