Marvin Tate is a multidisciplinary Artist and Educator. He has been active in the Chicago music scene since 1993 and has collaborated with the likes of Leroy Bach, Artist, Theaster Gates Jr. and the Black Monks of Mississippi, Angel Olsen, Tim Kinsella and Jazz artists: Ben LaMar Gay, Angel Bat Dawid, Mike Reed, French experimental group, The Bridge, and Soundscape Artist Joseph C.Mills. https://www.artistmarvintate.com/home

Bill MacKay’s blissful harmonic control and just-outside-the-box guitar mastery are one with his compelling songwriting, and his creative voyage and imaginative influences are fully displayed on his most recent records: Fountain Fire (Drag City, 2019) Esker (Drag City, 2017), SpiderBeetleBee (Drag City, 2017) with Ryley Walker, STIR (Drag City, 2019) with Katinka Kleijn, and Keys (Drag City, 2021) with Nathan Bowles. MacKay’s music has received praise in reviews by the Chicago Reader, Mojo, Uncut, Downbeat, Paste, Pop Matters, The Quietus, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and many other publications. Bill MacKay