Barns Courtney seems to be on a roller coaster ride. Born in the U.K., he moved to Seattle, Washington at age 4. At age 15 Courtney returned to the U.K. While in the U.K. he was in the bands SleeperCell and Dive Bella Dive. Dive Bella Dive signed to Island Records. After recording a full album worth of material Island decided to not release the record and eventually dropped the band. It left Courtney with […]
Mark Nussbaum, Keith Mahler and the crew at Premier Concerts constantly promote amazing shows throughout Connecticut. The Wombats /Barns Courtney show at College Street Music Hall in New Haven was no exception. When Barns Courtney hit the stage I was not sure what to expect. I knew a few of his songs and since my daughters are huge fans, a little about his life (see his interview on this site). The moment he hit the […]
In one’s musical life there is always a young band or artist that you have the pleasure of experiencing in an intimate setting. Soon after they explode and are playing arenas and stadiums. I’ve been lucky and have had several of these occurrences, most notably The Police at CBGBs and U2 at the Ritz (now Webster Hall). Bringing my two teenage daughters to see The Struts and Badflower at New Haven’s College Street Music Hall […]
