Scarce is an American alternative rock band formed in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Chick Graning moved to Providence, Rhode Island after his previous band Anastasia Screamed ended.

[4][5] In 2008, they reformed and released an EP entitled Tattoos and Parades and Universal re-released Deadsexy digitally, along with previously unreleased material and pre-A&M demos on iTunes.

While on the UK tour in 2009, a documentary DVD Release about Scarce premiered by indie filmmaker Sally Irvine titled "Days Like These" before the band played.

[6] In 2010, Joyce Raskin wrote and illustrated a book titled The Fall and Rise of Circus Boy Blue that incorporates Scarce's lyrics into the story.

Also in 2010, Graning, Raskin, Propatier along with Matt White provided original music for a children's carol CD.

In 2011, recorded versions of the songs in The Fall and Rise of Circus Boy Blue were made available on Bandcamp, forming Scarce's second album.