Festival Palomino

Festival Palomino 2015

The second annual Festival Palomino was a great success. The weather was perfect, and the bands curated by local heroes Trampled By Turtles provided a wonderful mix of folk and rock. Here are a few thoughts on the music of Festival Palomino 2015.

  • Trampled By Turtles – Maybe I’m getting old, but I am really starting to like Trampled By Turtles’ folkier side over their speed-demon bluegrass side. The Duluth tribute “Winners” from their 2014 release Wild Animals was gorgeous, as was the Tim Saxhaug led cover of The Band’s “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”. Ending the festival with the bagpipe-backed single “Alone” was also a very nice touch.
  • Dr. Dog – You know what you’re going to get when you see Dr. Dog live, and it is good. They one of the most consistent live acts I’ve ever seen, and their set was a great amount of fun as always.
  • Father John Misty – Holy shit! Is there a better performer than Father John Misty in rock music right now? I say no. This was a tough act to follow, and was the best set of the entire festival.
  • Benjamin Booker – Hard rocking and awesome, I loved this set. I can’t wait to see Benjamin Booker live again.
  • Shakey Graves – Thumping Texas-infused good times. Shakey Graves was a very nice addition to festival.
  • Laura Marling – Wow, she put on the most beautiful set of the day. I was truly impressed by her pure voice and unique songwriting.
  • Calexico – These guys are fantastic players and provided a great vibe as the sun blasted the grounds of Festival Palomino.
  • Lydia Loveless – She’s come a long way since I first photographed her at the Kitty Cat Club several years ago. Her songs have a dark edge that shined bright early in the day.
  • The Lowest Pair – I only caught their last song and it sounded twangy and good.

See below for photos of Festival Palomino.

Trampled By Turtles

Dave Simonett

Erik Berry

Dave Carroll

Trampled By Turtles Festival Palomino

Ryan Young Fiddle

Trampled By Turtles

Trampled By Turtles Simonett

Trampled By Turtles Festival Palomino

Trampled By Turtles Festival Palomino

Trampled By Turtles Palomino

Trampled By Turtles Erik Berry

Trampled By Turtles cello

Trampled By Turtles banjo

Tim Saxhaug

Dr. Dog

Dr. Dog

Dr Dog Frank

Eric Slick

Dr Dog Scott

Dr. Dog Festival Palomino

Dr Dog Festival Palomino

Dr Dog Festival Palomino

Dr Dog Festival Palomino

Dr Dog Festival Palomino

Dr Dog Festival

Toby Leaman

Frank McElroy

Father John Misty

Father John Misty Festival Palomino

Father John Misty acoustic

Father John Misty Festival Palomino

Father John Misty live

Father John Misty Festival Palomino 2015

Father John Misty Festival Palomino

Father John Misty Festival Palomino

Father John Misty Festival Palomino

Father John Misty Festival Palomino

Father John Misty Palomino

Father John Misty crowd

Father John Misty band

Father John Misty 2015

Father John Misty

Father John Misty Festival Palomino

Father John Misty Bored in the USA

Father John Misty

Father John Misty stage

Father John Misty photos

Father John Misty Festival Palomino 2015

Father John Misty Festival Palomino

Father John Misty Festival Palomino

Father John Misty Festival Palomino

Father John Misty festival live

Benjamin Booker

Benjamin Booker

Benjamin Booker drummer

Benjamin Booker live

Benjamin Booker Festival Palomino

Benjamin Booker Festival Palomino

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Benjamin Booker 2015

Benjamin Booker Festival Palomino 2015

Shakey Graves

Shakey Graves band

Shakey Graves

Shakey Graves drummer

Shakey Graves Festival Palomino 2015

Shakey Graves Festival Palomino

Shakey Graves Festival Palomino

Laura Marling

Laura Marling

Laura Marling band

Laura Marling Festival Palomino

Laura Marling drummer

Laura Marling 2015

Laura Marling Festival Palomino

Laura Marling live

Laura Marling Festival Palomino

Laura Marling Festival Palomino

Laura Marling Festival Palomino

Calexico

Calexico Joey Burns

Calexico Festival Palomino

Calexico Festival Palomino

Calexico Festival Palomino

John Convertino

Calexico Festival Palomino

Calexico band

Joey Burns

Lydia Loveless

Lydia Loveless 2015

Lydia Loveless Palomino

Lydia Loveless Palomino

Lydia Loveless Palomino

Lydia Loveless Palomino

Lydia Loveless Palomino

Lydia Loveless Palomino

Lydia Loveless Palomino

Lydia Loveless Ben Lamb

Ben Lamb

Festival Palomino 2015 crowd

Festival Palomino 2015 crowd

Festival Palomino 2015 crowd

Festival Palomino 2015 crowd

Festival Palomino baby

Festival Palomino kids

Festival Palomino 2015 kids

Festival Palomino

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