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 >>
Is it just us, or has this week been a deceptively awesome one for shows around town?
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 >>
Wednesday, May 4, at The Loft
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 >>
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 JewelleFriday night at The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff might has well have been diversity night. ... More >>
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 >>
Friday, July 23, at the Kessler Theatre
PhosphorescentBrooklyn-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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
To Willie (Dead Oceans)
Pride (Dead Oceans Records)
Saturday, September 10, at Dan's Silverleaf
