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 ...

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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 ...

Fun Fact: The London Evening Standard called Phosphorescent principal songwriter Matthew Houck “the most significant American in his field since Kurt Cobain.” Why It’s Worth Watching: Brimming with ...

Live albums: little more than lazy cash-ins featuring sound-alike read-throughs of ‘the hits’ that target only the most gullible of an act’s fan base or stop-gap releases issued when the creative ...

HUNTSVILLE, AL. - Huntsville native Matthew Houck and his band Phosphorescent will be performing tonight on “The Late Show with David Letterman” as the show’s musical guest performance. The Huntsville ...

Punch Brothers are masters at generating an incredible specificity of feeling, and their latest release, “The Phosphorescent Blues,” may be the best example of this talent yet. The bandmates have ...

Of all rock 'n' roll’s tropes and traditions, is the official live album the most meaningless? There's a certain we-made-it hubris to it, an assumption that people not only care enough to see you ...