Matthew Houck

Austin City Limits Music Festival Day Two: Kind of a Downer

Marco TorresHangin' with the bros at ACL!​As the performances began at Zilker Park, they were accompanied by a much needed downpour as venders, outside and in the festival, struggled for their piece of the poncho market share. On the plus side, and it's a very plus side, the rain brought relief to ... More >>

Five Pretty Great Shows Worth Seeing Around the Region Tonight

Is it just us, or has this week been a deceptively awesome one for shows around town?

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Phosphorescent at The Loft

One of these two performs as Phosphorescent.​Last time Matthew Houck performed in Dallas under his Phosphorescent moniker, it was back in July for a well-received show at the Kessler Theater. DC9's Kelly Dearmore was there, too. Here's part of his take on the night:Matthew Houck and his five Phosp ... More >>

Critics' Pick: Phosphorescent, Family Band

Wednesday, May 4, at The Loft

Our Critics' Year-End Top Tens: Noah W. Bailey Picks Swedish Crooner Joel Alme's Waiting For The Bells As The Year's Best

In this week's paper, you may notice a piece including some of our DC9 writers' choices for best albums of the year. But, space being limited, we couldn't run all of our writers' lists. So, thanks to the power of the Internet, we're doing just that, right here.​In-house Americana obsessive Noah ... More >>

The Best National Album Releases of 2010

Last Night: Phosphorescent, Shiny Around the Edges and Dallas Family Band at The Kessler

Phosphorescent, Shiny Around the Edges and Dallas Family Band The Kessler, Dallas July 23, 2010 Better Than: Navigating the freak show that was the second night of Lady Gaga's stint in D-Town.Martha Jewelle​Friday night at The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff might has well have been diversity night. ... More >>

Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets For Tonight's Phosphorescent Show At The Kessler

Unfortunately, Willie Nelson will not be joining Phosphorescent at tonight's show. But chances are you'll hear a Willie song or two.​Have we mentioned yet how stoked we are about tonight's Phosphorescent show at The Kessler? Oh yeah, I guess we have. Writes Noah W. Bailey in this week's print supp ... More >>

phosphorescent, Shiny Around The Edges

Friday, July 23, at the Kessler Theatre

Show Announcements: Phosphorescent, Keane, Shakira, Mat Kearney, Built to Spill, Black Crowes,Jimmy Buffet, Jonas Brothers, Brad Paisley, Bel Biv Devoe and More!

Phosphorescent​Brooklyn-based Phosphorescent went from being an unknown indie poet scouring the globe and playing empty rooms to a critical darling almost overnight--many thanks to Willie Nelson. Matthew Houck, the man behind the moniker, made the risky decision to do an album of Nelson covers las ... More >>

Year in Review: 2009's Best Alt-Country Proves that Yes, Willie Nelson is Still a Badass

We spent 2009 sorting through piles of folk and Americana releases, revising this list in our heads till the bitter end and failing repeatedly to understand the hype behind the Avett Brothers in the process. While a year of listening brought no shortage of pleasant surprises, our hands-down favorite ... More >>

What It Was Like: Port O' Brien, Those Darlins, Phosphorescent, Deer Tick, Hacienda

Noah W. BaileyPort O' Brien channels Neil Young at Buffalo Billiards.After the three-and-a-half hour drive from Dallas I decided to start the evening off right at Hut's Hamburgers before finally checking out some music. Here's what I saw. Now it's time for breakfast tacos at Nueva Onda and more band ... More >>

Phosphorescent

To Willie (Dead Oceans)

Phosphorescent

Pride (Dead Oceans Records)

Pernice Brothers, Phosphorescent, The Cloud Room

Saturday, September 10, at Dan's Silverleaf