1195 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97202

Pickathon Presents
Max Gomez and Shannon McNally
Thu Sep 25 08:00 pm (Doors: 07:00 pm )
21 and up

Artists

Max Gomez

Singer/Songwriter Max Gomez grew up in Taos, New Mexico, where he fell under the influence of country blues early on and developed a songwriting style that was uniquely his. He received critical acclaim upon the release of his debut album Rule The World (2013, New West Records); and his subsequent EP, Me and Joe (2017, Brigadoon Records), contained a freshly minted classic, “Make It Me,” which has gained over 4 million listeners on Spotify alone.

As a budding performer, Max apprenticed in the rarefied musical micro-climate of northern New Mexico, where troubadours like Michael Martin Murphey and Ray Wylie Hubbard helped foster a Western folk sound both cosmic and country.

He has shared billing on hundreds of stages with stalwarts of the genre like James McMurtry, Buddy Miller, John Hiatt, Patty Griffin, Tommy James & The Shondells, Jeff Beck, and Johnny Depp. Judging by the company he keeps, Gomez is poised to emerge as a prominent voice of Americana’s next generation.  The forthcoming album, Memory Mountain, will release this summer.

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Shannon McNally

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Shannon McNally has spent more than two decades carving out a singular lane in American roots music, blending Americana, soul, blues, and folk with a fearless commitment to truth over trend. Often framed through Gram Parsons’ “Cosmic American Music,” her work resists easy categorization, balancing grit and grace with storytelling and musicianship at the forefront. As noted by Thom Jurek, she is “a Zen-like, post-Beat song poet,” a sensibility echoed by Dr. John, who likened her voice to a blend of Patsy Cline and Otis Redding.

A road-tested performer since the 1990s, McNally has shared stages with artists like Lucinda Williams, Bruce Springstein, Rodney Crowell, Margot Price, and built a reputation for a quietly commanding live presence. With fourteen albums, she has evolved into a fiercely independent artist, releasing music on her own terms after her time with Capitol/EMI.

Her latest single, “Superpower,” co-written with Sally Jaye Smithwick, is a defiant, deeply personal anthem channeling feminine power, resilience, and intergenerational strength—continuing a career defined by authenticity, curiosity, and devotion to the song.

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