Oakland & the East Bay this week: Tyla, Isaiah Rashad, Herlin Riley and more

Two big Fox Theater nights, a jazz-heavy week at Yoshi's and a packed Sunday in Berkeley: the picks for Nov. 9–15.

There are 37 shows on the East Bay calendar this week, and the shape of it is easy to read: the Fox Theater carries the big nights, Yoshi's carries the jazz, and Berkeley stacks up a Sunday worth clearing your schedule for. Here are the eight we would plan around.

Wednesday, Nov. 11 — Herlin Riley at Yoshi's, Oakland, 7:30 p.m. A midweek jazz night in a 310-seat room, the right way to start the week.

Wednesday, Nov. 11 — Aterciopelados at The UC Theatre, Berkeley, 8 p.m. The same night, a big-room alternative across the bay line in Berkeley.

Thursday, Nov. 12 — Isaiah Rashad at the Fox Theater, Oakland, 8 p.m. Tickets $56.25–$173.40. The Top Dawg rapper's Lil Sunny's Awful Road Trip tour backs It's Been Awful, his third album, which came out May 1; the second leg of the run doubles as a 10th-anniversary celebration of The Sun's Tirade.

Thursday, Nov. 12 — Roger Clyne at Cornerstone, Berkeley, 8 p.m. With PH Naffah. A rock night in a 500-capacity room on a busy Thursday.

Friday, Nov. 13 — Tyla at the Fox Theater, Oakland, 8 p.m. Tickets $74.65–$180. The South African singer's A*POP World Tour is her first full headline tour, launched behind her second album, A*POP, released in July. The Fox is her stop on a North American leg that runs through November and December before she closes the tour at home in South Africa in January.

Saturday, Nov. 14 — Day26 at Yoshi's, Oakland, 9:30 p.m. Tickets $48.10. A late R&B set in an intimate room.

Sunday, Nov. 15 — Scott Amendola at The Back Room, Berkeley, 7:30 p.m. With Michael Manring, Paul Hanson and Joel Harrison, in a room that holds 94. Small enough that every seat is close.

Sunday, Nov. 15 — Allison Russell at The UC Theatre, Berkeley, 8 p.m. With Autumn Nicholas. The other half of a strong Berkeley Sunday.

Also worth a look: Jackiem Joyner (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.) and Brian Simpson (Sunday, 7 p.m., $39.70–$102.10) round out the Yoshi's jazz run, and Turnover brings Nothing and Trauma Ray to The UC Theatre on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

If you only pick one night, make it Friday at the Fox. If you pick two, add Sunday in Berkeley and choose your room.

Sources: Tyla Announces 'THE A*POP WORLD TOUR' Following Sophomore Album Release — The Source (thesource.com); Tyla's THE A*POP WORLD TOUR: Dates, venues, and how to buy tickets — The FADER (thefader.com); Tyla announces the A*POP World Tour — Pollstar (news.pollstar.com); Isaiah Rashad Maps Out 'Lil Sunny's Awful Road Trip' Tour — Pollstar (news.pollstar.com); Isaiah Rashad Announces Leg Two Of 'Lil Sunny's Awful Road Trip' World Tour — Pollstar (news.pollstar.com); Isaiah Rashad Plots Lil Sunny's Awful Road Trip North American Tour 2026 — JamBase (jambase.com); Isaiah Rashad at Fox Theater — JamBase (jambase.com); Tyla at Fox Theater — JamBase (jambase.com); Herlin Riley at Yoshi's — JamBase (jambase.com)