Pickathon returns to Happy Valley, Oregon, from July 31 to August 3, 2025, offering a one-of-a-kind music festival that combines unforgettable performances with a dedication to supporting and sustaining the local community. Tickets are now on sale for this groundbreaking event. For 25 years, Pickathon has been a beacon of creativity, sustainability, and musical discovery,...Continue Reading

Balanced Breakfast is hosting our first Online Music Fest on the next 4 Sundays. In total, we will feature 192 bands on Facebook.Continue Reading

Sisters Natalie, Allison, and Meegan from Portland, Oregon perform together under the monicker Joseph. I first discovered them in 2013 when they played my radio show before playing at Bottom of The Hill. Since then their band has dramatically gained fans by touring the world and playing on the Tonight Show with Jimmi Fallon.  In...Continue Reading

I don’t know where “Boom Town” is but I wish it was somewhere near SF. This last week I was in Portland for pleasure. No agenda… but to my delight, I discovered it was Music Fest NW  and Widmer was having their Oktober Fest a month early. (Likely very unrelated) I went for the beer...Continue Reading