Care Bears on Fire

All Music Guide:

Formed in 2005 by three music-minded fifth-graders, Care Bears on Fire rose to regional prominence one year later, when the band's classicist approach to punk rock (tempered with a fondness for pop melodies) earned it a three-page spread in New York Magazine. Brooklyn natives Sophie, Lucio, and Isadora ("Izzy") took their cues from the old-school punk tradition, shunning their forenames and playing a series of shows in the Park Slope area. The trio also issued an introductory EP, Confuse Me, in 2006, followed by the full-length I Stole Your Animal one year later. Care Bears on Fire traveled to London for the Underage Festival and performed at the SXSW festival in 2008, but Lucio nevertheless left the group that April. A temporary replacement handled bass duties for several months, and Manhattan native Jena climbed aboard as a permanent addition in October, thus making Care Bears on Fire an all-girl band. A contract with S-Curve Records followed, and the trio released their second album Get Over It! in July of 2009.

Wikipedia:

Care Bears on Fire is a Brooklyn, New York-based band that consists of Sophie (vocals and guitar) and Izzy (drums). The group originally formed in 2005 with member Lucio (bass), after his departure from the band he was replaced with LuLu and lastly, Jena (who left in 2011). The band labels itself as a pop punk group, mixing in alternative and garage rock elements. The band released their first, full length LP, I Stole Your Animal on 28 September 2007, at a release party in Brooklyn. Their second album, Get Over It, was released in July 2009 on S-Curve Records.

History

Care Bears on Fire formed in 2005 when Sophie, Lucio and Izzy were in 5th grade. They went through a variety of names before settling on the name Care Bears on Fire because they liked the idea of mixing something sweet with something edgy.

The band got their big break when New York Magazine did a profile on the three in the summer of 2006. After this article was published, Care Bears on Fire shot into the limelight with sources such as Spin Magazine calling Care Bears "...key players in the burgeoning New York kid-core scene..." As time pressed on, their gigging schedule picked up, and were eventually playing regular shows. They released their first EP, Confuse me on Beautiful Records at a show in 2006, quickly selling out and paving the way for bigger things.

I Stole Your Animal era

In February 2007, the aspiring trio had their Manhattan debut at Pianos, an event which wasn't advertised as all ages, however most of the crowd had been much older than any of the band members. Shortly after their Big Apple debut, the band began working on new material.

The band formally released their debut LP album, I Stole Your Animal on 2 October 2007, and four days prior at a release party in Manhattan. The album received positive reviews from critics, publications such as Detour stating that "The songs are catchy, with an earnest rhythm section backing up the same big guitar chords the grownup garage-punk bands use," and Anna Creech Blogcritics Magazine praising the album as "a must-have for modern rock fans."

Sophie is featured on a 2007 Converse ad, playing an acoustic version of their song, "Everybody Else".

Get Over It!

Care Bears on Fire recently released their second full-length album Get Over It!, on S-Curve Records July 14, 2009. While the band wrote most of the material themselves, they collaborated with Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger and Travis Clark of We The Kings on a handful of songs. The album also includes an all-new version of the song "Everybody Else," produced by Steve Greenberg and S*A*M and Sluggo, which was released on iTunes as a single in January 2009. The band played the Bamboozle Festival in Spring 2009.

They were touring with Nat and Alex Wolff in July/August 2009 and have recently been featured on KidzBop.com's "Artists 2 Know"

TV guest appearances

On November 14, 2009, they guest starred on Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP, which also guest starred Justin Bieber. Their music video, "Everybody Else" is also shown on TeenNick (formerly known as The N).

On an episode of Nickelodeon's Victorious, the band was featured in a scene where they're stuck in an RV; when one of the characters are on the floor and check the thermometer, the picture from the cover of Get Over It is displayed.

On August 26, 2009, the band appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman.

They also had a long stint on the music section of "Channel One News".

Grrrl Beat

Lead singer Sophie recently debuted an online zine called Grrrl Beat to give people the opportunity to read and contribute articles about music, culture, fashion, art, books, and feminism. It also creates a space where young artists and musicians can post their work and receive feedback from the online community.