Courtney Barnett performs at SXSW on March 18, 2015. Photo by Joe McCabe, heyreverb.com.
Grammy judges tend to show their age when it comes to the “Best New Artist” category.
This year was no different. “All About That Bass” singer Meghan Trainor took down the award, beating out Australian singer-songwriter . (We would pull down the award earlier in the week.)
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But it was Barnett, not Trainor, who found herself on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” last night. Out promoting her debut full-length, “Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit,” she wasted no air time, launching into a commanding performance of “Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go To The Party.”
Related: Our review of Courtney Barnett’s debut album
Watch the clip below, and check out her tour dates after that.
Courtney Barnett North American tour dates
Apr 14 The Glass House, Pomona, CA
Apr 15 Coachella
Apr 19 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
Apr 20 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
Apr 21 Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA
Apr 22 Coachella , Indio, CA
Apr 26 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Apr 27 First Avenue (w/ Bully), Minneapolis, MN
Apr 28 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
May 20 Hangout Music Fest, Gulf Shores, AL
May 25 Rams Head Live!, Baltimore, MD
May 26 The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
May 29 Metropolis, Montreal, Canada
May 30 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Canada
May 31 Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI
Jun 02 Nelsonville Music Festival, Nelsonville, OH
Jun 03 Governors Ball, New York, NY
