==Kara's Flowers==In September 1995, Levine, along with Jesse Carmichael, James Valentine, and Ryan Dusick, another Brentwood High student, formed garage band Kara's Flowers.
Levine ha frequentato la scuola privata Brentwood School, dove ha incontrato Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden e Ryan Dusick, con i quali ha fondato i Kara's Flowers.