PICKATHON: DR. DOG, BREATHE OWL BREATHE, MEGAFAUN, WEINLAND, & MORE (Pendarvis Farm, 16581 SE Hagen, Happy Valley) PICK—In our book, this weekend is the height of Portland summer: Pickathon! Over 40 bands—playing rock, roots, bluegrass, and more—hit the woods, barns, and outdoor stages of Pendarvis Farm, just outside of town. Camp for all three days, or just drop in for an afternoon; we guarantee you'll have a good time. NL
Pendarvis Farm, 16581 SE Hagen, Happy Valley, Fri-Sun, $70-140, all ages, pickathon.com for schedule.
GREAT IDEA FEST: TYPHOON, REPORTER, WAMPIRE, SKELETRON, & MORE (Enchanted Forest, 8462 Enchanted Way SE, Turner) GREATNESS—Take one great thing, like live music, then add the greatest thing ever, AKA the Enchanted Forest, and blam! You've got yourself the Great Idea Festival, featuring Typhoon, Reporter, Wampire, and many more bands playing the most magical place on Earth. (Suck it, Disneyland.) MS
Enchanted Forest, 8462 Enchanted Way SE, Turner, OR, 10 am-8 pm, $15-17
JOANNA NEWSOM, ROBIN PECKNOLD (Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie) While staring down the deep canyons carved by the wily Yuba River's path through Nevada County, California, cluttered with the round, pregnant bellies of sun-bleached boulders and rushing with eager currents, one may find oneself pleasantly underwhelmed by the many qualms of mankind. Suddenly, in the visual throes of those oddly cerulean waters, it's no longer worth considering all of the wild territories lost to gravelly tract housing or the exponential growth of cacophonous advertisements on television. Those things seem distant and silly when drowned out by the river and its rushing, as it waxes and wanes with the seasons, and as it rolls over the smooth, gold-flecked rocks that line the bottom, as it has all along. For those who pay attention, it is clear that the mystique of Nevada City, an old gold mining town northeast of Sacramento's smokestacks and highly susceptible to romanticizing, has had a fervent impact on Joanna Newsom and her body of music (along with the many musical folks from whence they came).
...Continue reading the rest of Raquel Nasser's article on Joanna Newsom here.
Cool Nutz, Smile Brigade, Mister Loveless and The Mentors after the jump!
As always, you can find our complete live music listings here.