Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Phosphorescent - It's Hard To Be Humble (When You're From Alabama) (MP3) Phosphorescent @ Prospect Park - June 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) Phosphorescent (typically Matthew Houck and band) will play a solo (and probably short, but unique) se... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Phosphorescent - It's Hard To Be Humble (When You're From Alabama) (MP3) Phosphorescent @ Prospect Park - June 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) Phosphorescent (typically Matthew Houck and band) will play a solo (and probably short, but ... more info

DrownedInSound — The man who goes under the Phosphorescent moniker, Matthew Houck, has just announced another album - his fifth in total and his first since 2008's tribute to Willie Nelson that was the aptly titled To Willie. Read the full story on DrownedinSo... more info

Stereogum — Matthew Houck spent the three years since the quiet triumph of his Pride LP processing others’ works and often distributing the results — see his cover of Malvina Reynolds’ “Little Boxes,” his takes on the Righteous Brothers and Nick Cave, ... more info

Rollo & Grady — Phosphorescent Album: Here’s To Taking It Easy (Due Out 5/11) Label: Dead Oceans Phosphorescent – It’s Hard to Be Humble (When You’re From Alabama) Bookmark It Hide Sites more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Harlem @ Union Pool over the weekend (more by Andrew Frisicano) Local Natives will headline Bowery Ballroom on May 6th. Tickets go on AmEx presale at noon. Best Coast & Midnight Masses were added as openers to the April 1st... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 01-30 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene *01-31 Stockholm, Sweden - Cirkus *02-01 Copenhagen, Denmark - Falconer Theatre *02-03 Utrecht, Netherlands - Vredenburg *02-04 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique * 02-05 Luxembourg - Den Atelier *02-07 Zurich, S... more info

Sweetheart Of The Radio — 5. Richmond Fontaine - We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River MP3: Richmond Fontaine - We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River Richmond Fontaine On Myspace Support The Artist. Buy. Buy. Buy. Previously On SOTR: Willy Vlautin ... more info

My Old Kentucky — His name may not be familiar to the MOKB faithful, but Toronto filmmaker Scott Cudmore has worked with a slew of our favorites--from Great Lake Swimmers to Phosphorescent to The Rural Alberta Advantage, as well as a band that should be one of your fa... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — In regard to new releases, 2009 has undoubtedly been a strong year from not only our stable of sacred cows, but also some exceptional works from emerging artists as well. With Phosphorescent Blues Austin’s Brazos have entered the fray of the l... more info