Here’s the big (non-foolish) news of the day.. Kurt ‘The Philadelphia Hit Maker’ Vile will be releasing Wakin On A Pretty Daze next week via Matador Records. This will be the follow up to 2011’s Smoke Ring For My Halo LP and 2012’s So Outta Reach EP. Both of which are great additions to any […]

The Lone Bellow are another one of the bands on this years lineup that we are certain will gain a lot of momentum and widespread attention during the year 2013. From what we hear and have seen already, the sound and show is for fans that go between bands like The Avett Brothers and Swell […]

NO is first release in a series of tapes (5 total) that Old Light will be putting out in 2013. You can listen to and purchase the digital version for both A&B sides, in their entirety, at the Old Light Bandcamp. Or, you can go analog and order NO for $5 directly from Curly Cassettes. […]

It was the year 2011 and not many people knew of the band Sunday Valley, well o.k., we did, but that’s kinda our thing here at Pickathon… One step further, even fewer had heard of the man behind it all, Kentucky native Sturgill Simpson. After the dust settled that year we heard a lot of […]

2012 was indeed a great year for Oklahoma artist/musician JD McPherson. Since releasing Signs & Signifiers with Rounder Records last April, his name has been thrown around a good deal, even finding himself at the top of many ‘Best Of’ lists. In fact, this was the most played album on Americana radio in 2012 and […]