The band Califone, unlike the brand of educational audio equipment from whence it draws its name, has consistently put forth albums that disseminate auditory creativity rather than pedantry. Their ...

Following the dark digicoustical tone poetry of 2004's "Heron King Blues," the new album comes closest to Red Red Meat than anything Califone has done in the eight years since leaving that band… By ...

Califone performs at Mississippi Studios on Jan. 9, 2014. (David Greenwald/The Oregonian) "I wrote most of these songs in Portland," the Luyas' Jessie Stein announced halfway through the band's ...

Though he's often asked about his former band Red Red Meat - especially given that band's occasional reunions - for the past dozen years Tim Rutili has fronted the far more experimental Califone.

Tim Rutili won’t let anything be. As evidenced through 10 full-length releases from his band Califone, whatever is expected must be changed. Everything hopeful must be marred at the surface; ...

It takes three tries to get Tim Rutili on the phone. The first time, the phone rings with no answer. I leave a sloppy message without even giving a number. The second time, voices fumble, and static ...

In the past 12 months Califone has played only one show in Chicago–a January benefit at the Hideout for soundman Gary Schepers. In fact in the past year they’ve played just three shows total, ...

Whatever dust songwriter Tim Rutili, who records and performs as Califone, got on his shoes when recording parts of his 2013 album, Stitches, in Tempe and Phoenix appears to have stuck. On Friday, ...

All My Friends Are Funeral Singers is the new album from the experimental Chicago roots-rock band Califone. It's also the first feature film from writer-director Tim Rutili, Califone's frontman. The ...