Altsounds — A plane ticket brought Tobias Jesso (Guitars & Vocals), formerly of The Sessions, to Los Angeles by way of Vancouver. Armed with his bass and new material, Tobias set off to start a band better suited to his freshly written tracks, and so began H... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Video of the DayArtist: Califone Video: 'Giving Away the Bride' Highlight: Fall into the band's video collage of distressed film and hypnotic animation. if(typeof AOLVP_cfg==='undefined')AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:'AOLVP_us_6155... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Hannibal said... Steve Walsh - Schemer Dreamer 1980 http://hannibalsite.blogspot.com * Please post your updates in the correct thread * Deaf, Dumb, Blind said... Scott Walker - Scott (1967) Scott Walker - Scott 2 (1968) Scott Walker - Scott 3 (1969)... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Califone - "Ro" (feat. Orso) (MP3 premiere) DOWNLOAD: Sharon Van Etten - "I Couldn't Save You" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Sam Amidon - "Cabin in the Corner" (MP3) The members of expansive Chicago group Califone have a soft... more info

Pitchfork — -- Riff-rock titans unite: On July 13, Hydra Head will release a split 12" single from Melvins and Isis, which should look awesome next to the previously announced Torche/Boris split 10" the label is releasing on the same day. Meanwhile, Melvins ar... more info

Pitchfork — WHAT: Blaze FestivalWHEN: June 19 - July 31WHERE: London, EnglandWHO: The Knife's Tomorrow in a Year, Dirty Projectors performing The Getty Address, Shearwater, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Caetano Veloso, Lee "Scratch Perry, Toots and the Maytals... more info

Pitchfork — -- All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, the film that Califone frontman Tim Rutili directed (and that shares its name with Califone's latest album), is out this week on DVD via IndiePix Films. Califone themselves have screened the film and performed... more info

Pitchfork — Over the past few years, weirdo-folk deity Will Oldham has appeared in films like Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy, as well as Chapter 15 of R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet". Soon, Oldham's IMDB resume will extend even further. Oldham stars in New Jeru... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Califone @ SXSW 2010 (more by Tim Griffin) Lucero @ SXSW 2010 (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * J. Cole @ SOB's * CSC Funk Band @ Nublu * Jenny Scheinman @ Barbes * Slavic Soul Party @... more info

Pitchfork — Calexico and Califone, together at last! On a Sage Francis song, of all things! I can explain. L(i)fe, the forthcoming album from rapper and slam poet Francis, features contributions from various indie rock types. Francis' backing band for the album ... more info