In the wake of her consecutive sold out shows at the Roxy this past weekend, Melbourne’s indefatigable Courtney Barnett slipped in an afternoon show at the Grammy Museum on Sunday afternoon.  And we were there.  Barnett was thoughtful and her usual clever self during her 40 minute chat with Robert Santelli (the director of the Grammy Museum) in the phenomenally intimate Clive Davis Theater.  During the question-and-answer time that followed, Barnett divulged that her record label, Milk! Records, will soon put out a new compilation of her songs and that Whole Foods is her favorite thing about America (really, not LA’s freeways?).  Following a young lad’s diatribe/question about being born in the ’80s, urban flight and the economic collapse of Wall Street, Barnett responded by recommending a “listen to Depreston.”  Afterwards, Barnett performed a small cadre of songs, including Avant Gardener, Pedestrian at Best, Depreston, Elevator Operator and Small Poppies.  Barnett sounded fantastic throughout and gave good indication that at the Roxy that night the punky Pedestrian At Best would blow the doors off.  Depreston best highlighted her unique lefty, claw-hammer guitar-playing style. Unfortunately, Barnett just started getting going at the tiny  Grammy Museum when she had to stop, probably to run over to the Roxy for  soundcheck.  It was like ordering an appetizer and then finding out the restaurant closes in 10 minutes, and the walk out past the Taylor Swift memorabilia on display nearby was just a little bitter sweet.  Oh well.  That’s what we get for missing her at the Roxy!  If you get the chance, don’t miss her and her tight band.  The remaining tour dates, including Bonnaroo, can be found HERE.

To get a better feel for Barnett, check out her performance last night of Dead Fox on Conan.  Barnett and her lads (CB3, as she’s dubbed them) played tight and with aplomb.  Superb!