Walk The Moon At Waterplace Park

Providence, RI - Mayor Angel Taveras, the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and 95.5 WBRU are pleased to announce a performance by Walk The Moon on July 13 as part of this summer's Friday Night Concert Series at Waterplace Park. This performance is free and open to the public and begins at 7:30pm.

"It's okay to play," insists Nicholas Petricca, lead singer, songwriter, and keyboardist of Ohio quartet Walk the Moon. It's a hard point to argue after a listen to the lead single off their album I Want! I Want!, dance-rock extravaganza "Anna Sun." I Want! I Want! has you dancing quick. Very quick. So it is no surprise that the response to the band has been just as immediate. Surrounding a reactive SXSW appearance, the band has already been featured as Nylon Magazine's "Band Crush," as a "Hot New Band" by SPIN Magazine, as a New York Post "Band You Must Know," and in the Spotlight of Last Call with Carson Daly.

Walk the Moon shows are nothing short of electric. Petricca, with bassist Kevin Ray, guitarist Eli Maiman and drummer Sean Waugaman, (all Ohio natives) streak, dot and smear their faces in paint before every performance. Eager crowds predictably join in the fun and by the end, even the most staunch skeptics are in the colorful mix. Respected regulars in the Cincinnati and Columbus club scenes, the boys, all in their early twenties, have garnered notable respect from fans and bands alike in their first few ventures to major markets. Walk the Moon combine impressive musicianship with what the New York Post deems their "unrestrainable love for performing." It is a truly contagious mix.

Matching what The New Music Editor's Jaimie Hodgson called "air strike choruses" with careful songwriting, Walk the Moon are dynamic - noticeably more than a "buzz band." They cite Talking Heads, The Police and The Killers as inspiration, both in writing and performing, not to mention a tribute to Bowie with a thumping rendition of "Let's Dance." I Want! I Want! is thoughtful and youthful at once, a perfect reflection of the band. Walk the Moon may very soon grow out of the clubs they play now (they've already sold out in advance of their first headlining New York show), but they are a band you don't want to grow up all the way. After all, they possess an enviable spirit, one devoted to just plain having fun. And who doesn't like fun?

REMAINING SHOW
July 20 - Rice Cakes

The Friday Night Concert Series at Waterplace Park is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the City of Providence, Angel Taveras, Mayor, Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, Department of Parks & Recreation, 95.5 WBRU, Dunkin Donuts, The Providence Phoenix, Narragansett Beer and Waterplace Restaurant.