Here's a song that would have sent the indie-rock internet into fits of euphoria had it dropped in, say, 2004. It should still elicit that kind of reaction, but I'm not sure KIDS THESE DAYS can properly appreciate Califone covering Elliott Smith. Or maybe it's just that none of them can hear this track without…

Before Tim Rutili was fronting the legendary Chicago experimental folk-rock band Califone and Brian Deck was producing landmark albums like Modest Mouse’s The Moon And Antarctica, they honed their craft in Red Red Meat. The quartet’s noise-damaged version of roots rock — often described as the sound of neon dirt &am...

S. Carey and Califone are both auteur-driven Upper Midwestern musical acts that put their own gorgeous, fragile, strikingly modern spins on folksy rock music. They’re an ideal match, so it makes sense that they’re going on a co-headlining tour together this week. To herald the occasion, Snow Panda has mashed together Califone...

Califone, ex-Red Red Meat frontman Tim Rutili’s longstanding treasure trove of forlorn, chemical-damaged future folk, will head out on another living room tour soon. To drum up some deserved occasion for the jaunt, the band just released an animated video for “Magdalene,” a highlight from last year’s Stitc...

The rootsy Chicago band Califone gave us their Stitches album last year, and a new video for the album track “Movie Music Kills A Kiss” follows “Frosted Tips” and “We Are A Payphone” as the latest video from the LP. Band frontman and occasional filmmaker Tim Rutili directed this video. ...