Gapers Block has ceased publication.

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.
 Thank you for your readership and contributions. 

TODAY

Gapers Block
Search

Gapers Block on Facebook Gapers Block on Flickr Gapers Block on Twitter The Gapers Block Tumblr


Slowdown

GB store

Suicide Girls Burlesque

The naughty girls at Suicide Girls, the popular porn site, have launched a burlesque tour, and tonight they land at the Metro, 3730 N. Clark, with the bands Threefold and Bloom in tow. A little more info here or on the Metro website. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 at the door. 21 and over.

Six frenetic films @ Siskel Film Center

From the School of the Art Institute's film collection, student Zachary Hall has selected six films to overload the senses. Sensory Overload: Six Frenetic Films is a collection of shorts from 1968 to 1993, from directors in Austria, USA, and Japan, and is guaranteed to fry your eyeballs (or at least jiggle them around a lot). Siskel Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

DJ Spooky and Eliot Lipp at the Empty Bottle

Illbient producer and turntablist DJ Spooky is playing at the Empty Bottle in support of two new albums. He's joined by Eliot Lipp, a rising star in Chicago's electronic music production scene, whose sample-driven beats take hip-hop and jazz fusion to another level. 9:30pm, $13, 21+, 1035 N. Western Ave.
 

Filter

GB store

GB Store

GB Buttons $1.50

GB T-Shirt $12

I ✶ Chi T-Shirts $15