Wonder Valley Music Festival

We are super excited to be returning to the Wonder Valley Music Festival this Fall. The festival is created by singer songwriter, musician and producer, Ben Vaughn and takes place in the legendary home of Indie Rock band, The Sibleys.

7 - 11 p.m., October 13, 2018

Hosted by The Blue Dolphins and Palms Restaurant

Palms Restaurant
83131 Amboy Road
Wonder Valley, California 92277

More, later.

Another Wonder Valley Music Festival

Another Wonder Valley Music Festival is produced by Wonder Valley old timer Ben Vaughn, and includes Amilia K. Spicer, Firebug, Donna Bummer, R.J. Bloke, Wormstew, The Sibleys, and The Ben Vaughn Ensemble.
     Saturday, March 10th, at 6 p.m. at the Palms, 83131 Amboy Road. Free camping if you can stand the cold.

New Year's Eve at The Palms Wonder Valley

Mew Year's Eve 2017 at The Palms

Live music by Catt & The Deacon, Firebug, and The Sibleys. 

8 p.m. start. No cover. Free camping.

The Palms, 83131 Amboy Rd, Wonder Valley CA 92277

[updated January 30, 2017]

New Year's Eve at The Palms

Charlie Limousine and The Sibleys at 9 p.m. - FREE

Desert Bone Fest, October 28, 29, 30

Desert Bonefest '16
From 11 a.m. on October 28 to nooon on October 30
Palms Restaurant
83131 Amboy Road
Wonder Valley CA 92277

Recipe for Bonefest 2016:

• Start with one Halloween party. Depending on your appetite, 1-3 days-worth.
• Add 7 or 8 cups of tasty live bands.
• Stir in one DJ for a little extra flavor.
• A pinch of a costume contest.
• For full flavor, blend in a Sunday Bloody Mary brunch.
• Mix together in the coolest roadhouse you can find, and do this under a sky full of stars while quenching your thirst with some witches' brew.

SERVE WHILE HOT!
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FRIDAY:
The Palms is open until 8 p.m. for food and drink after your long drive. Then join us for a large group campfire (location TBA). Bring your singing voice, your guitar, your beverage, but most importantly yourself. Check out those stars...!!!
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SATURDAY
During the day on Saturday, prior to the event, enjoy the beauty of Joshua Tree Natl Park, check out the Integratron, or just relax and get ready for the big night..but make sure to leave time to put on your costume!

Then starting at 6 p.m. the party gets cookin'!!!!

Live performances by:
Jay Souza! The Ryman Rails! Amilia K Spicer! The Sibleys! Dan Janisch! Nocona! The Ben Vaughn Ensemble!
..followed by DJ Sarah Delush, spinning tunes to get you rattlin' your bones!!!

Special Halloween cocktails, food, drink, and..
... COSTUMES ENCOURAGED! Encouraged by WHAT you ask? Encouraged by a CONTEST with PRIZES! Yep. Prizes. So dress up.
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SUNDAY:Bloody Mary recovery brunch with Rosa Pullman!
The Palms will be open for breakfast starting at 9 AM, Rosa plays at 1 p.m.

Suggested donation (all of which goes straight to the performers!): $10 cash, at the door.
(No ATM avail anywhere near the area)

WHERE TO STAY:
Limited shared housing still available at one of the Sibley houses.
Unlimited camping outside the venue or one of the houses.
Local Air BnB's in 29 Palms or Wonder Valley or hotels/motels in Twentynine Palms.

For more info about a Sibley house, camping, or AirBnB suggestions, or anything, really, e-mail Kevin Bone at bonykev@gmail.com.

Desert Trail Column, September 29, 2016

Another Wonder Valley Music Festival will take place at The Palms, 83131 Amboy Road, on Saturday, October 1 from 6 to midnight. Artists include Ben Vaughn Ensemble, The Sibleys, High Noon Whiskey, Dan Montgomery, Michael Starr, Insect Surfers, Mister Paradise and Helene Renaut. Admission is free, and onsite camping is available. Call 760-361-2810 for further information.

Ben Vaughn

Since the birthstone for October is the opal, and the flower is the calendula, we send out Rainbows-of-Opals-and-Calendulas to Ron Root who turns 54 this week. Happy birthday, Ron!

Karen’s Commentary: If you have a pet emergency when a vet’s not available, you have two destination options. The animal urgent care (Banning Veterinary Hospital) in Banning is open until 11 pm and is located on Ramsey, west of Sunset. Call 951-849-6234. The VCA Animal Emergency Hospital is open 24/7 and is located in Indio at 46920 Jefferson Street, across from Home Depot. Call 760-289-5578.

Darlene’s Commentary: What a lovely rain last week! I wouldn’t be surprised if we had a fall bloom of wildflowers. (All you need is water.) Thank you, Mother Nature! Now, about that wind. I’m pretty sure that we had gusts here in Wonder Valley that clocked around 70 mph or better. Hour after hour wind screamed like a cyclone, and whatever items in the yard that were creaking and banging out there in the pitch-dark, sand-blasting wind were sure to be found somewhere down the road, maybe with an Arizona address! 

Next morning, I walked out into warm sunshine with clear skies and a gentle breeze. When my eyes had adjusted to the brightness I surveyed my yard . . . and everything in sight had a thick layer of fine sand-like dust, undisturbed, covering car, trucks, trees, cacti, chairs and table. The ground looked like no one had been in this piece of desert for a hundred years! (Twilight Zone music, please.)

Reach Out Morongo Basin will provide a free ride to the Twentynine Palms Nutrition Site for lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Pick-up is at The Palms at 10 am and return is at 2 pm. If you have a transportation problem and cannot get to The Palms, they will go to your residence. Call 760-361-1410 for further information.

Handy Hint: Television and PC screens are electrically charged, which causes them to attract dust. Since dryer sheets are designed to reduce static cling, they’ll remove dust and prevent it from resettling for several days. Polish glass screens with the sheets after they’ve been in the dryer, for a softer texture.

Thought for Today: “It is better to be looked over than overlooked.” – Mae West

Until next time . . . remember to take time to enjoy the WONDERs all around us.

Wonder Valley sunrise the day after a dust storm.

The Palms | New Hours

The Palms
New summer hours!
Starting July 6,
Closed Monday - Thursday
Open Friday and Saturday, 3 - 8 p.m.
Open Sunday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

The Palms will be closed August 15 through August 31
Open regular hours starting September 1

Wet Marble, Haunted Desert Dust, The Sibleys

Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 8 PM
Palms Restaurant
83131 Amboy Rd, Twentynine Palms, California 92277

Music, fun food, free camping.

Halloween with DRUG, The Renderers, Golden Slipper & The Sibleys

Saturday, October 31, at 8:00pm

Downtown Wonder Valley at the PALMS 

83131 Amboy Rd, Wonder Valley, California 92277

Live music:

DRUG, The Renderers

Golden Slipper (members of BATT)

The Sibleys

FREE show

Costume Contest with Prizes

Goodbye, Summer!

At the Palms Restaurant
83131 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley CA 92277

Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
No cover charge

• The Adobe Collective
• The Sibleys 
• Orange Metalflake
• and More!

Chicken Dinner Special!
BBQ Chicken with Baked Beans,
Coleslaw Corn on the cob $4.50
Festival Chili Dog $2.50

Drink Specials Gin & Tonic $2.50

12 Bands for $5 - May 9th!

Summer's Eve
$5 bucks for 12 bands!!! 

CY DUNE // JT (member of Akron/Family)
THE RENDERERS // JT
TARA JANE O'NEIL // LA
BATT // JT
ALGAE AND TENTACLES // TUSCON AZ
FREE BLEED //
LA DICK PICKS // LA
Grateful Dead cover band
CASPAR SONNET // LA
JORDAN DYKSTRA // LA
DER // JT
GRANT EARL LAVALLEY // JT
THE SIBLEYS // WONDER VALLEY

Order and times will be announced soon.
Indoor and outdoor stages.

AT: The Palms Restaurant, 83131 Amboy Rd, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
The Palms serves dinner at night and breakfast in the morning.
Free camping.

Wonder Valley Experimental Festival

The seventh installment of the Wonder Valley Experimental Festival. A carnival of harsh noise, weird instruments, free improvisation and the joy of free sonic manipulation! Still Fun! Still Free! With free camping on site. If that isn't enough to motivate you to mark your calendar, then check out the videos of past WVE Festivals on YouTube.

Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.
At the Palms, 80526 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley, CA 92277

Here is the lineup:
11:20 PM Wheels - Ellen Weller
11:00 to 11:20 Set up
10:40 PM Andrea Pensado
10:20 PM The Oort Cloud
10:00 PM Asha Sheshadri
10:00 to 10:20 Set up Virons
9:40 PM Phog Masheeen
9:20 PM Endometrium Cuntplow -> cessation -> Sleepwalkers Local
9:00 PM Alien Ajenda
8:40 to 9:00 Set up
8:20 PM earth pitch
8:00 PM Toaster + Squirrellex
7:40 PM The Sibleys
7:20 to 7:40 Set up Skunk Puppet
7:00 PM Poly Wave Experiment
6:40 PM Violin K Sonata / Doctor Doctor
6:20 PM Jonathan Saxon
6:00 to 6:20 Set up Cathy Allen
5:40 PM Sykora
5:20 PM Nightmare Task Force
5:00 PM Tawee Kiva
4:00 Load in