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.
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Monday, May 24 2010
You Me Them Everybody Live @ Hungry Brain
The YMTE podcast records live with guest appearances from cartoonist Jeffrey Brown, comedian Cindy Cornelsen, and lo-fi rockers The Way It Is. It's a 21+ show starting at 8pm at Hungry Brain (2319 W. Belmont). Free.
The Shock Doctrine @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a week-long screening of The Shock Doctrine, the 2009 Michael Winterbottom film version of the Naomi Klein book. The film screens through May 27; see the Film Center Website for a full schedule. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
The Besnard Lakes with The Ponys @ Downtown Sound in Millennium Park
The Montréal-based psychedelic and ethereal indie rock group, The Besnard Lakes, open the Downtown Sound series at Millennium Park on the heels of their highly acclaimed, recently released new CD, The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night. Featuring husband and wife team Jace Lasek and Olga Goereas, they come to Chicago following a two month European tour. Chicago rock group The Ponys will open the evening. 6:30pm. Pritzker Pavilion. Free.
