Valle was raised in South Texas and grew up listening to his Mexican parents' music, which included mariachi, conjuntos and rancheros.
Drawing from these musical styles his guitar influences are inspired by the likes of Rowland S. Howard, Duane Eddy, Kid Congo Powers, Chet Atkins, Lee Ronaldo, Will Sergeant, and Johnny Marr.
The album was produced by Matt Verta-Ray (Madder Rose, Speedball Baby) and Kid Congo Powers (The Gunclub, The Cramps and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds).
CALLA frequently played shows at Lower East Side Club Tonic where they eventually met Michael Gira of Swans and The Angels of Light.
[8] With the momentum from the release of Scavengers, the band signed with Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based indie label Arena Rock Recording Company.
[citation needed] The album was recorded independently with producer Chris Zane with additional production by Victor Van Vugt.
In 2006, CALLA continued playing shows throughout Europe including Greece, Spain, Italy and a final headlining spot in Moscow.
They were handcuffed and brought to the police station and then later released after it was discovered that the license plate registered as stolen due to a clerical error.