I’ve seen Shellac maybe a dozen times in the last twenty years, but their show on Monday night was possibly the best I’ve seen. The mood was convivial and the sound was appropriately sharp and loud, ...

Steve Albini is famous–well, sort of. He’s the guy who recorded Nirvana’s In Utero and the Pixies’ Surfer Rosa, not to mention over 1,000 other albums. He owns a recording studio called Electrical ...

Forget the Platonic ideal, Shellac have always aspired to the sardonic ideal. On a ditty cheekily titled “Chick New Wave” — off To All Trains, the noise-rock group’s sixth and final album following ...

"We've already done some recording of the new material, and early indications are that we're still happy with it all" This past year marked the 25th anniversary of Shellac, the influential three-piece ...

Who's afraid of Steve Albini? So the Chicago punk/indie rock guitarist, vocalist, engineer and producer led the pivotal post-punk band Big Black, which spat out the influential album, Songs About ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Shellac: Steve Albini (left) Todd Trainer and Bob Weston. The Aussie indie-pop legends have played a show here and there over the past ...

Shellac, the noisy rock trio fronted by Steve Albini, will put out a double-vinyl collection of previously unreleased recordings they made for BBC Radio’s Peel Sessions. The album, The End of Radio, ...

Shellac have always been an anomaly in independent music but with their latest album, Excellent Italian Greyhound, the Chicago art-punk trio remind listeners just how unusual. It s been seven years ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Steve Albini has fond memories of the first time Shellac toured Australia. It was 1993 and his Chicago trio were touring with good ...

Shellac, Camp Lo, Noah Gundersen and The Hot Toddies also made the cut this week. Check out our photos and briefs for the recommended shows for June 10 through 16.Published on June 8, 2009 Portland ...

Last night (March 20), the trio – consisting of Steve Albini, Bob Weston and Todd Trainer – took to social media to announce the record. The album will mark Shellac’s sixth overall, and first since ...

Tension and release is at the center of the angular, ambitious tunes from indie rock subverts Shellac. See the band at 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Beauty Bar, 517 Fremont St. Tickets are $10 in advance, ...