For Matthew Houck, lead singer and driving force of Brooklyn-based indie folk/alt country band Phosphorescent, there's nothing better than popping out his favorite records from favorites like Bob ...

But Taking It Easy doesn’t follow that classic rock template for naught, even if a handful of recognizable trademarks litter the liner notes: the liberal use of parenthetical subtitles on a third of ...

First came the smell — a pungent incense that had been lit at the center of the stage. Then the large marquee lettering affixed to the backdrop of the stage blazed to life, spelling out “C’est La Vie” ...

About halfway through Saturday night’s excellent set at The Granada Theater, Phosphorescent band leader Matthew Houck coughed one time too many. “I’m sorry, y’all. I’ve got quite the cold,” he ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Matthew Houck, who has long recorded and performed as Phosphorescent, performed with ...

Phosphorescent, the band of Brooklyn bros who play that woozy, slightly city-fied country music, have just dropped a video for “It’s Hard To Be Humble When You’re From Alabama,” the lead song off ...

THE GOOD: American singer/songwriter Matthew Houck (stage name Phosphorescent) releases his eighth album (first in six years). THE BAD: Not much. THE NITTY GRITTY: Houck wrote and recorded the set in ...

Much like his idol Willie Nelson, whom he covered so eloquently on last year’s To Willie, Phosphorescent‘s Matthew Houck is that rare musician almost everyone can agree on, whether they’re pretentious ...

Alabama native and current Brooklyn resident Matthew Houck has been releasing music under the moniker Phosphorescent ever since 2003. He's now on his sixth album, Muchacho, and we think this is some ...

Shielded from a blustery Brooklyn evening by the concrete walls of his practice space, Matthew Houck wrenches open an Amstel Light using a half-moon tambourine. He shakes off a beat-up motorcycle ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Revelator marks Phosphorescent's debut for Verve Records, and has become one of ...

Phosphorescent and The Von Bondies made the list too. Check out briefs and photos for our recommended shows for March 4 through March 10.Published on March 4, 2009 Clues, Wednesday, March 4: ItaE™s ...