2018 was a great year for music. We heard melancholy and emotional ballads from some of the alternative genre’s best artists, projects produced by rap music’s most powerful moguls and breakout solo…
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‘Diary of Anne Frank’ takes the stage at CHS explores classic World War II source material
BY GRACE DEAN After her own experience with the production at her high school, CHS drama teacher Gracie Poletti brings “Diary of Anne Frank,” featuring Hayley Armstrong as Anne Frank, to the…
Three new releases, three different verdicts
BY MILES PREKOSKI A look at this autumn in music As fall comes to a close and winter creeps in on us, it’s necessary to take a look back on this season’s…
Brockhampton bounces back with ‘Iridescence’ harder than ever following recent controversy
BY MILES PREKOSKI The product of 14-member boyband Brockhampton, who turned the music scene upside down last year, “Iridescence” proves to be their best album yet and one of the best of…
Aminé returns from major success with new playfully witty album
BY MILES PREKOSKI Adam Daniel, who goes by his middle name, has returned from his major success with a new project that he calls an “EPLPMIXTAPEALBUM.” The project, titled “1.5,” features a…
CHS band Goodword performing in community until members go to college
BY ATHENA FOSLER-BRAZIL Standing on a low stage at the end of a long rectangular room in the East Village Coffee Lounge in Monterey, TJ Sullinger, sporting a flannel and with dark…
Summer baking on the sweet side
BY ASHA JOHNSTON When thinking of summer, only one thought comes to mind: food. Whether you’re swimming in Antarctica or getting eaten by any of the 5,000 poisonous animals in Australia, all…
Local bands strum together creating a collective to support each others’ careers
BY BECCA GOREN Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” emerged as Kurt Cobain strung together power chords in the garage in the back of his house. Monterey County-based bands The Ajimas, Zealousy and…
Miranda and the Beat brings soulful tunes, spectacular live shows
BY ARCHER MICHAELS “We just want to rule the world,” Carmel High School alumna Miranda Zipse says about her band Miranda and the Beat. “Is that too much to ask?” Miranda…
Graduating photographer’s passion not strictly academic
BY QUINN SPOONER With Carmel High School’s 76th edition of the El Padre yearbook set to release in mid-May, senior Luke DePalatis wraps up his second year as chief editor of the…