Matthew Houck, the brains and tattered voice behind Phosphorescent, has been spending a lot of time with Willie Nelson this year. In February, Houck released To Willie, an achy breaky collection of Nelson covers so well-received Nelson invited Houck to meet-up and perform on his Sirius/XM show as part of his 76th birthday celebration months later. They must have really hit it off: Phosphorescent has been asked to join Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and others at Farm Aid in October. And, in addition, Houck and Co. will be touring the States behind new Phosphorescent material just recorded in Brooklyn this summer. Many tears for you beers, dates below:

09.05 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
10.02 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
10.04 St. Louis, MO @ Farm Aid, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
10.05 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe
10.07 Nashville, TN @ Exit In
10.08 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Cafe
10.09 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10.11 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
10.12 Charlotteville, VA @ IS Venue
10.13 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
10.14 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
10.15 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
10.16 Providence, RI @ Providence Black Repetory Theater

One would be hard-pressed to find a more American pastime than baseball. Combine the nation’s beloved sport with some American musical all-stars, and you have a recipe for one mind-blowing summer tour. Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and John Mellencamp will tour the country through mid-August, hitting ballparks from Pennsylvania to California. The seventh inning stretch will never be the same.

D.X. Ferris at Rolling Stone seemed to like what he saw; read his review here.

Tour dates are as follows:
7/13 Washington, PA at Consol Energy Park
7/14 Allentown, PA at Coca-Cola Park
7/15 New Britain, CT at New Britain Stadium
7/19 Syracuse, NY at Alliance Bank Stadium
7/21 Pawtucket, RI at McCoy Stadium
7/23 Lakewood, NJ at FirstEnergy Park
7/24 Aberdeen, MD at Ripken Stadium
7/25 Norfolk, VA at Harbor Park
7/28 Durham, NC at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
7/29 Sevierville, TN at Smokies Park
8/4 Round Rock, TX at The Dell Diamond
8/5 Corpus Christi, TX at Whataburger Field
8/7 Grand Prairie, TX at QuikTrip Park
8/11 Glendale, AZ at Camelback Ranch
8/12 Las Vegas, NV at Cashman Field
8/14 Fresno, CA at Chukchansi Park
8/15 Stockton, CA at Banner Island Ballpark