Phosphorescent announces pre-SXSW tour with Bowerbirds

Phosphorescent, the mysterious Brooklyn, N.Y. (by way of Athens, Ga.) folk/Americana/gothic songster Matthew Houck, is bringing his natural glow to a slew of U.S. tour stops. Houck and a collection of rotating band members will be joined by North Carolina's hypnotic Bowerbirds, winding through the country until March, their final destination this year's SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.

Houck and Co. released Phosphorescent's latest, Pride, on Oct. 23, and it earned the group a Band of the Week honor from Paste. Pride was Houck's third full-length, his first for Dead Oceans, and his best-received record so far.

Dates:

February
2 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Union Pool w/ Dodos
8 - Alfred, N.Y. @ Terra Cotta Coffee House
26 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Johnny Brenda's *
27 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Union Hall *
29 - New York, N.Y. @ Mercury Lounge *

March
1 - Northampton, Mass. @ Iron Horse *
3 - Bloomington, Ind. @ Waldron Arts Center *
4 - Chicago, Ill. @ Schuba's *
5 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue *
6 - Omaha, Neb. @ Slowdown *
7 - Lawrence, Kan. @ Jackpot *
8 - Norman, Okla. @ Opolis %
10 - Dallas, Texas @ Good Records 7PM (free instore, solo performance)
10 - Dallas, Texas @ Cavern %
12-15 - Austin, Texas @ SXSW