Named after Townes Van Zandt, and calls American songwriting rebel/legend Steve Earle ‘dad’, Justin Townes Earle has lyrics and cord progressions running wild through his veins. Starting 2008 fast out of the gate releasing his first record with Bloodshot, and currently touring the good ‘ol U.S. with both the Felice Brothers and McCarthy Trenching. No […]

Very close to saying bye-bye to our Early-Bird Tickets….(insert sigh here). Less than 35% of this run remain in the cooler and we expect those to go before the end of March (very likely before Easter) – maybe it would help if you pretend they are Eggs? Super easy to find (just two or three […]

Feel free to rub your eyes to help make sure you are reading this correct. The Bad Livers? Really..at Pickathon? Correct! Danny Barnes, Mark Rubin and Bob Grant – the trio from the bands most popular “Sugar Hill” days. Over 8 years have passed since the band last played under the Livers name….and I know […]

Often the meat and potatoes of Pickathon, Bluegrass has been a staple since the beginning. Often i think to myself that there are too many string bands out there, thus limiting the reach of a few of the upstarts destined for greatness (insert Chatham County Line here). Chatham County Line are as good as it […]

That’s right, Crooked Still will join in on the fun for the first time at this years big 10th Annual. A familiar group to the Northwest with a few outstanding shows at Wintergrass over the past couple years leaving many in a state of open-jaw-awe, in fact – their ground shaking buzz is still resonating […]