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porter

Rock band from Windsor · formed 2004

Shows on record: 10
Rooms played: 8
Cities: 8
Releases: 10
Last show: Aug 4, 2018Los Angeles State Historic Park

About

porter is a band from Windsor, formed in 2004, tagged album, alternative, ambient by its sources. Shows on record run from 2012 to 2018, across 8 rooms in 8 cities.

Porter formed in 2000 — MusicBrainz
Gary Porter: guitar family, lead vocals — MusicBrainz
Porter has 4 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2012–2015 — MusicBrainz
porter is based in Windsor — porter on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Balance + Shelter (2011) (2010-11-04) — Bandcamp
Porter has 169526 listeners on Last.fm — Porter on Last.fm

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

10 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20122 shows
20142 shows
20151 show
20164 shows
20181 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Aug 4, 2018	Los Angeles State Historic Park · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Caloncho, Café Tacvba, Little Jesus, +4	Support	Caloncho, Café Tacvba, Little Jesus, +4
Sep 24, 2016	The Observatory · Santa AnaSupportwith Café Tacvba, Molotov, Natalia LaFourcade, +9	Support	Café Tacvba, Molotov, Natalia LaFourcade, +9
Jun 5, 2016	The Lounge, Southgate House Revival · NewportSupportwith Chris Porter, Mark Utley, Jeremy Pinnell	Support	Chris Porter, Mark Utley, Jeremy Pinnell
Apr 24, 2016	Estadio GNP Seguros · Mexico CitySupportwith Café Tacvba, Carla Morrison, Cultura Profetica, +11	Support	Café Tacvba, Carla Morrison, Cultura Profetica, +11
Apr 23, 2016	Estadio GNP Seguros · Mexico CitySupportwith Baroness, DLD, Dorian, +26	Support	Baroness, DLD, Dorian, +26
Jul 12, 2015	Addams/Medill Park · ChicagoSupportwith Café Tacvba, Los Rakas, Kinky, +11	Support	Café Tacvba, Los Rakas, Kinky, +11
Jul 19, 2014	The Glass House · PomonaSupportwith Viva Pomona, Puro Instinct, Speak, +18	Support	Viva Pomona, Puro Instinct, Speak, +18
Apr 22, 2014	Atticus · JacksonvilleSupportwith Destroyer of Light, Widower, Hollow Leg, +1	Support	Destroyer of Light, Widower, Hollow Leg, +1
Nov 1, 2012	B.B. King Blues Club & Grill · ManhattanSupportwith Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr., +4	Support	Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr., +4
Oct 31, 2012	B.B. King Blues Club & Grill · ManhattanSupportwith Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr., +6	Support	Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr., +6

Where they play

8 rooms in 8 cities

Rooms played most

B.B. King Blues Club & Grill · Manhattan2 shows
Estadio GNP Seguros · Mexico City2 shows
Addams/Medill Park · Chicago1 show
Atticus · Jacksonville1 show
Los Angeles State Historic Park · Los Angeles (LA)1 show

Cities played

Manhattan2 shows
Mexico City2 shows
Chicago1 show
Jacksonville1 show
Los Angeles (LA)1 show

and 3 other cities

Releases

10 releases, 2001–2015

In the Blink of an Eye
2015 · Album
Stone Chucker
2015 · Album
Straight Line
2015 · Album
Can't Keep Still
2012 · Album
Balance + Shelter (2011)
Nov 4, 2010 · Album · 3 tracks
porter (2009)
May 9, 2009 · Album · 11 tracks
applicant (single 2009)
Mar 1, 2009 · Album · 3 tracks
transcontinental (single 2005)
Jan 1, 2005 · Album · 3 tracks
porter's lament (single 2002)
Jan 1, 2002 · Album · 3 tracks
porter (2001)
Jan 1, 2001 · Album · 8 tracks

Lineup

Gary Porter · guitar family, lead vocals

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 5+ plays, 2025-12-15–2026-08-03 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'El Sonido' (Goyri) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

porter — Balance + Shelter (2011) — Release art · Balance + Shelter (2011) — release

porter — porter (2009) — Release art · porter (2009) — release

porter — applicant (single 2009) — Release art · applicant (single 2009) — release

porter — transcontinental (single 2005) — Release art · transcontinental (single 2005) — release

porter — porter's lament (single 2002) — Release art · porter's lament (single 2002) — release

porter — porter (2001) — Release art · porter (2001) — release

porter — The Lounge, Southgate House Revival, 2016-06-05 — Poster · The Lounge, Southgate House Revival, 2016-06-05 — Songkick

porter — Atticus, 2014-04-22 — Poster · Atticus, 2014-04-22 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
porter on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Porter on Last.fm	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos, Logo
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikipedia	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.