Big Black at Cat Club (08-06-1987)

On August 6th, 1987, Big Black played their second to last show ever at Cat Club in Manhattan.  The group announced their disbandment in advance of a final tour that started in June 1987 and ended with their final performance in Seattle on August 9th, 1987.  Subsequent to these performance, the band released their final album, and most successful album, "Songs About Fucking." 

Albini would go on to form Shellac and pursue a fruitful career as a recording engineer.  He worked with notable artists such as Slint, the Pixies, the Breeders, Pegboy, Urge Overkill, the Jesus Lizard, the Wedding Present, Superchunk, PJ Harvey, Nirvana, and Page and Plant.  In June 2017, Albini won $106,000 in a World Series of Poker event.