Chicago Tribune — In the early ‘90s, the British fishing town of Portishead produced a namesake band that made beautifully disturbing music: anguished vocals over chilled hip-hop break beats, accented by Spaghetti Western guitars and eerie atmospherics. more info

Stereogum — Since the last Shut Up, Dude, team Stereogum saw Jeff Mangum perform twice at ATP NJ and once again on our laptops when the Neutral Milk man surprised Wall Street with a Minutemen cover. On Saturday I even got to meet Jeff randomly outside the first ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Swans @ Paramount Theater You saw pictures from Friday and Portishead from Saturday. Here are the rest from that 2nd day in Asbury Park. They continue below...... more info

XLR8R — As part of the second-ever Independent Label Market—an event which will host a number of independent imprints selling "a combination of new, old, and exclusive releases" on North 6th Street in Brooklyn this Saturday, October 8—XL will be releasin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Black Star on Colbert Big night for music on late night TV last night (and lately in general). You may have heard that Portishead played their first TV appearance in 13 years on Jimmy Fallon last night. Black... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Chuck D on stage with Portishead @ ATP Portishead completed their NYC & NJ adventure with a 2nd show at Hammerstein Ballroom last night (10/5), and an appearance on Fallon where they performed two songs.... more info

Stereogum — Name: Portishead Progress Report: English trip-hop pioneers embark on a long-overdue North American tour and will maybe make a record sometime. The band will release a 12″ of “Chase The Tear,” which they performed on Fallon last night, via XL o... more info

Stereogum — Last night was a big one for ’90s beat-music types on late-night TV. First, there was the Black Star reunion on The Colbert Report. And a bit later in the night, Portishead, fresh off of a pair of brain-wrecking performances at ATP’s I’ll Be Yo... more info

Culture Bully — Coverage of Portishead's performance of "Chase the Tear" & "Mysterons" on the October 5 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. more info

The Music Fix — Tears on their pillow. more info