Von Iva was an all-girl electro soul-punk group out of San Francisco.[1]
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Members
edit- Jillian Iva Meador [2]- vocals
- Bex (Rebecca Kupersmith) - keyboards
- Lay Lay (Kelly Harris) - drums
Former members
edit- Elizabeth Davis-Simpson - bass (ex-7 Year Bitch)
Media appearance
editTheir song "Electricity" was used in Milestone srl game, SBK-09: Superbike World Championship (2009).
Their song "Feel it!" was used in Milestone srl game, Evolution GT (2006).
Discography
editEPs
edit- Von Iva - enhanced EP Cochon Records (2004)
- Our Own Island - enhanced LP Ruby Tower Records (2007)
- Girls on Film - enhanced EP Von Iva Music (2008)
Compilations
edit- "Not Hot To Trot" (+ Invisibles Remix) (The Rebel Sounds of) Frisco Disco #1: Vanishing / Von Iva split EP PrinceHouse Records (2004)
- "Soulshaker" on Greetings from Norcal - The Northern California Compilation Agent Records (2006)
- "Same Sad Song" on Nostalgia Del Buio Cochon Records (2007)
Tours
editThe band was part of the "Hell on Heels Tour" and appeared live at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California March 11, 2009.
Television
editThe band performs in the 6th and final episode of the surfing lesbian reality series Curl Girls.
Yes Man
editThe band appeared in the film Yes Man as Munchausen by Proxy, the band backing the character played by actress Zooey Deschanel; they recorded four songs for the film's soundtrack.[3] The songs were: Uh-Huh, Yes Man, Sweet Ballad, and Keystar. The band got the part of the fictional ensemble in the film after the movie's music supervisor, Jonathan Karp, saw the cover of their CD in Amoeba Music in Hollywood.[4]
Post-Von Iva
editThe band has since broken up, as the relationship between the three became more tense.
References
edit- ^ Campodonico, Christina (April 9, 2022). "At Haight Street Art Center, the Revolution Will Be Posterized". The San Francisco Standard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Jillian Iva Meador". IMDb.
- ^ Troup, Christina (2008-12-04). "Von Iva: 'Girls on Film'". San Francisco Examiner.
- ^ "Von Iva: Yes Women". SuicideGirls.com. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-09..
External links
editInterviews
edit- Believe in Von Iva SFist, Nov 17, 2004.
- Episode 84: Von Iva The Bay Bridged podcast,October 2, 2007. (mp3)
Video
edit- Curl Girls appearance Logo Channel, Jun 2007. (Flash)
- PUNKCAST#1193 Live @ Cake Shop NYC on Aug 25, 2007. (RealPlayer, mp4)