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…

Photos: Diana Cordero SAN FRANCISCO — Perhaps it was too soon to celebrate or have fun. Australian indie rock quartet The Jezabels played to a healthy-sized crowd at the Independent Thursday evening, but that crowd was subdued. Vocalist Hayley Mary, sensing this, didn’t ask for much in return. It wasn’t…

Singer-songwriter Hayley Mary and her Australian indie rock quartet, the Jezabels, fly into the United States on Nov. 7 and kick off the band’s first American tour in support of its third album, Synthia. Being able to look on to the country’s significant election from U.S. soil will be…