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Califone is tagged as: folk, indie rock, indie, experimental, alt-country

Califone is a critically-acclaimed experimental folk 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 rec...
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Top 10 Califone Songs
Funeral Singers
The Orchids
Polish Girls
1928
Ape-Like
Sunday Noises
Giving Away the Bride
A WISH MADE WHILE BURNING ONIONS WILL COME TRUE
The Eye You Lost in the Crusades
Buñuel
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Top 10 Califone Albums
All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
Roots & Crowns
Quicksand/Cradlesnakes
Heron King Blues
Roomsound
Sometimes Good Weather Follows Bad People
Deceleration One
Deceleration Two
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