Mdou Moctar’s Transcendental, Psychedelic Blues, And Portland Connection Mdou Moctar‘s fiery guitar playing –an electrified, rarified, version of Tuareg traditional wedding music– made him popular in North Africa’s Sahel region. As a child in Northern Niger, he built his own guitar, and taught himself to play. After the release of his first album in 2008, […]

In just a few short years Mandolin Orange have grown both the makeup of the group and also the size & stature of where they’ve been playing. In fact, 2018 saw the band sell out every single show on their calendar, and as predicted, we’re seeing the same thing happening again in 2019. Locally, their […]

Over the past nine years Pickathon has initiated all sorts of innovative measures with the big picture goal of eliminating 100% of the single use waste created onsite. With the help of Klean Kanteen in 2010 Pickathon became the first music festival to eliminate all single use cups and water bottles. Since 2011, with the […]

Let me tell you a little about Nathaniel Rateliff at Pickathon… The truth is, our conversations go back to 2011, which as we now know, things never worked out to have them on the lineup… Why? The simple answer is that we were being poor listeners, so much that it almost feels revealing to write […]

SAVE THE DATE! SUNDAY, JAN. 20PICKATHON 2019 KICKOFF PARTY at Revolution Hall  You know how much we love gathering and celebrating! Join us Sunday, Jan. 20 at Revolution Hall for our annual Kickoff Party! There will be fun activities, live music, funny skits, special guests, lots of prizes, lots of surprises and of course, lots of 2019 lineup announcements!   Pickathon […]