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

Doug Fearnside is drawn to music and as a performer, he gives depth to mellow songs.
Music

Doug Fearnside is drawn to music and as a performer, he gives depth to mellow songs.

  • Jesse Herwitz
  • Jan 2, 2025

Doug Fearnside is a local singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, worship leader, father and self-professed “fidgeter.” He can’t sit still w…

Meredith McHenry has a dynamic and versatile solo act, thanks to a musical device.
Arts & Culture

Meredith McHenry has a dynamic and versatile solo act, thanks to a musical device.

  • Tonia Eaton
  • Jun 13, 2024

“Who the fuck is Meredith McHenry?” This was printed on a banner made for her by a Monterey bartender.

Noted singer-songwriter Ana Egge brings her latest album to life at SandBox.
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Noted singer-songwriter Ana Egge brings her latest album to life at SandBox.

  • Jesse Herwitz
  • Jun 6, 2024

Fittingly, Ana Egge makes her Monterey County debut at SandBox, a venue born from venture and risk. SandBox did not exist until Grammy-nominat…

City and Colour begins his 2024 U.S. tour at the Golden State Theatre with a cathartic album release.
Music

City and Colour begins his 2024 U.S. tour at the Golden State Theatre with a cathartic album release.

  • Sloan Campi
  • May 2, 2024

When we put on our favorite song to cry to, our emotions are validated. It’s almost like we can get to the next chapter of our lives, should w…

Although he didn’t start out as a musician, that’s where John Turri found his voice.
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Although he didn’t start out as a musician, that’s where John Turri found his voice.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 7, 2023

John Turri is a music director at Compass Church in Salinas and a talented singer-songwriter. He moved from Southern California to Monterey Co…

Local singer-songwriter Nikki McCartney is at work on a new album with a new sound.
Music

Local singer-songwriter Nikki McCartney is at work on a new album with a new sound.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Nov 23, 2023

Singer-songwriter Nikki McCartney wasn’t born in Monterey County. Rather, she chose it as a base from which she has been pursuing her career a…

Pacific Grove native Katie Hazdovac is channeling her musical theater training into a singer-songwriter career.
Music

Pacific Grove native Katie Hazdovac is channeling her musical theater training into a singer-songwriter career.

  • Sloan Campi
  • Oct 19, 2023

If Elsa, the magical ice-wielding princess of Annandale, were to write and produce her own indie album, she’d probably sound something like Ka…

Cindy Alexander is happy to shred the boundaries of genre as she releases a new album.
Music

Cindy Alexander is happy to shred the boundaries of genre as she releases a new album.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jul 13, 2023

If something is different about Cindy Alexander, it’s not the power of her lyrics. The singer-songwriter, who has held on to the edgy credibil…

Singer-songwriter Laurie Lewis never set out to break barriers -- she just loves to play music.
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Singer-songwriter Laurie Lewis never set out to break barriers -- she just loves to play music.

  • Paul Fried
  • Mar 23, 2023

Throughout her 30-plus-year career, the fiddler, guitarist, bass player and singer-songwriter Laurie Lewis has been heralded as a groundbreake…

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