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
Sunday, May 5
Slowdown
BY DAY
Tuesday, May 07 2013
Camper Van Beethoven & Cracker @ the Cubby Bear
Camper Van Beethoven, the aggressively eclectic veterans of 80s-era indie-rock, play the Cubby Bear tonight in support of their first new album in nine years. Frontman David Lowery's side project Cracker shares the bill. Tickets are $15 in advance, and $17 at the door. Doors open at 8pm, with Jaik Willis opening at 9pm. The Cubby Bear is located at 1059 W. Addison St. 773-327-1662.
Ian Svenonius @ Quimby's
Quimby's hosts Ian Svenonius, former singer for Nation of Ulysses and The Make-Up, tonight at 7:00pm. Ian will be reading from his book Supernatural Strategies For Making A Rock'n'Roll Group. Full details at the Quimby's site. Quimby's: 1854 W. North Avenue. (773) 342-0910.
Tuesday Funk @ Hopleaf
Gapers Block presents Tuesday Funk in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf Bar, 5148 N. Clark St., tonight, hosted by William Shunn and Andrew Huff. Readers include Suzanne Clores, Mary Beth Hoerner, Robert McDonald, Dion Walton, and former co-host Sara Ross Witt. Doors open at 7pm, show's at 7:30pm. Free, 21+
