Clockwise from top left: PUP, Alex Porat, Snny, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Vacation Manor, Sad13 and Shenna. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has…

Original art: Vivian Shih Chelsea’s 33rd birthday was going to be one she’d never forget. U2, her favorite band, was performing for two nights in Toronto, Canada, and the California native would be there to see both performances. “That is my happy place. That’s my church,” she said. “I go…

Sadie Dupuis (of Speedy Ortiz) as Sad13. Courtesy. Sad13, Vagabon, Lisa Prank 9 p.m., Friday Hemlock Tavern, S.F. Tickets: $10-$12. Sadie Dupuis began 2016 by writing and recording a solo album of pop songs as Sad13, about topics the Speedy Ortiz guitarist, songwriter, producer and singer felt were missing…