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TAS In Session: Iron & Wine

Posted 2-14-11 by , Rita Houston
Tags: Calexico, Califone, Iron & Wine

Iron & Wine's Sam Beam decided to change things up a bit for his fourth proper studio album, Kiss Each Other Clean, jumping onto a major label and drawing on a sunnier sound and slicker production. The day before his Radio City Music Hall gig, Beam and some of his bandmates dropped by Studio A to discuss the album's genesis with WFUV's Rita Houston and they played a mini-set of songs, including "Me and Lazarus" and "Tree By The River."  Video after the jump.

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Califone's Tim Rutili On Superstitions, Filmmaking And Musicians With Dirty Hair

Posted 10-30-09 by
Tags: Califone, Red Red Meat

Tim Rutili, former frontman for Red Red Meat, has spent the past dozen years in the more experimental Califone, which released All My Friends Are Funeral Singers earlier this month. Rutilli talked to TAS about the band's expressive, gorgeous new album and the feature film he's made to partner it. And he ponders why superstitious musicians might not use shampoo.

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