I am living in a building of Dans

Good morning. 🌞

There are no "side projects". All projects deserve our full attention!

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

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!

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: billmackay.bandcamp.com/album/land-o...

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...

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...

The bingo scene in Pittsburgh is amazing

Anybody else working on a quadruple album right now?

I've tried but I can't go ambient right now

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.

Wrote a new song while eating carrot cake

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.

Sunday at 3pm at @esschicago in Chicago

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!

Get your SpiderBeetleBee here! www.dragcity.com/products/spi...

New York! So happy to be here

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

Edith was occasionally accompanied by A++ Chicago musicians Jim Becker, Sima Cunningham and Bill MacKay.

Puzzle House @michaelzerang.bsky.social @theeazita.bsky.social @billdmackay.bsky.social Mary Halm Constellation, Chicago 6/20/25

Friday June 20th I play with Michael Zerang's Puzzle House. Amazing compositions & players. Come by!

Thankful to have a tune included on this benefit comp! Thanks for your support!

Just unearthed this pic I took of BCMC at Middlebrow on 7/31/22... seems like a decade ago @billdmackay.bsky.social

Playing guitar with Edith for part of her set at the Hideout on Saturday night!

Available on Limited Edition Ocean Blue Cassette. Get yours: seawindofbattery.bandcamp.com/album/save-t... All proceeds benefit PBS.

Thank you to everyone in Chicago, Bloomington IN, Louisville and Bloomington IL who hosted BCMC and played with us You made it a time to remember! Stay close. More to come soon!

BCMC is Cooper Crain and I & we are hitting the road! Come out for a show! Wednesday, June 4 Judson & Moore Chicago IL Thursday, June 5 B-Side Louisville KY Friday, June 6 The Orbit Room (Granfalloon Festival: 2 sets) Bloomington IN Saturday, June 7 Reverberation Vinyl Bloomington IL

The duo of BCMC (Bill MacKay and Cooper Crain) is bringing a breeze throughout the Midwest this Summer, for a series of shows in June! Their fire-and-icy jams are sure to recall bright shades and warm stretches of infinity drawn, which is what summer’s all about, no? - drag city records

Join us for a magical evening of tones on June 7th, we will be supporting Drag City's psychedelic drone duo BCMC, including Cooper Crain (Cave, Bitchin Bajas) and Bill MacKay at Reverberation Vinyl in Bloomington IL. Nate Hahn (Ohtis) will be joining me on pedal steel for a duo performance.

The final episode of The Black River is now available on the WXNA archive: www.wxnafm.org/playlists/?i... Featuring some of my favorites from William Tyler, @dannypaulgrody.bsky.social, @matthewjrolin.bsky.social, Carcáscara, @billdmackay.bsky.social/Ryley Walker, and more.

Me and Ryley head west to play a few sets at the illustrious Edmonton Folk Music Festival this August 2025. Join us all who can & stay tuned for more news..!

Happy 1st Birthday, Locust Land..! billmackay.bandcamp.com/album/locust...

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X was born #OnThisDay in 1925.

I won't tolerate toxic shit anymore. Sunshine, love and devotion is where I am at.

Holy shit, Chicago. The dust storm is here

Just approved a test pressing

Happy 8th Birthday to Esker. It is joyful to know that people are listening to it. A few copies remain if you don't have one yet. Spirits up! billmackay.bandcamp.com/album/esker

Psyched to play this groovy Chicago festival with Michael Zerang's Puzzle House 🔥

BCMC! Summer in the midwest! Come see us!

What's up in Pittsburgh this week?

I was anxious because I wasn't writing which made me anxious about writing. Then I started writing and my anxiety is gone

Songs come in many ways. Some rush in & declare themselves like lightning. Others are chiseled slowly like a sculpture. In any case, it's best to be welcoming. That is key.