NYE and Other Celebrations

I am super excited for NYE and my upcoming short respite of unemployment. On Friday, my last day of work come over to the Hotel Vitale after work for drinks.

NYE I will be rocking out in a cute dress at Mezzanine to the sounds of The Lovemakers, She Wants Revenge, and Every Move a Picture. I am super stoked that Julie and Colin will be up agian we always have a great time with them!

Jenny Lewis Solo at Cafe Du Nord Feb. 3rd

On sale now on Tickweb!!!!!! Feb. 3rd was supposed to be at Swedish American, but I think they moved it to the Du Nord, great small venue for her debut of her solo Cd with the Watson Twins. Don't wait as soon as it is advertised this will def sell out.

Best of 2005....

So yes I am aware that every music nerd with a blog feels the need to do their own best of list and I am no exception :) I loved a lot of the music that came out this year and thought it was a great year for indie rock. So here it is:

KTOCITY'S BEST OF 2005
1. Bloc Party- Silent Alarm, I know everyone thinks this is an easy choice but I really do love this album and they also put on one of my favorite shows of 2005 when they played at Slim's to make up for their missed appearance at Popscene.

2. M.I.A- Arular, After seeing M.I.A play to one of the most crowded tents at Coachella it really made it clear to me that her whole CD was amazing. Before, that I had only heard a couple singles online and liked what I heard, but after listening to the whole cd I was totally blown away.

3. Franz Ferdinand- You Could Have It So Much Better, I love this Cd and it took a couple spins until I was really into it. I love "Walk Away" and "Do You Want To" has one of the catchiest hooks of 2005 for sure. Added bonus, pick up their new live DVD which includes their entire performance last year at The Regency in SF look out for me in the front of the balcony dancing my ass off.

4. Spoon- Gimme Fiction, I drove to Napa listening to this Cd for the first time with Joe, how yuppie I know. But this CD is beautiful and amazing in every way, plus the online rumor that the track listing are supposed to be backwards is a sham, but still fun to think about cause it would totally work.

5. Sufjan Stevens- Illinois, I think it is a crime not to include this cd on a best of 2005. I wish I could hire Sufjan to write a musical about my life.

6. The White Stripes- Get Behind Me Satan, I think this CD is just as good as their previous work and really shows some range. I love "Take Take Take" and "Denial Twist", also "I'm Lonely But I Ain't That Lonely Yet" is one of my fav songs of 2005 way to go Lorretta Lynn for giving Jack that title.

7. Artic Monkeys- EP, I know this is the requisite album that isn't even out in the US yet CD on the list. But it is on Itunes so that is good enough for me. I love "Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts" and "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor". Their performance at Popscene was awesome, except for the fact that my bf had food poisoning and spent the whole show puking in the sink of the bathroom.

8. Bright Eyes- I'm Wide Awake Its Morning, Amazing I believe this is Bright Eyes at his best. It seems like ages ago when this was released (Jan) but it is still 2005 and I would be remiss not to include it.

9. Beck- Guero, Beck back to his dancey best moving away from the acoustic sound of Sea Change. Stand out tracks "Black Tambourine" "Guero" "Summer Girl". Plus when you have an entire episode of the OC use your unreleased CD as a soundtrack that is awesome. There is no one I would rather listen to as Summer and Seth are trapped in the mall.

10. The New Pornographers- Twin Cinema, "Sing Me Spanish Techno" is an awesome track even though the album as a whole doesn't quite do it for me like "Electric Version" but what can? I guess that is why it is number 10, good but I was hoping for so much more.

Trends:
Remix albums that stand on their own, as almost as good as the originals-
DFA
Bloc Party
Beck

Guilty Pleasures:
Annie- "Me Plus One"

"Since You've Been Gone" -everyone's guilty pleasure of 2005. The Ted Leo cover was played like a million times on my ipod when I first heard it.

Nathasa Bedingfeild- "These Words" This song gets in my head like no other. Her and Annie are my new Sophie Ellis Baxters.

Gwen Stefani's Love.Angel.Music. Baby- Come on you have to admit that you have to have had at least one drunken dance to Hollerback Girl or What You Waiting For? and loved every freakin minute of it. Best Guilty Pleasure album of 2005 for sure

Long Time No Post

ARRRGGHH Work has been super crazy and I have been pretty much just sleeping when I am not working. But first off I never got to say congrats to Birdmonster for winning the Live 105 NSSN contest. They opened at the Bill Graham and then went over to the Utah to play with Division Day, so bummed I couldn't be there but I heard you guys did great!

Last night I went to the John Waters XXXmas at the Filmore. He was hilarious, sadly Johnathan Richman only played for like a half hour. And started right after 8 so I hardly got to see him do any songs :( But he did play "Her Mystery Not of High Heels" which is one of may favs. Also there was lots of dancing with bells and the cowbell on his part.

Can't think of any shows coming up, coming soon will be my best of 2005 album guide, guilty pleasures, and music trends.

New tunes, new computer

Sorry my computer has been having issues lately and Joe and I had to reinstall all our shit. But now I am back up and running and practicing for my future on being unemployed in January. Seems like all my friends are quiting their jobs lately. Unemployed in the new employed. Actually as my Mom suggested my new job title should be Katie Motz "woman of leisure".

Ok so who knew insound had a free mp3 page? I love it scored some new tunes today I have been meaning to check out Anthony and the Johnsons and the new DFA remixes which are both there.

Also sterogum has a new Jenny Lewis track from her upcoming CD release date Jan. 24th, same day as Cat Power new one.

I also bought the new itunes ep of David Bowie and the Arcade Fire Live at Fashion Rocks in Ny. I love it they do Five Years, Wake Up and Life on Mars.