- (12/01/07) Sorry everybody but I don't have time right now to maintain this website! PLEASE VISIT PHOSPHORESCENT'S MYSPACE PAGE or their record label's website - DEAD OCEANS - for the most up-to-date news.
Thank you for all your interest and help! - Sara
- (10/01/07) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
(see the shows page for more complete info)
2008 US Tourdates:
02/02/08 Brooklyn, NY Union Pool w/ The Dodos
02/07/08 Princeton, NJ Terrace F Club
02/08/08 Alfred, NY Knight Club
02/15/08 Hanover, NH Dartmouth College
02/26/08 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's w/ Bowerbirds
02/27/08 Brooklyn, NY Union Hall w/ Bowerbirds
02/28/08 New York, NY NYU w/ The National
02/28/08 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands w/ Deertick, Viking Moses
02/29/08 New York, NY Mercury Lounge w/ Bowerbirds
03/01/08 Northampton, MA Iron Horse w/ Bowerbirds
03/03/08 Bloomington, IN Waldron Arts Center w/ Bowerbirds
03/04/08 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern w/ Bowerbirds
03/05/08 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry w/ Bowerbirds
03/06/08 Omaha, NE Slowdown w/ Bowerbirds
03/07/08 Lawrence, KA Jackpot w/ Bowerbirds
03/08/08 Norman, OK Opolis w/ Bowerbirds
03/10/08 Dallas, TX Good Records 7pm
03/10/08 Dallas, TX Cavern w/ Bowerbirds
03/11/08 Abilene, TX Monks
03/12/08 Austin, TX Mohawk - Gothamist Party 3:45pm
03/13/08 Austin, TX Brooklyn Vegan Party
03/13/08 Austin, TX Mohawk - Dead Oceans Showcase 8pm
03/13/08 Austin, TX The Texas Garage - JellyNYC Party 11pm
03/14/08 Austin, TX French Ligation Museum - Other Music
03/18/08 Tucson, AZ Plush w/ Bon Iver
03/19/08 San Diego, CA Che Cafe w/ Bon Iver
03/20/08 Los Angeles, CA The Echo w/ Bon Iver
03/21/08 Santa Barbara, CA Muddy Waters w/ Bon Iver
03/22/08 Visalia, CA Cellar Door w/ Bon Iver
03/23/08 San Francisco, CA Independent w/ Bon Iver
03/24/08 Portland, OR Holocene w/ Bon Iver
03/25/08 Vancouver, BC Media Club w/ Bon Iver
03/26/08 Seattle, WA Nectar Lounge w/ Bon Iver
03/27/08 Anacortes, WA Department of Safety w/ Bon Iver
03/28/08 Lewiston, ID American Legion Post #3
03/30/08 Fargo, ND The Aquarium
03/31/08 Madison, WI Project Lodge
04/07/08 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom w/ Nina Natasia & Jim White, Gary Higgins
2008 EUROPEAN Tourdates:
04/10/08 Ekko - Utrecht, Netherlands w/ Jana Hunter
04/11/08 Motel Mozaique - Rotterdam, Netherlands w/ Jana Hunter
04/12/08 De Kreun - Kortrijk, Belgium w/ Jana Hunter
04/13/08 Mains d'Oeuvres - Paris, France w/ Jana Hunter
04/14/08 Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands w/ Jana Hunter
04/15/08 Dominofestival - Brussels, Belgium w/ Jana Hunter
04/16/08 Brighton, UK
04/17/08 Borderline - London, UK w/ Jana Hunter
04/18/08 The Cube - Bristol, UK w/ Jana Hunter
04/19/08 Taylor John’s House - Coventry, UK w/ Jana Hunter
04/20/08 Fibbers - York, UK w/ Jana Hunter
04/21/08 Captains Rest - Glasgow, UK w/ Jana Hunter
04/22/08 The Cumberlands Arms - Newcastle, UK w/ Jana Hunter
04/23/08 Sacred Trinity Chapel - Manchester, UK w/ Jana Hunter
04/24/08 The Faversham - Leeds, UK w/ Jana Hunter
04/25/08 Roisin Dubh - Galway, Ireland
04/26/08 Whelans - Dublin, Ireland
04/28/08 Kuudes Linja - Helsinki, Finland
04/29/08 Spasibar - Oslo, Norway
05/01/08 Krems, Austria Donaufestival
05/07/08 Groningen, Netherlands Vera w/ Black Mountain
05/08/08 Brussels, Belgium Les Nuits de Botanique w/ Apse
05/09/08 Fribourg, Switzerland Black Belved
05/10/08 Thun, Switzerland Cafe Mokka
05/12/08 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso w/ Atlas Sound
05/13/08 Amsterdam, Netherlands VPRO Radio Session
05/16/08 Minehead, England All Tomorrow's Parties Festival
05/17/08 Hasselt, Belgium Playfestival
05/18/08 London, UK Scala w/ Black Mountain
05/20/08 Paris, France La Maroquinerie w/ Black Mountain
05/21/08 Poitiers, France Le Confort Moderne w/ Black Mountain
05/23/08 Madrid, Spain Sala Heineken w/ Marissa Nadler, Jesse Sykes
05/24/08 Valencia, Spain Heineken Greenspace w/ Marissa Nadler, Jesse Sykes
05/26/08 Barcelona, Spain Teatre Villarroel w/ Marissa Nadler, Jesse Sykes
- (10/01/07) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
(see the shows page for more complete info)
Oct 04 2007 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands Gallery
Oct 06 2007 Middletown, CT Wesleyan University
Oct 09 2007 Grantham, PA Messiah College
Oct 10 2007 Rochester, NY Bug Jar
Oct 11 2007 Scranton, PA Test Pattern
Oct 12 2007 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern
Oct 13 2007 Grand Rapids, MI DAAC
Oct 14 2007 Chicago, IL AV Aerie
Oct 15 2007 Urbana, IL Canopy Club
Oct 16 2007 Rock Island, IL Huckleberry's Pizza
Oct 18 2007 Denver, CO Hi Dive
Oct 19 2007 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
Oct 20 2007 Boise, Idaho Hen House Garden
Oct 22 2007 Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern
Oct 23 2007 Portland, OR Towne Lounge
Oct 24 2007 San Francisco, CA Hemlock Tavern
Oct 26 2007 Los Angeles, CA EL Cid
Oct 27 2007 Phoenix, AZ Casa Blanca
Oct 29 2007 Austin, TX Cactus Cafe
Oct 30 2007 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves
Nov 01 2007 Huntsville, AL Flying Monkey Arts Center
Nov 02 2007 Murfreesboro, TN The Boro Bar & Grill
Nov 03 2007 Durham, NC Bull City Headquarters (Troika Festival)
Nov 04 2007 Charlotte, NC Black Congo
Nov 05 2007 Washington DC Black Cat
Nov 06 2007 Baltimore, MD Current Gallery
Nov 07 2007 Philadelphia PA First Unitarian
Nov 08 2007 Boston, MA Great Scott
Nov 09 2007 Brooklyn, NY Silent Barn
Nov 10 2007 New York, NY Cake Shop
EUROPEAN DATES (with Akron/Family)
Nov 22 2007 Den Haag, Netherlands Crossing Border Festival)
Nov
23 2007 Brussels, Belgium AB-club
Nov 24 2007 Brighton, UK The Pressure Point
Nov 25 2007 Bristol, UK The Croft
Nov 27 2007 Aberdeen, UK Lemon Tree
Nov 28 2007 Glasgow, UK The Beat Club
Nov 29 2007 Newcastle, UK The Other Rooms
Nov 30 2007 Manchester, UK The Phoenix
Dec 01 2007 Leeds, UK The Faversham
Dec 02 2007 London, UK Cargo
Dec 04 2007 Nottingham, UK The Social
Dec 05 2007 Coventry, UK Taylor John's
- (08/24/07) New Phosphorescent Album "PRIDE" to be released October 9th through Dead Oceans!!! Pitchfork Media has posted the first song called "A Picture of Our Torn Up Praise" !!!!
- (08/01/07) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
(see the shows page for more complete info)
Aug 07 2007 New York , NY Mercury Lounge
Aug 17 2007 Brooklyn, NY 322 Troutman St
Aug 29 2007 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
- (07/01/07) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
(see the shows page for more complete info)
July 07 2007 Brooklyn, NY (Williamsburg) Cinders Gallery
July 15 2007 Santa Cruz, CA The Attic
July 16 2007 Oakland, CA Lobot Gallery
July 17 2007 San Francisco, CA 12 Galaxies
July 23 2007 Pittsboro, NC Peidmont Biodiesel Plant
July 24 2007 Gainesville, FL The Atlantic
July 25 2007 Pensacola, FL Ryan's House
July 26 2007 Panama City, FL Gallery Above
July 27 2007 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
July 29 2007 Brooklyn, NY The Lorraine
- (06/26/07) The Dead Oceans Record Label has announced the signing Phosphorescent and gives "Fall 2007" as a release date for the new album!
- (05/23/07) According to Pitchforkmedia Matthew Houck will join the band Castanets along with Sufjan Stevens for a single show in NYC this Friday, May 25th
- (05/21/07) A 4-song recording session and interview with Phosphorescent has been posted over at Daytrotter.com
- (04/21/07) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
(see the shows page for more complete info)
May 03 2007 Boston, MA PA's Lounge
May 04 2007 Burlington, VT Kriya Studio
May 05 2007 Providence, RI AS220
May 06 2007 Brooklyn, NY Silent Barn
May 08 2007 Danbury, CT Cousin Larry's
May 09 2007 Baltimore, MD The Current Space
May 10 2007 Washington, DC DC9
May 11 2007 Lancaster, PA The Sugar Tank
May 12 2007 Kutztown, PA The Owl's Nest
- (03/15/07) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
(see the shows page for more complete info)
Mar 16 2007 Brooklyn, NY (Williamsburg) Glasslands Gallery
Mar 23 2007 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
April 07 2007 New York, NY Cake Shop
- (03/01/07) A new interview with Matthew Houck has just been posted by the good folks over at Passingafternoon.com. Fans submitted all of the interview questions via their discussion forum and Matthew answers them candidly, discussing everything from favorite guitars to details about the upcoming (and currently-being-recorded) Phosphorescent album (!).
- (02/01/07) An album by the artist Madeline entitled "The Slow Bang" has been released by the Orange Twin Record Label. It was recorded and produced by Matthew Houck and he also sings and plays many instruments on it.
- (01/31/07) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
(see the shows page for more complete info)
Feb 03 2007 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Feb 15 2007 Brooklyn, NY (Williamsburg) Glasslands Gallery
- (11/08/06) Matthew Houck is currently posting a tour diary of Phosphorescent's European tour on their Myspace blog
- (11/06/06) A great performance from London of the song "Endless Pt. 1 & 2" can be seen on YouTube
- (11/04/06) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
(see the shows page for more complete info)
Nov 30 2006 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
Dec 02 2006 Atlanta, GA The Eyedrum
Dec 04 2006 Athens, GA Flicker Theatre
Dec 05 2006 Norfolk, VA Relative Theory
Dec 06 2006 Baltimore, MD Talking Head
Dec 07 2006 Philadelphia, PA North Star
Dec 08 2006 Boston, MA Pa's Lounge
Dec 09 2006 Bennington, VT Campus
Dec 10 2006 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Dec 12 2006 Youngstown, OH Nyabinghi
Dec 13 2006 Chicago, IL Schuba's
Dec 14 2006 Urbana, IL Canopy
Dec 15 2006 St. Louis, IL Lemp Arts
Dec 16 2006 Lexington, KY Mecca
- (10/18/06) An entire Phosphorescent performance (from a solo show on October 13, 2006 in Athens, Georgia) can be found at SouthernShelter.com
- (09/13/06) A poem written by Matthew Houck entitled "Schizophrenia / Dixie" has appeared in REVIEW Magazine. (click on the "SHORT WRITINGS" link at the bottom left of the page --- or here is a direct link to the poem)
- (09/06/06) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
(see the shows page for more complete info)
Oct 13 2006 Athens, GA Caledonia Lounge
Oct 21 2006 Brooklyn, NY The Lorraine (house show)
Oct 25 2006 London, UK Barden's Boudoir
Oct 26 2006 Sheffield, UK Halcyon Bar
Oct 27 2006 Manchester, UK The Phoenix
Oct 28 2006 Coventry, UK The Tin Angel
Oct 30 2006 Newport, UK Meze Lounge
Oct 31 2006 Cardiff, UK Buffalo Bar
Nov 01 2006 Newcastle, UK The Cluny
Nov 02 2006 Leeds, UK Burley Liberal Club
Nov 03 2006 Hull, UK The Adelphi Club
Nov 10 2006 Hamburg, Germany Astrastube
Nov 11 2006 Berlin, Germany NBI
Nov 12 2006 Nuernberg, Germany K4
Nov 13 2006 St. Gallen, Switzerland Grabenhalle
Nov 14 2006 Zurich, Switzerland Ziegel Oh Lac
Nov 15 2006 Schaffhausen, Switzerland Tap Tab
Nov 16 2006 Düdingen, Switzerland Bad Bonn
Nov 17 2006 Lyon, France Victor Hugo
- (06/12/06) The Trip Wire and C & C have posted live reviews of the Brooklyn Fireproof Gallery performance
- (06/01/06) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
06/06/06 Brooklyn, NY Fireproof Gallery
06/22/06 Athens, GA Morton Theatre
07/23/06 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves
- (05/30/06) Matthew Houck has lately been playing drums and other instruments in the band Castanets. Here are some of their upcoming shows:
Jun 1 2006 Primavera Sound Festival Barcelona, Spain**
Jun 6 2006 Fireproof Gallery Brooklyn, NY**
Jul 23 2006 Rubber Gloves Denton, TX**
Jul 24 2006
The Parish Austin, TX**
Jul 25 2006
Walter's Houston, TX**
Jul 26 2006
One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA**
Jul 27 2006
The Bottletree Birmingham, AL**
Jul 28 2006
Cat's Cradle Chapel Hill, NC**
Jul 29 2006
Black Cat Washington DC, DC**
Jul 30 2006
North Star Bar Philadelphia, PA**
Jul 31 2006
Bowery Ballroom New York, NY**
Aug 1 2006
Middle East Boston, MA**
Aug 2 2006
La Sala Rosa Montreal**
Aug 3 2006
Lee's Palace Toronto**
Aug 4 2006
Mohawk Club Buffalo, NY**
Aug 5 2006
Magic Stick Detroit, MI**
Aug 6 2006
Double Door Chicago, IL**
** w/ The Black Heart Procession and Devics
- (05/10/06) streaming audio of Phosphorescent playing live on the VPRO Dwars radio program in Amsterdam (click on the speaker icon on the right side of the page)
- (03/23/06) a live review and photo of Phosphorescent at SXSW from the Austin Chronicle
- (03/22/06 NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
04/08/06 Amsterdam, Netherlands VPRO Dwars Festival
04/15/06 Atlanta, GA The Earl
04/22/06 Athens, GA Caledonia Lounge
- (03/01/06) a very good and insightful review of Aw Come Aw Wry up at Bandoppler.com
- (02/13/06) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES:
03/15/06 Austin, TX Emo's
03/17/06 Austin, TX End of An Ear Records (daytime in-store 1:00pm)
03/17/06 Austin, TX Maggie Mae's
03/18/06 Austin, TX Progress Coffee and Austin Mopeds: Urban Pollution Party
- (01/28/06) the Message Board is now up and running! Visit and post here: the salt & blues forum
- (01/25/06) PASTE Magazine reviews the 'Music Road' performance
- (01/20/06) show: 01/23/06 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club Phosphorescent (along with Vic Chesnutt, Elf Power, Liz Durrett, and The Drive
by Truckers) will perform for a live taping of a television show called 'Music Road.' There are no tickets available to the public but Matthew has given me 20 spots
on the Phosphorescent guest list to give away. If you would like to attend, email me (sara@saltandblues.com) by 1pm on Monday and you will be added to the list. You will
need
to arrive at the 40 Watt Club by 6:30pm as they will not open the doors once the taping begins at 7pm.
- (01/18/06) a full length feature on Phosphorescent in the new ALARM Magazine (Issue #22) (there is no link to the story online - i'll try to post a copy soon)
- (01/13/06) an article about Phosphorescent and Misra Records at Pitchfork Media by William Bowers
- (01/08/06) Aw Come Aw Wry in Top 10 of 2005 - Cleveland Free Times
- (12/29/05) San Francisco show review and Aw Come Aw Wry in Top 12 albums of 2005 from SFist.com
- (12/28/05) Flagpole Magazine (Athens, GA) picks their best local albums of the year
- (12/22/05) Aw Come Aw Wry picked as #1 album of 2005 in the Dallas Observer
- (12/21/05) Flagpole Magazine reviews a Phosphorescent show in Athens, GA
- (12/12/05) Aw Come Aw Wry picked as #1 album of 2005 by the Boston Globe
- (12/05/05) austinist.com reviews a Phosphorescent show in Austin
- (11/28/05) interesting review of Aw Come Aw Wry in the Tucson Scene
- (11/14/05) 30music.com reviews a Phosphorescent show in Boston
- (11/11/05) sarabella.net writes about a Phosphorescent show in Youngstown Ohio
- (11/02/05) a short interview with Matthew Houck from The Riverfront Times (St. Louis, MO)
- (11/01/05) NEW PHOSPHORESCENT LIVE DATES (on tour with Castanets):
11/03/05 St. Louis, IL Lemp Arts Center
11/05/05 Lawrence, KA Replay Lounge
11/07/05 Bloomington, IN The Church
11/08/05 Youngstown, OH Cedars Lounge
11/09/05 Cleveland, OH Spot @ Case University
11/10/05 Brooklyn, NY Red & Black
11/11/05 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
11/12/05 Brooklyn, NY Soundfix Records
11/12/05 Cambridge, MA Pa's Lounge
11/13/05 New Haven, CT Bar
11/15/05 Burlington, VT The Narthex House
11/16/05 Montreal, QC Zoo Bizarre
11/17/05 Toronto, ON Sneaky Dee's
11/18/05 Grand Rapids, MI UICA
11/19/05 Chicago, IL Schubas
11/21/05 Missoula, MT The Loft
11/22/05 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
11/23/05 Portland, OR Holocene
11/25/05 San Francisco, CA Hotel Utah
11/26/05 Los Angeles, CA Hotel Cafe
11/27/05 San Diego, CA Che Cafe
11/28/05 Tucson, AZ Plush
11/30/05 Phoenix, AZ Modified Arts
12/02/05 Dallas, TX The Cavern
12/03/05 Austin, TX Emo's
12/05/05 Baton Rouge, LA Red Star Bar
12/06/05 Tallahassee, FL Beta Bar
12/07/05 Tampa, FL New World Brewery
12/08/05 West Palm Beach, FL Respectable Street
12/09/05 Orlando, FL Wills Pub
12/10/05 Gainsville, FL Common Grounds
12/12/05 Jacksonville, FL Jackrabbits
12/16/05 Athens, GA Flicker Theatre
09/02/05 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder
09/08/05 Houston, TX Mary Jane's
09/09/05 Austin, TX Emo's
09/10/05 Denton, TX Dan's
09/12/05 Phoenix, AZ Modified Arts
09/13/05 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
09/14/05 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
09/15/05 Portland, OR Holocene
09/16/05 Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern
09/20/05 Fargo, ND Great Northern Brewery
09/21/05 Minneapolis, MN Turf Club
09/22/05 Chicago, IL Schubas
09/23/05 Toronto, ON Sneaky Dees
09/24/05 Montreal, QC Casa del Popolo
09/25/05 Burlington, VT Radio Bean
09/26/05 Boston, MA The Middle East
09/27/05 New York, NY Scenic
09/28/05 Philadelphia, PA The Khyber
09/29/05 Baltimore, MD The Talking Head
09/30/05 Washington, DC Warehouse Next Door
10/01/05 Durham, NC Duke Coffee House
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