PICKATHON WELCOMES THE WAR ON DRUGS, THEESATISFACTION, THEE OH SEES, & CARDBOARD SONGSTERS TO 2012 LINEUP;

Pickathon 2012, happening Aug. 3 – 5 at Pendarvis Farm near Portland, Oregon, is excited to welcome four new additions to its already stellar lineup: The War on Drugs, Thee Oh Sees, THEESatisfaction and Cardboard Songsters. These great bands join other festival highlights such as Neko Case, Blitzen Trapper, Dr. Dog, Vieux Farka Touré, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, and much, much more. The full lineup is listed below. Tickets are still on sale but moving fast. The festival is expected to sell out this year, so go to www.pickathon.com and purchase them now!

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PICKATHON 2012 LINE-UP (in alphabetical order)
AA Bondy
Abigail Washburn
Alela Diane
The Barr Brothers
Blitzen Trapper
Bowerbirds
Bruce Molksy Band
Cajun Country Revival, ft. Jesse Lége and Joel Savoy
Captain Bogg & Salty
Cardboard Songsters**
Cass McCombs
The Cave Singers
CW Stoneking
Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass
Doug Paisley
Dr. Dog
Foghorn Stringband
Genticorum
Heartless Bastards
Hot 8 Brass Band
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Lake Street Dive
Langhorne Slim
Laura Gibson
Lonnie Walker
Los Cojolites
Lost Bayou Ramblers, ft. Gordon Gano
Midtown Dickens
The Mynabirds
Neko Case
Petunia & The Vipers
Phosphorescent
Reverend KM Williams
Robert Ellis
Shovels & Rope
Sonny & The Sunsets
Southeast Engine
Ted Jones and the Tarheel Boys
Thee Oh Sees**
THEESatisfaction**
Two Man Gentlemen Band

Typhoon
Vieux Farka Touré
The War on Drugs**
White Denim
Whitey Morgan & The 78’s
The Wood Brothers
Y La Bamba

** indicates new addition

Pickathon is a three-day event held annually at Pendarvis Farm near Portland Oregon that continually breaks new ground in sustainability and strives to accommodate attendees and performers as though they were family. Carefully curated line-ups, culinary spreads, samplings from local brewers and vintners, space to spread out, and the nations only single-use cup, dishware and utensil system make Pickathon an experience unlike any other. Simply put, Pickathon is the festival for people who don’t like the hassle of festivals!