Radar Bros.

All Music Guide:

The L.A.-based Radar Bros. -- originally comprised of guitarist Jim Putnam (Medicine, Maids of Gravity), bassist Senon Williams (Dengue Fever), and drummer Steve Goodfriend -- debuted with a self-titled EP (Fingerpaint Records) and quickly garnered themselves a following in the U.K. By 1996, the band had signed to Restless Records and issued a self-titled LP that combined sonic guitarscapes and smoky melodies, earning Radar Bros. a slowcore/sadcore tag and aligning them with peers Acetone and Low (while evoking memories of Neil Young, Brian Wilson, and Pink Floyd). Singing Hatchet followed in 1999, and the band supported its release with tours across North America, the U.K., and Europe. Three years went by before their sun-drenched follow-up was released, but And the Surrounding Mountains was a Crazy Horse-meets-Pink Floyd record that brightened the Merge Records release schedule in the spring of 2002. The band subsequently chose to stick with Merge, releasing The Fallen Leaf Pages in 2005 and Auditorium (their first album with guitarist/keyboardist Jeff Palmer) in 2008. By their 2010 release The Illustrated Garden, the band consisted of Putnam along with bass player Be Hussey and drummer Stevie Treichel.

Wikipedia:

The Radar Bros. are an indie rock band from Los Angeles, CA currently consisting of Jim Putnam (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Be Hussey (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Stevie Treichel (drums) and joined by Dan Iead (guitar), and Ethan Walter (keyboards) in the studio and on recent tours. The band's original members were Jim Putnam, Senon Williams and Steve Goodfriend. Jim Putnam is the son of Bill Putnam, founder of Universal Audio and widely considered to be the father of modern music recording. He founded both Universal Recorders and United Western Recorders. Jim was a former guitarist for Medicine before starting the Radar Bros. and currently has a side project called Mt. Wilson Repeater. Jim Putnam has recorded all of the Radar Bros. albums and the Mt. Wilson Repeater release in his studio, the Phase 4 Intergalactic Recording Facility. Original member Senon Williams left the band to play bass in Dengue Fever.

The band has released six full length records, including their latest full-length album, The Illustrated Garden, which was released in March 2010 on the Merge Records (US), and Chemikal Underground (UK/EU) labels. An LP version of The Illustrated Garden was released September 2010 on the Squid vs. Whale label. The Radar Bros. have headlined multiple tours across the United States, Canada and Europe, as well as recently supporting the bands Modest Mouse and Teenage Fanclub on their 2010 U.S. tours.

The music video for Brother Rabbit from the album, Auditorium was shot in Healdton, Noble and Norman, Oklahoma in June 2008 and directed by The General Assembly (directors).

Jim's Mt. Wilson Repeater debut self-titled album was released in the US in April 2008 on the Eastern Fiction label and in the UK in October 2008 on the Chemikal Underground record label.

Former members

Steve Goodfriend (founder - 2008) - DrumsSenon Williams (founder - 2008) - BassJeff Palmer (2005–2008) - Guitar, Backing VocalsEric Morgan - Drums (live)Aaron Kyle - Guitar (live)Eddie Ruscha - Keyboards (live)Matt SevareidSean Fallon - Keyboards (live)Mark Lightcap - Guitar (live)Aaron BurtchBrian Thornell - Keyboards (live)Mark Wooten - Keyboards (live)