Big Black

Albini’s “20 Songs” list also includes Effigies, Dolly Parton, Bill Withers, Kraftwerk, Johnny Cash, John Cale and more.

Touch and Go and Quarterstick’s rosters include Slint, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Jesus Lizard, Mekons, Naked Raygun, TV on the Radio, Brainiac, Calexico, Big Black and tons more.

You may have heard about UK electronic artist Powell, who sampled Steve Albini from an old Big Black live recording and then politely emailed him to ask permission to use it…

The “Our Band Could Be Your Life” tribute Sunday night at Bowery Ballroom ran more than four hours with 14 bands playing the music of 13 bands (plus a special encore act that covered Nirvana)…

Nat Baldwin, David Longstreth and Brian McOmber play Black Flag Delicate Steve plays the Minutemen Ted Leo plays Minor Threat Titus Andronicus plays the Replacements Tune-Yards plays Sonic Youth Dan Deacon plays the Butthole Surfers St…