Teenage Fanclub are now on tour with Radar Brothers and will play tonight at the Bowery Ballroom in New York with The Clean, too! Shadows is available on CD and digital download in the Merge store where you can also find a special Radar Brothers / Teenage Fanclub bundle in honor of their tour.

Teenage Fanclub on tour:
9/28 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom* w/ Radar Brothers AND The Clean
9/30 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Waterfront w/ Belle & Sebastian
10/01 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero*
10/02 Washington, DC 9:30 Club* w/ Radar Brothers & The Vaselines
10/03 Millvale, PA Mr. Small’s Theater*
10/05 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
10/06 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
10/07 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue*
10/11 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater*
10/12 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore*
10/14 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market w/ Superchunk & Telekinesis
10/15 Portland, OR Showbox at the Market w/ Superchunk & Telekinesis
10/16 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret

Teenage Fanclub play in Montreal tonight at Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire, and it’s their first show with Radar Brothers! Sign up to see Teenage Fanclub from the band bleachers on Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, too!

And don’t miss them on tour!

* = w/ Radar Brothers
9/22 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
9/23 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
9/24 Montreal, QC Le National*
9/25 Boston, MA Royale*
9/27 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*
9/28 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom* w/ Radar Brothers AND The Clean
9/30 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Waterfront w/ Belle & Sebastian
10/01 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero*
10/02 Washington, DC 9:30 Club* w/ Radar Brothers & The Vaselines
10/03 Millvale, PA Mr. Small’s Theater*
10/05 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
10/06 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
10/07 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue*
10/11 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater*
10/12 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore*
10/14 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market w/ Superchunk & Telekinesis
10/15 Portland, OR Showbox at the Market w/ Superchunk & Telekinesis
10/16 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret

photo from BBC.co.uk

On September 28^th, 2010 Teenage Fanclub will be performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Here is where you come in…

How would you like a chance to be close to Teenage Fanclub’s performance on the show?

Click here and you will be directed to the “Band Bench” Sweepstakes entry form. Enter for a chance to win seats on our band benches and an opportunity to surround the stage during Teenage Fanclub’s performance.

Please make sure you include the following band code: TEE, in your entry form.

Teenage Fanclub kick off their North American tour tonight in Toronto at the Horsehoe Tavern! Don’t miss your chance to see them! Shadows is available on CD and digital download in the Merge store, and you can still purchase the Radar Brothers / Teenage Fanclub bundle, too!

Click here to see how exciting and fun it is to be in the bleachers!

Teenage Fanclub on tour:
* = w/ Radar Brothers
9/22 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
9/23 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
9/24 Montreal, QC Le National*
9/25 Boston, MA Royale*
9/27 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*
9/28 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom* w/ Radar Brothers AND The Clean
9/30 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Waterfront w/ Belle & Sebastian
10/01 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero*
10/02 Washington, DC 9:30 Club* w/ Radar Brothers & The Vaselines
10/03 Millvale, PA Mr. Small’s Theater*
10/05 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
10/06 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
10/07 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue*
10/11 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater*
10/12 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore*
10/14 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market w/ Superchunk & Telekinesis
10/15 Portland, OR Showbox at the Market w/ Superchunk & Telekinesis
10/16 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret

While most bands are lucky to have one great songwriter, Teenage Fanclub are blessed with three, hence Shadows is overflowing with the kind of gorgeous, harmony-driven classics you’d expect to find on a greatest hits album.

The Illustrated Garden is the punchiest, most lyrically direct set of songs Radar Brothers’ has released to date. The songs are unmistakably Radar Brothers, but the Treichel/Hussey rhythm section often pushes them in unexpected directions.

Teenage Fanclub & Radar Brothers on tour:
9/24 Montreal, QC Le National
9/25 Boston, MA Royale
9/27 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
9/28 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
10/01 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
10/02 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/03 Millvale, PA Mr. Small’s Theater
10/05 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/06 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/07 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/11 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater
10/12 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

Tickets are going fast for Teenage Fanclub’s previously announced September 27 Bowery Ballroom show, so they have added a second show at the Bowery Ballroom on September 28 (tickets on sale 8/25 at noon)! Radar Brothers will join Teenage Fanclub on both NYC dates and more that are listed below.

Don’t miss your chance to see this very special tour!

Teenage Fanclub North American tour:
* = w/ Radar Brothers
9/22 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
9/23 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
9/24 Montreal, QC Le National*
9/25 Boston, MA Royale*
9/27 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*
9/28 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*
9/28 New York, NY Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
9/30 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Waterfront w/ Belle and Sebastian
10/01 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero*
10/02 Washington, DC 9:30 Club*
10/03 Millvale, PA Mr. Small’s Theater*
10/05 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
10/06 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
10/07 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue*
10/11 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater*
10/12 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore*
10/14 Seattle, WA Showbox w/ Superchunk & Telekinesis
10/15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom w/ Superchunk & Telekinesis
10/16 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret

Jim Putnam & the not-so-new Radar Brothers recorded a session for Daytrotter while in Austin last March. It’s finally been unveiled, for your pleasure, in advance of their shows with Modest Mouse. The Illustrated Garden is for sale in the Merge Store now.

Check Radar Brothers on tour:
07-07             Tempe, AZ               Yucca Tap Room
07-09             Santa Fe, NM            Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre
07-10             Broomfield, CO        First Bank Center
07-12             Sioux Falls, SD         Ramkota Exhibit Hall
07-13             Fargo, ND             Hub at the Venue
07-14             Minneapolis, MN      Orpheum Theatre

As always, you can find new albums from all of these artists and more in our handy Merge store.

Free Merge 2010 digital sampler track listing:
1. Radar Brothers – Horses Warriors (from The Illustrated Garden)
2. Let’s Wrestle – I Won’t Lie to You (from In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s)
3. Destroyer – The Very Modern Dance (from Streethawk: A Seduction)
4. Shout Out Louds – Fall Hard (from Work)
5. Spoon – Written in Reverse (from Transference)
6. Lou Barlow – Don’t Apologize (from Goodnight Unknown)
7. She & Him – Thieves (from Volume Two)
8. Superchunk – Learned to Surf (from Leaves in the Gutter)
9. Alec Bathgate – Glide (from Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox)
10. The Clientele – I Wonder Who We Are (from Bonfires on the Heath)
11. Caribou – Odessa (from Swim)
12. The Clean – In the Dreamlife U Need a Rubber Soul (from Mister Pop)
13. Wye Oak – I Hope You Die (from My Neighbor / My Creator)
14. Lambchop – Give It (from Live at XX Merge)

The Illustrated Garden is available now in the Merge store!

Radar Brothers on tour (new dates in bold):
^ = w/ Modest Mouse
5/23 Los Angeles, CA Silverlake Jubilee
6/17 San Diego, CA  Soda Bar
6/18 Santa Cruz, CA  The Crepe Place
6/21 Portland, OR  Mississippi Studios
6/22 Seattle, WA  Sunset Tavern
6/24 San Francisco, CA  Rickshaw Stop
7/07 Tempe, AZ Yucca Tap Room
7/09 Santa Fe, NM Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre ^
7/10 Broomfield, CO First Bank Center ^
7/12 Sioux Falls, SD Ramkota Exhibit Hall ^
7/13 Fargo, ND Hub at the Venue ^
7/14 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre ^

Radar Brothers will hit the road as a five-piece in June! Dates are being updated as they come in on their tour page.

Head to the band’s MySpace page for a new cover of Rufus Wainwright’s “Oh, What a World.”

As Spin described, the audience at our SXSW showcase was “smitten” as Radar Brothers played to a packed house. Get your copy of The Illustrated Garden on CD and digital download now in the Merge store!

Radar Brothers on tour
06.17.2010 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
06.18.2010 Santa Cruz, CA The Crepe Place
06.19.2010 Merced, CA The Partisan
06.21.2010 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
06.22.2010 Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern
06.24.2010 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop

Aquarium Drunkard hosted Radar Brothers for a session at bassist Be Hussey’s Glendale, CA studio. The session will air on Sirius XM and you can stream it now!

Radar Brothers new album, The Illustrated Garden is available on CD and digital download in the Merge store, and they have tour dates coming soon!

As Spin described, the audience at our SXSW showcase was “smitten” as Radar Brothers played to a packed house. “The bros” have added new shows in southern California, and we are expecting more soon! Get your copy of The Illustrated Garden on CD and digital download now in the Merge store!

Radar Brothers on tour
4/17 Los Angeles, CA  Echo Curio
4/26 Los Angeles, CA  Echo
6/17 San Diego, CA  Soda Bar
6/18 Santa Cruz, CA  The Crepe Place
6/21 Portland, OR  Mississippi Studios
6/22 Seattle, WA  Sunset Tavern
6/24 San Francisco, CA  Rickshaw Stop

“Each track glows like a golden hour snapshot capturing a certain sunset idealism.” ~Pitchfork

“The record spins the mood that Radar Brothers fans have come to expect: that feeling of being happily sunbaked and mildly delirious, subsisting on pure sensory intake.” ~The Onion AV Club

“Singer/guitarist Putnam’s languid, dreamy songs are melodic, moody, and always a treat to listen to.” ~Tape Op

Our helpful flyer is below – click to make it larger & to print it to take with you! Share the link on your twitter & Facebook, too!

Spoon are headlining the NPR show at Stubbs BBQ on Wednesday, March 17 (12:15 am) and She & Him are playing a free, open to the public show at Auditorium Shores on Saturday March 20 (8 pm).  Superchunk are playing a free Village Voice day party at La Zona Rosa on March 19 (3 pm).

Merge Showcase @ Cedar Street Courtyard
208 West 4th St b/t Colorado & Lavaca
Thursday, March 18th
7 PM
(from first to last)
Special Guest
Let’s Wrestle
Radar Brothers
She & Him
Wye Oak
Lou Barlow + the missingmen
The Love Language

Merge @ Homeslice Pizza’s “Music by the Slice” Party
1415 Congress Ave.
Free & Open to the public

Thursday, March 18:
1:30 pm The Love Language
2:15 pm Radar Brothers

Friday, March 19:
Noon Let’s Wrestle
3:45  Wye Oak
6:45  Lou Barlow

Also, book events!

Our Noise event @ Book People (603 N. Lamar Blvd)
Wednesday, March 17 at 6PM
Free & Open to the Public
Mac & Laura will read selections from their book, Our Noise, and will perform covers of songs from selected bands mentioned in the book. They’ll be available to sign books afterwards, too.

Our Noise panel @ SXSW Convention Center
Thursday, March 18 at 2PM
Open to convention registrants only
Michael Azerrad will moderate a Q&A-style event with Mac & Laura about Our Noise and 20 years of Merge Records.

Merge bands @ Music by the Slice!
Homeslice Pizza – 1415 S. Congress St. Austin, TX
Thursday:
1:30 The Love Language
2:15 Radar Brothers
Friday:
Noon Let’s Wrestle
3:45 Wye Oak
6:45 Lou Barlow

Full party line-up can be found here!

The original line-up of Radar Brothers died on January 29^th, 2008. The band was on stage at the Echo in Los Angeles playing the record release show for their new album, Auditorium. However, after a brief hiatus, the new configuration of Radar Brothers began with live performances.  Jim, Be and Stevie built a tight bond while touring together in the US and Europe. Writing together was the natural next step and March 23^rd, 2010 represents the culmination of the Radar Brothers rebirth.

The Illustrated Garden is the punchiest, most lyrically direct set of songs the band has released to date. The songs are unmistakably Radar Brothers, but the Treichel/Hussey rhythm section often pushes them in unexpected directions.

Radar Brothers will perform at SXSW in March and a US tour is planned for early summer. Brian Cleary (The Movies), keyboard player and guitarist Dan Iead (The Broken West) will join Radar Brothers touring band and on future recordings.

Download a free MP3 of “Horses Warriors” from The Illustrated Garden now!

Music:
Extra Golden: Thank You Very Quickly
Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion
The Movies: Based on a True Story
Trans Am: What Day is it Tonight
Kraftwerk: The Catalogue

Best TV Show:
Soft Focus

photo by Adam R.

photos by Bradley Searles unless otherwise noted

photo credit: Piper Ferguson

Radar Bros. are working on a new record! To keep us all posted on their activities, they have a new blog and can now be found on twitter.

The Bros. will perform at XX Merge, and you can visit the Merge store for all of your Radar Bros. shopping needs, including some cute girly t-shirts!

Radar Bros. and The Broken West contributed covers of songs from Paul McCartney’s RAM for Aquarium Drunkard’s RAM on LA: A Los Angeles Music Sampler. Radar Bros. chose “Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey” and The Broken West give their take on “Eat at Home”.

The RAM love continues tonight on WFMU.  Portastatic, Ted Leo, Aimee Mann, Death Cab for Cutie and others have covered the songs of RAM as a benefit for The Best Show on WFMU. Portastatic covered “Ram On” as his contribution.

If you visit the WFMU website or call 800-989-9368 tonight between 8 and 11 PM EST during The Best Show and pledge at least $75 you will receive a prize pack that includes both a new Scharpling & Wurster cd of guaranteed hilarity, but also a CD of various artists covering the entirety of Paul and Linda McCartney’s album RAM.

Jim Putnam & the Bros. will stop by this afternoon at WERS in Boston!  Tune in at 5pm EST for a few live songs & interview, and be sure to catch the few remaining Radar Bros. dates on the east coast!

12/9 Cambridge MA The Middle East Upstairs
12/10 Brooklyn NY Union Hall
12/12 Baltimore MD Talking Head

Auditorium is on sale now in the Merge store!

Directed by The General Assembly.

Buy Auditorium

Online Videos by Veoh.com

Portastatic at the Other Music Party:

Stock up on Portastatic records here.

Wye Oak play in a Yaris! Pre-order If Children here.

Shout Out Louds played the NPR party (amongst many others!) Full concert for download here. Purchase Our Ill Wills here.

She & Him played a few songs for the KGSR morning show. Download live versions of “Change is Hard” and “You Really Got a Hold on Me”. Purchase Volume One here.

Destroyer at the Stereogum party! More great photos here! Get your copy of Destroyer’s newly released record Trouble in Dreams here.

Let us know if you see more SXSW reports that we may have missed! See ya next year, Austin!

CLICK HERE to catch the Radar Bros.’ “Lake Life” as the Song of the Day for January 23!

Auditorium is in stores next Tuesday, January 29!

Pre-orders are up now for the new Radar Bros. record, Auditorium, which is released on January 29th! Stream the whole album here!

Oh and you really shouldn’t miss out on the new Radar Bros. video!

Brand new Radar Bros. video for “When Cold Air Goes to Sleep”! The video was directed by Bradley Beesley (“The Fearless Freaks,” Flaming Lips), and you can catch the song on the band’s upcoming album, Auditorium, out January 29!

January Residency at The Echo in LA! All shows FREE!
01.07 * Los Angeles CA @ The Echo
01.14 * Los Angeles CA @ The Echo
01.21 * Los Angeles CA @ The Echo
01.28 * Los Angeles CA @ The Echo – CD RELEASE PARTY!

Listen here!

how goes it? staying cool in the warm south of summer? getting hot here too…we will be done mixing our new record next week, and it will be mastered july 9th.

it’s been business as usual over here. no crazy cocaine or pcp stories to tell. just a few sloppy bourbon fueled performances that sounded good when we did them, but not so good the next day.

xo, Jim

Watch their myspace page and their website for more updates!

Senon, beloved bass player for the Radar Bros., and his lovely wife Beth Ann welcomed their son, Cypress Giacomo Williams into the world on Friday, November 24th! We can’t wait to meet him!