The festival seasons rollin on and there’s a lot of goodness in the Pacific NW, so here’s a friendly heads up on worthy festival… 7TH ANNUAL PICKATHON MUSIC FESTIVAL North Plains , OR: Horning's Hideout 08/12/05 - 08/13/05 Info: The Pickathon is simply the Best Roots Music Festival of 2005! 2 nights/2 days in a wooded outdoor festival site. 30 minutes outside of Portland, OR. Artists: Be Good Tanyas, Freakwater, JolieHolland, Hacienda Brothers, Tracy Grammer, Danny Barnes Collective, Foghorn Stringband, Crooked Jades, Dirty Martini, The Shiftless Rounders, Mary Flower, Jackstraw, The Earl Brothers, Hunger Mountain Boys, Dickel Brothers, Jug Free America, Friday Night Squaredance Tickets: $40. 1st Tier – Early Bird NOW through Memorial Day or if they sellout. $50. 2nd Tier - Before July 5th or if they sellout. $65. 3rd Tier Ages: Children under 12 yrs old, FREE with paying adult. Camping: Camping is free and available on site. CAMPING SPACE IS LIMITED Parking: Parking is free. We strongly recommend you CAR POOL since space is limited. Festival Website: http://pickathon.com/festival_lineup.php?year=2005
Nugroove Fest, August 5th – 7th, 2005 Just here to give you all another heads up…this time east coast style. I dunno where all you festi kids will be in August, but this is worth checking out. Nugroove’s a 3 day fest priced at under $50 and is to take place at beautiful Echo Lake Campgrounds in Afton, NY; just 20 minutes from Binghamton. The lineup goes like this… Soulive, The Breakfast, Addison Groove Project, Benevento/Russo Duo, Kaki King, Brothers Past, Magner/Hamilton Acoustic (with Disco Biscuits and Brothers Past Stars Aaron Magner and Tom Hamilton), Foolz, Dyer Weed, Cerulean City, School Buss Yellow, Oshe, Daikini, Future Rock, Somebody’s Closet, Caveman, U-Melt. Check the site for more info- www.nugrooveproductions.com
