saturday/18
Matisyahu. Part of Jewish rap artist’s “Built to Survive” tour. At the Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. 7 p.m. $29.50-$42. www.thewarfieldtheatre.com
sunday/19
“Golden Bridge Trio: Songs of Israel.” Performance with light refreshments. Part of annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days. At Congregation Netivot Shalom, 1316 University Ave., Berkeley. 7 p.m. Suggested donation $10. [email protected]
friday/24
Lior Ben-Hur & Sol Tevél. Performance by local musicians in Shabbat fall concert series. Part of Contra Costa Jewish Book & Arts Festival. At Beth Chaim Congregation, 1800 Holbrook Drive, Danville. 8 p.m. $10. www.bethchaim.com
sunday/26
Jamming with ‘Friends of Danny’ Mill Valley is the site of this year’s FODfest, the 10th annual community concert honoring the life of slain journalist and musician Daniel Pearl. Part concert, part jam session and part song swap, the event will feature the FOD (Friends of Danny) band and other talented musicians, including Amy Brodo, Berel Alexander, Charity Goodin, Cantor Rita Glassman and “Snappy Dave” Cowden. FODfest is part of the national Daniel Pearl Music Days. 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. Free; donations welcome. www.sweetwatermusichall.com
“To Make the World Whole.” Songs of “peace, protest and change” by musician Mark Levy. Part of Contra Costa Jewish Book & Arts Festival. At Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living, 4000 Camino Tassajara, Danville. 2 p.m. $5. [email protected]