Pickathon

Miri Stebivka The only sad thing about it being Pickathon week is that it also means we’ve reached the end of our 2017-2018 Starlight Series, in which we post video highlights from last year’s fest. So here it is, the very last episode of the season, featuring Tuvan band Huun-Huur-Tu in their second appearance in […]

James Glover Once Pickathon weekend has ended and the weeks go by, memories can sometimes fade and blur. “Did that really happen?” you might ask yourself. “Did I really see all that?” Which is why it’s super convenient that we’ve been providing these handy video excerpts from last year’s festival—to remind you that, yes, that […]

Brud Giles Pickathon 2018 is officially less than two months away, meaning now’s the perfect time to reminisce about last year, dust off those wooden sporks, and mentally prepare for the wildest, woodsiest weekend of the year. And what better outlet for Pickathon nostalgia than our ongoing Starlight series, which spotlights performances from the festival’s […]

James Glover Behold, a brand-new video from our ongoing presentation of the Pickathon Starlight Series, spotlighting performances at the Portland-area music festival’s nocturnal stage where bands play into the wee hours. This season’s latest episode features Hawaii-based singer/songwriter Ron Artis II performing “Getting Older,” a track from his 2015 album What Music Means to Me. […]

Emmanuel Cairo We’ve been awfully lucky to host monthly highlights from Portland’s Pickathon festival with our ongoing Starlight Series, which features standout performances from the most recent installation of the festival. But today’s video is something really special indeed—perhaps the single most personally electrifying moment that I’ve experienced in (my god) 10 years of attending […]

Miri Stebivka Ah, Summer 2017. That bygone era when scandals had yet to rock the entertainment industry, when Anthony Scaramucci’s résumé had just been freshly uploaded to LinkedIn, when no one apart from seasoned aficionados of adult entertainment knew Stormy Daniels’ name. It was a simpler time. And here to bring you back to those […]

Jen Cloher (with Courtney Barnett on guitar!) Katie Summer Katie Summer Pickathon kicked off its 20th year tonight with a lineup announcement party at Revolution Hall that included performances from rising Portland singer/songwriter Haley Heyndrickx (one of NPR Music’s 2018 Slingshot artists!), California troubadour/funnyman John Craigie, and Australian musician Jen Cloher, whose backing band included […]

Miri Stebivka It’s time again for another stunning performance from last summer’s Pickathon, so here’s the latest in our ongoing Starlight Series, which spotlights performers who played on that festival’s nighttime stage. Today’s video is pretty special, featuring Tuvan band Huun-Huur-Tu, who incorporate traditional Tuvan and Mongolian instruments with the trademark Tuvan throat singing. Huun-Huur-Tu […]