Active from 2003 Genres Punk, Children's music | Record label ROckinmama Records | |
Albums Candy Band, High Five, More Candy, Calling All Kids Similar Scribble Monster, The Not‑Its!, Recess Monkey, The Verve Pipe, Dan Zanes | ||
The Candy Band is a punk rock band designed specifically to appeal to children. It is composed of four Detroit area moms who were tired of what they deemed wimpy music for kids. Paula Messner sang for Vertical Pillows in the 1980s and then with Motor Dolls. She decided to find three other stay-at-home moms to form a band. In 2003 they formed The Candy Band, playing punk covers of nursery rhymes, movie themes and other children's favorites, along with original tunes.
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Media Attention
With influences like the Ramones and Iggy Pop, they instantly attracted attention from the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, The Times, Blender Magazine, XM Radio, Woman's Day, USA Today, People Magazine, the CBS Early Show, and the NBC Today Show.
Performances
The band performed at schools, festivals, libraries, and sometimes at a bar. They were on the Washington DC's Pancake Mountain TV show, they were part of the Vans Warped Tour and they played the "Kidzapalooza" stage at Chicago's Lollapalooza festival in 2005, 2006 and 2007. They have both performed and recorded with the Detroit Symphony Civic Youth Orchestra and they appear regularly at the Detroit Zoo.
Albums
Their first album, Candy Band, was released in 2003. It was followed by More Candy in 2004, Lollipunk in 2005, and Calling All Kids in 2007. Their fifth album, "High Five," was recorded in 2009 at Rustbelt Studios, with engineer Al Sutton.
Songs
Kimberly's Song1980
Little Lauren Brown1980
Never Gonna Come1980