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Stuck at work on the day after xmas listening to Katie the Pest , which makes it alright. Seeing Ms. Talia Rose and friends play a show is even a better thought considering the band was offically put to rest a few months ago.  Not always perfect, yet the perfectly wonderful Katie the Pest plays the Prospector on Decemeber 30th, so consider it a rare (and hopefully not last) chance to catch the band. It will probably cost you five bucks. It will positvely make you smile.

My pick for Friday: She's Your Sister CD release party - tonight @ Safari Sam's Followed by Versa Vice @ 12:30 $8 w/ flyer (click to print) $5 CDs Simply put, this band should be bigger. I wrote about my first experience with sys here Also: Katie the Pest @ pehrspace (HiFi/EP border) $5 with mospeada 9pm, Old River School 10 pm - (new band, two songs - one word: catching) Katie the Pest on at 11pm so sad. so so close to my place and I can't even go. Loverlee @ Tangier 21+ , Cost : $8 with flier Note it's a Can o Jam production = the rest of the line up is hit or miss. Also part 2: New Fidelity @ Gallaghers in Huntington Beach New Maximum Donkey , Get Set Go , The Powercords @ The Kitting Factory $7, all ages - Shows starts at 8 with the Powercords, NMD 9pm, GSG 10 pm Sat: Hearts of Plam UK @ the hive gallery Sun: Soft Hands @ Alex's Bar LBC

Artist: Katie The Pest Song: Golden Why: A hopefully less rare performance by Talia Rose will occur on Friday night @ The Blue Cafe in Whittier. Maybe you can buy a shirt while you're there that reads "I'm Whittier than you are." I'm kind of sad I didn't the last time I was in that hood. myspace / website / youtube link

Katie the Pest @ the Prospector in Long Beach. Thursday 6.1.06

If you like low-fi stuff, you might like this video. (click on picture) Katie the Pest - this giant will kill you pointless weekend post here Sunday morning I ended my three day social adventure at six am; a trip bookmarked with a nervous drinking with faux fur lounging, and an all night party at a made up warehouse underneath a bridge. Sometimes I write this to say hey I was up all night, hey I was being all scenster as fuck at KorK, hey I’ve been in a mood and was called out on it. Sometimes I just want to forget the words mixed with gin soaked breath spoken to a stranger and remember that honest smile from idealistic lips I’ll never kiss. It has been said that I put up walls, that I shun help. "Wait, you don’t understand." I had to tell her to shut up for minute but I needed to make this clear. "I know I’m all sorts of fucked up." We kept talking only inches apart and I reached out to gently pull her eyelid up with my thumb as she continued with her sentence, ...

photo by adam fedderly 2004 There is a list of local bands that I've been following for the last two or three years that for one reason or another I've never made it to a show of theirs. Included in this group was the bands starcrasher (now Pretty in Stereo ), popbandAlice , and this one Katie the Pest . Katie the Pest is actually two girls, neither named Katie. After a lull in activity, in the last couple months they have started to play random shows and self-released the album This Giant Will Kill You. This last week I've been just really digging the new songs, especially "Sober", but that's just me. From their bio: Melancholy vocal harmonies inspired by Phil Spector and Brian Wilson color the songs with shades of light, dark and everything in between. Talia Rose's loudloud distorted guitar, fuzzy and slightly dissonant, inspired by My Bloody Valentine, Sebadoh, and Jesus and Mary Chain provide a cloud of confusion. Mary's insanely danceable drum be...