Pitchfork: Califone Expand, Kick Off Tour

Sometimes, Califone once pointed out, good weather follows bad people. So if you're out at a gig put on by the raggedy folk troupe and the sun is shinin', well, you know that Tim Rutili must be making some mischief.

No, it's not like that; summer's here, and the time is right for a little hazy Dobro and hush-plucked banjo. Such is Califone, the lovable low-key Chicago institution hitting the road tonight for a month of dates, many of which you're already aware. One expects they'll run through quite a bit of the lovely Roots & Crowns, and perhaps take a spin around "Ladders", the song they contributed to the Trials of Darryl Hunt soundtrack. Heck, they'll play 'em all; those guys have quite the stamina. Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats supports Califone for bunch of these shows.

Califone, as we recently revealed, might just exceed their set times at this summer's Pitchfork Music Festival, and we couldn't be happier about it. We just hope they bring some of that good weather with 'em.

Califone ya love:

05-03 Malibu, CA - Malibu Performing Arts Center *$
05-04 Big Sur, CA - Fernwood Roadhouse *
05-05 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
05-06 Sacramento, CA - Old Ironsides *
05-07 Reno, NV - The Green Room *
05-09 Bend, OR - The Grove *
05-10 Eugene, OR - Sam Bond's Garage *
05-11 Portland, OR - Mission Theater *
05-12 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern *
05-13 Bellingham, WA - Nightlight Lounge *
05-15 Missoula, MT - The Badlander
05-17 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
05-18 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon !
05-19 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater !
06-01 Nelsonville, OH - Stuart's Opera House #
06-02 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern #
06-03 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place #
06-05 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall #
06-06 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs #^
06-07 New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre #
06-08 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's #
06-09 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel #
07-14 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) %

* with Eric Johnson
$ with the One AM Radio
! with Decibully
# with Bitter Tears
^ with Geoff Farina
% with Yoko Ono, Cat Power, Clipse, Iron and Wine, Girl Talk, Grizzly Bear, Battles, the Twilight Sad, Fujiya & Miyagi, Oxford Collapse, Dan Deacon, Beach House, Professor Murder, Ken Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound