• Big Brother and the Holding Company, the San Francisco rock band that once featured the late Janis Joplin on vocals, performs in celebration of Joplin’s birthday at 8 p.m. tonight at HopMonk Tavern at 224 Vintage Way in Novato. Tickets are $35 to $40. This show is for ages 21 and older. For more information and to buy tickets, visit hopmonk.com/livemusic.
• Folk-pop singer-songwriter Brett Dennen performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Osher Marin JCC at 200 North San Pedro Road in San Rafael. Tickets are $30 to $180. This show is for ages 16 and older. To buy tickets, visit marinjcc.org/event/brett-dennen-live-in-concert-at-the-marin-jcc.
• Eighty-seven-year-old Bay Area pianist Larry Vuckovich performs “Blues, Swing, and Romantic Ballads” with guitarist Alvon Johnson at 4 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Community Church of Mill Valley at 8 Olive St. in Mill Valley. Tickets are $25. This show is for all ages. To buy tickets, visit communitychurchmillvalley.com.
