COURTNEY BARNETT – PLAYS ELLEN, Watch here! & ANNOUNCES 2015 SXSW SCHEDULE

Courtney Barnett’s highly anticipated debut Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit is out next week via Mom+Pop Music with excitement for the record at fever pitch. Yesterday Barnett and her band made their Ellen debut, alongside First Lady Michelle Obama and gave a beautiful rendition of her song “Depreston.”
The album is streaming in its entirety as an iTunes Radio First Play.

The band are currently in Austin for SXSW and for those in Texas you’ll have plenty of chances to catch her. Barnett will be playing the album from start to finish at Stubbs for an NPR First Listen Live on Wednesday night, also on the schedule is a special art show of Barnett’s illustrations and live performance in partnership with Tumblr, plus stops at the Pitchfork Party, the FLOOD party and more. All details and show times can be found below.

Watch Courtney Barnett on Ellen HERE!

SXSW Schedule

3/18 (4:15PM) – Pitchfork Showcase @ The Mohawk
3/18 (9:50PM) – NPR Showcase @ Stubbs BBQ
3/19 (3:00PM) – Tumblr Showcase @ Ironwood Hall
3/19 (12:00AM) – Anthemic Showcase @ Cedar Street Courtyard
3/20 (3:30PM) – SPIN Showcase @ Stubbs BBQ

Tour Dates

05.18.15 – The Sinclair – Boston, MA *
05.19.15 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY *
05.20.15 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY *
05.21.15 – Bowery Ballrom – New York, NY *
05.22.15 – 05.25.15 – Sasquatch Festival – George, WA
05.27.15 – Red Rocks – Morrison, CO **
05.29.15 – 05.31.15 – Bottle Rock Napa Valley – Napa, CA
05.30.15 – The Roxy Theatre – Los Angeles, CA *
05.31.15 – The Roxy Theatre – Los Angeles, CA *
06.02.15 – Casbah – San Diego, CA *
06.05.15 – The Mohawk – Austin, TX *
06.06.15 – Club Dada – Dallas, TX *
06.07.15 – One Eyed Jacks – New Orleans, LA *
06.09.15 – Vinyl – Atlanta, GA *
06.10.15 – Koka Booth Amphitheater – Cary, NC #
06.11.15 – 06.14.15 – Bonnaroo Music Festival – Manchester, TN
06.13.15 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC *
06.15.15 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA *
06.18.15 – Uptown Theatre – Kansas City, KC ^
07.19.15 – Pitchfork Music Festival – Chicago, IL
07.24.15 – 07.25.15 – WayHome Music & Arts Festival – Oro-Medonte, ON
07.25.15 – Newport Folk Fest – Newport, RI

* w/ Chastity Belt & Darren Hanlon
** w/ Spoon + The Decemberists
# w/ The Alabama Shakes
^ w/ Belle & Sebastian