Howdy! Y'all come visit, y'hear? Lots of good q&a going on over at the Direction of Motion!

social d! great concert. took charlie sexton and had great visit with mike and johnny

rocknroll 🤠🤘🏼🎸

wellllll there's this now! please check it out, been substackin' since 2022 and love subscribers. costs nothing unless you decide you wanna support with $ otherwise I love a few moments of your time! xkv

New me publicity shot by Michelle Fredericks! Shot on a whim outside my London home

well well well look at the bottom of this shizz: special guest on the Little Steven Underground Garage cruise. I'll be special guesting, sitting in with pals, prob do an acoustic set AND playing bass with @glenmatlock.bsky.social LETS GO!

well guess I can check “DJ set in Ibiza” off my list of things to try. (hint: this wasn’t on list) (hint 2: i don’t even have a list of things to try) 😎😂🤪

I’m really hard on myself. I’m going to go meditate and be nice to me today. Please do the same, let’s be adjacent and let loving kindness soften our fears and doubts. It’s the only way.

The new season of Beef is making me so squirmy uncomfortable !!!

"Human beings are now hostage victims of non-human crises that humans created." --new Substack post, please check it out and if you like, please SUBSCRIBE. Doesn't cost you a thing, maybe 6 min of your time!! Thank you I put so much time effort and me into these mini-essays. xxKV

VERY HAPPY that Clem's memoir is coming out and available for pre-orders!! He would've loved promoting this book, loved meeting people and fans. Please help do what he cannot do and spread the word, order, get gift copies. Forward by Fred Armisen, Afterword by me! lnk.to/theotherside...

sums it up!!

Lunch with Debbie Harry. Hammertoe. A spiritual experience at the church of Waterloo Station. How can you not read and subscribe?! xK

A rare 1980 birthday 🎂 invitation for @kathyvalentine.bsky.social birthday party.

Songwriting and publisher meeting with @brixsmith24.bsky.social today. Followed by pizza. Oh and accompanied by doggos!

Working on songs in the studio for new band Psycher. In love! Track needed a certain sound and we found it with my friend’s junior and an ebow 🪬🪷😎

Long hours with this bunch, in the studio recording the past several days and super psyched for our music

Something new from me! If you enjoy, please subscribe!

I’m 37 years sober today, a day at a time. If you’ve ever had the slightest wonder if perhaps life could be better without drugs and alcohol, pay attention—could be a moment of clarity trying break through. Here’s a photo of me kissing a rescued elephant in India yesterday. Life is beautiful

Join us in Walthamstow, East London for a launch event for the new @amyrigby.bsky.social book 'Girl To Country' - in conversation with @kathyvalentine.bsky.social - Thursday March 12th - tickets: tinyurl.com/39t6rfhh

Latest substack / please check out and support if you enjoy! "What I want to happen is more. Is that even okay, to want more? All the death and loss of 2025 has made me insatiably greedy. The more people who die the more I want to not die.. I'm working on that, it seems unseemly."

tis the day that countless boxes of Turkish Delight get re-gifted!

Read Jason’s book!

Texas royalty Joe Ely has passed away today.

Rob & Michele Reiner's murder feels like a personal loss, despite not knowing them. Regardless of facts or speculation, it's horrific and tragic. I think it's safe to say-given his activism-that advocating for universal health care including mental health would be one way to honor this couple.

had a fun day with @belindacarlisle.bsky.social today in London, it went like this: laugh shop shop eat eat shop shop walk laugh talk

a week ago got to play some rocknroll at the continental club with my austin band the bluebonnets, now back in london getting ready to record with new band psycher. I get social security but not retired yet!! 🎸

New substack dispatch: "I cry more, easily, with less pain, because my losses have become part of everyone else’s losses. In this coming of aging, humanity expands; I give more and want less, and empathy is as compelling and strong as desire was when I was young." Free to read and subscribe! xKV

playing at 21, with the Textones at the Arena, a Los Angeles club. And at 66, at the Continental Club a few nights ago. So lucky to have been able to make music all these years.

So happy to announce on Clem’s birthday today! You can honor his legacy by supporting the Clem Burke Drumming Project The CBDP undertakes research using drums to better lives: explores emotional expression for trauma, SA, foster kids, autism and more! musicspromise.salsalabs.org/ClemBurkeDru...

TaDa, wrote another one. Number 78! Three years of the Direction of Motion, happy anniversary to me !!

If you want 4 minutes of hearing from me, here 'tis. I write about lots of fascinating things 🫣 katval.substack.com/p/the-do-not...

a proper and deserved send off for our beloved Clem in NYC on Sunday night. music, friends, family, art, photography, food and drums. Certain he would’ve loved it and been proud and happy

gift article to read the great Bob Mehr story about Carol Kaye. I was interviewed and quoted! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/a...

Proud mama of Audrey who has become a fantastic writer, check out her newest for @pastemagazine.bsky.social

you might like this one

Just saw Eddington in an empty Paris theater, English version with French subtitles.

because I bought "mixed nuts and fruits" from M&S and it was 87% raisins and I got so tired of managing the proportions. (in case you were still wondering)

i yelled at some raisins this morning. “fuck you raisins” i said and threw them in the trash. in case you were wondering.

well THIS is gonna be fun! they have had some stellar guests sitting in at the end of performance and now they get me! Sunday 3pm

I will talk you to sleep!!

well this was a night! Gang of Four invited me on stage w them in London!! here’s a few pics w me and touring members gail greenwood and ted leo an backstage w my ladyboss pals brix, siobhan and rhoda 💙

thank you Steve!

well this kinda made my day=> in what universe other than the social media one does CHARO (queen) know of my existence!! 🫨

I write about love and music, the 2 best things in the world. Except pets, they are the best things too, but I didn't write about pets this time. Please check it out and subscribe if you like! No requirements other than 5 min of time!

Cruel World was a blast!!

As a female musician, it was so fun to photograph the @gogosofficial.bsky.social as they rocked the Warfield in San Francisco! What amazing musicianship and great camaraderie on stage. Go-go and see them! More of my pics here. www.mercurynews.com/2025/05/14/g... @kathyvalentine.bsky.social

some pics from last night at San Francisco Warfield Theater. We had a blast, thank you fans and friends! pics by Raymond Ahner

reader review!! Thank you! xx

with pals @rockyo.bsky.social and singer of the Only Ones mr Peter Perrit at Jesse Malin London show last night. great night