Nate Najar’s Jazz Holiday For a decade-and-a-half, Nate Najar’s December concert has married the worlds of swinging jazz and everyone’s favorite winter holiday. The Bay area guitarist does it again this weekend alongside a large band that features bassist Joe Porter, Patrick Bettison on keys, and more. -Ray Roa
Henry Rollins It’s impossible to catch everything Henry Rollins says when he’s going into his life story. But then again, whether he’s remembering the first time he tried LSD, or explaining how he dealt with a home invasion while not wanting to use lethal capacity. The punk icon’s current “Good To See You” tour—which he’s been on pretty much ever since it was declared safe to go back on tour after COVID-19—tackles the death of his mother, a stalker, and plenty of anecdotes that you’ll hardly have time to react to before he jumps into something else.