In 1989, Janet Beveridge Bean (of rock band Eleventh Dream Day) and Catherine Irwin founded the band, and they have been supported by several musicians since then, including members of Califone (2005 Thinking of You tour).
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In April 2012, Autumn Owls spent three weeks in Chicago recording their debut full-length with producer Brian Deck (Califone, Modest Mouse, Iron and Wine) at Engine and Soma Studios.
He was an engineer on the Califone soundtrack for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival film “All My Friends Are Funeral Singers” written and directed by Tim Rutili of Califone.
He has collaborated with numerous musical artists, including Califone, Dirty Three, Gastr del Sol, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Will Oldham, Scott Tuma and Ken Vandermark.
Rutili directed his first feature length film All My Friends Are Funeral Singers in tandem with the creation of Califone's 2009 release of the same title.