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Soundisle.com Video of the Day
May 07, 2012
'Hard to be Humble' is the Video of the Day over at Soundisle.com. If it's been a second since you've last watched it, head on over:
http://www.soundisle.com/
A Song to Celebrate
May 03, 2012
Excited to announce that Phosphorescent contributed to "Toast To Freedom." A song dedicated to human rights activism around the world. The song features nearly 50 artists honoring Amnesty International's 50th anniversary. Click here to listen:
toasttofreedom.org
Phosphorescent's set from Bonnaroo 2011
June 27, 2011
For those of you who weren't at Bonnaroo, you can now watch 3 songs from Phosphorescent's set HERE.
Watch Matthew perform "Cocaine Lights"
June 20, 2011
During Phosphorescent's recent trip to London, Matthew recorded a session with "The Line of Best Fit." Watch him perform "Cocaine Lights" here: Watch Here
ACL Music Festival ~ Sep. 16-18, 2011 ~ Zilker Park, Austin, Texas
June 10, 2011
Excited to announce that Phosphorescent will be joining this years @ACLfestival September 16th in Austin, TX. For more info and tickets click here: http://bit.ly/MC7AI ACL Music Festival ~ Sep. 16-18, 2011 ~ Zilker Park, Austin, Texas www.aclfestival.com ACL Music Festival is a three-day, eight stage event happening in Austin, Texas on September 16-18, 2011 with 130 bands and much more.
Matthew on BBC 6music Stream
June 01, 2011
In case you missed it: Matthew performed a live session on Marc Riley's show on 6music yesterday evening. He played 'Los Angeles', 'At Death A Proclamation', and 'We'll Be Here Soon' listen here: LISTEN NOW
Tonight! Phosphorescent on BBC 6Music
May 31, 2011
Phosphorescent will perform two songs live on Marc Riley's BBC 6Music radio show this evening @ 7:15 UK time. Tune in here: BBC 6Music
Attention Cologne, Germany
May 23, 2011
Attention Cologne, Germany: Due to a mix up at the airport Phosphorescent will not make it to Cologne in time for their show Monday night. That means that the Cologne show @ Studio 672 is canceled. They will continue on with the rest of the scheduled shows starting in Hamburg. Thank you for the continued support.
ATTENTION SLC UTAH
April 14, 2011
Attention SLC, UT: Dude to circumstances beyond our control Phosphorescent has to cancel their show tonight at the Urban Lounge in SLC, UT. I-80 has been closed due to weather and they are currently stuck in Cheyenne, WY. Tickets will be fully refunded if you have any questions please contact your point of purchase
Phosphorescent @ Bonnaroo 2011
February 15, 2011
Just announced: Phosphorescent will play Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN. For more info visit www.bonnaroo.com
Phosphorescent Tour Announcement
February 02, 2011
Pleased to announce that in addition to their European tour, Phosphorescent will tour the US in April/May. Including stops at both Coachella and Stagecoach Festivals. US tickets will be on sale soon.
TOUR DATES:
04/09 Buffalo, NY- Mohawk Place
04/10 Toronto, ON- Lee's Palace
04/11 Chicago, IL- Lincoln Hall
04/12 Lawrence, KS- Jackpot Saloon
04/13 Denver, CO- Larimer Lounge
04/14 Salt Lake City, UT- Urban Lounge
04/16 Indio, CA- Coachella Music Festival
04/21 Portland, OR- Mission Theatre
04/22 Seattle, WA- The Tractor Tavern
04/23 Kennewick, WA- The Red Room
04/24 Vancouver, BC- Media Club
04/28 San Francisco, CA- The Independent
04/30 Indio, CA- Stagecoach Music Festival
05/04 Dallas, TX- The Loft
05/05 Austin, TX- The Parish
05/06 Houston, TX- Warehouse Live
05/08 Atlanta, GA- Masquerade
05/11 Brooklyn, NY- Brooklyn Bowl
05/23 Koln, Germany- Studio 672
05/24 Hamburg, Germany-Beatlemania
05/25 Berlin, Germany- Magnet
05/26 Munich, Germany- 59 to 1
05/28 Barcelona, Spain- Primavera Sound Festival
05/30 Bristol, UK- Thekla
05/31 Manchester, UK- Deaf Institute
06/02 Dublin, Ireland- The Workman's Club
06/03 Glasgow, Scotland- Stereo Glasgow
06/04 Leeds, UK- Brudenell Social Club
06/05 Norwich, UK- The Arts Centre
06/07 London, UK- Heaven
Coachella 2011 and European Tour Dates
January 19, 2011
Excited to announce that Phosphorescent will be playing the Saturday of Coachella 2011! Click HERE to see the full line up and details.
Also, We've just announced additional dates in Europe. Full listing is below. Visit the Show page to purchase tickets.
May 23 Germany, Koln, Stadtgarten
May 24 Germany, Hamburg, Bealtemania
May 25 Germany, Berlin, Magnet
May 26 Germany,Munich, 59to1
May 30 UK, Bristol, Thekla
May 31 UK, Manchester, Deaf Institute
June 2 Ireland, Dublin, Workman's Club
June 3 UK, Glasgow, Stereo
June 4 UK, Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
June 5 UK, Norwich, Arts Centre
June 7 UK, London, Heaven
Primavera Sound 2011
January 12, 2011
Excited to announce that Phosphorescent will be playing Primavera Sound 2011. For more information please click here: Visit Primavera Sound Website
Final two shows of 2010
December 03, 2010
Well awlright! A Phossy NYC end of the year spectacular! After some 200 days out there this year, we'll be bringing it on home for the final two shows of 2010: The Late Show w/ David Letterman on Dec 9th; The Bowery Ballroom on Dec 10th. New York, you better still be a home when I get back. I can't damn wait. -MH
Here's To Taking It Easy #8 on Pastes 50 Albums of 2010
December 01, 2010
Paste Magazine puts "Here's To Taking It Easy" at #8 on their 50 Best Albums of 2010. Click HERE to see the entire list.
Phosphorescent is #8 on MOJO's 100 albums of 2010
November 30, 2010
MOJO Magazine puts "Here's To Taking It Easy" at #8 on their list of best albums of 2010. Magazine can be seen here: http://bit.ly/gYGEil
Phosphorescent on BBC
November 17, 2010
Tune into BBC tomorrow from 6-7pm when "I Don't Care If There’s Cursing" will be reviewed on Steve Lamacq’s Roundtable show.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w03n4
Also, we would love your support by voting for “I Don’t Care If There’s Cursing” for the Rebel Playlist on BBC. Click the below link to vote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/steve-lamacq/features/rebel-playlist/
The band's World Cafe Session Airs today on NPR!
August 26, 2010
National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on over 200 stations nationwide. Fans can find their local station at the following link by selecting a state from the pull-down menu HERE.…or, worldwide, fans can connect to the WXPN Philadelphia stream Monday through Friday, 2pm to 4pm EST, HERE.
Late in the day of broadcast, the audio will be available on the National Public Radio website.
Brooklyn Benefit Show for 826NYC
August 18, 2010
The band is playing a very special show tomorrow night at Coco 66 in Brooklyn. Phos will play a set and there will be a reading by author Sloane Crosley.
Tickets are only $16 and all proceeds benefit 826NYC - a very cool non-profit supporting young writers aged 6-18.
If you're in the NYC area, you should definitely come out.
It's Hard To Be Humble (When You're From Alabama) - Pitchfork Video Premiere
August 04, 2010
The new music video for It's Hard To Be Humble premiered today over on Pitchfork. Check it out:
Phosphorescent "It's Hard To Be Humble When You're From Alabama" from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.
Recovered
July 13, 2010
This is insane! The police have recovered the van and all of our gear is in there and appears to be undamaged. Speechless right now. More soon. Love, Phos Note from label/management: We will of course return everyone's generous donations. Thanks so much for your love and support!
From Phosphorescent:
July 12, 2010
Waking up Friday morning To find that the tools for your trade Everything you'd pieced together and worked for And collected for over a decade (!) Was gone Just like that Was one hell of a feeling Anger, disgust, sadness Etc etc etc... I think There's no need To elaborate on this part But here's the part That does need Some elaboration: Thank You Everyone So many people, Friends and strangers Have stepped forward So quickly and with such generosity It has transformed this thing Into a truly amazing and heartwarming Affirmation of community and love and spirit; Good vibes and support arriving from far and near And I want to express how humbled and Tremendously appreciative We all are We had to reschedule The first two shows; Toronto, Buffalo, We were really looking forward to getting up there and we will get back up there as soon possible But the rest of the shows are on! We are re-grouped And re-saddled And ready to ride Want to give a big shout out to Tom and Garrett and everybody down at Main Drag Music And Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear And Eben Bull and Mike Bones from Sian Alice Group For loaning, fixing, and building (!) amps and guitars for us to use And I cannot say thank you enough To everyone who sent donations and well-wishes Your kindness and open-hearted support Has re-awakened in me That sense of community and spirit That can get clouded and covered When, from time to time On this cruise You may find yourself A little jaded and weary Columbus Ohio, And all points forward - We're on our way We'll be seeing y'all soon We can't wait to see you all out there And thank you in person Or to quote that awesome guy from the mountains on the internet; Double rainbow! All the way across the sky It's a Double. Complete. Rainbow. Whoa! Whoahhh Ohhhhhh Love, MH
Reward for Stolen Gear
July 09, 2010
$5,000 reward for the return of the stolen Phosphorescent gear and $1,000 for any tips leading to the return of the gear. Anonymous tips welcomed with no questions asked at phosphorescentgearfund@gmail.com. If you have any information please don't hesitate to email. Thank You.
Phosphorescent Gear/Van/Merch Stolen
July 09, 2010
Last night, after an amazing show at Pier 54 in New York City, Phosphorescent's rental van - along with all of their equipment - was stolen from outside a residence in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Last night's show was the first night of their scheduled six-week US Tour. Among the stolen items was Matthew Houck's custom, irreplaceable 1955 Gibson ES-125 guitar, vintage amplifiers, and a vintage pedal steel with losses totaling around $40,000. If anyone has ANY information or leads on what might have happened, or if you see any of this gear in pawn shops, on Craigslist, etc, please call the NY Police Department, Vector Management, or anyone you think might be able to help recover this gear. The van rental company is insured - they are covered for their van and are therefore not greatly concerned with recovering it. Phosphorescent DOES care though, greatly, about recovering any of this gear possible, and about right now figuring out how to rally and make this US Tour happen. Anything anyone can do to help would be simply amazing. We have set up a Paypal account for anyone wishing to donate funds to help replace gear - anything helps. We will be sending updates about the upcoming tour dates ASAP. Thanks in advance for any goodwill and assistance and thank you for your support over the years. PAYPAL DONATIONS CAN BE MADE AT THE BUTTON BELOW
Vector Management: Nick Stern p: 212.317.2323 nick@vectormgmt.com STOLEN EQUIPMENT LIST: MOST OF THIS GEAR IS IN STANDARD BLACK ROADCASES STENCILED WITH "PHOSPHORESCENT" OR "PHOS" IN LARGE WHITE LETTERS GUITARS: 1955 Gibson ES-125 Hollow-body Electric 1968 Gibson EB-3 Bass with slotted headstock (brown) 197? Fender Stratocaster - Custom, Blonde wood finish. No brand names or markings anywhere. 197? Emmons Pedal Steel Guitar - Push-Pull Model AMPS: 1973 Fender Twin Reverb (Silverface) w/ Indian Sun Worshipper Tapestry affixed to grillplate 1978 Music Man 112 RD500 Custom Amp w/ 10" Speaker SWR Workingman's Bass Amp 196? Fender Deluxe Reverb PEDALS: (1) Line 6 DL4 Delay Pedal (2) Fulltone Full-Drive 2 Mosfet (1) Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Plus (1) Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff (2) Electro Harmonix 80's Memory Man Deluxe (1) MXR Power Amp Pedal (2) Boss TU-2 Tuner (1) MXR Phase 90, CSP-026 (1) Fender Tuning Pedal DRUMS: DW "Collectors Series" Drum Kit - Black Matte finish 22" kick drum 16" floor tom 12" rack tom 14" Yamaha, Anton Fig snare drum, with maple hoops (1) Ludwig boom cymbal stand (2) yamaha boom cymbal stands (1) DW9000 Hi-Hat pedal, DW7000 kick pedal (1) Yamaha, double braced snare stand (1) Ludwig double braced snare stand (1) Ludwig drum throne/stool. (1) 20" Zyldjian Constantinople ride cymbal (1) 17in Zildjian A Custom crash cymbal (2) Zildjian Constantinople Hi-Hats (paired) OTHER ITEMS: Black Arai Profile Full-face Motorcycle Helmet Durango Boots - Brown Harness Boots MERCHANDISE: Approximately: 150 Vinyl (To WIlle/Pride/Here's to Taking it Easy) 150 CD's (To WIlle/Pride/Here's to Taking it Easy) 100 PHOSPORESCENT "LION" T-shirtsMore UK Dates Announced!
June 21, 2010
After making an incredible impression with their UK tour earlier this month, including an awe-inspiring performance at the ICA (“a sublime, joyous gig” 5/5 The Independent), Phosphorescent and the band roll back into the UK for more dates in September. For a taster of the excellent new live set up, check out this recent performance of the track ‘At Death, A Proclamation’ from 2007’s Pride album Here! The critically acclaimed new album Here’s to Taking It Easy is out now. Praise for Here’s to Taking It Easy: ‘Album of the Month’ Mojo ‘CD of the Week’ Sunday Times ‘Album of the Week’ The Independent “Here’s to Taking It Easy is a thing of rare, luminous beauty” 4.5/5 The Sun “A bold record, steeped in the golden, rich sounds of classic rock and country” 4/5 Uncut “A mouthwatering harvest of Gene Clark and Neil Young’s fantasy offspring” 4/5 Q “Phosphorescent has too much ethereal otherness to be dismissed as mere alt. Country” 8/10 NME “Uniformly excellent” Independent on Sunday “An album that constantly mixes tragedy with beauty” 4/5 The Guardian “Enigmatic” Word UK Dates: Mon 6 Sept Manchester Night & Day £10 www.livenation.co.uk Tue 7 Sept Bristol Thekla £10 www.livenation.co.uk Wed 8 Sept London Scala £12.50 www.livenation.co.uk Fri 10 Sept Bestival Isle of Wight - SOLD OUT Sat 11 Sept End of the Road www.endoftheroadfestival.com Sun 12 Sept Brighton Komedia £10 www.livenation.co.uk
Tomorrow's Show in Freiburg Cancelled
May 28, 2010
Unfortunately Phosphorescent will not play Treibhaus in Luzern Switzerland due to an illness. No other shows will be affected.
Phosphorescent Announce U.S. Tour
May 19, 2010
Phosphorescent released their new LP Here's To Taking It Easy last week, with critics and fans showering the album with accolades. The band celebrated the release with four appearances in their hometown of New York City. They have already announced a tour of Europe for May and June, but for the rest of North America, we are pleased to announce the band’s first tour of their home continent in support of their new album.
Praise for Here’s To Taking It Easy has been pouring in from both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK, tastemakers Uncut and Q Magazine both gave the album 4 star reviews. The mighty MOJO, who anointed it as Album of the Month, said that songwriter Matthew Houck, “produces songs that skitter round your peripheral vision, hide in the back of your mind, their outlaw mental state playing hide-and-seek behind classic rock curtains.” Phosphorescent earned an 8.2 review from Pitchfork, who stated the band was, “inhabiting the tropes of beer-soaked, sun-baked country-rock with fullness, commitment, and chops, all while finding enough room for Phosphorescent's trademark ragged lonesomeness.” Tripwire fell in love with album centerpiece “The Mermaid Parade,” and pretty much summed our sentiments: “Tears. Smiles. All of it. Every solo, every line, every piano plunk and horn blast makes us feel ready and strapped in for another 26 years of what’s to come. Hopefully it’ll be recognized as an American classic before then. Call it hyperbole, but it sounds like one to us right now.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. TOUR DATES 05/17/10 Leuven, Belgium - STUK 05/19/10 Gent, Belgium - Vooruit 05/20/10 Antwerpen, Belgium - Trix 05/22/10 Ottersum, Netherlands - Roepaen 05/23/10 Den Haag, Netherlands - Paard 05/24/10 Zwolle, Netherlands - Eureka 05/25/10 Berlin, Germany - NBI 05/27/10 Nürnberg, Germany - K4 05/28/10 Vienna, Austria - Fluc 05/29/10 Freiburg, Germany - E-werk 06/01/10 Paris, France - L’Espace B 06/02/10 London, UK - ICA 06/03/10 Manchester, UK - Deaf Institute 06/04/10 Glasgow, UK - Captain's Rest 06/05/10 Birmingham, UK - Hare & Hounds 06/06/10 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso 07/08/10 Brooklyn, NY- Hudson River Park Pier 54 07/10/10 Toronto, ON- The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern 07/12/10 Buffalo, NY- Soundlab 07/13/10 Columbus, OH- The Summit 07/14/10 Newport, KY- Southgate House 07/15/10 Nashville, TN- Exit/In 07/17/10 Birmingham, AL- The Bottletree 07/21/10 Houston, TX- House of Blues 07/22/10 Austin, TX- The Independent 07/23/10 Dallas, TX- Kessler Theatre 07/24/10 Lubbock, TX- The Foundation 07/26/10 Tucson, AZ- Plush 07/27/10 Los Angeles, CA- The Troubadour 07/28/10 San Francisco, CA- Bottom of the Hill 07/30/10 Portland, OR- Doug Fir Lounge 07/31/10 Seattle, WA- Crocodile Cafe 08/03/10 Minneapolis, MN- Cedar Cultural Center 08/04/10 Milwaukee, WI- Mad Planet 08/05/10 Chicago, IL- Empty Bottle 08/06/10 Indianapolis, IN- Radio Radio 08/07/10 Cleveland, OH- The Grog Shop 08/09/10 Washington DC- Black Cat 08/10/10 Baltimore, MD- Sonar Club Stage 08/11/10 Philadelphia, PA- Rittenhouse Square Park 08/12/10 Providence, RI- Jerky's Live Music Hall 08/15/10 Cambridge, MA- Middle East (Downstairs) 09/10/10 Dorset, UK - End of the Road Festival 09/11/10 Isle of Wight, UK - BestivalHere's to Taking it Easy Out Now!
May 11, 2010
Phosphorescent's Here's to Taking it Easy is out now, and getting lots of love! Check it out:
"Every once and a while a song or album comes along that reminds you why you love music so much, why you wanted to write about it for pay so badly for so long. That’s what Matthew Houck bka Phosphorescent’s “The Mermaid Parade” has done to us in the past 48 hours. Tears. Smiles. All of it. Every solo, every line, every piano plunk and horn blast makes us feel ready and strapped in for another 26 years of what’s to come. Hopefully it’ll be recognized as an American classic before then. Call it hyperbole, but it sounds like one to us right now." - the Tripwire "Even playing it straight, he produces songs that skitter round your peripheral vision, hide in the back of your mind, their outlaw mental state laying hide-and-seek behind the classic rock curtains. As befits a wandering man, there are many paths open to Houck: the laid-back porch minstrel, the polished country star, the out-there longhair, and beyond. On this evidence, he's incapable of taking a wrong turn." - Mojo "****" - Q Magazine Order it direct from Dead Oceans Here! More tour dates on the way, so keep an eye on the tour page to see when Phosphorescent is coming to a town near you.Here's to Taking it Easy Now Available for Pre-Order!
May 04, 2010
The praise for Phosphorescent’s Here’s To Taking It Easy is pouring in. Taking Mojo’s album of the month honors, the glowing review says that songwriter Matthew Houck, “produces songs that skitter round your peripheral vision, hide in the back of your mind, their outlaw mental state playing hide-and-seek behind classic rock curtains.” Uncut offer equally gushing praise, calling it, “a bold record, steeped in Neil Young’s ‘Doom Trilogy’ and the rich sounds of classic rock.” Q Magazine also joins the fray, calling the album a, “mouthwatering harvest of Gene Clark and Neil Young’s fantasy offspring.” Here’s To Taking It Easy is due out on May 11 (May 10 in the UK), and we are pleased to offer a second MP3 from the album, “The Mermaid Parade.” This is a song that will make you hit repeat, an absolute stunner. “The Mermaid Parade” is an instant classic. Download it Now! You can pre-order Here's to Taking it EasyDead Oceans and you'll receive an instant MP3 download of the album.