Care Bears on Fire

Care Bears on Fire have two full length albums and two EPs. They’ve been profiled in Spin and New York Magazine, have played Letterman, been featured in commercials, and have guest-starred on TV. And they aren’t even old enough to drive.

Care Bears are a teen girl trio — Sophie sings and plays guitar, Jena tackles the bass, and Izzy’s the drummer. I saw them on the last night of CMJ at New York’s Bowery Poetry Club, where they played their girl-positive pop punk songs for half an hour. Izzy played barefoot. Her toes were painted and she wore a pair of sequined shorts and a shirt that read “NOT FOR SALE.” She has braces. Sophie sported a cropped haircut a la Selma Blair and wore skinny black jeans. Jena paired a striped long-sleeved tee with tights and black boots. They all looked cute as heck. More »