Dylan and Drake - the folk star & the rapper

Two megawatt, mainstream Jewish stars are set to play San Francisco this Wednesday, May 12 — one the son of a legend, the other the star of a hit teen soap opera.

Sorry for the excitement music fans, only one show still has tickets.

Jakob Dylan, the son of Robert Allen Zimmerman (née Bob Dylan), plays at the Regency Ballroom with stunning redhead Neko Case. Tickets are currently available.

The younger Dylan will perhaps forever known for the 1990s hit “One Headlight” with his band, The Wallflowers. He’s been kicking it solo since 2006, with a new folky album, Women and Country, released last month on Columbia Records.

Actor-turned-rapper Drake will be at the Warfield Theatre.

Aubrey Drake Graham, who was born to a Jewish mother and had a Bar Mitzvah, played Jimmy Brooks on oddly addictive teen drama, “Degrassi: The Next Generation”.

The rapper recently discussed his background with CNN: “Part of the whole appeal of me as an artist is I did have things that were initially seen as strikes against me,” said Drake. “Like being from Canada, being an actor, being light-skinned, being Jewish. It’s all these things that I guess in the stereotypical rap world don’t really fit the package.”

Sorry Drake fans, this show’s sold-out!

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