Bill MacKay
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OCT
19
2025
Setúbal, Portugal
Municipal Forum Luísa Todi
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OCT
17
2025
Prague, Czech Republic
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iO Theater
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AUG
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Edmonton, Canada
Gallagher Park
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Jason
June 6th 2024
Bill was a consummate performer and an amazing artist. Highly recommend anyone going to see this artist perform’.
Charlotte, NC@Tabor
About Bill MacKay
Bill MacKay is a guitarist, composer, singer and improviser based in Chicago.
A renowned solo artist and accomplished collaborator with projects that include solo albums Esker (2017), Fountain Fire (2019) and Locust Land (2024), and recordings with cellist Katinka Kleijn (Stir, 2019), Nathan Bowles (Keys, 2021), and Ryley Walker (SpiderBeetleBee, 2019), all released on Drag City Records, MacKay has pursued his musical investigations with obsessive rigor.
MacKay is also a poet, visual artist and polyglot, and is a member of both the avant-garde rock outfit Black Duck (with Douglas McCombs) and the experimental groove-drone project BCMC (with Cooper Crain).
Among other publications, his work has received praise in the Chicago Reader, New York Times, Mojo, Uncut, Downbeat, Paste, Pitchfork, and NPR.
A renowned solo artist and accomplished collaborator with projects that include solo albums Esker (2017), Fountain Fire (2019) and Locust Land (2024), and recordings with cellist Katinka Kleijn (Stir, 2019), Nathan Bowles (Keys, 2021), and Ryley Walker (SpiderBeetleBee, 2019), all released on Drag City Records, MacKay has pursued his musical investigations with obsessive rigor.
MacKay is also a poet, visual artist and polyglot, and is a member of both the avant-garde rock outfit Black Duck (with Douglas McCombs) and the experimental groove-drone project BCMC (with Cooper Crain).
Among other publications, his work has received praise in the Chicago Reader, New York Times, Mojo, Uncut, Downbeat, Paste, Pitchfork, and NPR.
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Genres:
Improvisation, Avant-garde, Experimental, Folk, Rock
Hometown:
Chicago, Illinois
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concerts and tour dates
Past
OCT
19
2025
Setúbal, Portugal
Municipal Forum Luísa Todi
I Was There
OCT
17
2025
Prague, Czech Republic
MeetFactory
I Was There
OCT
16
2025
Paris, France
Chair de Poule
I Was There
OCT
15
2025
Antwerpen, Belgium
Trix
I Was There
OCT
04
2025
Chicago, IL
iO Theater
I Was There
AUG
07
2025
Edmonton, Canada
Gallagher Park
I Was There
Show More Dates
Fan Reviews
Jason
June 6th 2024
Bill was a consummate performer and an amazing artist. Highly recommend anyone going to see this artist perform’.
Charlotte, NC@Tabor
About Bill MacKay
Bill MacKay is a guitarist, composer, singer and improviser based in Chicago.
A renowned solo artist and accomplished collaborator with projects that include solo albums Esker (2017), Fountain Fire (2019) and Locust Land (2024), and recordings with cellist Katinka Kleijn (Stir, 2019), Nathan Bowles (Keys, 2021), and Ryley Walker (SpiderBeetleBee, 2019), all released on Drag City Records, MacKay has pursued his musical investigations with obsessive rigor.
MacKay is also a poet, visual artist and polyglot, and is a member of both the avant-garde rock outfit Black Duck (with Douglas McCombs) and the experimental groove-drone project BCMC (with Cooper Crain).
Among other publications, his work has received praise in the Chicago Reader, New York Times, Mojo, Uncut, Downbeat, Paste, Pitchfork, and NPR.
A renowned solo artist and accomplished collaborator with projects that include solo albums Esker (2017), Fountain Fire (2019) and Locust Land (2024), and recordings with cellist Katinka Kleijn (Stir, 2019), Nathan Bowles (Keys, 2021), and Ryley Walker (SpiderBeetleBee, 2019), all released on Drag City Records, MacKay has pursued his musical investigations with obsessive rigor.
MacKay is also a poet, visual artist and polyglot, and is a member of both the avant-garde rock outfit Black Duck (with Douglas McCombs) and the experimental groove-drone project BCMC (with Cooper Crain).
Among other publications, his work has received praise in the Chicago Reader, New York Times, Mojo, Uncut, Downbeat, Paste, Pitchfork, and NPR.
Show More
Genres:
Improvisation, Avant-garde, Experimental, Folk, Rock
Hometown:
Chicago, Illinois
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