Bill MacKay
@billdmackay.bsky.social
Composer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Musician, Singer, Poet, Writer, Walker, Polyglot
There are no "side projects". All projects deserve our full attention!
November 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
There are no "side projects". All projects deserve our full attention!
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with Bill MacKay @billdmackay.bsky.social, Ryan Jewell, and mridangam maestro Patri Satish Kumar at the iO Theater in Chicago a few weeks ago.
October 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
with Bill MacKay @billdmackay.bsky.social, Ryan Jewell, and mridangam maestro Patri Satish Kumar at the iO Theater in Chicago a few weeks ago.
youtu.be/dI9KeSeS20E
A wonderful experience to play with Will and his band
A wonderful experience to play with Will and his band
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Draw Something Beautiful (Ganavya Doraiswamy cover) - Live at Space
YouTube video by Ambassador of Good Cheer
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
youtu.be/dI9KeSeS20E
A wonderful experience to play with Will and his band
A wonderful experience to play with Will and his band
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with guitarist Bill MacKay who is looking thoughtful before a performance at Acme Records in Milwaukee in March 2019
October 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
with guitarist Bill MacKay who is looking thoughtful before a performance at Acme Records in Milwaukee in March 2019
Yes, these are heavy & emotional times. So thanks for coming out to the concert. Thanks Jay for your delightful photos. Stay safe & strong, friends!
October 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Yes, these are heavy & emotional times. So thanks for coming out to the concert. Thanks Jay for your delightful photos. Stay safe & strong, friends!
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Ryan Jewell, Patri Satish Kumar, and Bill MacKay this evening improvising and collaborating magically at * Far Out * at the IO Theater in Chicago. I wish I had a recording of the artistry I heard tonight.
October 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Ryan Jewell, Patri Satish Kumar, and Bill MacKay this evening improvising and collaborating magically at * Far Out * at the IO Theater in Chicago. I wish I had a recording of the artistry I heard tonight.
Get Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker's
Land of Plenty reissue here:
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Land of Plenty reissue here:
billmackay.bandcamp.com/album/land-o...
October 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Get Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker's
Land of Plenty reissue here:
billmackay.bandcamp.com/album/land-o...
Land of Plenty reissue here:
billmackay.bandcamp.com/album/land-o...
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Psyched the Bill MacKay / Ryley Walker Land of Plenty reissue is out today. Big thanks to Drag City for making this happen. See link to purchase. Get a copy now. Long live music..!
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September 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Psyched the Bill MacKay / Ryley Walker Land of Plenty reissue is out today. Big thanks to Drag City for making this happen. See link to purchase. Get a copy now. Long live music..!
www.dragcity.com/products/lan...
www.dragcity.com/products/lan...
Psyched the Bill MacKay / Ryley Walker Land of Plenty reissue is out today. Big thanks to Drag City for making this happen. See link to purchase. Get a copy now. Long live music..!
www.dragcity.com/products/lan...
www.dragcity.com/products/lan...
September 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Psyched the Bill MacKay / Ryley Walker Land of Plenty reissue is out today. Big thanks to Drag City for making this happen. See link to purchase. Get a copy now. Long live music..!
www.dragcity.com/products/lan...
www.dragcity.com/products/lan...
The bingo scene in Pittsburgh is amazing
September 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The bingo scene in Pittsburgh is amazing
Anybody else working on a quadruple album right now?
September 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Anybody else working on a quadruple album right now?
I've tried but I can't go ambient right now
September 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I've tried but I can't go ambient right now
The sock scene at Sound and Gravity Fest is pretty amazing!
September 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The sock scene at Sound and Gravity Fest is pretty amazing!
I am happy to find out that a person who I really like has a bunny.
September 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I am happy to find out that a person who I really like has a bunny.
Wrote a new song while eating carrot cake
September 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Wrote a new song while eating carrot cake
Some people I know get mad at me 'cause I don't do what they want
August 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Some people I know get mad at me 'cause I don't do what they want
Ease is overrated. Most things worth doing aren't all that easy.
August 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Ease is overrated. Most things worth doing aren't all that easy.
Sunday at 3pm at @esschicago in Chicago
August 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Sunday at 3pm at @esschicago in Chicago
Middlebrow has great soft-serve
August 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Middlebrow has great soft-serve
ANNOUNCEMENT: Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker's Land of Plenty record reissue is out Sept 26 via Drag City.
Order it via DC & here!
billmackay.bandcamp.com/album/land-o...
Thanks for your support! Psyched for this one to be back in the world!
Order it via DC & here!
billmackay.bandcamp.com/album/land-o...
Thanks for your support! Psyched for this one to be back in the world!
Land of Plenty, by Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker
7 track album
billmackay.bandcamp.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT: Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker's Land of Plenty record reissue is out Sept 26 via Drag City.
Order it via DC & here!
billmackay.bandcamp.com/album/land-o...
Thanks for your support! Psyched for this one to be back in the world!
Order it via DC & here!
billmackay.bandcamp.com/album/land-o...
Thanks for your support! Psyched for this one to be back in the world!
Get your SpiderBeetleBee here!
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July 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Get your SpiderBeetleBee here!
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New York! So happy to be here
June 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New York! So happy to be here
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Great weekend recording Michael Zerang’s Puzzle House at Electrical with Cooper Crain. Really really miss you, Steve, and can’t wait for everyone to hear this incredible music!
@michaelzerang.bsky.social @billdmackay.bsky.social @maryhalmmusic @electricalwsop.bsky.social #thankyoustevealbini
@michaelzerang.bsky.social @billdmackay.bsky.social @maryhalmmusic @electricalwsop.bsky.social #thankyoustevealbini
June 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Great weekend recording Michael Zerang’s Puzzle House at Electrical with Cooper Crain. Really really miss you, Steve, and can’t wait for everyone to hear this incredible music!
@michaelzerang.bsky.social @billdmackay.bsky.social @maryhalmmusic @electricalwsop.bsky.social #thankyoustevealbini
@michaelzerang.bsky.social @billdmackay.bsky.social @maryhalmmusic @electricalwsop.bsky.social #thankyoustevealbini
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Edith was occasionally accompanied by A++ Chicago musicians Jim Becker, Sima Cunningham and Bill MacKay.
June 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Edith was occasionally accompanied by A++ Chicago musicians Jim Becker, Sima Cunningham and Bill MacKay.
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Puzzle House
@michaelzerang.bsky.social
@theeazita.bsky.social
@billdmackay.bsky.social
Mary Halm
Constellation, Chicago
6/20/25
@michaelzerang.bsky.social
@theeazita.bsky.social
@billdmackay.bsky.social
Mary Halm
Constellation, Chicago
6/20/25
June 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Puzzle House
@michaelzerang.bsky.social
@theeazita.bsky.social
@billdmackay.bsky.social
Mary Halm
Constellation, Chicago
6/20/25
@michaelzerang.bsky.social
@theeazita.bsky.social
@billdmackay.bsky.social
Mary Halm
Constellation, Chicago
6/20/25