Editing Ian MacKaye (section)

{{Short description|American singer and record label owner (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist|<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Ian MacKaye
| image             = Ian MacKaye at the Brooklyn Book Festival.jpg
| caption           = MacKaye in 2008
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1962|04|16|mf=yes}}
| birth_place       = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| instrument        = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* guitar
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}}
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Hardcore punk]]
* [[punk rock]]
* [[alternative rock]]
* [[post-hardcore]]
* [[experimental rock]]
* [[indie rock]]
* [[emo]]
|}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* songwriter
* musician
* record producer
* record label owner
* archivist
|}}
| years_active      = 1979–present
| label             = [[Dischord Records|Dischord]]
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
* [[The Evens]]
}}
| past_member_of    = {{flatlist|
* [[Fugazi]]
* [[Minor Threat]]
* [[Teen Idles]]
* [[Embrace (American band)|Embrace]]
* [[Egg Hunt]]
* [[Skewbald/Grand Union (band)|Skewbald/Grand Union]]
* [[Pailhead]]
* [[The Nig-Heist]]
* [[Coriky]]
|}}
| website           = 
}}

'''Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|k|aɪ}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5IYGLYvnZo | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805093207/http://www.youtube.com//watch?v=t5IYGLYvnZo| archive-date=2010-08-05 | url-status=dead|title=Nardwuar vs. Ian MacKaye |publisher=YouTube |date=February 25, 2008 |access-date=2011-07-17}}</ref> 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 punk]] band [[Minor Threat]] and [[post-hardcore]] band [[Fugazi]]. MacKaye was also the bassist for the short-lived band [[the Teen Idles]], and frontman for [[Embrace (American band)|Embrace]], and [[Pailhead]], a collaboration with the band [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]]. MacKaye is a member of [[The Evens]], a two-piece [[indie rock]] group he formed with his wife [[Amy Farina]] in 2001.<ref name="Perlah, Jeff 2002">Perlah, Jeff. "The Independent". Guitar World. March 2002.</ref> In 2015 he formed the band [[Coriky]] with Farina and his Fugazi band mate [[Joe Lally]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Strauss |first1=Matthew |title=Coriky (Ian Mackaye, Joe Lally, and Amy Farina) Announce Debut Album, Share New Song: Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/coriky-ian-mackaye-joe-lally-and-amy-farina-announce-debut-album-share-new-song-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |date=11 February 2020 |publisher=Pitchfork Media |access-date=29 Jan 2025}}</ref>

Along with his seminal band Minor Threat, he is credited with coining the term "[[straight edge]]"<ref name="Perlah, Jeff 2002"/> a philosophy that promotes abstinence from [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]] and other [[psychoactive drug|drug]]s, though MacKaye has stated that he did not intend to turn it into a movement.

A key figure in the development of hardcore punk and an independent-minded, [[DIY punk ethic|do-it-yourself punk ethic]], MacKaye has produced releases by [[Q and Not U]], [[John Frusciante]], [[7 Seconds (band)|7 Seconds]], [[Nation of Ulysses]], [[Bikini Kill]], [[Rites of Spring]], [[Dag Nasty]] and [[Rollins Band]].