The best known lineup of the band consisted of Jeff Mueller (guitar/vocals), Jason Noble (guitar/vocals), Tara Jane O'Neil (bass/vocals), and Kevin Coultas (drums).
After quickly passing through drummers Jon Cook and John Weiss, the band's roster was solidified by the addition of Kevin Coultas in 1993.
Later that year, two songs from Aviary, "Milk and Melancholy" and "Exoskeleton", were rerecorded and released as How the Winter Was Passed.
The band starred in the 1994 cult road movie Half-Cocked; they also contributed music to the film's soundtrack.
In Fearless, Jeanette Leech's book on the history of the post-rock genre, Rodan is discussed in the chapter on the Louisville scene.