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
Sunday, November 2
Slowdown
BY DAY
Monday, July 12 2010
El Guincho @ Edible Audible Picnic
Grab your lunch and take it to Pritzker Pavilion at noon for an Edible Audible Picnic. El Guincho is the recording alias of Spanish musician Pablo Díaz-Reixa. His musical style is influenced by a broad range of artists like Animal Collective and Os Mutantes, and relies heavily on the use of sampling, incorporating elements of Afrobeat, dub, Tropicália and rock and roll. Díaz-Reixa described his music as a kind of "space-age exotica".
Gapers Block Book Club Meeting
Join the Gapers Block Book Club tonight for a discussion of Dave Eggers' The Wild Things. 7:30pm at The Book Cellar, 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. Discussion questions here. Free, new members welcome.
Caribou with The Budos Band @ Downtown Sound in Millennium Park
Daniel Snaith, aka Caribou, has been perfecting his psychedelic, electronic sound for over ten years. With his new album, Swim, expected to drop early this summer, Caribou is working overtime doing both a full European and American tour. The Budos Band will also bring their funky, afro-beat sound to the Downtown Sound stage tonight. 6:30pm. Pritzker Pavilion. Free.
Ratchet @ Skylark
Tonight Darren Johnston is in from San Francisco to play trumpet in tonight's Ratchet jazz series performance. He joins locals Josh Abrams on bass and Marc Riordan on drums. 10pm. Donations accepted. 2149 S. Halsted. 21+
