PopMatters is partnering with Pickathon, an independent Oregon music festival that features a stellar line-up of indie rock, hip-hop, soul, country and Americana. We are going to be bringing you an exciting series of exclusive videos over the coming months leading up to the festival dates, August 5th through the 7th.
First up, we are premiering the “Mountain Series” featuring the experimental hip-hop stylings of the one and only Shabazz Palaces. The commonality between the artists playing Pickathon is that they all push genre boundaries in one way or another and they are all forward-looking musicians. Shabazz Palaces perfectly exemplifies this aesthetic as they have greatly expanded hip-hop’s palette, album after album, merging elements of Afrobeat and jazz into their sound.
The Pickathon schedule has been announced. Find out when Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco), Beach House, Wolf Parade, Yo La Tengo, Ty Segall and many others are playing this summer. Buy your tickets here.
Photo: Tim LaBarge
The festival also announced a new round of lineup additions this morning.
Mac DeMarco
King Sunny Ade
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
Joseph
Ry X
Cory Henry
Promised Land Sound
Town Mountain
Myke Bogan
Blossom
Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms
Open Mike Eagle
Chanti Darling