This weekend, on July 31st through August 2nd, Pickathon, the Northwest’s premiere roots festival, returns to the Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Oregon. And once again, you’ll be able to watch the whole thing happen thanks to the festival’s live video webcast. From your very own porch, couch or office, you can see and hear over 40 hours of music on 7 stages by over 50 bands, including many KEXP favorites, like Ty Segall, Israel Nash, Viet Cong, Cloud Nothings, JD McPherson, DIIV, Shabazz Palaces, Leon Bridges, Tinariwen, and King Tuff, plus many other great discoveries. Between sets, you’ll also see intimate live acoustic performances captured by KEXP and others.
The live video webcast runs on 12:40PM Friday, July 31st, through 2:00AM Sunday, August 2nd.
Check out the entire webcast schedule and watch it live here.
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