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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TODAY
Friday, May 10
Slowdown
BY DAY
Sunday, May 20 2012
Blackout Fest SOLD OUT
HoZac Records' annual Blackout Fest music festival happens at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave., all weekend long. Tonight's lineup features Roky Erickson, Human Eye, Estrogen Highs, Bare Mutants and Medication. Doors open at 5pm. Tickets are $25 online or at the door but the show is sold out. 21+.
Chicago Battle of the Bands @ Reggie's
Reggie's Rock Club, 2109 S. State St., hosts the Chicago Battle of the Bands at 3pm today. Watch Manny Duke, The Leather Sauls, Answer for an Arrow, Saint Tragedy, South of Sorrow, Lian Paranoia, 95th Street Band, Silent Redemption, Ephemeral Sunrise, New Oceans and In the Winter battle it out for rock supremacy. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. All ages.
Bike Tour of Portage Park
Big Shoulders Realty and Chicago Velo lead a bike tour of Portage Park today starting at 11am at the actual Portage Park, 4100 N. Long Ave. Learn about the neighborhood while enjoying a leisurely ride. Tickets are $9 online or $10 in person.
Comics Philosophy & Practice Conference
The Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry and the Mellon Residential Fellowship Program for Arts Practice and Scholarship present the Comics Philosophy & Practice Conference at The University of Chicago's Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., May 18-20. Day three features panels with Ben Katchor, Ivan Brunetti, Lynda Barry, Gary Panter and Robert Crumb. More info including a complete schedule can be found here. Registration is free.
