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R. Steve Moore at Holocene August 31, 2011. Revelatory!!!!
—Scott McLean (Holocene/Rough Trade)

Givers at Doug Fir for MFNW. Face = melted.
—Matt Sheehy (Lost Lander)

I went on a beautiful tropical vacation with my family when I was 15, and the only two tapes I brought with me were Portishead's Dummy and Portishead. Teen angst much? I know. I remember the first time I heard them my freshman year of high school, and 15 years later I finally saw them live. I was sick as a dog, but nothing was going to keep me from the mediocre setting of the WaMu Theater. The show was amazing. The production was phenomenal and hearing those songs live for the first time was pretty incredible.

Either that, or daydreaming of driving away with Ryan Gosling with only our love, his scorpion jacket and M83's "Midnight City" to protect us.

Nope, nope, gonna stick with Portishead.
—Anna Jensen (Doug Fir)

Every day on End Hits this week, we're sharing the best songs, shows, and musical moments of the year, according to nearly 100 fine folks in Portland's rich music scene. This here is just a taste. Click on over to End Hits to see all of today's best musical moments of 2011.

End Hits: One day and... oh. Liftoff.