Califone has confirmed additional tour dates that will take the band down the West Coast this December

I remember seeing Califone in Cleveland close to a decade ago and being struck by how a seated Tim Rutili and his fellow multi-instrumental bandmates mesmerized a young crowd who were most likely there to see the headliner, Modest Mouse. It was one of those performances you didn't want to end: Each player clearly had a deep sense of composition,...

In a loving re-evaluation penned last year, our own Mark Richardson called Red Red Meat's third album, 1995's Bunny Gets Paid, "one of the best pure rock albums of the 1990s, though it's not exactly pure." Listening to the album now, its nervy multitudes pour forth; it's grunge, it's folk, it's country, it's blues, it's hushed, it's blaring, it'...

On this 3xCD anthology Christian Kiefer, Jefferson Pitcher, and J. Matthew Gerken write songs for each of the 43 U.S. presidents. Among the many guests are Bill Callahan, Califone, and Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart.read more

Six lucky cities will get the chance to see Iron & Wine and Califone in a choice indie rock bill beginning later this month in Tuscon, AZ.