Get ready to sway discretely from side to side with a cold can of PBR; Radar Brothers are going on tour. You may think you’ve already heard all you can hear from these guys over the years, but frontman Jim Putnam begs to differ. For the band’s sixth album, The Illustrated Garden, he put together a new lineup consisting of Be Hussey and Steve Treichel — and if the change in sound isn’t noticeable on the album (not a bad thing; TMT Review), maybe it will be on stage. (You shouldn’t be so damned cynical anyway.)
In addition to playing the Silverlake Jubilee in Los Angeles, Radar Bros. have announced a number of dates with Modest Mouse (tourdates: TMT News), another band garnering acclaim for over a decade and a half. Together, Putnam and Isaac Brock guys are sort of like indie’s Mick Jagger — or Ira Kaplan, at least.
Tourdates:
05.23.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Jubilee
06.17.10 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
06.18.10 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place
06.19.10 - Merced, CA - The Partisan
06.21.10 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
06.22.10 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
06.24.10 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
07.07.10 - Tempe, AZ - Yucca Tap Room
07.09.10 - Santa Fe, NM - Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre *
07.10.10 - Broomfield, CO - First Bank Center *
07.12.10 - Sioux Falls, SC - Ramkota Exhibit Hall *
07.13.10 - Fargo, ND - Hub at the Venue *
07.14.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre *
* Modest Mouse
• Radar Brothers: http://www.radarbros.com
• Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com