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Califone is a critically-acclaimed experimental post-rock band from Chicago. The band is named after , a long-standing manufacturer of audio equipment commonly found in schools, libraries and businesses.
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hypem.com
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pastrysharp.com
Pastry Sharp
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lorseau.hinah.com
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I find this band so soothing. Pretty much matches my Saturday morning mood, lazy and a little melancholy. I don't have many specifics on them, I think Califone is a Chicago band; but I am sure that you will not find more interesting instrumentation.... MORE
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When I was up at 3:30 this morning putting the finishing touches on a draft, I thought of this song. I am feeling awfully tired today, but the tune perks me up.
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The experimental Chicago rock band Califone will launch a U.S. tour beginning May 3 at the Performing Arts Center in Malibu, CA once they play three shows in Scotland. The group's most recent album, Roots & Crowns (Thrill Jockey) was released in 2006. Califone Tour Dates 04/26/07 # Aberdeen, Scotland The Tunnels (7:30 PM, TIX )
04/28/07 # Edinburgh, Scotland Cabaret Voltaire (7:00 PM, TIX )
04/29/07 # Glasgow, Scotland Classic Gr... MORE
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This song. I dont know why, but the rest of the album doesn't really hit me the same.
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top ten albums of 2006 according to me on december 18 2006 at ~12 PM Califone - Roots & Crowns (Thrill Jockey)
Joanna Newsom - Ys (Drag City)
J Dilla - Donuts (Stones Throw)
The Knife - Silent Shout (Mute)
Subtle - for hero: for fool (Astralwerks)
Howe Gelb - 'Sno Angel Like You (Thrill Jockey)
Acid Casuals - Omni (Placid Casual)
El Perro Del Mar - S/T (Control Group)
Milosh - Meme (Plug Research)
The Rhombus - Margins (self-released) ten other albums tha... MORE
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DUSTdevils of DUSTdevils, Ancients, Atlantic Dronethis lp has given me more pleasure than any other in recent past... as long as my memory allows draws near... no, listen & hear.... you know where to go...
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This is my first listen of Califone, ever. Roots & Crowns is so good. What's up with this band? How could I have not listened to them before? They have almost as many albums as the Rolling Stones. Which other ones do I get? Thanks Mr. Hyman to turning me on to them by the way.... MORE
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My first-ever review for Harp is up now at the magazine's website. http://www.harpmagazine.com/reviews/cd_reviews/detail.cfm?article_id=4838 It's a review of Califone's Roots & Crowns, a wonderful record that has grown on me steadily since I got it. "The Orchids", which is a Psychic TV cover, is getting all the press, but I might just like the percussion-heavy, hallucenogenic "Pink & Sour" better...depends on the day. Anyway, it's nice to see some hard-cor... MORE
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Califone's profoundly rewarding set started with Jim Becker's dad crooning Sinatra's "Summer Wind" like a karaoke champ. The band then proceeded to play for well over two hours. They traveled from phenomenal new songs like "3 Legged Animals" to old favorites like "Pastry Sharp" and "Fisherman's Wife", from moments of delicate beauty to the hypnotic, jangling, rusty grooves that are their specialty.
During one of my first visits to Chicago (almost exactly 9 years ago) I s... MORE
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i'm loving this record. thanks jenny tatone. i was intriqued by your post (that you felt compelled to tell us all their tour dates), was in amoeba, the vinyl looked cool, and now, now, now i'm hooked.
sweet production, great vocals, melodies, weirdness.... MORE
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Califone's new album, Roots and Crowns is beautiful and complex and forever taking you to new places -- like a record that breathes and beats in true life up and down, happy and sad fashion. Their live set should be similar: Sat. Oct. 7 Los Angeles, CA -at Getty Museum
Sun. Oct. 8 Los Angeles, CA at Spaceland
Tue. Oct. 10 San Francisco, CA at Bottom of the Hill
Thu. Oct. 12 Portland, OR at Doug Fir Lounge
Fri. Oct. 13 Seattle, WA at Triple Door
Sat. Oct. 14 Van... MORE
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I had the distinct pleasure of recording a song with Jim Becker of Califone on Sunday. He recorded a small version of the Roommate band (Erica Dicker on violin, Mercedes Landazuri on banjo, Anton Hatwich on upright bass, Evelyn Weston on saw, me on keytar and vocals) at his apartment to a cassette four-track recorder. I had heard and totally dug some music he recorded this way for my friend Jim Finn's film Interkosmos, but I was still amazed at the depth and fullness of the s... MORE
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