All the way back in 2009, Stranger music critic Dave Segal wrote: "Shellac frontman Steve Albini is one of those sharp-witted curmudgeons who's always seemed older than his years. Shellac—which also includes drummer Todd Trainer and bassist Bob Weston—has wrenched out five riveting albums of immaculately analog-recorded dissonance and white-knuckled dynamics. Go for the tightly executed molten rock; stay for the barbed between-song witticisms." The trio will perform three consecutive nights with support from indie-rock artist (and collaborator of Steve Albini) Shannon Wright.