Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Friday, April 19
The A.V. Club is running a feature series looking back at the rise and fall of alternative music in the mainstream, and today's story is about Chicago's contributions: Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair and Urge Overkill.