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Steve Albini and Big Black Played an Explosive Farewell Concert in 1987
See Big Black and Steve Albini play an explosive final gig in 1987.
On the handful of EPs and two full-lengths, Atomizer and Songs About Fucking, they released, Steve Albini, who died Tuesday, wrote about everything from child abuse to murderous gangsters and always with a wink as if shining a dark mirror back at buttoned-up middle America. But by 1987, the group — which included guitarist Santiago Durango, bassist Dave Riley, and a drum machine called Roland — decided it had accomplished its mission. Steven Jesse Berstein read some poetry, and then the group came out to perform an aggressive set list that included fan favorites such as “Kerosene,” “Jordan, MN,” “Bad Penny,” and “Cables,” among others.
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