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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Sunday, October 12
Pearl Jam rolls into the United Center for two Chicago shows this weekend (both on school nights, so rest up). Tickets are $66. Show starts at 7:30pm. More on their latest efforts in Transmission.
Edible Audible Picnic is a better way to spend your lunch hour. This series features cutting edge rock bands, sound artists, audio documentaries, expert DJs, electronic musicians and more. This week Brooklyn-based beats producer Eliot Lipp and his Chicago-based friend Leo 123 use DJ electronic music influenced by hip-hop, disco, electro, and techno to produce the unique sound of Dark Party. Caural and K-Kruz, two of Chicago's finest electronic producers, open. All events take place at Millenium Park's Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Noon. Free.