Califone isn’t one for being showy — even their “interactive” video from earlier this year is a lesson in passivity. The visuals for “We Are A Payphone” look in at someone else’s nostalgia trip, as our unseen protagonist applies meaning and memories to objects the viewer has n...

Califone have released a video for their August-released single “Frosted Tips” and not a single person in the clip has the hair dye atrocity for which the song is named. Instead, the video features a falling flowerpot making its way to the ground from atop an extremely tall high rise, giving the viewer a glimpse [...]

Earlier this summer, it was announced that roots-rock experimentalists Califone would release Stitches, their first full-length in four years, in September. When we reported the details, Tom wrote, “Shout out to any band willing to release a song called ‘Frosted Tips’ in 2013.” Well, “Frosted Tip...

The Chicago roots-rock travelers Califone have a new album called Stitches coming soon, and they’ve taken an unorthodox approach in making the video for the album’s elegiac title track. Along with filmmaker Braden King and programmer Jeff Garneau, they’ve made an interactive video that draws imagery — both...

Misra Records is celebrating LGBT Pride Month in a really interesting way with this baffling new release from Holopaw (split with Sleeping States). Basically what happened here is Brian Deck and Benny Massarella of Califone (who announced their new album today) took Holopaw’s recent album, Academy Songs Vol. 1, and remixed the entire t...