Pickathon is honored to welcome back Tuareg guitar group Tinariwen for two nights, as part of our 20th annual festival. Headlining both Thursday August 2nd & Friday August 3rd. Originally formed in 1979 in Algeria, then returning to Mali in the 1990’s, Tinariwen has more than once been called the greatest guitar group on earth. The […]

Ezra Furman made a lasting impression when first joining us in 2016, with each set ripe with angst & abandenment (and saxophone) he struck a chord or two and was a obvious candidate for the invite back. In fact, many of you asked to make this happen so it should go without saying, it’s 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 […]