Thomas Boyd Photography » music http://www.thomasboyd.net Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:09:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Pickathon 2011 http://www.thomasboyd.net/2011/08/pickathon-2011/ http://www.thomasboyd.net/2011/08/pickathon-2011/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:29:08 +0000 admin http://www.thomasboyd.net/?p=2200 This is my third year shooting Pickathon. I love the energy at this thing and better yet, it’s only about a half mile from my house. I ride my motorcycle down there shoot, and hear some every special music. It’s now a summer tradition for me.

Pickathon 2011

American Indie Roots Music Festival in Happy Valley, Oregon

  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 bands on 5 stages perform for thousands of festival goers. Camping, hiking, and music are are ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 bands on 5 stages perform for thousands of festival goers. Camping, hiking, and music are are ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - An electric ukelele sits ready for the the band Elliott Brood to play during their set. Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 band ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - Casey Laforet from the Canadian band Elliott Brood, plays guitar during their Woods Stage set. Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 3 ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - The crowd beats on a pan during the Elliott Brood set. Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 bands on 5 stages perform for thousand ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - Casey Laforet from the Canadian band Elliott Brood, plays guitar during their Woods Stage set. Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 3 ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - Ramson Romero, of Seattle, cheers for the band Elliot Brood during their Woods Stage set. Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 ban ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - Musicians consisting partly of the Water Tower Bucket Boys rehearse backstage before playing for square dance. Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festi ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 bands on 5 stages perform for thousands of festival goers. Camping, hiking, and music are are ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - An undentifed woman dances with a hula hoop during the Grupo Fantasma set. Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 bands on 5 stages ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - Festival goers doe square dance in front of the Mountain View stage. Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 bands on 5 stages perfor ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - Festival goers chat around the campfire late in the evening. Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 bands on 5 stages perform for th ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - Festival goers doe square dance in front of the Mountain View stage. Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 bands on 5 stages perfor ...
  • HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON - August 5, 2011 - Pokey LaFarge tunes his guitar before he set Friday night. Pickathon is a Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 bands on 5 stages perform for thou ...
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]]> http://www.thomasboyd.net/2011/08/pickathon-2011/feed/ 0 Pickathon, Happy Valley, Ore., Aug. 6, 7, 8, 2010 http://www.thomasboyd.net/2010/08/pickathon-happy-valley-ore-aug-6-7-8-2010/ http://www.thomasboyd.net/2010/08/pickathon-happy-valley-ore-aug-6-7-8-2010/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:07:52 +0000 admin http://www.thomasboyd.net/?p=1807 Not much happens in Happy Valley. Perhaps that’s one of the things that makes it happy. However, the one thing that does happen, is the best American roots and indie music festivals on the face of the planet. It’s called Pickathon. Let me tell you, I’ve shot countless concerts and music festivals ranging from U2 to Willie Nelson. I can tell you this is the most generous, most laid back, photo friendliest, musician friendly, kid friendly, beer loving, camping friendly event of any kind I’ve ever covered. There’s a refreshing lack of rules even while there’s hundreds of volunteers on hand to enforce the ones they do have. The volunteers really just try to be helpful. It’s only about a half mile from my house. I can hear it from by deck. I rode my motorcycle down there and parked next the back stage.

Best yet, all my favorite people are there. Photographers Tim Labarge, Torsten Kjellstrand, Jamie Francis, Tom Patterson, Faith Cathcart, Ian Malkasian, all cover it for PIckathon. With Tim LaBarge large and in charge, they do a great job. This year I covered it for The Oregonian. This is what I saw.

8/7/2010 - HAPPY VALLEY, ORE. - Members of the Foghorn Stringband and the Red Stick Ramblers jam together in the parking lot before their performances as music lovers converge on the 80-acre Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Ore., Aug. 6, 2010, for Pickathon, a mix of indie and roots music. Pickathon features, musical workshops, camping, and performances on six stages. Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian

]]> http://www.thomasboyd.net/2010/08/pickathon-happy-valley-ore-aug-6-7-8-2010/feed/ 1 PDX Pop Now! http://www.thomasboyd.net/2010/08/pdx-pop-now/ http://www.thomasboyd.net/2010/08/pdx-pop-now/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:48:29 +0000 admin http://www.thomasboyd.net/?p=1794 I spent a few hours poking around PDX Pop Now! at Rotture in southeast Portland. I met some cool people and heard some great music. This is what I saw.

I just noticed that all but one photo was shot with a 50mm lens. The other was shot with a 24mm lens.

Chevelle Wiseman, left, and Jason Powell of the surf punk band Guantanamo Baywatch perform as Music fans take in PDX Pop Now!, Portland's most local annual music festival that's free and open to all ages, at club Rotture southeast Portand July 31, 2010.Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian

]]> http://www.thomasboyd.net/2010/08/pdx-pop-now/feed/ 0 Patrick’s Neighbors are The Lord’s Own Choir http://www.thomasboyd.net/2010/02/patricks-neighbors-are-the-lords-own-choir/ http://www.thomasboyd.net/2010/02/patricks-neighbors-are-the-lords-own-choir/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:12:38 +0000 admin http://www.thomasboyd.net/?p=1259 I shot this band in their living room when I was visiting Patrick Pendergast’s house the other night in Northeast Portland. They are Patrick’s neighbors and they call themselves The Lord’s Own Choir. They’re a great bunch a people and I had a great time listening to them perform.

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