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From 318 to 831: Miss Fortune performs at Old Capitol Books.
Arts & Culture

From 318 to 831: Miss Fortune performs at Old Capitol Books.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Apr 15, 2026

Old Capitol Books in downtown Monterey is a special place for Marina-based Skylar Walters, aka Miss Fortune, an R&B/hip-hop performer and …

Shawn Barker brings his uncanny and unique Johnny Cash tribute to Monterey.
Music

Shawn Barker brings his uncanny and unique Johnny Cash tribute to Monterey.

  • Dave Faries
  • Feb 18, 2026

When Shawn Barker speaks from a third-person perspective, he is actually in first person. And if that raises a confused eyebrow, consider that…

R.J. DeMarco performs and produces music live on stage using a technique called ‘scripted live looping.’
Music

R.J. DeMarco performs and produces music live on stage using a technique called ‘scripted live looping.’

  • Sloan Campi
  • Dec 25, 2025

The Moog synthesizer transformed music in the 1960s and ’70s, particularly allowing progressive rock bands to launch into richly layered and l…

Singer-songwriter McKayla Maddox, who goes by the stage name Sabelle, uses music to process her emotions.
Music

Singer-songwriter McKayla Maddox, who goes by the stage name Sabelle, uses music to process her emotions.

  • Sloan Campi
  • Nov 13, 2025

When McKayla Maddox steps before a microphone, she becomes “Sabelle,” a shortened version of her middle name.

Even when covering songs, Reija Massey brings her own unique touch to the music.
Music

Even when covering songs, Reija Massey brings her own unique touch to the music.

  • Tonia Eaton
  • Oct 16, 2025

If you attended the Old Monterey farmers market in 2017-18, you may have caught then-14-year-old Reija Massey transforming songs like “Message…

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Best Local Band (2025)

  • Oct 9, 2025

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The Transducers take performing purposefully, which translates into a good time for their fans.
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The Transducers take performing purposefully, which translates into a good time for their fans.

  • Tonia Eaton
  • Jul 4, 2024

On a warm February evening at the Salty Seal in Monterey, a group of friends have their arms around each other as they jump in unison to the T…

The Dead Cassettes, plus more home-grown musical talent, take the stage at Monterey’s Golden State Theatre.
Music

The Dead Cassettes, plus more home-grown musical talent, take the stage at Monterey’s Golden State Theatre.

  • Sloan Campi
  • Apr 27, 2023

Remember road trips before we all had smartphones? CDs and tape cassettes were the only lifelines to save us from deafening boredom as road si…

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