When I was in Austin at the South By Southwest festival last year, I
made sure I caught Care Bears on Fire, as the Park Slope band was the
closest thing to a home team for me.  So of course I took a walk over
to the Central Branch of The Brooklyn Public Library Thursday afternoon to
catch Care Bears on Fire again at the Library's "Block Party."  The
audience consisted mostly of parents, sitters and nursery
school-aged kids.  But given the hour, 3:30, I guess you'd have to
expect that.

Since the last time I saw them, the band has had a change in members,
with former bassist Lucio leaving over differences in musical
direction.  CBOF is now an all-girl trio with Jena (bass) joining
Sophie (guitar) and Izzy (drums).  But once I heard them, any thought
that CBOF were consciously trying to be The Runaways (or The Bangles or
The Go-Gos) went right out the window.

The set was short.  But there were a few new songs in it.  A couple of
times a 60s pop riff showed up in a new song, but then Sophie turned
back toward Johnny Ramone land.  Those new songs will be on a new album, Get Over It, coming out July 14.

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I had a recommendation for tomorrow, but the artist canceled the gig at the last minute.

 –Eliot Wagner