WFUV at SXSW: Phosphorescent at Hotel San Jose

Brooklyn singer-songwriter Matthew Houck performs (and tweets) as Phosphorescent (@Phosphorescent), a fitting description for his warm and luminous songs.

Culture-wise he seems to be a member of the indie world, but he’s a troubadour at heart; you don’t need a music degree to appreciate his lyrics — “Like a shepherd to the lamb, like the wave onto the sand, I fixed myself up to come and be with you” — or to appreciate that he has such a love for Willie Nelson that he recorded an entire album of his songs in 2009.

His sixth full-length album since he started recording in 2003, Muchacho, is on the brink of release, and Phosphorescent will hit the road this spring on a “world wide headlining tour” (including April 18th at Bowery Ballroom), but in the meantime...

Watch: South by San Jose (SXSJ) live versions of “Nothing Was Stolen” and "The Quotidian Beasts," plus a short interview with FUV's Russ Borris.

WFUV's South by Southwest 2013 music coverage is graciously supported by TuneIn.
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