Melbourne singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett collected a number of awards and accolades in 2015 – not bad for a “slacker rock songstress” who dubbed herself Pedestrian at Best. Yet as Barnett has admitted, “you wouldn’t know anything about me if I wasn’t moderately hard-working.”
And her hard work has been paid off in spades. Her debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit won four of eight Aria nominations, praise from Jack White (for her ‘wry and dry’ style) and a recent Grammy nomination for best new artist.
Barnett’s laconic indie-rock observations first got people talking with the release of her debut The Double EP: A Sea of Split Pea. After setting up her own recording label, she then had a sold-out run of shows in the UK and Europe. Now after a series of festival appearances this summer, she’ll be headlining her own January tour.
Type of Event: Music
Venue: The Palais Theatre
Lower Esplanade
St Kilda VIC 3182
Date: 22 January 2016
Price: from $46
Website: Ticketmaster
Telephone: (03) 9525 3240
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