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Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — You could argue that '90s British trip-hop vets Portishead move at a glacial pace given they've only released three studio albums, including their 1994 breakthrough debut Dummy. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Erez Avissar "Seriously that was one off the bucket list right there." - Ben Ha-Meen "portishead stands as the best show ive ever seen " - bryce segall "Best show I've been to in a very long time."... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — So Radiohead didn't happen, but, while Portishead was playing at Hammerstein Ballroom, Jeff Mangum made a surprise live appearance down at Wall Street in support of the Occupy Wall Street protestors. If you weren't there, maybe you caught the live... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Portishead @ ATP NJ (more by Dana (Destruction) Yavin) today in NYC * Ad Week * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Deadmau5 @ Roseland Ballroom * Jon Brion @ Le Poisson Rouge * The Upright Piano Brigade @ Barbes... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin After leaving us hanging for over 14 years, Portishead finally returned to the east coast of the United States to play one of my personal favorite shows of all time at Asbury Park's Convention Hall... more info

Stereogum — The original idea behind Public Enemy’s set in the Asbury Park convention hall was that they’d play their landmark 1990 album Fear Of A Black Planet in full, for the first time ever. Well, they did that. But because of Mogwai’s last-minute canc... more info

Altsounds — Nobody sounds like Portishead. The progression of their albums has clearly established their uncompromising stance towards their future. Portishead play ATP followed by a U.S. tour which is the first time they've played live in the U.S. since 19... more info

Stereogum — Jeff Mangum has justifiably been getting the lion’s share of the attention surrounding the I’ll Be Your Mirror festival; when a reclusive indie god comes out of hiding, it’s a big deal. But the weekend also marked a long-awaited return for the ... more info

Guardian Music — (Ninja Tune)This long-gestating debut by Emika, a UK-born singer and producer of Czech origin currently residing in Berlin, is an intriguing work: dark, seductive and as hard to pin down as its creator. Her atmospheric sound, slow-burning and bass-he... more info