Califone are currently on tour with Wilco. On Wednesday, March 17th, you can catch them at SXSW where they’ll be playing the official BrooklynVegan showcase at Club DeVille along with Serena Maneesh ...

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 ...

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; ...

Longstanding experimental folk outfit Califone welcome a double LP reissue of Sometimes Good Weather Follows Bad People today (Tuesday, November 6) via Jealous Butcher. Sometimes Good Weather Follows ...

While Kanye West’s “interactive” video for “Black Skinhead” stretched the definition of the word — slow motion and screenshots? c’mon, man — Califone’s new visuals for “Stitches” actually gives ...

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 ...

Califone's 2002 release Sometimes Good Weather Follows Bad People was a compilation of the band's first two EPs, and now Tim Rutili and co. are revisiting those old songs once again. On November 6, ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the early years of this millennium, Califone were one of the most prolific forces in indie rock. Year after year, the Chicago experimentalists -- led by Tim Rutili, previously of bluesy sonic ...

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 ...