The Forgetmenauts weave folklore and mythology into a strange, fresh, and rich soundscape. Their musicality is orchestral, folksy, alternative, and punk all at once. Their lyrics spin old tales and new into exciting and poetic songs that weave together love and queerness, longing and revenge. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, they have a …
Field of Embers is a rock band based in Providence, RI that plays primarily queer, pagan, cryptid jams. With two vocalists trading the lead spot they sing about love, community, myth, and whimsy. Expect everything from extended funky jams to piano ballads, with a healthy dose of heavy rock and roll thrown in for good …
Avalon Rising has been delivering its unique blend of Celtic/Medieval progressive rock for many years at science fiction conventions, festivals, and other venues from Northern California to Jinan, China. Their rich acoustic/electric sound has been called “shimmeringly original”, “a refreshing new approach to an old world style, and “wets the mind like Irish mist” — …
Clockwork Alchemy is accepting proposals for panels, lectures and workshops, as well as art and costumes for our Artists’ Gallery and Fashion Show. If you have content or a craft, or a creation you’d like to share with the steampunks at Clockwork Alchemy, please follow one of the links below. Please Share These Links With …
Unwoman (Erica Mulkey) is a solo cellist-singer-songwriter-producer based in Northern California. She has performed all over the US at steampunk, goth, horror, and sci-fi events. Her powerful sets feature stand-up five-string electric cello and vocals, with deeply immersive live looping. Unwoman’s tenth original album IF YOUR RAGE CAN’T BE BEAUTIFUL was released January 1, 2026; …
Jaime Jessup is a comic EmCee, Horror Enthusiast and Screenwriter with over 30 years of professional entertainment experience under her many weird belts. Her most recent work can be seen for Apple TV’s “WIDOW’S BAY” launch parties portraying a live version of the show’s iconic Sea Hag at theHollywood Forever Cemetery. When she’s not performing …
Attendees of Clockwork Alchemy 2026: Rogue Makers & Air Pirates will receive a free, 1 inch enamel pin. This year’s pin features our clockwork parrot Brad, peeking out of an airship porthole. Brad is wreathed in radium green light, and inquisitive adventurers will detect that the pin glows under the right conditions. We are looking …
New York Times bestselling author and ex-archaeologist Gail (G.L.) Carriger writes to cope with being raised in obscurity by an expatriate Brit and an incurable curmudgeon. She escaped small town life and inadvertently acquired several degrees in higher learning, a fondness for cephalopods, and a chronic tea habit. She then traveled the historic cities of Europe, …
Andrei Pischalnikoff, AKA “Doctor R. Snick”, has been a storyteller using various media for several years. He began his journey speaking about 19th and 20th century subjects in December, 2022. He delivers captivating presentations about patent medicines, snake oils, medicine shows, oddities and Memento Mori while focusing on the audience’s interests. In addition to ongoing …
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Elizabeth McComb is a professional seamstress and clothing/costume designer with more than 30 years of experience in sewing and costume design, She has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts, with a concentration in Art History. She has studied the clothing design elements of many time periods, with a particular focus on the Victorian and …
You Are Invited to a Jules Verne’s Masquerade! Step into a world of extraordinary voyages, fantastic inventions, and boundless imagination at Jules Verne’s Masquerade at this year’s Clockwork Alchemy! In 1877, Jules Verne hosted a spectacular masquerade ball where hundreds of guests arrived dressed as characters, explorers, inventors, and destinations inspired by his celebrated “scientific …
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Kathe Gust Kathe Gust enjoys creating clothing for many historical periods, and for various sci-fi and fantasy genres. She has co-directed costume masquerades and served as a judge at the local, regional and international levels. She served as the International Costumers’ Guild Recording Secretary from 2012 to 2017. As a member of the Silicon Web …
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