The Chicago street on which Steve Albini's Electrical Audio studio is located has been renamed Steve Albini Way in honour of the legendary musician and sound engineer, who passed away in May.
The announcement was made on the final day of Steve Albini: The Gathering, a four day celebration of Albini's life and legacy in the city, arranged by the Shellac man's wife Heather Whinna for family members and friends. City council officials representing the office of Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa read out the honorary resolution which was adopted by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on July 17. The resolution hailed Albini as "an eternally important worldwide representative of the global underground and experimental rock music scene" and declared that the block of West Belmont Avenue on which Albini's recording studio, Electrical Audio, is located, shall from now on be known as Steve Albini Way.
