The Bunny the Bear

The Bunny The Bear
An unmasked Matthew Tybor (left) performing live in Peoria, IL in 2013.
Background information
Origin	Buffalo, New York
Genres	Post-hardcore synthpop metalcore experimental rock electronicore
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Needful Things Victory
Associated acts	Gym Class Heroes, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, M. T. Ramblings, A Liar Wrote This Symphony, Ovaries, When Wild Dingos Attack, Ramblings From the Rabbit Hole, I Set My Friends On Fire, I, Omega
Website	Official website
Members	Matthew Tybor Joseph Garcia
Past members	Chris Hutka (see below)

The Bunny The Bear are an American post-hardcore band from Buffalo, New York. Musically, the band is known for its eclectic style of post-hardcore, taking influence from a variety of rock and electronic subgenres, including synthpop, metalcore, experimental rock, alternative rock, and electronica.

The band was formed in 2008 by Matthew Tybor, also referred to as "The Bunny" hence the rabbit mask and persona he incorporates in the group. Tybor was quickly joined by Chris Hutka, known as "The Bear" who likewise, wears a bear mask. In an interview, when asked about the meaning behind the band name and the masks, Tybor stated that "I'm a little weird and a little off, but it was nothing in-depth or a serious meaning behind it. It was more of a random, incoherent thought and I ran with it". The Bunny (Tybor) employs screamed vocals for the band while The Bear provides clean vocals. The band's first five albums featured Chris Hutka as The Bear. Their sixth album A Liar Wrote This features Hutka's then-replacement, Haley Roback, and their upcoming seventh album The Way We Rust will feature Joseph Garcia, who had toured with the band in the past. Tybor, being the only consistent member, writes all of the music and lyrics.

Throughout the band's formative years and first three albums, they failed to maintain a consistent lineup, cycling through ten different instrumentalists up to the release of The Stomach For It. For the recording of their fourth album Stories, they worked with studio musicians Doug White, a guitarist and the owner of Watchmen Recording Studios and Matt McGinley, the current drummer of Gym Class Heroes. The duo would work with Tybor for the band's following two albums Food Chain and A Liar Wrote This. In 2012, Tybor reduced the band's membership to two vocalists, and he began touring with regularly-changing touring musicians.