POP

You won't get scarlett fever listening to She and Him, and that's a good thing. Unlike the recent movie-star-celebrates-Tom Waits vanity CD project delivered by Scarlett Johansson, "She and Him - Vol. 1," spotlighting actress Zooey Deschanel (most recently of M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening") is not an embarrassment. Making the most of what she got, collaborator Matt Ward (aka M. Ward and the "Him" of the set) has cast Zooey's frail, lonesome-sounding vocals and hesitantly romantic tunes in tastefully minimalist, retro arrangements that evoke, at turns, 1950s-'60s girl-pop, a la Connie Francis; assorted, crazy-in-love country crooners, and that long tradition of dreamy cocktail-jazz thrushes where Madeleine Peyroux now perches supreme. Ward throws in the occasional vocal himself on the disc and it's not pretty. Fortunately, for the tour there's a more able backup singer onstage. Freakwater opens.

Trocadero, 10th and Arch streets, 8 tonight, $19 (all ages), 215-922-LIVE, www.thetroc.com.

- Jonathan Takiff

REGGAE

Stephen Marley and brother Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley are pairing up for a rare show by members of reggae's royal family. Damian may be the better-known, off the strength of his monster, Grammy-winning 2005 hit album, "Welcome to Jamrock." Stephen has made his mark as a member of the Melody Makers, along with brother Ziggy.

All the Marleys have continued their father's legacy of making truly timeless reggae music that resonates with and speaks for society's downtrodden. Both were young when Bob Marley passed away, but these apples obviously didn't fall too far from the paternal tree.

Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St., 10 p.m. Thursday, $35, 215-922-1011, www.livenation.com.

- Damon C. Williams

ALTERNATIVE

When Making Time impresario Dave P gets excited about a band, he's usually onto something big. The next installment in "I Saw Them When" are U.K. sensations Friendly Fires, whose Hot Chip-like single "On Board" is currently featured in a Wii ad, the only reliable place to break bands these days. Catch a preview of their upcoming self-titled full-length debut, due out in the fall on XL, while three floors of DJs spin indie dance, electro, and punk and roll.

Transit, 6th and Spring Garden streets, 9 tonight, $10, www.r5productions.com, 267-765-5210.

- Sara Sherr

JAZZ

While the spirit of John Coltrane is a constant inspiration for the TraneStop Resource Institute, the Philly-based nonprofit has as its mission preserving and promoting jazz in general. This weekend, the 29-year-old organization presents its 13th annual Community Jazz Concert, "Spirit in the Yard," an homage to saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders and the late vocalist Leon Thomas. Sanders, of course, was mentored by Trane late in the senior tenorman's life. Thomas' uniquely spiritual blend of scat and yodeling graced numerous recordings, most notably Sanders' 1969 "The Creator Has a Master Plan."

Paying homage will be singer TC III's Full Circle Ensemble, led by the son of Philly jazz's first couple, Trudy Pitts and Mr. C; singer Ella Gahnt's trio; and young alto saxophonist Nasir Dickerson's Renaissance Messengers. The concert will also mark the launch of Tranestop's "Horns for Guns" violence prevention program.

Felicia's Gardens, 500 E. Washington Lane, 2 p.m. Sunday, free, 215-438-3178.

- Shaun Brady

CLASSICAL

Every summer, some of Philly's finest musicians head north into Bucks County to play their favorite chamber music. These 12 artists, billed as the Lenape Chamber Ensemble, offer three well-chosen concerts in various performing combinations. Their final program features Philadelphia Orchestra hornist Jeffrey Lang in Mozart's glorious Quintet for horn and strings. Marcantonio Barone heads to the keyboard in Faure's sumptuous Piano Quintet in C Minor, and the wild card on the program is the rarely played String Quartet by Giuseppe Verdi, played by the busy Wister String Quartet.

Delaware Valley College, routes 202 and 611, Doylestown, 8 p.m. tomorrow, $18, 610-294-9361, www.lenapechamberensemble.org.

- Tom Di Nardo