We’re happy to announce the Curation Lineup for Pickathon 2023! These special meals are a separately ticketed experience that pairs some of the best chefs in Portland with festival artists, vinyl DJs, and mixologists.

Great Pickathon Podcast up now from our fearless leader Zale Schoenborn featuring him in conversation with Courtney Marie Andrews! Courtney returns to Pickathon this year as a true Northwest hero! With popular albums under her belt and a ravishing take on Indie Americana, she’s come far from the humble roots she talks about here, like […]

We’ve been thinking about that old hobo country song, “The Big Rock Candy Mountains” recently… It’s a classic vision of paradise, but from the viewpoint of the kind of free-wheelin’, free-lovin’ ramblers that come to Pickathon. It’s a land beyond authority and beyond rules, where you can just kick back and relax, enjoying the finest […]

Wow, just got some pictures in of the new Pickathon Reusable Cups this year and they are GORGEOUS!! Even more beautiful than prior years drinkware, and big thanks to our new friends at Earthwell for creating and developing these premium laser engraved steel cups. Well, actually our old friends! Earthwell co-founder Scott Rolfson has been […]

Hot off the heels of their new album release and a feature in the New York Times, Zambian rock pioneers W.I.T.C.H. sat down with Pickathon founder Zale Schoenborn for an in-depth conversation of their long history. Zamrock master  Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda talks about his crazy experiences in the music industry, but really the conversation is […]