If you’re not going to see Jens Lekman or Carbon/Silicon tonight, you’re probably headed to Holocene to check out Bon Iver and Phosphorescent. Bon Iver has gotten plenty of attention with his lone woodsman opus, but Phosphorescent is the headliner, damn it, and don’t you forget it.

Because Matthew Houck (the man behind the soft, dim glow) has released a number of heartbreakingly beautiful songs, including those on his most recent work, Pride. (Judging from the album cover, and the picture above, Houck is presumably talking about a bigger, broader meaning of the word “pride.”) Take a listen to “Wolves.” Sure, it’ll make you want to kill yourself, but when something is this devastatingly gorgeous, how can you ignore it? It’ll be a night of beards, fleshy calloused hands strumming acoustic guitars, and sharing uncomfortably intimate feelings with a roomful of strangers.

MP3:
Phosphorescent - Wolves

Phosphorescent, Bon Iver, White Hinterland; Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 9 pm, $8