Haley Heynderickx makes a solid statement with her debut release I Need to Start a Garden, out this week and on repeat today in the Pickathon HQ. We’re looking forward to hosting Haley Heynderickx as she makes her Pickathon debut this Summer with sets on August 3-5. Recent press that caught our eye was a […]

Discovery of a new artist at Pickathon has become one of the very reasons why many of us attend each year. A sort of annual ritual we conduct in the isolated wooded confines of Pendarvis Farm… The Pickathon lineup, as we know by now, is always diverse and piled high with new talent. For many […]

It was 2012 when Pickathon first hosted Phosphorescent, in-between Here’s To Taking It Easy in 2010 and the breakout success of Muchacho that came in 2013 (Here’s To Taking It Easy is the one that really got me hooked, well, o.k., that record and also 2009’s To Willie. Damn, what a record). This will be a rare set of […]

Ethiopian Jazz Luminary. African Funk Pioneer. Classical Accordion Genius. D.C. Cab Driver With New Music For The First Time In Nearly 30 Years. We are pleased to welcome Hailu Mergia & trio to Pickathon, joining us August 3-5 as part of our special 20th annual festival. Lala Belu is Hailu Mergia’s newest release, out today on the […]

The Drive-By Truckers, friends! This band needs no introduction, and even if they did, we might not be able to do them (or their performances) justice. In this episode from the Mt. Hood Series, they perform “Marry Me,” a long-standing highlight from their 2003 album, ‘Decoration Day.’ The Mt. Hood Series is made possible with […]