Courtney Barnett, the deadpan strummer of poetic reckonings of life big and small, opened the first of two nights at the Ace Hotel in true splendor. Armed with her guitar, an untethered croon, and her resplendent band, the Australian singer/songwriter spent the night whittling away at the hearts that sat in the darkened theater. With […]

One show at the Ace wasn’t enough! Courtney Barnett has added a second headline show date at the Theatre at Ace Hotel! Barnett will headline the Ace on Dec. 9, joined by local faves, WARPAINT. Tickets to Courtney Barnett at the Theatre at Ace (both shows) go on sale to the general public on Friday, […]

Courtney Barnett has announced a headline North American Tour with a Los Angeles tour stop! Courtney Barnett will perform at the Theatre at Ace in Downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 10. Supporting Courtney Barnett at the Ace is Bartees Strange! Additional tour stops include the Observatory North Park, The Fox in San Francisco, the Brooklyn […]

Dusting off the classic folk ballad “Reason to Believe,” Vagabon and Courtney Barnett lay down a doll drum version that is even more somber than Tim Hardin’s original. Vagabon’s Lætitia Tamko noted she was inspired by another cover of the song from folk/blues singer Karen Dalton — a version that is a soft, lush waterfall […]

There’s a moment at the end of, “Avant Gardener,” a sleek monologue hitched to the back of a drowsily giddy guitar melody by Australian singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett, that never fails to thumb its way under the skin and tweak the heartstrings. “I’m not that good at breathing in,” Barnett wails tiredly into your ear. The […]

Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile (and the Sea Lice) team up for a Los Angeles performance at the Orpheum Theatre you will not want to miss. The two singer songwriters will take on the famed LA venue on Sunday, October 15 for an incredible evening of music. Additionally, Courtney and Kurt will also perform an LA date at […]

A few nights before her breakout debut at this year’s Coachella, one of our favorite Australian acts Courtney Barnett brought her quirky rock antics to the Glasshouse Thursday night for hotheaded grunge performance. Despite her growth in popularity in the past year due to the release of her superb freshman attempt Sometimes I Sit and […]

There’s an almost infinite amount of killer women fronting bands these days. We’ve done our best to put together our list of our 20 favorite bad asses that currently front their own bands, while also including some of our favorite lesser-known acts that have the potential to grow into being some of the better known […]

Aussie rocker Courtney Barnett and Nova Scotian indie outfit Alvvays will team up for a show at the Glass House in Pomona on Thursday, April 14. Both are slated to perform at Coachella on consecutive Saturdays, April 16 and April 23rd. But before they do that, they’ll partake in a show that’s part of Coachella’s yearly […]

Feature written by Mark E. Ortega According to an April 2013 Buzzfeed article, Coachella hadn’t seen a ratio of male-fronted acts to female-fronted ones below 80% since 2008. Last year, female-fronted acts represented less than 16% of the lineup with names like Florence + The Machine, Alabama Shakes, Jenny Lewis and St. Vincent being some […]

The first concert I ever saw was Oasis in 2005. Tuesday night, I was at the Hollywood Bowl, one of the most iconic music venues on the west coast, to see Blur — their biggest rivals in the Britpop invasion. As I took in a momentous, nearly two-hour performance from Damon Albarn and his mates, […]

Prepare to freak out! Britpop sensations Blur will be back on American soil and ready to knock your socks off this upcoming October! The band is scheduled to play a select handful of North American tour dates, including an absolute, must-see show at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, October 20th. After taking a break from […]

Cage The Elephant Of all the festivals I’ve covered in May (Shaky Knees in Atlanta, HangoutFest in Gulf Shores, Sasquatch at The Gorge), BottleRock Napa Valley’s was the one I was most intrigued to discover what the demographic would be. Napa is bougie wine country, and BottleRock was being pitched as a family festival, so […]

The super charismatic and totally relatable, Courtney Barnett just finished up two back-to-back sold out shows this weekend at The Roxy. The Melbourne singer/songwriter has certainly made a name for herself over these last couple years and it doesn’t look she’ll be leveling out anytime soon. While people weren’t lining up for hours to get […]

Photography by Misha Vladimirskiy Melbourne alternative indie rocker Courtney Barnett has released a new video for her track “Pedestrian at Best,” while at the same time announcing the release of her debut full-length album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit for Mar. 24 via Mom + Pop Music. Barnett has blown up the last few […]

Courtney Barnett played the El Rey for the 4th night of Red Bull’s Sound Select #30DaysInLA series. After getting loads of Red Bull swag, munching on empanadas, and getting strung out on vodka Red Bulls (THERE WAS SO MUCH RED BULL) I bumped into fellow Grimy Goods contributor Mark Ortega. Below we discuss the shows […]

Courtney Barnett has been on tour for the better part of the last two years. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that when I get in touch with her over Skype she sounds relieved to be back home in Australia. “It’s so good to be back and seeing everyone.” she tells me, “it’s been awhile.” […]