Von Iva

The Von Iva interview from JD Lasica on Vimeo.

At the last Macworld Expo Culture Catch Salon, I bumped into the drummer of Von Iva, a San Francisco band that hit the big time this weekend with the release of Jim Carrey's new movie, Yes Man.

I hadn't heard of Von Iva until then, but Kelly Harris was down-to-earth and sweet and I stuck around for the group's set — great stuff! Here's one of their music videos on YouTube, with Jillian Iva singing "Not Hot to Trot."

In this  5 1/2-minute video interview, Kelly talks about the four songs they wrote for the film. (I don't know if they all made it into the final cut; I believe the group makes a couple of appearances under a fictitious name.) She also discusses the band's plans to tour.

Great to see the group heading toward even greater success. (You can see band members Jillian Iva Meador, Becky Kupersmith and Kelly Harris credited in the movie's cast here.)

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