Califone
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APR
28
2024
Los Angeles, CA
Permanent Records Roadhouse
I Was There
MAR
01
2024
Long Beach, CA
Alex's Bar
I Was There
FEB
29
2024
San Francisco, CA
Kilowatt Bar
I Was There
FEB
28
2024
Los Angeles, CA
Zebulon
I Was There
NOV
11
2023
Phoenix, AZ
Union Station by Open Venues
I Was There
SEP
24
2023
Bloomington, IN
The Bishop
I Was There
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Jayson
July 23rd 2023
Positively sublime. Band was On Point, sound and mix was perfect, and Bartender Ben was a delight!
Los Angeles, CA@2220 Arts + Archives
About Califone
Califone is a critically-acclaimed experimental post-rock 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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Genres:
Folk
Band Members:
Danni Iosello, Mike McGinley, Jim Becker, Wil Hendricks, +, Doug Scharin, Michael Krassner, Ryan Hembrey, Eric D. Johnson, Joe Westerlund, Joe Adamik, Gillian Lisee, Griffin Rodriguez, Tim Rutili, Wally Boudway, Rachel Blumberg, Alan Scaplone, Brian Deck, Craig Ross, Braden King, Tim Hurley, Lindsey Verrill, Ross Andrews, Miles Cooper Seaton, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Matt Fields, Ben Massarella, Phil Spirito, Reid Coker, Jessie Stein
Hometown:
Chicago, Illinois
No upcoming shows
Send a request to Califone to play in your city
Request a Show
Similar Artists On Tour
Live Photos of Califone
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Official Merch
villagers
$8.0 USD
Echo Mine - EMv2 Blue Vinyl
$30.0 USD
Bunny Gets Paid
$10.0 USD
Califone CD Reissues
$15.0 USD
concerts and tour dates
Past
APR
28
2024
Los Angeles, CA
Permanent Records Roadhouse
I Was There
MAR
01
2024
Long Beach, CA
Alex's Bar
I Was There
FEB
29
2024
San Francisco, CA
Kilowatt Bar
I Was There
FEB
28
2024
Los Angeles, CA
Zebulon
I Was There
NOV
11
2023
Phoenix, AZ
Union Station by Open Venues
I Was There
SEP
24
2023
Bloomington, IN
The Bishop
I Was There
Show More Dates
Fan Reviews
Jayson
July 23rd 2023
Positively sublime. Band was On Point, sound and mix was perfect, and Bartender Ben was a delight!
Los Angeles, CA@2220 Arts + Archives
About Califone
Califone is a critically-acclaimed experimental post-rock 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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Genres:
Folk
Band Members:
Danni Iosello, Mike McGinley, Jim Becker, Wil Hendricks, +, Doug Scharin, Michael Krassner, Ryan Hembrey, Eric D. Johnson, Joe Westerlund, Joe Adamik, Gillian Lisee, Griffin Rodriguez, Tim Rutili, Wally Boudway, Rachel Blumberg, Alan Scaplone, Brian Deck, Craig Ross, Braden King, Tim Hurley, Lindsey Verrill, Ross Andrews, Miles Cooper Seaton, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Matt Fields, Ben Massarella, Phil Spirito, Reid Coker, Jessie Stein
Hometown:
Chicago, Illinois
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