Zephaniah OHora Full Band Concert from Pickathon Set to Stream
Few debut artists and albums have taken us off guard recently like This Highway did from Zephaniah OHora. The Countrypolitan throwback sound with a hint of early Merle Haggard offered such perfect interpretations of the classic era of country, it was eerie how much the words and music took you back to when country music was country music. It immediately put this New Yorker with a funny name at the very forefront of modern country revivalists, yet in such an original way.
Since then country fans have been salivating for something more from Zephaniah, and along with the Coronavirus shutdown putting the kibosh on all live music performances, people are just about busting at the seams for real music experiences featuring a full band. Well, you’ll have your opportunity on Saturday, May 9th as Zephaniah’s 2018 set from Pickathon will stream in its entirety. This buzzed-about performance that featured a dream team version of Zephaniah’s touring band was one for the ages, and now everyone will get an opportunity to experience it.
For years now, the Pickathon Festival outside of Portland, OR has been on the cutting edge of recording, broadcasting, and archiving video footage in festival form, with multiple HD cameras manned by an army of volunteers and professionals capturing every moment, as well as top quality audio that puts you right there in the audience.
Since early April, the festival has been letting loose of some of its most buzzed-about performances via live stream to help us all through the Coronavirus pause. Called “Pickathon Presents: A Concert A Day,” it has featured many other artists from around the country and roots world, including Tyler Childers, Margo Price, the Drive-By Truckers, Jeff Tweedy, and others, along with many other notable performers. Saving Country Music is proud to host the premier of the Zephaniah OHora performance.
Admission is free, but the concert streams are a fundraising drive for the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund and viewers are strongly encouraged to donate. Amazon Music will stream the concert through its channel on Twitch, it will be simulcast on Facebook, as well as Pickathon’s YouTube channel, or you can watch via the embedded player below.
For those of you wondering when new music might be coming from Zephaniah, his second album was delayed due to the death of his producer Neal Casal, but rumor has the new project on the way perhaps late summer this year.
The Pickathon concert will premier at 3:00 p.m. Central, 1:00 p.m. Pacific. Zephaniah OHora will also be hanging around and chatting with viewers during the event. All donations go directly to MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Corncaster
May 7, 2020 @ 12:38 pm
Great news. I hope we get to hear some of the tunes from the new album. RIP Neal Casal!
samson
May 7, 2020 @ 12:59 pm
hell yeah zeph!
wjmtv
May 7, 2020 @ 1:30 pm
Sweet. I LOVE that guy.
Blake
May 7, 2020 @ 4:44 pm
I still play my “This highway” record often. It’s probably a safe bet that the concert and Zephaniah’s new record will be outsidanting.
Stringbuzz
May 7, 2020 @ 7:24 pm
I had tix for Sarah Shook and day of show found out zeph was opening..I was so happy and surprising. he played an acoustic set with his guitar player.. was really just solid smooth and good.. Sarah was just awesome.. that was a good nite
Bill Goodman
May 8, 2020 @ 6:15 am
I’ve been more excited to hear his new music more than some of the bigger names that may or may not have something coming out like Margo, Tyler, Colter, etc.
Corncaster
May 8, 2020 @ 12:49 pm
Zeph has a B-side for sale on his website, “Don’t Have That Last Drink,” that is real nice and sounds spectacular.
Corncaster
May 9, 2020 @ 1:04 pm
Damn, that mix sounds great! What a band.
Trigger
May 9, 2020 @ 1:18 pm
It’s perfect. Pickathon does it right.
Corncaster
May 9, 2020 @ 1:47 pm
Huge props to John Lee Shannon for his impeccable, tasteful, b-bender guitar. Zeph, too, picking just fine. They’ll have a lot to talk about with Marty Stuart. I’m looking forward to the new record.
Jerseyboy
May 9, 2020 @ 4:30 pm
Nice to see Jon Graboff playing steel with Zephaniah, cant wait for the new recording, so sorry about the passing of Neal Casal.
roscoe jones
May 14, 2020 @ 1:57 pm
Hell of a recording!! Thanks for this Trig, and your involvement in getting it to us!