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.
1996: Radar Bros.
1999: The Singing Hatchet
2002: And The Surrounding Mountains
2005: The Fallen Leaf Pages
2008: Auditorium
2010: The Illustrated Garden
Steve Goodfriend (founder - 2008) - Drums
Senon Williams (founder - 2008) - Bass
Jeff Palmer (2005–2008) - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Eric Morgan - Drums (live)
Aaron Kyle - Guitar (live)
Eddie Ruscha - Keyboards (live)
Matt Sevareid
Sean Fallon - Keyboards (live)
Mark Lightcap - Guitar (live)
Aaron Burtch
Brian Thornell - Keyboards (live)
Mark Wooten - Keyboards (live)