I Relish.

Numbers may be what I do but that is not what drives me.
I'm a primal-living libertarian whose current obsession is everything food-related. Other things that I enjoy:
Ron Paul, Austrian Economics, fashion, rock music, Louis CK, and exploring the nooks and crannies of the Big Apple.

Portishead

Oh man… They blew me away. This was their first show in NYC in 15 years so I guess it’s understandable that people were getting really emotional. Beth Gibbons has an amazing voice. It was fan-freaking-tastic!

Here are two great recaps of the show:

  • Brooklyn Vegan article (click here)
  • Self-Titled Magazine article (click here)

Setlist:

Portishead Concert Setlist at Hammerstein Ballroom
October 4, 2011
Silence
Hunter
Mysterons
The Rip
Sour Times
Magic Doors
Wandering Star
Machine Gun
Over
Glory Box
Chase The Tear
Cowboys
Threads

Encore:
Roads
We Carry On

Some photos from the Brooklyn Vegan article I cited above:

And a video, of course, taken from the Self-Titled Mag article above:

The following clip—an extended, groove-locked version of “We Carry On”—is from the end of last night’s Hammerstein Ballroom show, a triumphant coda that included Gibbons at her most playful…