This weekend’s Bay Area arts and entertainment picks, Jan. 22

The forlorn Canadian band with a new box set, “Notes Falling Slow” — covering its early 2000s releases — returns to San Francisco. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22.

New works by Christina Anderson, Lachlan Philpott, Byron Au Yong and others, classes, performance labs, parties and more fill every space in the Strand.

“The Nether”: Bill English directs the regional premiere of Jennifer Haley’s sci-fi thriller about what might be a real crime in a virtual world. 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23.

“Jersey Boys”: The national tour of Des McAnuff’s wildly popular production of the musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons returns again. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22.