Palo Alto Pop Overthrow

Today we spoke with Kathleen McNamara about her new film, "Why Isn't Chris von Sneidern Famous?" Chris is a prolific power pop musician from the Bay Area, who has played with everyone from John Wesley Harding to Neko Case. Kathleen discussed Chris's career, the making of the film, and some of the powerful questions raised by the piece, such as "What is the meaning of 'success' as an artist?"


For more information about the film, visit Academy Avenue Films. Tickets for a local screening of the movie can be purchased at the San Francisco Film Society, for a 6:30pm showing at Landmark's Clay Theater in SF.

Here's what was played on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow for October 22, 2009:

Artist	Track	Album/Label
Pernice Brothers, The	There Goes the Sun	Discover a Lovelier You Ashmont Records
Posies, the	Solar Sister	Frosting On The Beater Geffen Records
Yacht	Psychic City	See Mystery Lights Dfa Records
+Squeeze	The Day I Get Home	Play Reprise Records (Modern)
+Belles, the	Never Said Anything	Omerta' Lakeshore Records
+Kirsty Maccoll	Children of the Revolution	Electric Landlady Charisma (Modern)
+Light FM	Black Magic Marker	Black Magic Marker Devil in the Woods
Sloan	Will You Ever Love Me Again?	Action Pact Koch Records
+Newman, A.C.	The Palace at 4AM	Get Guilty Matador Records
Assistants, The	Stop Dead	Fiction Self
Finn, Liam & Eliza Jane	Won't Change My Mind	Champagne In Seashells Yep Roc Records
Fruit Bats	The Hobo Girl	Ruminant Band, The Sub Pop Records
Apples In Stereo, The	Energy	New Magnetic Wonder Yep Roc Records
McNamara, Kathleen	Introduction	Interview on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.academyavenuefilms.com
Von Sneidern, Chris	Big White Lies	Big White Lies Heyday Records
McNamara, Kathleen	Meeting Chris, deciding to make a film	Interview on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.academyavenuefilms.com
Von Sneidern, Chris	Doctor	Big White Lies Heyday Records
Harding, John Wesley	Kiss Me, Miss Liberty	New Deal Rhino Records
McNamara, Kathleen	Naming the film, Chris's Mother	Interview on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.academyavenuefilms.com
Von Sneidern, Chris	Life Start Living	Sight & Sound Heyday Records
Matt Pond PA	Snow Day	Winter Songs Polyvinyl
McNamara, Kathleen	Ticket Giveaway	Interview on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.academyavenuefilms.com
Von Sneidern, Chris	Mindreader	Big White Lies Heyday Records
Beach Boys, the	Wouldn't It Be Nice	Pet Sounds Capitol Records (Jazz)
McNamara, Kathleen	Goodbye!	Interview on the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow http://www.academyavenuefilms.com
Von Sneidern, Chris	London Pain	Searching the Muse self
Von Sneidern, Chris	Symphony of Love	California Redemption Value Mastromonia Records
Islands	Disarming The Car Bomb	Vapours Anti- / Epitaph

** Featured Album
+ Former Feature
@ Request/Dedication

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