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Califone is a critically-acclaimed experimental folk band from Chicago. The band is named after Califone International, a long-standing manufacturer of audio equipment commonly found in schools, libraries and businesses.
Califone is the musical project of former Red Red Meat frontman Tim Rutili. Its regular and rotating contributors include many former members of Red Red Meat and some members of other Chicago bands, such as Tortoise. Their music is less rooted in blues-rock than Red Red Meat and is more directly inspired by experimental music and early american folk music as can be found on Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music.
Califone’s current lineup includes Joe Adamik (drums), Jim Becker (banjo, violin), Ben Massarella (percussion), and Tim Rutili (vocals, guitar, keyboards). Each member is a multi-instrumentalist.
Tim Rutili has collaborated with a number of other artists as well. He joined up with Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock and others in 2002 to release the album Sharpen Your Teeth under the band name Ugly Casanova. Some members also toured with Freakwater and served as a backing band to record the album Thinking of You in 2005. In 2006, Tim Rutili teamed up with Wil Hendricks and Michael Krassner under the name The Unseen Hand to record the soundtrack for Rank, a documentary about bullriding. In the same year Califone worked with animator/musician Brent Green on a series of performance art pieces featuring animation, live music, and spoken word. They are also featured on the soundtrack for the movie Stranger than Fiction.
Califone is the musical project of former Red Red Meat frontman Tim Rutili. Its regular and rotating contributors include many former members of Red Red Meat and some members of other Chicago bands, such as Tortoise. Their music is less rooted in blues-rock than Red Red Meat and is more directly inspired by experimental music and early american folk music as can be found on Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music.
Califone’s current lineup includes Joe Adamik (drums), Jim Becker (banjo, violin), Ben Massarella (percussion), and Tim Rutili (vocals, guitar, keyboards). Each member is a multi-instrumentalist.
Tim Rutili has collaborated with a number of other artists as well. He joined up with Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock and others in 2002 to release the album Sharpen Your Teeth under the band name Ugly Casanova. Some members also toured with Freakwater and served as a backing band to record the album Thinking of You in 2005. In 2006, Tim Rutili teamed up with Wil Hendricks and Michael Krassner under the name The Unseen Hand to record the soundtrack for Rank, a documentary about bullriding. In the same year Califone worked with animator/musician Brent Green on a series of performance art pieces featuring animation, live music, and spoken word. They are also featured on the soundtrack for the movie Stranger than Fiction.
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Quicksand/Cradlesnakes
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Heron King Blues
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Roomsound
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Shoutbox
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involvelemons wrote:
New album is vying for top spot alongside Quicksand + Cradlesnakes. Probably my favorite band of the last five years.
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NoOriginality wrote:
Dylan29 wrote: 12 days ago "WATS WIV DA CAPS Y'ALL" <-- As per the album materials and the Califone website, "SNAKE'S TOOTH = PROTECTION AGAINST FEVER AND LUCK IN GAMBLING", "A WISH MADE WHILE BURNING ONIONS WILL COME TRUE", and "SEVEN, FOURTEEN, OR TWENTY-ONE KNOTS" should be completely capitalized: http://califonemusic.com/album.htm Most people probably won't scrobble them that way, though...
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Maga71 wrote:
'all my friends are funeral singers' beautiful breathtaking
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Dylan29 wrote:
WATS WIV DA CAPS Y'ALL
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TheUniversalMan wrote:
I won't be able to fully grasp the new record until the dead of winter.
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_laurennicole wrote:
<3 !!!!!!!!!
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Footwear85 wrote:
psych folk rock
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outtasiteoutta wrote:
Genre? Ambient Noise Folk?
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mgocze wrote:
yes! and yes!
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rogbar89 wrote:
Has anyone seen the film? Is it any good?
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citizendickorg wrote:
Tim Rutili – Citizen Dick Interview http://citizendick.org/2009/10/13/tim-rutili-citizen-dick-interview/
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darby_edie wrote:
*all my friends are keeping time ...all my friends have just quit trying. * beautiful. the title track is up there with vampiring again, bottles and bones and horoscopic...
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ihatethetubbies wrote:
ah yeah, me too
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mgocze wrote:
i want to marry the new record. holycrap.
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johnny-mnemonic wrote:
amazing new album ... so warm
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Rarn wrote:
ok yeah I'm halfway through it. It is blowing me away right now though
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Footwear85 wrote:
new album is sounding great
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kandles wrote:
loooove the new album
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Rarn wrote:
wait what. new album?!?!
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VanaoTX wrote:
better late than never
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University of Washington HUB, Seattle, WA, Seattle, United States
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The Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, Canada
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The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA, United States
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News
Comment on Updates by tobin
25 Oct 2009 | from www.pastrysharp.com
I guess the European dates are next to be announced? Something compels me to demand it.
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Recent Activity
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tylermadden, pexantilija, morkymagic and 1 other person added Califone to their libraries. yesterday morning
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evokateur tagged Califone with hmm and folk. Thursday morning
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jessgonacha, electric_fence, FUCKlNGBULLSHlT and 5 other people added Califone to their libraries. Wednesday evening
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jhorvot91 tagged Califone with indie and acoustic. Tuesday morning
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jhorvot91 and dsherm38 added Califone to their libraries. Tuesday morning
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milkcowmani added Califone to the lineup of Califone at The Great American Music Hall. Tuesday morning
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elizarose9 added Califone to elizarose9’s library. Monday evening
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scott_sea shared Califone with elemento. Monday morning
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natnatawie, pdgillam, NightOnTheSun1 and 3 other people added Califone to their libraries. Monday morning
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melkors_gift wrote about Califone – Roots & Crowns in top 25...why not?. Sunday morning
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