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“Yidlive!” Skits, show clips and discussion with the creators-stars of the comedy web series “Yidlife Crisis,” Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 7:30 p.m. $15-$30. www.paloaltojcc.org/events/yidlive. Also June 28: “Yidlive!” master class, sponsored by Jewish Film Institute. At PianoFight, 144 Taylor St., S.F. 8 p.m. $10-$13. www.jfi.org (See story, 26)
‘Mostly Kosher’ … totally rockin.’ What started as straight-line klezmer has evolved into a radical septet that combines traditional Jewish-Yiddish sounds with hip-hop, Eastern European folk, samba and more. The L.A-based band is called Mostly Kosher, and its musicians will be extremely busy starting next week: five Bay Area shows within 120 hours.
June 23 at Congregation Ner Shalom, Cotati, 7 p.m.; June 24 at Red Poppy Art House, S.F., 8 p.m.; June 25 at Ashkenaz, Berkeley, 7:30 p.m.; June 26 at Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival, Los Gatos, 4 p.m.; June 27 at Saul’s Deli, Berkeley, 6 p.m. Prices range from free to $18. Details at www.mostlykosher.com