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 ...

For a band whose members have their hands in all aspects of Chicago’s thriving independent music scene, the guys in Califone are incredibly humble. Between quietly releasing seven full-length ...

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; ...

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.

Active for over a decade now, and here unveiling their eleventh full album (your tally may differ due to the murky status of some of their releases) Chicago’s Califone represent what Wilco might have ...

Way back in 2016, Califone shared a home-recorded EP called Insect Courage, which featured a song called “Burn The Sheets.Bleach The Books.” Since then, the Tim Rutili-led band played that song live ...

Califone is about one-third of the way through its "Roots & Crowns" tour -- one that began with three April gigs in Scotland and is now weaving through the States, landing the band here in Milwaukee ...

Y’all ever listen to Califone? If not, you should really rectify that immediately. Tim Rutili’s deconstructed folk-rock project produced some of the most beautiful and inventive underground sound of ...

Tim Rutili began the show by describing the memories and sentiments behind “Don’t Let Me Die Nervous” – namely, how he really wanted to have sex with his brother’s girlfriend years ago. “And there are ...

When the wind chill is hovering somewhere south of zero degrees, even someone who gets paid to go out like yours truly is looking for stay-at-home diversions. One of my most reliable companions in ...