Artist Phosphorescent
Brooklyn-by-way-of-Georgia artist Matthew Houck has been recording under the working name of Phosphorescent since 2003, experimenting within the wide-open boundaries of modern folk and garnering comparisons to artists from Will Oldham to Bob Dylan along the way. Phosphorescent’s most recent album, To Willie, is a collection of Willie Nelson covers that blends gospel, country, and folk, revealing a surprising layer of vulnerability to Nelson’s work. The record earned Phosphorescent a personal invitation from Willie Nelson to play the 2009 edition of his famous Farm Aid benefit concert in October.
Updated 08/26/2009

Washington D.C.:
Phosphorescent
Milwaukee:
Phosphorescent
Chicago:
Phosphorescent
Madison:
Retribution Gospel Choir at Orpheum Stage Door and Phosphorescent at Rathskeller
Phosphorescent: To Willie