Shannon Brooks

Dec 4, 2024 | independent.com | Shannon Brooks

Solvang: One of the Best Christmas Towns Ever! Julefest Shares Danish Traditions from Now Until January Solvang: One of the Best Christmas Towns Ever!Julefest Shares Danish Traditions from Now Until Januaryby Shannon Brooks | December 5, 2024Credit: CourtesySolvang’s reputation as a winter wonderland for revelers in search of holiday cheer has been growing in prominence.

Sep 17, 2024 | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg |Shannon Brooks |Josef Woodard |Caitlin Scialla

Review | Clairo: Charm, The Residency Popular Indie Songstresses Plays an Impressive Five-Night Run at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theater Before October Stop in Santa Barbara By Kat Sophia Tue Sep 17, 2024 | 12:21pm Add to Favorites Clairo | Photo: Courtesy The marquee for Clairo at the Fonda Theater | Photo: Kat Sophia A few months ago, this is how Claire Cottrill, better known as Clairo, announced her upcoming third studio album, “Charm.” The online indie music community cheered, as one of their...

Sep 16, 2024 | independent.com | Shannon Brooks |Josef Woodard |Don Was |Caitlin Scialla

Review | Wallows Pack a Wallop of Delights at the Santa Barbara Bowl The Crowd-Pleasing Trio Brings Their ‘Model’ Tour to Town By Indy Staff Mon Sep 16, 2024 | 4:27pm Add to Favorites Wallows at Santa Barbara Bowl, September 9, 2024 | Photo: Carl Perry Any expectations I may have had that an indie band with a name like Wallows might come on stage wailing about their woes were quickly stomped out by the excited — mostly young and female — crowds greeting them with high-pitched cheers and a sea...

Jul 12, 2024 | independent.com | Caitlin Scialla |Terry Ortega |Shannon Brooks |Jackson Friedman

UCSB Italian Studies Department Hosts Italian Consulate Consul General Rafaella Valentini Speaks at the Cabrillo Pavilion By Roman Trovato Fri Jul 12, 2024 | 4:15pm Add to Favorites Raffaella Valentini, Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles | Roman Trovato This Tuesday, a luncheon organized by Associate Professor of Italian Studies at UCSB, Claudio Fogu, to host the Italian Consulate of Los Angeles, was supposed to feature one of the world’s top acrobatic air force squadrons: the Frecce...

Jul 11, 2024 | independent.com | Shannon Brooks |Rebecca Horrigan |Tiana Molony |Jackson Friedman

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