This young Chicago singer/songwriter sounds like a long lost ’60s troubadour-with jazzy and psychedelic influences-on his newest album Primrose Green, which dropped in March. Walker makes his Pickathon debut this summer, but if you’re in Portland, you can check him out opening for Amen Dunes at the Doug Fir Lounge June 9. Learn more and […]

Congrats to our friends in Giant³ Sand whose new album Heartbreak Pass dropped on Tuesday! After seeing Howe Gelb here in 2013, we’re stoked to have him return with the fine folks in this band. Listen to tracks from Heartbreak Pass on our Pickathon 2015 Spotify playlist and follow along each week for new updates […]

They’re baaaaacccckkkkk… Ladies and gents please give your warmest Pickathon welcome to the one and only KING TUFF.. Returning in 2015 for an encore performance with a new long player (Black Moon Spell) and split live record (Live At Pickathon: Ty Segall / King Tuff) in tow. This is some seriously crunchy, fuzzy, sloppy, and […]

At Pickathon, there are no plastic water bottles or beer cups-not onstage or backstage, not from the vendors, at the beverage gardens, or in the woods. Zero, zilch, nada! Since 2010, we’ve completely boycotted all single-use plastic bottled water and plastic cup products. It’s just how we roll. We provide ample free drinking water at […]

Two years ago Pickathon received our first proper introduction to Ty Segall. Fast forward a tad and now we have a Ty Segall live record (out this week!), and a very special return by the California king of the psyche/fuzz/sludgy stuff. This time around Ty is choosing to focus on Ty and with that we […]