The band Califone, unlike the brand of educational audio equipment from whence it draws its name, has consistently put forth albums that disseminate auditory creativity rather than pedantry. Their ...

Following the dark digicoustical tone poetry of 2004's "Heron King Blues," the new album comes closest to Red Red Meat than anything Califone has done in the eight years since leaving that band ...

Chicago band Califone combine early American folk and blues with off-kilter electronic sounds that gather themselves into mesmerizing, well-worn grooves. "Quicksand/Cradlesnakes," their fifth ...

On the one hand, the Addison native enjoys looking back at “Roomsound,” the debut full-length album by his adventurous rock-blues-folk-electronic band, Califone, that's getting a deluxe ...

Folk meets blues electronica in the music of Califone. Featured Artist: Count Basie. Download this show in the All Songs Considered podcast. Sign up for the All Songs Considered newsletter and we ...

Califone mostly resist the urge to fashion facsimiles of old roots styles, preferring strange new forms with abstract electronics and free-jazz sax. That said, some of their best work appears on ...

Califone performs at Mississippi Studios on Jan. 9, 2014. (David Greenwald/The Oregonian) "I wrote most of these songs in Portland," the Luyas' Jessie Stein announced halfway through the band's ...