[3] She plays keyboards, percussion and bass guitar, and is a member of American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols.

Her father was an autobody worker who fell ill from paint exposure, later becoming an engineer, and her mother was an artist.

In 1995, with hardly any prior musical experience, McCabe joined The Dandy Warhols[6] after a mutual friend told her that bandmate Courtney Taylor-Taylor had an opening for a synth player and was willing to teach her how to play instruments.

[citation needed] McCabe has been politically active since at least 2008, engaging with issues from community initiatives to Federal level policy and candidates.

She spearheaded community engagement in Portland, Oregon's Clean Water Portland campaign,[12] endorsing Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders for President of the United States in 2016,[13] and 2020,[14] and has been active in supporting and normalizing[15][16][17] cannabis usage at the state[18] and federal levels.