{"id":441998,"date":"2026-08-24T13:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441998\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T13:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:54:10","slug":"concerts-return-to-freedom-plaza-stage-desert-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441998\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerts return to Freedom Plaza stage | Desert Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

TWENTYNINE PALMS \u2014 Vocalist and guitar player Alice Howe and fretless bass player Freebo will open the fall free concerts at Freedom Plaza.<\/p>\n

The fall concert series, made possible by a grant from the Levitt Foundation, will run Saturdays Sept. 26 through Oct. 24. Each evening will begin with food vendors at 6, followed by music from 7 to 9.<\/p>\n

Cassazulu will open for Howe and Freebo Sept. 26.<\/p>\n

Born in a rural farming district in South Africa, Cassazulu frontman John Zulu writes music in English and Zulu. He is accompanied by Californian vocalist Cassidy Sargeant.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Their Joshua Tree band mixes English pop and Afro beat harmonies.<\/p>\n

Howe and Freebo will take the stage at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Howe is a singer\/songwriter from Boston with a musical style rooted in the Laurel Canyon scene of Los Angeles in the 1960s and \u201970s.<\/p>\n

She was named Best Female Artist at the 2023 International Acoustic Music Awards.<\/p>\n

Her collaborator since 2017, Freebo toured and recorded with Bonnie Raitt for a decade. He has played bass on recordings by John Mayall, Ringo Starr, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Maria Muldaur, Joe Walsh and Dr. John.<\/p>\n

Concerts will continue every Saturday through Oct. 24.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Oct. 3: The Kearns Family Band (Hi-Desert folk); Joshua Josu\u00e9 opens with Chicano rock.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Oct. 10: Terrell Edwards (motown); Hotel Mercy opens with punk Americana.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Oct. 17: Hu Dost (world rock and electric folks); Palo Xanto opens with desert groove music.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Oct. 24: Mark Taylor (contemporary country); Local group Los Poncho Tones opens with \u201cgreasy tumbleweed\u201d music.<\/p>\n

For more information, go online to www.29palms<\/p>\n

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