Steve Albini will have a street named after him in Chicago, Illinois, where he lived.
The ordinance was approved by Councilman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, and the street will be at the 2600-2700 block of West Belmont Avenue in Avondale, between North Rockwell Avenue and North California Avenue. “Steve Albini Way” will be located on the site of his legendary Electrical Audio recording studio.
Originally from California, Albini moved to Chicago for college, where he remained until his death on May 7, when he suffered a heart attack at just 61 years old.
Producer, musician and cultural icon, Albini led several revered rock bands, including Shellac and Big Black, and was an undisputed legend of the recording studio, although he stated that he preferred the term “engineer” to “producer”. Albini recorded In Utero of Nirvana, Pink Surfer of the Pixies, Rid of Me by PJ Harvey and countless other classic albums over the course of several decades. Her last album with Shellac was To All Trainswhich the band was preparing to release and tour in late May before he died.
