Phosphorescent to Perform a Sweet Show in Brooklyn

Hey Brooklyn, how would you like to be serenaded and hear a story?

In August Phosphorescent will join author and essayist Sloane Crosley for an evening in the Show Off Your Sugar: One Band + One Author event series. Each event features a reading from an author, followed by a musical performance.

Sondre Lerche shared the stage with writer Shalom Auslander in June, and on August 11 Here We Go Magic will play after a reading from Chuck Klosterman. Phosphorescent takes the stage for an acoustic set on August 19 at 8pm at CoCo66 (66 Greenpoint Avenue in Brooklyn). Tickets are $16 and all the money goes to a good cause! The proceeds go to the 826NYC non-profit writing center, formed by Dave Eggers in 2002 to benefit  New York City students. Get your tickets & find more info HERE.

Phosphorescent Van, Gear Recovered by NYPD

A Christmas miracle? Whatever you want to call it, we are thrilled to report that Phosphorescent’s stolen van and gear was recovered last night by NYPD. We really appreciate all of the kind words that have been sent our way over the past few days — the endless support has been simply amazing. The band will be refunding any donations in full ASAP.

We are happy to put this behind and to be able to focus on the tour ahead. Phosphorescent are hauling to Columbus as I type this, and are thrilled for their upcoming shows. Don’t forget, joining Phosphorescent will be Doug Paisley (7/13-7/18), Shiny Around the Edges (7/21-7/24) and J. Tillman (7/27-8/15). Phosphorescent will also be performing at the Treasure Island Festival in San Francisco on October 17.

Below is a note from Matthew:

this is insane!
the police have recovered the van
and
all of our gear is in there
and appears to be un-damaged

speechless right now,
more soon, love phos

Phosphorescent Van, Gear, Merch Stolen in Brooklyn

Phosphorescent photo borrowed from Brooklyn Vegan

We are devastated to report that Phosphorescent’s van was stolen last night following their fantastic show on Pier 54 in New York City. You can read the following message below detailing the incident. Please help out if you can. Good vibes are needed right now.

Last night, after an amazing show at Pier 54 in New York City, Phosphorescent’s rental van -along with all of their equipment – was stolen from outside a residence in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Last night’s show was the first night of their scheduled six-weeks US Tour. Among the stolen items was Matthew Houck’s custom, irreplaceable 1955 Gibson ES-125 guitar, vintage amplifiers, and a vintage pedal steel with losses totaling around $40,000. If anyone has ANY information or leads on what might have happened, or if you see any of this gear in pawn shops, on Craigslist, etc, please call the NY Police Department, Vector Management, or anyone you think might be able to help recover this gear. The van rental company is insured – they are covered for their van and are therefore not greatly concerned with recovering it. Phosphorescent DOES care though, greatly, about recovering any of this gear possible, and about right now figuring out how to rally up and make this US Tour happen. Anything anyone can do to help would be simply amazing. We have set up a Paypal account for anyone wishing to donate funds to help replace gear – anything helps. We will be sending updates about the upcoming tour dates ASAP. Thanks in advance for any goodwill and assistance and thank you for your support over the years.

Paypal donations can be sent to:
phosphorescentgearfund@gmail.com

Vector Management:
Nick Stern
p: 212.317.2323
nick@vectormgmt.com

Full list of stolen items below:

STOLEN EQUIPMENT LIST:
MOST OF THIS GEAR IS IN STANDARD BLACK ROADCASES
STENCILED WITH “PHOSPHORESCENT” OR “PHOS”
IN LARGE WHITE LETTERS

GUITARS:
1955 Gibson ES-125 Hollow-body Electric
1968 Gibson EB-3 Bass with slotted headstock (brown)
197? Fender Stratocaster – Custom, Blonde wood finish. No brand names or markings anywhere.
197? Emmons Pedal Steel Guitar – Push-Pull Model

AMPS:
1973 Fender Twin Reverb (Silverface) w/ Indian Sun Worshipper Tapestry affixed to grillplate
1978 Music Man 112 RD500 Custom Amp w/ 10″ Speaker
SWR Workingman’s Bass Amp
196? Fender Deluxe Reverb

PEDALS:
(1) Line 6 DL4 Delay Pedal
(2) Fulltone Full-Drive 2 Mosfet
(1) Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Plus
(1) Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff
(2) Electro Harmonix 80’s Memory Man Deluxe
(1) MXR Power Amp Pedal
(2) Boss TU-2 Tuner
(1) MXR Phase 90, CSP-026
(1) Fender Tuning Pedal

DRUMS:
DW “Collectors Series” Drum Kit – Black Matte finish
22″ kick drum
16″ floor tom
12″ rack tom
14″ Yamaha, Anton Fig snare drum, with maple hoops
(1) Ludwig boom cymbal stand
(2) yamaha boom cymbal stands
(1) DW9000 Hi-Hat pedal, DW7000 kick pedal
(1) Yamaha, double braced snare stand
(1) Ludwig double braced snare stand
(1) Ludwig drum throne/stool.
(1) 20″ Zyldjian Constantinople ride cymbal
(1) 17in Zildjian A Custom crash cymbal
(2) Zildjian Constantinople Hi-Hats (paired)

OTHER ITEMS:
Black Arai Profile Full-face Motorcycle Helmet
Durango Boots – Brown Harness Boots

MERCHANDISE:
Approximately:
150 Vinyl (To WIlle/Pride/Here’s to Taking it Easy)
150 CD’s (To WIlle/Pride/Here’s to Taking it Easy)
100 PHOSPORESCENT “LION” T-shirts

Congratulations to our Phosphorescent Window Display Contest Winners!

When you work at a record label, there’s nothing better than walking into a record store and seeing your artists’ albums proudly displayed on the shelves. And when a life-size cut out of one of your artists is bursting through the store window on a motorcycle? Even better!

First Place - Soundscapes (Toronto, Canada)

Props to the folks at Soundscapes of Toronto, Canada who rose to the occasion in our contest for great Phosphorescent window displays. Check out the second and third place winners after the jump.

Second Place- Easy Street Records (Seattle, WA)

Of course they’re celebrating “Taking It Easy” at Easy Street Records!

Third Place- Park Ave CDs (Orlando, FL)

The miniature drink umbrellas are a nice touch.

Phosphorescent’s US tour kicks off today with a free show at Hudson River Park’s Pier 54 in New York City. They’re on the road all summer, so check the full list of dates HERE to see when Phosphorescent will be in your neighborhood.