Alec MacKaye (born 1966) is an American singer and musician best known as a member of the

DC hardcore Washington, D.C., hardcore, commonly referred to as D.C. hardcore, sometimes styled in writing as harDCore, is the hardcore punk scene of Washington, D.C. Emerging in late 1979, it is considered one of the first and most influential punk scenes ...

bands Untouchables, The Faith, and Ignition. In the mid-1990s Alec joined the band

The Warmers The Warmers were an American post-hardcore band based in Washington, D.C., United States, active from 1994 to 1997. The band was a trio featuring former Faith vocalist Alec MacKaye (guitar and vocals), Juan Luis Carrera (bass and vocals), and ...

as a vocalist and guitarist. ''Mondo James Dean'', an anthology of poetry and short-fiction edited by Richard Peabody and Lucinda Ebersole, was dedicated to MacKaye.

Personal life

MacKaye is the younger brother of

Minor Threat Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Washington, D.C. by vocalist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson. MacKaye and Nelson had played in several other bands together, and recruited bassist Brian Baker and guitar ...

Fugazi Fugazi (; ) is an American post-hardcore band that formed in Washington, D.C., in 1986. The band consists of guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally, and drummer Brendan Canty. They are noted for their style-tr ...

singer and guitarist

Ian MacKaye Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (; born April 16, 1962) is an American musician. Active since 1979, he is best known as the co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label and the frontman of hardcore pu ...

. His sister in law,

Amy Farina Amy Farina is a musician living in Washington, D.C. As of 2001, Farina has played drums and sings in the Indie rock duo The Evens, which includes her husband, Ian MacKaye. Career Farina has played in The Warmers (which included Ian's younger b ...

was a member of The Warmers with Alec years prior to marrying his brother. He is shown on the cover of Minor Threat's self-titled EP, ''

'', and later the ''

Complete Discography ''Complete Discography'' is a 1989 compilation album released by the American hardcore punk band Minor Threat on the band's own Dischord Records. As the name implies, it contains the band's entire discography at the time, including their three ...

''. He is also featured on the cover of

The Teen Idles The Teen Idles were an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C. in September 1979. Consisting of teenagers Nathan Strejcek, Geordie Grindle, Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, they recorded two demo sessions and the 1980 ''Minor Distur ...

' ''

Minor Disturbance ''Minor Disturbance'' is the debut EP by the American hardcore punk band the Teen Idles, released in December 1980. It was the first release by Dischord Records. Comprising eight songs, ''Minor Disturbance'' referenced a number of issues perti ...

'' EP.

Filmography

Alec was interviewed in the documentary film ''

Salad Days "Salad days" is a Shakespearean idiom referring to a period of carefree innocence, idealism, and pleasure associated with youth. The modern use, chiefly in the United States, describes a heyday, when a person is/was at the peak of their abilities ...

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References

External links

The Faith interview2010 Interview with Alec MacKaye on Dissonance Radio CPR Washington, DC
1966 births Living people Singers from Washington, D.C. American punk rock singers American punk rock guitarists American rock guitarists American male guitarists Guitarists from Washington, D.C. 20th-century American guitarists The Faith (American band) members 20th-century American male musicians The Warmers members Untouchables (punk band) members {{US-guitarist-stub