12th Annual Pickathon

KBOO is a proud media sponsor for the 12th Annual Pickathon at Pendarvis Farms, August 6th - August 8th.

Listen Live on Saturday August 7th from 9AM-Noon on KBOO.

This year's lineup is as follows:

Bonnie Prince Billy & The Cairo Gang  |  Dr. Dog  |  Heartless Bastards  |  Billy Joe Shaver  |  Punch Brothers  |  Langhorne Slim  |  Fruit Bats  |  Frazey Ford  |  The Cave Singers  |  Sean Hayes  |  Megafaun  |  Black Prairie  |  Little Wings  |  T Model Ford  |  Red Stick Ramblers  |  Richmond Fontaine  |  Anais Mitchell  |  Chatham County Line  |  These United States  |  Michael Hurley  |  Breathe Owl Breathe  |  Sam Quinn  |  Jill Andrews  |  Elliott Brood  |  Town Mountain  |  Typhoon  |  Roadside Graves  |  Foghorn Stringband  |  Stone River Boys  |  Weinland  |  Sallie Ford  |  The Dust Busters  |  Seth and May  |  The Deep Dark Woods  |  Woody Pines  |  Frank Fairfield  |  Cotton Jones  |  Martha Scanlan  |  Blind Boy Paxton  |  The Black Lillies  |  Casey MacGill's Blue 4 Trio  |  Cardboard Songsters  |  Water Tower Bucket Boys  |  Captain Bogg & Salty  | 

About Pickathon

Experience the 12th Annual Pickathon Indie Roots Music Festival at the amazing 80 Acre festival grounds of Pendarvis Farm on Mt Scott near Portland, OR.

Here’s just a few of the myriad of reasons you should make your plans today.

o Pickathon provides one of the best summer festival lineups of 2010. No other festival brings you the mix of indie roots music you will see at Pickathon. It is a true music lover’s paradise.

o Continuous three day weekend of music presented on 6 stages (Mt. View Stage [outdoor], Fir Meadows Stage [outdoor], Woods Stage [Solar Powered - outdoor], Starlight Stage [All Ages - Late Night - outdoor], the Galaxy Barn [indoor], and the Workshop Barn [workshops]. The indoor Galaxy Barn stage becomes a late-night (21+) venue at 9pm until 2AM.

o Pendarvis Farm provides 80 Acres of lush meadow and forested campgrounds with hiking, audience views of Mt. Hood, food and craft vendors, beer gardens, picking galore, beautiful site and stage design, fresh water, an array of shade and venue covering, and much more.

o Support Pickathon’s efforts in becoming a leader in Green music festivals through a host of initiatives that include; an alternative transportation plan (Local Mass Transit on a Bio Diesel Bus, Travel to Portland without Renting a Car, Bike Routes and Parking, and Carpool Matching), a variety of renewable energy uses, recycling, and partnering with a variety of green sponsors.

o Pickathon features several musical workshops taught by the performing artists.

o Kids under 12 are free when the family comes to Pickathon and will be greeted by a continuous array of planned kid activities and performances throughout the weekend.

o Pendarvis Farm includes classic wooded Oregon hiking trails to take a break and enjoy peace and solitude.

o If you are a beginning to advanced musician plan on bringing your instrument as plenty of other folks will be doing the same.

o Pickathon traces it genesis to Portland’s diverse Indie Roots music scene, and we are happy to report that Portland still remains a thriving creative musical mecca.

More Info: http://www.pickathon.com/