Music listings are compiled by LAURA KOPEN and RENALDO MIGALDI (classical, fairs and festivals) from information available Tuesday. We advise calling ahead for confirmation. Please send listings information, in-cluding a phone number for use by the public, to Reader Music Listings, 11 E. Illinois, Chicago 60611, or send a fax to 312-828-9926, or send E-mail to musiclistings@chicagoreader.com.
JEFFREY ALTERGOTT Free in-store concert. Next Friday, June 2, 8 PM, Borders Books & Music, 2817 N. Clark. 773-935-3909.
BERBER Free in-store performance. Saturday, 3 PM, Laurie’s Planet of Sound, 4703 N. Lincoln. 773-271-3569.
JULIE DOIRON Free in-store performance. Next Friday, June 2, 5 PM, Borders Books & Music, 830 N. Michigan. 312-573-0564.
LOOPFEST 2000 WITH STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON, EDDIE MONEY, GREAT WHITE & OTHERS Next Saturday, June 3, New World Music Theatre, I-80 and Harlem, Tinley Park. 708-614-1616 or 312-559-1212.
KAREN MASON Thursday, June 1, and next Friday, June 2, 8 PM, and next Saturday, June 3, 5 and 8 PM, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell, Arlington Heights. 847-577-2121.
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FIRESIDE BOWL 2646 W. Fullerton: Friday, 6 PM, Groovie Ghoulies (see Spot Check), Arrivals, Buck; 10 PM, Haymarket Riot, Five Deadly Venoms, Ring, Cicada. Saturday, 2 PM, Earth Crisis, Canderia, All Out War, Walls of Jericho, E-Town Concrete, Shadows Fall, God Forbid; 10 PM, Makers (see Spot Check), Nerves, Mushuganas. Sunday, 8 PM, Thrones, Sicbay, Blackdice, Tale of Genji. Tuesday, 7 PM, Cue Talent, Kindness, the Sea & Ocean, Troubled Hubble. Wednesday, 8 PM, D.M.S., Speed, This Is Metal, Buddy Revelles, Intelligibles. Thursday, 6 PM, Submission Hold, Kung Fu Rick; 10 PM, Shiner, Del Rey, Someday I. Next Friday, June 2, 6 PM, Boy Sets Fire, Ann Berreta, Lando’s 45; 10 PM, Loraxx, Love666, Vxdx. Next Saturday, June 3, 5 PM, Cross My Heart, Brandtson, the Story So Far, Lynyrd’s Innards, Dig Dug; 9 PM, Herc., White Collar Criminals, Minim. Next Sunday, June 4, 8 PM, Eternals, Starlite Desperation, Ruby Dar, Project K. 773-486-2700.
