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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, December 28 2014
Genevieve Schatz @ Space
Genevieve Schatz, former lead singer of Company of Thieves, plays a show tonight at Space, 1245 Chicago Ave. in Evanston. Hanna Ashbrook opens. Tickets are $23 for reserved seating, $12 for standing room. Doors are at 6:30pm, show's at 7:30pm.
10th Annual Alex Chilton Birthday Bash @ Empty Bottle
The Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave., kicks off their 10th annual Alex Chilton Birthday Bash this evening at 8pm. A host of local bands will be playing Chilton songs, including Ego & the Soul, Allegra Malone, the Injured Parties, Michael Heaton, Food and Drug, and the Van Goghs. Tickets are $10. 21+
Morton Feldman Chamber Players @ Constellation
Constellation, 3111 N. Western Ave, currently Chicago's most prolific venue for modern classical/new music, presents a rare performance of a piece by composer Morton Feldman. Feldman's 90+ minute piece, "Patterns in a Chromatic Field," is scored for cello and piano, and performed by the Morton Feldman Chamber Players, a new Chicago-based group dedicated to interpreting Feldman's music. Feldman's later pieces (such as "Patterns...") were created based on the composer's love of the intricate patterns in Persian rugs, where repetitions of patterns are broken by small, nearly imperceptible variations. As the piece takes at least 90 uninterrupted minutes to perform, considerable endurance, subtlety and sensitivity is required by performers and audience ears alike. Performances of Feldman's music are few and far between (ICE's performance of his "Routine Investigations" in 2011 whet our appetites), so this concert should be considered a must-not-miss. Tickets are $12, show starts at 8:30pm.
