Walk the Moon
The Rave- Milwaukee, WI
2/21/2012
All Photos by Paul Weber
Walk the Moon is:
Nicholas Petricca: lead vocals, keys, synthesizer
Kevin Ray: bass, vocals
Sean Waugaman: drums, vocals
Eli Maiman: guitar, vocals
Walk the Moon hails from Cincinnati, Ohio and was pleased to be in the Midwest last night opening for Young the Giant at the Rave in Milwaukee. They are out promoting their recently released EP, Anna Sun, off RCA Records. They list themselves as indie/visual/lyrical band on their Facebook Page yet those categories don’t begin to capture the true essence of the band.
Let’s talk about the how they call themselves a visual band. Not knowing who this fine group of gentlemen was before tonight, I read visual as in Pink Floyd visual with the whole light show and such. Walk the Moon didn’t have any fancy lighting, but they didn’t need it as they are the visual aspect that they mention. Lead singer, Nicholas Petricca, is a triple threat takes on lead vocals, keys, and even percussion. The drama of the band comes from Nicholas switching from keys, drums, and alternating mics. Also the band exudes a party energy onstage with lots of jumping and how can I forget the face paint?
Walk the Moon fans stood out from the rest as they would walk by with painted faces. Bonnaroo documented the band prepping for their set last year. The band aims to bring out their inner child at every show and one part of that is painting their faces and in this particular case they guys take to the crowd to paint fan’s faces. Watch the video below:
Last night’s show was a great gift to my ears. The sound was not overwhelming to my ears even though they had Sean Waugaman on his drum kit and Nicholas beating his drum next to his mic. It was a first time in a while where I took out my earplugs to enjoy the band. Each band member also had their own microphone, which is sometimes scary because some musicians just can’t or shouldn’t sing. Walk the Moon shocked me as each member of the band hit the mic and beautiful harmonies were piped through the speakers. They must be a production engineer’s dream as their pitch was right on.
Nicholas mentioned that he wants the band to achieve the success that Young the Giant has made for themselves. The thing is, last night Walk the Moon killed it and could hold their own as a headliner. They had the crowd engaged by the second song clapping right along with their music and the beating drum. I couldn’t tell that I was watching an opening band as the energy was high and won over the audience at the Rave.
Check out more photos from Walk the Moon’s set at the Rave:
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
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- Walk the Moon at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2/21/2012. Walk the Moon opens for Young the Giant on their current tour.
Check out Walk the Moon as they open for Young the Giant on their current tour:
| Date | Venue | Location | |
| Feb 08 | The Fillmore w/ Young the Giant | San Francisco, CA | |
| Feb 09 | The Fillmore w/ Young the Giant | San Francisco, CA | |
| Feb 10 | Soma w/ Young the Giant | San Diego, CA | |
| Feb 11 | The Wiltern – SOLD OUT | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Feb 12 | The Wiltern w/ Young the Giant | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Feb 15 | Rialto Theatre w/ Young the Giant | Tucson, AZ | |
| Feb 16 | Crescent Ballroom w/ Young the Giant | Phoenix, AZ | |
| Feb 18 | Ogden Theatre w/ Young the Giant | Denver, CO | |
| Feb 20 | First Ave w/ Young the Giant | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Feb 21 | Eagles Ballroom w/ Young the Giant | Milwaukee, WI | |
| Feb 23 | Riviera Theatre w/ Young the Giant | Chicago, IL | |
| Feb 24 | Madison Theater w/ Young the Giant | Cincinnati, OH | |
| Feb 25 | Newport Music Hall w/ Young the Giant | Columbus, OH | |
| Feb 26 | Beachland Ballroom w/ Young the Giant | Cleveland, OH | |
| Feb 28 | The Majestic w/ Young the Giant | Detroit, MI | |
| Mar 01 | Sound Academy w/ Young the Giant | Toronto, Canada | |
| Mar 02 | The Bronson Centre w/ Young the Giant | Ottawa, Canada | |
| Mar 03 | The Corona w/ Young the Giant | Montreal, Canada | |
| Mar 04 | Le Cercle w/ Young the Giant | Quebec, Canada | |
| Mar 06 | House of Blues w/ Kaiser Chiefs | Boston, MA | |
| Mar 08 | Terminal 5 w/ Kaiser Chiefs | New York, NY | |
| Mar 09 | 9:30 Club w/ Kaiser Chiefs | Washington, DC | |
| Mar 10 | Tabernacle w/ Kaiser Chiefs | Atlanta, GA | |
| Mar 12 | House of Blues w/ Kaiser Chiefs | Dallas, TX | |
| Mar 14 | House of Blues w/ Kaiser Chiefs | Houston, TX | |
| Mar 19 | The Echo w/ Kaiser Chiefs | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Mar 20 | The Fillmore w/ Kaiser Chiefs | San Francisco, CA | |
| Mar 22 | Crystal Ballroom w/ Kaiser Chiefs | Portland, OR | |
| Mar 23 | Showbox at the Market w/ Kaiser Chiefs | Seattle, WA | |
| Mar 24 | Commodore Ballroom w/ Kaiser Chiefs | Vancouver, Canada | |
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This sounds like such a great show. From what I’ve seen in Walk The Moon’s videos, they put on a pretty fantastic live performance. I love this acoustic version of “Tightrope”, http://bit.ly/A6nYSt
I truly can say that I have listened to “Anna Sun” every day this week. I saw these guys at CMJ this past year and they were awesome. I CANNOT wait until their full-length comes out on 6/19.