tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66542602639752787572024-02-22T13:54:31.956-08:00Walk the MoonAdam Reifsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13974913015369322246noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-63663580708849168962011-06-17T00:27:00.000-07:002011-06-17T00:48:15.081-07:00to be continued...<div>writing to thank you for coming here to see what we have to say. some of you have been following along for such a long time and we <3 you dearly for it.</div><div><br /></div><div>we would like to return to regular blogging one day soon, but until such time you can find our daily updates & schedule of shows on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/walkthemoonband.com">walkthemoonband.com</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/facebook.com/walkthemoon">facebook</a>, and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/twitter.com/walkthemoonband">twitter</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>see you out in the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>love,</div><div>WALK THE MOON</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EeQeX49fJj5b7DUvAE2ijR5y_W2MLpEt4mzrm1lifOs0og1re8-3RzCA9uAoFKdm5csmfv8qlbjVsjmHoaOk_xl6NUXcrkPigRHXomj_UVgVebRLh9LUV5nXYsOMXXVVOnMzSWWdzIKD/s1600/253041_10150211758097558_8204082557_7009215_1614646_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EeQeX49fJj5b7DUvAE2ijR5y_W2MLpEt4mzrm1lifOs0og1re8-3RzCA9uAoFKdm5csmfv8qlbjVsjmHoaOk_xl6NUXcrkPigRHXomj_UVgVebRLh9LUV5nXYsOMXXVVOnMzSWWdzIKD/s400/253041_10150211758097558_8204082557_7009215_1614646_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619092001818545554" /></a><br />hello surfers,<div></div>Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-57963414468031612542011-01-23T13:15:00.000-08:002011-01-24T11:31:47.468-08:00days 2 - 5listeners, viewers, readers, canoers,<br /><br />thanks for your patience. the road, we've found, has allowed for little time with access to the interwebs. <br /><br />Thursday marked the drive of death up to Dayton. We knew a great big snowstorm was coming in and we drove straight into it. Kevin showed Swarzenneger-like skill and heroism on the icy roads and we pulled up into the white-out ghost town of downtown Dayton. To our pleasant surprise, a whole slew of others had braved the elements, too, and Canal Street Tavern was bumping with cozy enthusiastics. Our friends in Alec Delphenic Trio (formerly baby-faced Alec boasted an epic beard) did a surprise cover of STONE COLD FOX which blew our brains, and the incredible <a href="http://www.blogger.com/bengsons.com">Bengsons</a> followed. Shaun and Abi Bengson are married, in love, and touring the country making spectacularly personal music. I met them when I saw their play at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival in which they told the story of their adventures around four continents in the form of hilarious, beautiful songs. We went on amidst a small and proud throng of painted faces (friends had found the facepaint in our stuff and started passing it around) and afterward left Dayton to get a head start on the drive to Philadelphia. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfyu9p_4NjX0ElxzAm6rQjr2ZmtG5Bw-mAe7U7W3ZO2yfEHRNFUJsGFb3Z9w_QuoGnZoan1hgdQMDUb4TwfObuxjmN7RB6wVdawW2Tx3ejFT_hc1ljBjTB19DspNGrVKuLdluSyIQlS4G/s1600/alec+no+beard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfyu9p_4NjX0ElxzAm6rQjr2ZmtG5Bw-mAe7U7W3ZO2yfEHRNFUJsGFb3Z9w_QuoGnZoan1hgdQMDUb4TwfObuxjmN7RB6wVdawW2Tx3ejFT_hc1ljBjTB19DspNGrVKuLdluSyIQlS4G/s320/alec+no+beard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565825346590039586" /></a>alec, before<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MYGUFjr8rxRvfUSnOCza_29IOMwp1zOwJTCAxKHaL3375_5aWWq0FCbJIJ2HLKeVVMleZ_1_L8o2fCHJgeFKR1mz9S2iaahAhPWQ2e5kfS8tfaYtfwYAYRZLozsuUFf4GijTiD5iXFzt/s1600/alec+beard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MYGUFjr8rxRvfUSnOCza_29IOMwp1zOwJTCAxKHaL3375_5aWWq0FCbJIJ2HLKeVVMleZ_1_L8o2fCHJgeFKR1mz9S2iaahAhPWQ2e5kfS8tfaYtfwYAYRZLozsuUFf4GijTiD5iXFzt/s320/alec+beard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565825335491476002" /></a>alec, after<br /><br />We careened in to Philly Friday night and were awestruck by how stunningly gorgeous the city is. We took some really fantastic pictures of our cameras' flashes on the inside of the van windows.<br /><br />Legendary Dobbs was a small venue in a vibrant art district on South St. where bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Green Day, and Oasis played when they were baby bands like us. Show was packed and hot. Special thanks to Seanny's cousin Karianne for pimping out our merch and to Arielle for hooking us up with an awesome hotel suite!!<br /><br />currently we are en route to NYC on the New Jersey Turnpike. our first stop will be Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn, which besides having a mildly creepy title hosts a popular open-mic on Sunday evenings. <br /><br />see you MONDAY NIGHT at PIANOS!!!Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-33326732355618182622011-01-22T14:32:00.000-08:002011-01-24T10:39:01.091-08:00Ain't no rest for the wicked....Kevin comin at ya from just outside Baltimore on an incredibly cold day on the east coast. I am titling this blog post according to what I believe is a mutual understanding between all of us on this tour that lining up two hotel room chairs and an ottoman does not make a comfortable sleeping surface. But nonetheless, I have to thank everyone so far who has lent us free space in their homes or hotel rooms. Last night we had a fantastic first show ever in Philadelphia at The Legendary Dobbs, and tonight we have an acoustic show at Teavolve in Baltimore. Hope to see some smiling faces there! <br /><br />Tomorrow morning, it's ON TO NEW YORK CITY :)Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-29501321814166539432011-01-20T23:38:00.000-08:002011-01-20T23:55:25.999-08:00We need a plow on the front of the tour van!What up! Seany here blogging from the road. We braved the ice and snow to make it to our show with the Alec Delphenic Trio & The Bengsons tonight & are now driving to columbus to spend the night. Rest assured you'll hear more from us tomorrow! Much love!<br />SeanWalk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-40625737978611886352011-01-19T16:35:00.000-08:002011-01-19T17:20:08.776-08:00Valparaiso Interim and Night #1: South Bend, Mr Don Sir, Brad gets some actionWe're warm and cozy, awaiting showtime in the hip art-deco den of Uptown Cafe in Valparaiso, IN. It's nestled at the base of the Valpo University student apartments, and has the most original, delicious recipes for sandwiches, pizzas.... about an hour ago I put a s'wich in my mouth and felt immediately like I hadn't done enough good deeds in my life to deserve it.<br /><br />Last night was a surprise. Owner and big bearhug-giver Art at the Coney Island dive bar in South Bend kindly allowed us to play a short set during their Tuesday open mic night. We set up the full band in the tiny front window and played to a tightly-packed crowd inches from their faces. Afterward, Art grabbed me and held me tight, excitedly muttering kind words peppered with profanity.<br /><br />Before all this we became acquainted with Mr. Don Sir. Everyone must know. At the beginning of the night, shortly after we arrived, an elderly gentleman stood up to the mic with his weathered guitar. Ancient-faced, nearly toothless, and bullfrog-voiced, this man spoke as if through a greasy kazoo. To our delight, his banter became increasingly vulgar and he began playing a song - a parody of Let It Snow - whose subject was definitely, unmistakably.. fellatio. At the end of the night Mr. Don Sir gave me a CD of 30 of his parodies (he punned "pair-o-double-d's"), croaking in my ear that I had to wait until I was home to listen in case I laughed myself into a car wreck (this really happened last time). <br /><br />On the way home we resisted putting the CD in and arrived at our friend Heather's place in Valpo. There waiting for us was her beautiful, enormous female American Bulldog named Lila. She was very affectionate. She especially liked Brad. She liked him so much that she tried to have babies with him... again, and again, and again. She was so big that Brad couldn't really do anything about it, and rather than help we stood by laughing in mixed horror/hysteria.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1Uaf4dHKLJ8AwwJPUEabvzbuKIWgSCvIinWE1an24lHLdAw1fwcbSAiYEwdN55bh-u2zqDq_kidyNakiIGbP99w5yjWbMyTpqKkDG8ghvYTnO6804eU2DmxySuxn6zgpR4S1djEqkJZ5/s1600/Lila+and+Brad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1Uaf4dHKLJ8AwwJPUEabvzbuKIWgSCvIinWE1an24lHLdAw1fwcbSAiYEwdN55bh-u2zqDq_kidyNakiIGbP99w5yjWbMyTpqKkDG8ghvYTnO6804eU2DmxySuxn6zgpR4S1djEqkJZ5/s400/Lila+and+Brad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564070768002227746" /></a><br /><br />We're about to go on. Have a great night! See you in Dayton.<br /><br />Nicholas & WTMWalk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-42651348877114554292011-01-18T16:57:00.000-08:002011-01-18T17:13:42.402-08:00DANCE MARATHON TOUR: Mile 1-242The tour has begun, and we are on our way up north to the Icy Tundra of South Bend, Indiana. This will be Fighting Irish territory!!! Playing our first show at McCormicks Coney Island, which is either a college bar, abandoned ferris wheel factory, or a sea-locked oasis of chili dogs...? <br /><br />Wish us luck... we'll see you all at a show!!!<br /><br />Special thanks goes out to Heather for providing us shelter tonight (owner of Uptown Cafe in Valparaiso)Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-19559938331744330672011-01-12T14:05:00.000-08:002011-01-12T11:05:13.473-08:00DANCE MARATHON TOUR DATES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiR094io7fSRFX9wA-uuBoD_18Ik-EHK1Rcayox_yX8sE49zcmv2wr3j3LUWpmokMct0gqVf5FGDziasin03pnIxhC5pNtcP-Uqqdq-BCyMNl2WELp4vI_qycc9arQ0YEufSGwBWCn_GzY/s1600/iwantiwant_cover_forweb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiR094io7fSRFX9wA-uuBoD_18Ik-EHK1Rcayox_yX8sE49zcmv2wr3j3LUWpmokMct0gqVf5FGDziasin03pnIxhC5pNtcP-Uqqdq-BCyMNl2WELp4vI_qycc9arQ0YEufSGwBWCn_GzY/s400/iwantiwant_cover_forweb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561192510031096866" /></a><br />JAN 15 - CINCINNATI - Northside Tavern - 10pm<br />JAN 19 - VALPO - Uptown Cafe - 7pm<br />JAN 20 - DAYTON - Canal St. Tavern - 8pm<br />JAN 21 - PHILADELPHIA - Legendary Dobbs - 8:30pm<br />JAN 22 - BALTIMORE - Teavolve - 8pm<br />JAN 24 - NEW YORK - Pianos - 8pm<br />JAN 25 - BOSTON - WCHC 88.1 FM - 2pm <br />JAN 26 - BOSTON - TT The Bears - 9pm<br />JAN 27 - TBA (looking at Pittsburgh or Toledo)<br />JAN 28 - BALL STATE - Be Here Now - 10pm<br />JAN 29 - BUTLER U - DANCE MARATHON<br />JAN 30 - VALPO - Uptown Cafe - 6pm<br /><br />We will be blogging every day about our adventure, so keep coming back here to hear the latest.<br /><br />IF you have any! friends who live near these cities that would like to hear us live, please refer them to our <a href="http://facebook.com/walkthemoon">facebook</a> or <a href="http://myspace.com/walkthemoonband">myspace</a>.<br /><br />Can't wait to see you and hug you big and tight with our loud noises.<br /><br />Love always,<br />WALK THE MOONWalk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-46838946462174400882011-01-12T10:54:00.000-08:002011-01-12T11:05:53.603-08:00review of i want! i want! in CITYBEATa great review of the new record from November. thanks CityBeat!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Walk the Moon Shines on First LP</span><br />by Mike Breen, CityBeat Cincinnati Novemeber 2010<br /><br />Walk the Moon was one of my personal highlights from the recent MidPoint Music Festival, where the band played a high-energy set wonderfully showcasing its dance-friendly beats, New Wave jubilance and Art Pop creativity. As solid as the foursome is live, I was still a bit stunned by how advanced, imaginative and proficient Walk the Moon comes across on its enchanting debut album, i want! i want!, which is to be released Saturday in conjunction with a multimedia event at The Mockbee. <br /><br />While the band’s Talking Heads influence is most evident during its live show (they did an exhilarating, wall-shaking version of “Burning Down the House” at MidPoint), myriad other inspirations combine on i want! i want! to create Walk the Moon’s distinct sound. While ’80s New Wave plays a part (mostly via the assorted synth sounds and riffs), you’ll also detect more contemporary sounds in the mix, from more recent Dance/Rock to modern Indie Pop. But it’s the more timeless songwriting, striking (and never pandering) hooks and craftily constructed arrangements that will keep you coming back to the album.<br /><br />The band’s use of space is remarkable; unlike a lot of young artists, WtM resists the urge to fill up the tracks and instead lets them breathe, making the songs more alluring and adding a sense of drama and mystery. The chugging, disco-ball spin of “Anna Sun” rises and falls, allowing the members to weave in counter melodies and use the elbow-room to paint in subtle, crafty quirks. The exquisite “Lisa Baby” is another highlight — the thick, ropy synth lines drive the dance-machine straight into a sunny, atmospheric chorus that’s as irresistible as anything you’ll hear on the radio today.<br /><br />Along with the creative, unpredictable rhythms and colorful soundscapes (guided often by the keyboards, which take on an array of tonal forms, from twinkling electric piano to those squiggly, sometimes Moog-y synthesizers to straight-up piano and beyond), the expressive vocals are a huge part of the album’s magnetism. Crafted and delivered with the same arty mindset as the instrumentation, frontman/keyboardist Nicholas Petricca’s melodies are blissfully unexpected yet perfectly addictive. Petricca’s expressive, diverse voice (often stacked and layered) is one of the strongest on the local Indie scene (and it ranks up there with some of the finer nationally-known vocalists, as well).<br /><br />On i want! i want!, Walk the Moon sounds like they’ve taken elements from modern Indie heroes like Franz Ferdinand, TV on the Radio, LCD Soundsystem, Of Montreal, The Killers, Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, Spoon and Modest Mouse, shredded them through their own vivid imaginations and reassembled the patchwork pieces into something focused and original. With a debut as powerful, polished and compelling as i want! i want!, not only would I not be shocked to hear Walk the Moon was being courted by a large indie or major label — I’d be more stunned if the album didn’t draw big attention to the band.Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-40780145608516746842010-12-21T08:52:00.000-08:002010-12-22T08:39:10.426-08:00UGLY = MERRYThis past Saturday December 18 we threw our UGLY (or Just Misunderstood) SWEATER PARTY at the Mad Hatter in Covington, KY.<br /><br />Between the amazing line-up, the Rudolphed noses, the XMAS TREE CANVAS, and the sweaters...<br /><br />it got ugly. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegIsN89kpYusjVhw344nPN9f3kRy5uqUZvoKkVA0G8x6vDoB3iiKHyshp48yzgBsqOMaA1FtHEcZ_m5RVJumAP1kgPEu_WYQw_9EjPxhwEHdRzorYCOB5ctDZm_aNYdpMNtLgW7zjPbk7/s1600/walk2+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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Cheers to the Mad Hatter for letting all of us transform you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwQYm0yM9Fo9GYQ5bM5RzVD9qTlJS9L3uFo_QtOCkM-0ehEnaT_KrU2dSwqkGYRINzFqmtImdqwyZZtdqN6ra3JI3_NXH-IMjBBMDeTyvtrp-CyDNo5ygVdIbqxXoQ7KS7uIAf_K72Aky/s1600/walk+15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwQYm0yM9Fo9GYQ5bM5RzVD9qTlJS9L3uFo_QtOCkM-0ehEnaT_KrU2dSwqkGYRINzFqmtImdqwyZZtdqN6ra3JI3_NXH-IMjBBMDeTyvtrp-CyDNo5ygVdIbqxXoQ7KS7uIAf_K72Aky/s400/walk+15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553214136495408466" /></a><br /><br />See you in 2011. In January we'll be back in Cincinnati as well as Columbus, Dayton, Philly, Cleveland, New York City, Indianapolis, and hopefully a few other places in between. Have a Happy, Ugly, Merry New Year.<br /><br />love,<br />Nicholas, Sean, and Kevin<br />(photos in this post courtesy of Jeff Burkle and Allison Ventura)Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-67272059716751876282010-11-25T12:35:00.000-08:002010-11-25T12:55:59.567-08:00giving thanks!thank you everyone who has made themselves a part of WALK THE MOON this year... that is, by dancing at shows, dancing in your rooms, donning facepaint, frolicking in french park and mockbee, sharing with friends and moms and neighbors, every song is for you.<br /><br />enjoy "Gobbledigook" by Sigur Rose. some parents may not approve... whoops! it's a beautiful expression of being human.<br /><br />give thanks for being alive!!<br /><br /><object width="430" height="266"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bI8S0RvNgbQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bI8S0RvNgbQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="430" height="266"></embed></object><br /><br />happy thanksgivingWalk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-57918149133218085672010-11-17T08:43:00.000-08:002010-12-30T06:36:33.206-08:00i want! i want! (photos by D. Walker, J. Burkle and B. Bartel)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMUWHZNaayBz9BItYLAV2hdl6NIgeT_ZCTXavb1n4qhQ6XxNJzHrSQsus-NXTlsorVKAigdN4z2vHF3aswk2A_pdHP0yTgCIVlWU0o_5Hl1teqgksJUOBTtyAw-6hi5uVvlPUtgVQsXvt/s1600/walker+canvass.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMUWHZNaayBz9BItYLAV2hdl6NIgeT_ZCTXavb1n4qhQ6XxNJzHrSQsus-NXTlsorVKAigdN4z2vHF3aswk2A_pdHP0yTgCIVlWU0o_5Hl1teqgksJUOBTtyAw-6hi5uVvlPUtgVQsXvt/s400/walker+canvass.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540575608889709442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_EF1iCJhyphenhyphen0HEISMNa2D-QV1v8gKQe8R0sHtw7DNmbyE0gMc21SvcWG1UBNtzmydAwXb59NRf9lY9V4awflK3IaUwLqv8_FDwfRHVjT1u8QSPvMI_wMUCLNIcwzZAkjqCnW1O_-rCrSN5/s1600/walker+mockbee4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_EF1iCJhyphenhyphen0HEISMNa2D-QV1v8gKQe8R0sHtw7DNmbyE0gMc21SvcWG1UBNtzmydAwXb59NRf9lY9V4awflK3IaUwLqv8_FDwfRHVjT1u8QSPvMI_wMUCLNIcwzZAkjqCnW1O_-rCrSN5/s400/walker+mockbee4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540575602475357474" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOyJlM8v32qtkx79zXEmreBMHdj1vFc8cFxso07vcXhQLs70t4z6njfv0oVLqR2WXqBbBTaJz5ZemXB1vRKbnwanezpYXPzVFsP386EZUxasowAHo9YirB5sb62Q8QWsf8Chu_3XTn_ab/s1600/walker+mockbee2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOyJlM8v32qtkx79zXEmreBMHdj1vFc8cFxso07vcXhQLs70t4z6njfv0oVLqR2WXqBbBTaJz5ZemXB1vRKbnwanezpYXPzVFsP386EZUxasowAHo9YirB5sb62Q8QWsf8Chu_3XTn_ab/s400/walker+mockbee2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540575589526091186" /></a><br />can't describe to you the unbelievable energy and love inside the Mockbee on Saturday night. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJ_KFMM8ZH5aw7xAdDXYHa6a_Jq7EYpEG2Wr16t1HOgwsawibmD4wPOI6tbJVinJWhMuroaGM4Xb8fuojFFshxjuPezHhZfqrfEfWBSfYm4ymhRxizHH7ZZxAYO167bx1L2MbhdnLHgtO/s1600/burkle+video.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJ_KFMM8ZH5aw7xAdDXYHa6a_Jq7EYpEG2Wr16t1HOgwsawibmD4wPOI6tbJVinJWhMuroaGM4Xb8fuojFFshxjuPezHhZfqrfEfWBSfYm4ymhRxizHH7ZZxAYO167bx1L2MbhdnLHgtO/s400/burkle+video.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540570433711242018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlDwDk2SQBexFdZ1gZJck1kwPhPDeNfKcmyyly_fFAvaj761Gk5siuHasGfrTVWmbib7Jt1s4v19TogwrhnoLKNqVcEabl5ivxnwe9Xsaj57m-wWJ07IukXmBYZ_3UwaAZdxmUkeitqaV/s1600/burkle+chris+surfin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlDwDk2SQBexFdZ1gZJck1kwPhPDeNfKcmyyly_fFAvaj761Gk5siuHasGfrTVWmbib7Jt1s4v19TogwrhnoLKNqVcEabl5ivxnwe9Xsaj57m-wWJ07IukXmBYZ_3UwaAZdxmUkeitqaV/s400/burkle+chris+surfin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540570431498966690" /></a><br />nearly sold-out crowd - <span style="font-style:italic;">we counted over 450 painted faces</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjas6Yx0gCaA-OaIHHDhqixJrjUoE283Zf5h90AoZDNq0fZPz0JDHCDVWCWv6Nzrp_7DsL6nGBfbXRLiC9rRO6E_NTotDdToH-kfmsQei6fmwHjzrLJD4J3X_K1-ya0sePv395Y57y-Q3ZB/s1600/walker+mockbee3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjas6Yx0gCaA-OaIHHDhqixJrjUoE283Zf5h90AoZDNq0fZPz0JDHCDVWCWv6Nzrp_7DsL6nGBfbXRLiC9rRO6E_NTotDdToH-kfmsQei6fmwHjzrLJD4J3X_K1-ya0sePv395Y57y-Q3ZB/s400/walker+mockbee3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540575598149933122" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FcaBIOUXQeVFJ5lwqJPECXlRTN6FRQywEHOEYMJnuZmON9OFr5l2ojKe3KJRaneOkz1kZ6l-Fmi4CJGYw99gyM29LNYvSVQp6tNJMmlZxTbdGeCimiy0D9j4RlAOYile-2JycdA_yI4s/s1600/walker+mockbee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FcaBIOUXQeVFJ5lwqJPECXlRTN6FRQywEHOEYMJnuZmON9OFr5l2ojKe3KJRaneOkz1kZ6l-Fmi4CJGYw99gyM29LNYvSVQp6tNJMmlZxTbdGeCimiy0D9j4RlAOYile-2JycdA_yI4s/s400/walker+mockbee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540575594432166290" /></a><br />it began quietly...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6ufiDDebpGLnVZb3LYovK9ZQHSc-SA_RoKADXxaaM6qTXOZhqYaahHvKPzBL_IMr5bfCvFlR2QB3LbbmQYOyZcWzAFX2bPztIZfKs2GVNMFrRif_A_L7lx_p0sqa3puSURbEErVCviqS/s1600/fort.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6ufiDDebpGLnVZb3LYovK9ZQHSc-SA_RoKADXxaaM6qTXOZhqYaahHvKPzBL_IMr5bfCvFlR2QB3LbbmQYOyZcWzAFX2bPztIZfKs2GVNMFrRif_A_L7lx_p0sqa3puSURbEErVCviqS/s400/fort.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540568796954627698" /></a><br />and soon raged.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjMMmpFlpUfGK6oTB5UhUypkM-dfh5UCkbHcFkFm90GDXInhhyphenhyphenfAibrP0xV14viOrmAMlq47kVUJUnPssi9jpuvMKjFETiKhTEnIpBHL0TccKHsQ-9wfh3F6XuW7ZeSG01_nZEBkLnljE/s1600/bartel+canvass.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjMMmpFlpUfGK6oTB5UhUypkM-dfh5UCkbHcFkFm90GDXInhhyphenhyphenfAibrP0xV14viOrmAMlq47kVUJUnPssi9jpuvMKjFETiKhTEnIpBHL0TccKHsQ-9wfh3F6XuW7ZeSG01_nZEBkLnljE/s400/bartel+canvass.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540568788644840994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1SkVRsto15gF63deNgJNnBvJ4FAfnBay9-5lfspvF7Z9KI8oVis7QDy7kU4HmWtZQBH2-6DGDrDqMeg4OdGFmsaHm5QixsfikDYKdynO2MgQmLhVToXb9w0OZspgOh77kS-ID5O6CDPr/s1600/burkle+walk+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1SkVRsto15gF63deNgJNnBvJ4FAfnBay9-5lfspvF7Z9KI8oVis7QDy7kU4HmWtZQBH2-6DGDrDqMeg4OdGFmsaHm5QixsfikDYKdynO2MgQmLhVToXb9w0OZspgOh77kS-ID5O6CDPr/s400/burkle+walk+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540570438201796098" /></a><br /><br />zombies onstage during Thriller...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9Oiw8S4mge1Gqa-hlumEa4uaRUkuaDDIVJgTEHRI49fiez82D5qlwg43f5j-G5sQrKBPENkW3dkcqg_3K_V5guPGUK5_eS1jXZPv2MO_2EZOAKwGB7a5SHXnX1R73PIfQNSEY5AWxoXO/s1600/burkle+zombies+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9Oiw8S4mge1Gqa-hlumEa4uaRUkuaDDIVJgTEHRI49fiez82D5qlwg43f5j-G5sQrKBPENkW3dkcqg_3K_V5guPGUK5_eS1jXZPv2MO_2EZOAKwGB7a5SHXnX1R73PIfQNSEY5AWxoXO/s400/burkle+zombies+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540568797757806290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM2HWE36fBuuyWiOElQtwrtrExiQ6XUULyYdFLkB7TmWCPb6i6Zw_V6eyKuyr3A5qpIgk-cO__6QWGTn0fhkGJ1FgEq2Vp2zHytNRwfypoP-D9vPgqP1WOuwRcvIX_WPVOfkFTTKZHb1K/s1600/burkle+jy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM2HWE36fBuuyWiOElQtwrtrExiQ6XUULyYdFLkB7TmWCPb6i6Zw_V6eyKuyr3A5qpIgk-cO__6QWGTn0fhkGJ1FgEq2Vp2zHytNRwfypoP-D9vPgqP1WOuwRcvIX_WPVOfkFTTKZHb1K/s400/burkle+jy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540570451020261634" /></a><br /><br />so many painted faces...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtggMhSQb5tlSQQAmmyY2hJfH_sCeKSbgTkLanDOw2SFT1eGeM8fqv8PZZ853GVqiEgep4mni0H2_Kd6Zp6A_1Nu54_ktVX6yrOwTxSSG00-7c5WrI6J7myDw5-_op5gsIPRZiltgYSWi/s1600/burkle+facepaint2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtggMhSQb5tlSQQAmmyY2hJfH_sCeKSbgTkLanDOw2SFT1eGeM8fqv8PZZ853GVqiEgep4mni0H2_Kd6Zp6A_1Nu54_ktVX6yrOwTxSSG00-7c5WrI6J7myDw5-_op5gsIPRZiltgYSWi/s400/burkle+facepaint2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540570449562309202" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFy6TbR8qusWIXJKuPmTDGsFDAGT9JyH9d-6Gs5F1tZ2fgUSJejwdWsPDXuI29JZhFYoLAAuWUIo_wLSRHgxp-HTJEYAED0A-FUTSjJNiwFZEpDQt3oNMpn4r8qMng2ZUwbVCh0A8YOi9/s1600/walker+mockbee5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFy6TbR8qusWIXJKuPmTDGsFDAGT9JyH9d-6Gs5F1tZ2fgUSJejwdWsPDXuI29JZhFYoLAAuWUIo_wLSRHgxp-HTJEYAED0A-FUTSjJNiwFZEpDQt3oNMpn4r8qMng2ZUwbVCh0A8YOi9/s400/walker+mockbee5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540577605484378450" /></a><br /><br />the photographer Jeff Burkle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbXwpVwfM6Fel5e3iLPf7n9BqTDmWYEkNgQOv4YXLCrf8cUqGUfLAyIB4IocdzMUF88nZ_Ob53N2xSwR-e6X0yqALn2OivTECSo_57CA5jVnk_TIc339sTrxV0_JS-7QlV01sDPhnuD7K/s1600/burkle+burkle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbXwpVwfM6Fel5e3iLPf7n9BqTDmWYEkNgQOv4YXLCrf8cUqGUfLAyIB4IocdzMUF88nZ_Ob53N2xSwR-e6X0yqALn2OivTECSo_57CA5jVnk_TIc339sTrxV0_JS-7QlV01sDPhnuD7K/s400/burkle+burkle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540568344618134658" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaH_8w7KIYRnyYeURAs7DYWeJ5mN__ZGG601t9wFF1tZaFfnhekmU5fr5cm1i8cro0IZC9tjmvWrkE6O2vz0jHQxBB4j8vZx3zHdbJCyHRdkUKnFRwrJZ1vxGuzSiOlIno9GorLTd_U0M/s1600/burkle+walk+13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaH_8w7KIYRnyYeURAs7DYWeJ5mN__ZGG601t9wFF1tZaFfnhekmU5fr5cm1i8cro0IZC9tjmvWrkE6O2vz0jHQxBB4j8vZx3zHdbJCyHRdkUKnFRwrJZ1vxGuzSiOlIno9GorLTd_U0M/s400/burkle+walk+13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540578829955642322" /></a><br /><br />Everyone who made it out - THANK YOU so much for truly being part of the event and making it an incredible night. It was amazing to see so many throwing paint at our wall canvasses, taking pictures by the Lost Boys fort, and dancing their facepaint off in the main room during the show.<br /><br />find the Anna Sun Official Music Video on YouTube. <span style="font-style:italic;">i want! i want!</span> available NOW in Cincinnati at Shake It! Records and Everybody's Records, and online at walkthemoon.bandcamp.com and iTunes.Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-29294195847313530372010-11-13T09:41:00.001-08:002010-11-13T09:41:21.258-08:00yeeeooowww JOIN us tonight at the MOCKBEE (2260 Central Pkwy) for so many reasons!-painting the walls is stupid amounts of fun.<br />-painting faces is even better.<br />-"Anna Sun" Music Video and WALK THE MOON's debut album!<br />-Harlequins, Gold Shoes, WALK THE MOON, and Pones Inc performances!<br />-all this while dressing up as a Lost Boy or Girl... !<br /><br />DETAILS<br /><br />doors are at 9pm,<br />music begins at 10pm with the Harlequins - followed by Gold Shoes, then WALK THE MOON and Pones, Inc.<br />DJs DUSTIN CHOW & DEVON CHERRY keep the beats big and phat after the MOON is done.<br /><br />PARKING @ THE MOCKBEE<br />park your car along the Mockbee-side of Central Pkwy; more parking is available on Central AVE parallel to the Pkwy.<br /><br />DIRECTIONS TO THE MOCKBEE (2260 Central Pkwy)<br /><br />from downtown:<br />take Central Pkwy north away from the city. The MOCKBEE will be the giant brick building ON THE RIGHT just before the Western Hills Viaduct, has MOCKBEE CO. painted in white on the facade.<br /><br />from I-75 S:<br />take the Hopple St. exit 3 and turn RIGHT on Hopple. Turn RIGHT at Central Pkwy. The MOCKBEE will be the giant brick building ON THE LEFT just after the Western Hills Viaduct, has MOCKBEE CO. painted in white on the facade.<br /><br />from I-75 N:<br />take the Ezzard Charles/Liberty exit and follow Winchell Ave. Turn RIGHT on Liberty, LEFT on Linn, LEFT on Central Pkwy. The MOCKBEE will be the giant brick building ON THE RIGHT just before the Western Hills Viaduct, has MOCKBEE CO. painted in white on the facade.<br /><br />see you there!Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-33554999120693558242010-11-10T09:32:00.000-08:002010-11-10T09:45:23.719-08:00i want! i want! is coming NOV 13th @ the MOCKBEE. 2260 Central Pkwy, Cincinnati, OH.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPjYisPHV7pY5N_J06Lcv5Wqp475vVB5qN8QJ4MGFhqH7CiOYaLgCTgX9grYw_U7xudbvFYaGqGNji3lS2dMaqnzXt-ucBsKhYUU4Uyrg5HyZ0mScvOTrs1qz-KMTmngtzevFz24AJaMp/s1600/iwantiwant_cover_forweb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPjYisPHV7pY5N_J06Lcv5Wqp475vVB5qN8QJ4MGFhqH7CiOYaLgCTgX9grYw_U7xudbvFYaGqGNji3lS2dMaqnzXt-ucBsKhYUU4Uyrg5HyZ0mScvOTrs1qz-KMTmngtzevFz24AJaMp/s400/iwantiwant_cover_forweb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537975516658540962" /></a><br /><br />THIS SATURDAY at 9pm the doors will open at the Mockbee. Come to see the Harlequins, Gold Shoes, and yours truly, come to get your face painted, to express yourself on the graffiti canvasses, to get down with your kid self.<br /><br />GET YOUR TICKETS NOW from Urban Outfitters in Clifton, Shake It Records in Northside, or by e-mailing walkthemoonband(at)gmail(dot)com and save $5 on your purchase of the album!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125292014195383&ref=ts">facebook event</a><br /><br /><object width="420" height="261"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ypsZn2wGeJU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ypsZn2wGeJU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="261"></embed></object><br /><br />see you there.<br /><3,<br />WALK THE MOONWalk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-80248291651436411132010-11-04T19:37:00.000-07:002010-11-05T10:35:15.706-07:00EVERYONE MUST SEE THIS<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/muc0kaQtCMU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/muc0kaQtCMU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />also, OUR RECORD RELEASE PARTY @ THE MOCKBEE IN ONE WEEK<br />Saturday NOV 13<br />9pm doors, 18+, $5<br /><br />BUY TICKETS EARLY AND YOU WILL GET $5 off YOUR PURCHASE OF "i want! i want!"<br /><br /><object width="420" height="261"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rcXiW6HPiEk?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rcXiW6HPiEk?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="261"></embed></object>Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-45360315298601038252010-10-29T10:58:00.000-07:002010-10-29T11:03:21.396-07:00HALLOWEEN PARTIES.HAPPY HALLOWEEN<br /><br />get your freakish freak on with us this weekend.<br /><br />FRIDAY Oct 29<br />WALK THE MOON & GOLD SHOES<br />Mainstay Rock Bar (5th & Plum, downtown)<br />11pm FREE 21+<br />Our Costume: F. MERCURY, J. CASH, & friends<br /><br />SATURDAY Oct 30<br />WALK THE MOON, HARLEQUINS, CHARLIE HUSTLE<br />Grammer's Bar (Liberty & Walnut)<br />10pm FREE 21+<br />Our Costume: ZOMBIE MARGE SCHOTT<br /><br /><br />and coming soon: RECORD RELEASE PARTY<br /><br />NOV 13th<br />RECORD RELEASE PARTY<br />the MOCKBEE (2260 Central Pkwy)<br />9pm $5 18+Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-18509546160064149972010-10-25T07:47:00.000-07:002010-10-25T07:52:30.403-07:00WORLD UPDATE. extra! extra!Cincinnati Indie-Pop quartet WALK THE MOON releases their debut album entitled i want! i want! on CD, iTunes, <a href="walkthemoon.bandcamp.com">walkthemoon.bandcamp.com</a>, and limited edition cassette tapes on November 16th, 2010.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypsZn2wGeJU">Check out the SNEAK PEEK on YouTube of the music video</a> "Anna Sun", which will be premiered at the record release party @ the Mockbee in Cincinnati on Nov. 13th (the Mockbee, historic factory-turned-venue with barrel-vault ceilings and secret passageways, was also the location of the music video shoot, which involved some 70 volunteers and several local organizations).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnzJy_ScXXL_c1dlYFttZ4vkzAW51w31fJhMrDp-TAeyEzpiqJrw1o0iBSqT-Z_43Fe1khAyLkn0y1GGQ00A046EDYz1LgddLjpHPweqNWrrRwuBN4C-nXlhle_txSlmc9aCYnkq5Cd4t/s1600/WALK+grammers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnzJy_ScXXL_c1dlYFttZ4vkzAW51w31fJhMrDp-TAeyEzpiqJrw1o0iBSqT-Z_43Fe1khAyLkn0y1GGQ00A046EDYz1LgddLjpHPweqNWrrRwuBN4C-nXlhle_txSlmc9aCYnkq5Cd4t/s400/WALK+grammers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531996406880109170" /></a><br />__RECENT PRESS__________<br /> <br />"...formed in college over a mutual love of Talking Heads and twisted, inventive Pop. The resulting band reflects those two elements beautifully - WALK THE MOON makes fascinating, danceable Art Pop laced with vintage synth riffs... creative rhythms. ...And the band's captivating live show has grown its fanbase thanks to regular tour dates in NYC and beyond. This fall's i want i want EP should rocket them even further."<br />-CityBeat Cincinnati, Sept 2010<br /><br />"The young band was a bundle of energy and crowd responded in kind. And you have to respect a group unafraid to wear its influences like a badge of honor... as if to say, 'Yes, we do love Talking Heads, what are you going to do about it?'"<br />-Mike Breen, CityBeat, review of Midpoint Music Festival 2010<br /><br />"One of the best young bands I have seen in a long time... various influences, lots of fun..."<br />-Denise, GNYCTV/Highline Ballroom, New York City, July 2010<br /><br />"Walk the Moon’s set contained some of the finest orchestrated indie rock, leaving everyone’s attitude in the stratosphere, delighted by the sounds."<br />-Sean Peters, The News Record, Cincinnati, May 2010<br /><br />__TOUR________________<br /><br />WTM will be travelling NE to Boston and NYC, SE to the Carolinas, West to St. Louis, and many places in between throughout Winter 2010-2011. Always find updated Tour dates on <a href="http://myspace.com/walkthemoonband">myspace.com/walkthemoonband</a>.<br /><br />__other NEWS___________<br /> <br />WALK THE MOON was recently added to rotation on the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Tristate station 89.7FM WNKU, as well as Artists On Demand internet radio and Kent State's blacksquirrelradio.com.<br /><br />In September, the band joined great acts such as Tom Tom Club, Caribou, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, and many others from around the world at Cincinnati's Midpoint Music Festival. The show was well-received by fans and press.<br /><br />The i want! i want! release party on Nov. 13th at the Mockbee (2260 Central Pkwy Cincinnati, OH) marks the culmination of nearly two years of work in the studio and on the road. Be a part of the event in Cincinnati - be a Lost Boy/Girl, get colored at the facepaint station, graffiti the giant canvasses, and enjoy performances by WALK THE MOON, Gold Shoes, DJs Dustin Chow & Devon Cherry, and special guests Pones, Inc. dance company.<br /><br />Thank you and see you soon!<br />Love,<br />Nicholas, Katie, Erica, Jamie, and WALK THE MOON.<br /> <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/walkthemoonband">twitter</a><br /><a href="http://youtube.com/walkthemoonband">youtube</a><br /><a href="http://myspace.com/walkthemoonband">myspace</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/walkthemoon">facebook</a><br /><a href="http://walkthemoon1.blogspot.com">blog</a>Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-23655687082716125562010-10-04T20:01:00.000-07:002010-11-04T19:47:15.695-07:00"Anna Sun" Music Video<object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ypsZn2wGeJU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ypsZn2wGeJU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuzUio8c0zGqewi94pNb-w4bb3YkxMlf162IhEMJf4dp15Dl0JOI2jioES7hBHHM5IEDxgg65MJMJFstv755jV_vlSd6tI7WoanQh9zLg58zDo4A6NZXMiyKuf8deoo9FlIp3hL66abpr/s1600/flyersimple1(2).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuzUio8c0zGqewi94pNb-w4bb3YkxMlf162IhEMJf4dp15Dl0JOI2jioES7hBHHM5IEDxgg65MJMJFstv755jV_vlSd6tI7WoanQh9zLg58zDo4A6NZXMiyKuf8deoo9FlIp3hL66abpr/s400/flyersimple1(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524392862506431906" /></a>Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-8836422608580520112010-09-30T10:45:00.000-07:002010-09-30T11:11:46.609-07:00more CityBeat love, NEW MEMBERS, and this weekendlast weekend @ Midpoint Music Festival here in Cincinnati, unbeknownst to us, the editor of Arts & Entertainment at CityBeat made a point to come to our show. he wrote: <br /><br />And you have to respect a group unafraid to wear its influences like a badge of honor, ...as if to say, "Yes, we do love Talking Heads, what are you going to do about it?"<br />-Mike Breen, CityBeat Cincinnati<br /><br />read the entire article here: <a href="http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-1468-mpmf10-thursday-dance-party-usa.html">CityBeat MPMF</a><br /><br /><br />this weekend we play for the first time at Northside Tavern @ 11pm, opening for Charlie Hustle as they release their "Fall EP". come early for <a href="thewestern.bandcamp.com">The Western</a>. <br /><br /><br />and FINALLY without FURTHER ADO i would like to officially announce the NEW SEXY MEMBERS of WALK THE MOON:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Kevin Ray, <span style="font-weight: bold;">bass</span><br />Sean Waugaman, <span style="font-weight: bold;">drums & samples</span><br />Chris Robinson, <span style="font-weight: bold;">guitar</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsup0borPLtq9igVJ53Kyyn1qcmFgkk2gn1nNq7AICrq3ZLc3fmXSNO5WJk1h4wOQJapWaHiVsZUDuEejq0Ahu8yUCsZ6N2esUFznfip1KsBKPhHdwUwpBAZOaFYy5sfABIYUGTGm9A2L/s1600/WALK+grammers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsup0borPLtq9igVJ53Kyyn1qcmFgkk2gn1nNq7AICrq3ZLc3fmXSNO5WJk1h4wOQJapWaHiVsZUDuEejq0Ahu8yUCsZ6N2esUFznfip1KsBKPhHdwUwpBAZOaFYy5sfABIYUGTGm9A2L/s400/WALK+grammers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522767639431554626" border="0" /></a>pictured (from L to R): Kevin, myself, Seanny, Chris<br /></div><br />aren't they pretty? and they all<span style="font-weight: bold;"> sing.</span><br /><br />FIND US ALL at our party of the year <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >i want! i want!</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">NOV 13th @ The MOCKBEE</span></span>, where we will release our debut full-length album and the "Anna Sun" Music Video.Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-78945065791710946502010-09-13T16:57:00.000-07:002010-09-13T21:49:20.363-07:00A Man Who's Lost His Wisdom... and THIS WEEKEND>>><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFjJV9rzmjGGlYOyIMBSJYRBsVf_wWY-4oVTuze-mEWeQrJi-FeZkLrICA12mfN-97yg4jQUYfMcqasgVFCMWwXg8U17IG_bWhRGG9inmuyC81AxTQLtnLUwigQeVWcEqdxKq5uk2NqOT/s1600/Photo+on+2010-09-13+at+17.33+%233.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFjJV9rzmjGGlYOyIMBSJYRBsVf_wWY-4oVTuze-mEWeQrJi-FeZkLrICA12mfN-97yg4jQUYfMcqasgVFCMWwXg8U17IG_bWhRGG9inmuyC81AxTQLtnLUwigQeVWcEqdxKq5uk2NqOT/s400/Photo+on+2010-09-13+at+17.33+%233.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516552050425292466" /></a><br /><br />Underneath there, I look like: <br />A. a chipmunk<br />B. Harry Potter, after he got fat<br />C. Scott Stapp ca. summer 2010<br />D. all of the above<br /><br /><br />WALK THE MOON does not condone the unprescribed, recreational use of Percoset Oxycodone. However, it did provide for a very unusual case of the Mondays. I fell asleep almost everywhere, including the dinner table; it felt as though 1000 hummingbirds were kindly fanning my skin all day; and when my mom served me tomato soup I smelled it and said, "I just want to put my face in it."<br /><br /><br />THIS WEEKEND>>> there are some important things coming up that we would like you to know about/participate in.<br /><br />The ANNA SUN MUSIC VIDEO SHOOT PART II is happening Sunday the 19th and we need your beautiful faces! All are welcome to join us for a barefoot romp at French Park (Cincinnati 45237) from 9am-1pm this Sunday. E-mail nicholaspetricca -at- gmail -dot- com for more info, or check facebook.com/walkthemoon.<br /><br />LALAPALOOZA for LEUKEMIA, a great night of music for a great cause, takes place Saturday the 18th, the night before the shoot. Starting at 5pm at the Village Green in Glendale, there will be food, BEER, and original music by local Cincinnati artists including WALK THE MOON and our beautiful singer-songwriter friend Serenity Fisher. <br /><br /><br />keep in touch.<br />quarks and sharks,<br />NicholasWalk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-79966236328278840962010-09-09T12:35:00.000-07:002010-09-09T12:39:13.279-07:00it's been a minute.and regrettably it'll be a minute more. <br /><br />VIDEO SHOOT Part II happening next Sunday at French Park, CD Release being planned for November, CD final mixing happening RIGHT NOW... meanwhile we are playing in Indy tonight, Covington on Friday night, and Clifton on Saturday night. <br /><br />much more to say; kindly stay tuned...<br /><br />Nicholas<br /><br />ALSO we cannot thank you enough, everyone who was involved in ANNA SUN Part I. what an incredible turnout, what amazing performances from EVERYONE. we've been going over the footage and we are pooping ourselves.Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-59503336552929219172010-08-30T09:42:00.000-07:002010-08-30T09:44:10.259-07:00DETAILS for ANNA SUN VIDEO SHOOT this Tuesday 8/31 @ 6:00PM at the MOCKBEE 2260 Central PkwyI’m coming to the shoot! What do I wear?<br /><br />In the video there will be THREE ROOMS with specific costumes for each. We’ve assigned each of you to a room. BRING what you can for your room, and if you don’t have what we’re asking for, bring something that fits another room or please CALL US 513.317.1759. **and see IMPORTANT NOTES at bottom**<br />...<br />COSTUMES<br />Below are costume suggestions for each room, and below that are your room assignments. <br /><br />Room #1 (Moulin Rouge-ish theme)<br />examples: feather boas, masks, glittery apparel, tights, Halloween miscellaneous, eye patches, top hats, button-up shirts, suit-tie apparel, vests, colored makeup, face paint, red lipstick, fake eyelashes, corsets, canes, mustaches, dresses, tutus, heels, feathers in hair, big curls in hair, slicked back hair, buns. we also need STUFFED ANIMALS for a stuffed animal bar in this room.<br /><br />Room #2 (Social Room)<br />Black and White clothes – dressy, casual, whatever – just ALL white and black/dark clothes. It can be t-shirts (no graphics please), dark/black jeans, dresses, button-up shirts, hats, purses, jewelry, shoes, etc. Anything that is black & white. If you have red lipstick please bring but wait to apply.<br /><br />Room #3 (Rave Room)<br />Think RAVE. This room will be dimly lit with black lights. **Everyone should try to bring a LIGHTER – we will be using sparklers in this scene with each take** Costuming includes neon shirts/apparel/items, glow sticks, sequin items, fluorescent tape, glittery/sparkly items/clothes, or anything that would look sweet under a black-light. Any props/costuming that may be suitable for this room are welcomed!<br /><br />PARTICIPANTS<br />IF you don’t see your name below, just pick a room! or CALL US 513.317.1759. <br /><br />Room Assignments:<br />Room #1 – Sarah Mills, Katie Wood, Brad Leeds, Dani Craig, Lux Aubergine, Kent Thalman, Jessica Cornetet, Sammie Matson, Brett Opitz, Paul Fannin, Miranda Goley, Mike Heffron, Missy Lyons, Abby Plageman, Sarah Gravely, Arielle Goldberg, Allison Ventura, Carlos Murguia & Family, Gabbia Lanza, Josie Dempsey, Lynda Gerrety, Chris Groh, Lilia Walsh, Jennifer Roehm, Emma Sartini<br /><br />Room #2 – Tyler Kottman, Brad Gibson, Sean Waugaman, Laura Wahler, Ben Weiner, Blythe Bartel, Katie Grace Carlson, Michael Frank, Ginny Swale, Brett Fields, Kendall Sunderhaus, Arianne Villareal, Lora Garcia, Grace Bertsch, Sarah Cunningham, Andrew Min Rogers, Emily Butterfield, Hanna Lutz, Meghan Cronin, Rohit Sudarshan, Maggie Gray, Chris Robinson, Keith Burke, Natalie Palmer, Mark Berwanger, Megan Kendall, Izzi Krombolz, Allison Muennich, Tim Hein<br /><br />Room #3 –Alex Sunderhaus, Will Schultz, Keith Burke, Jessica Milavec, Ian Forsgren, Ryan Mullins, Kelly Anderson, Ben Scott, Joe Bredestege, Michelle Von Hirschberg, Maria Cecile, Maggie Ledbetter, John Vaughn Handelsman, Ben Lapps, Amy Mirlisena, Jaynell Booth, Ben Stevens, Erica Rehage, Anney Kincaid Castetter, Rachel Rawe, Samantha Brockman, Sarah Helsinger, Michael Burke, Colin Cooper<br /><br />***IMPORTANT NOTES***<br /><br />THERE WILL be a video-release form to sign when you enter. It just says you give us the right to feature you in our video, and you won’t sue us. =) IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGN THE FORM. Find and print it at this link: http://www.contrastproductions.net/release.html<br /><br />IMPORTANT!! Bring a drink and a light snack with you. There will be some food provided, but you WILL want more to sustain you!IF you’re bringing friends and they are not listed above, refer them to this message and have them bring whatever you’re bringing.<br /><br />LATECOMERS ARRIVING PAST 7:30, feel-free to enter but stay in the check-in area until you are invited into the filming area.<br /><br />PLEASE LABEL whatever you bring with your last name so we can return it to you if it’s left behind!<br /><br />And…HAPPY EXTRAS – if you want to make our day, try and bring any of these items with you:<br />Bag of chips, 2-liters of pop, cookies, solo-cups/paper plates, napkins, extension chords, box/house fans, lamps, lighters, glow sticks, anything in your Halloween box, crack-cocaine, clamp lights, facepaint, makeup, stuffed animals.Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-63851292478013294612010-08-20T09:36:00.000-07:002010-08-20T10:06:26.836-07:00WALK on the cover of Club Fringe!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgEWYtB8WbGJ6wfTvGWJa2SmQcvfJmjUFgyyuNmfn1dZm5zduS50X0JaFG-7uzp0mBsMwzjpbnuBclHJkM4xIZnzEO9zycS_8DnSl7AbNwtG-LBU-a9dq7qPiotEXXQeDhenV2_2VgQOZ/s1600/WALKTHEMOON_clubfringe.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgEWYtB8WbGJ6wfTvGWJa2SmQcvfJmjUFgyyuNmfn1dZm5zduS50X0JaFG-7uzp0mBsMwzjpbnuBclHJkM4xIZnzEO9zycS_8DnSl7AbNwtG-LBU-a9dq7qPiotEXXQeDhenV2_2VgQOZ/s400/WALKTHEMOON_clubfringe.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507535705217731250" /></a><br /><br />=) we're a cover band now!<br /><br />WTM will be playing at the Indianapolis Fringe Festival TONIGHT at 8pm. The stage will be on the corner of N. College and Massachusetts, near 748 Massachusetts Ave. Come out for live music, drinks, and some great indie theater.<br /><br />ALSO our friends in Pones, Inc. (who are choreographing and starring in the Anna Sun music video) have a show at Indy Fringe "The Four Food Groups" showing tonight at 6pm at Comedy Sportz, 721 Massachusetts.<br /><br />FINALLY there is much much to talk about - Anna Sun video filming in downtown Cincinnati at the end of August, Midpoint Music Festival in Sept, i want! i want! RELEASE in October and tour dates to follow. Come back in a few days and we will provide the skinny.<br /><br />Love,Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-65434826833788006222010-08-07T21:24:00.000-07:002010-08-07T22:03:15.961-07:00MIXING THE ALBUM and Stubby the Hangover Catgood evenings.<br /><br />i am comfy on the olive green couch in the condo of Chris Dobbs, fantastic audio engineer, in Indianapolis. zombied-out after a long day of mixing... <br /><br />what are you doing? why are you mixing? aren't the tracks already mixed? what is mixing? who is stubby the hangover cat? are some questions you might have.<br /><br />just in case, cause hey i didn't know til i spent lots of time in a studio, mixing is where we take all the bagillion tracks we recorded for a song (vocals, guitars, each individual part of a drum set...) and put them together in one huge session, screw with how everything sounds, make it all fit together, make sure everything has room to breathe. recording is one thing, but mixing is where a record becomes a record. others may argue. <br /><br />this weekend marks the final stretch of "i want! i want!". tracks like anna sun, the liftaway, quesadilla have been tossed around at shows for about a year now but we are finally going to be releasing a full-length disc... hopefully October (though the tracks will be done in the next couple weeks!!). it's been a long haul with so many obstacles... ask me and i'll tell you sometime... but it will at long last be out in the world for you and for us and for all very, very soon. <br /><br />we're doing some re-mixing because we want you to get the same feeling from listening to the music on the record that you do hearing it live. you may have noticed our live thing develop some over the last twelve months... so we're updating a little.<br /><br />and lastly... Chris' wife Erica has had the same cat for the last 17 years. her name is Stubby, she has no tail, she sits very still like a tiny gargoyle, and she sleeps in a way... for instance, in a way that i might after a night of heavy drinking...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseJL66UB0iZEmZ5u04HnY784T-oIyYtHCz1CYFcMzbtXAErQDzsU6IV3oCHs_0fmiAk2N7PkZo6kfE4_sm5bXQnaY1dWH277x2AobV5RJUVsgnv9Ioy1nzI6Sq2NUjsW0yBFqiDICXI6f/s1600/49.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseJL66UB0iZEmZ5u04HnY784T-oIyYtHCz1CYFcMzbtXAErQDzsU6IV3oCHs_0fmiAk2N7PkZo6kfE4_sm5bXQnaY1dWH277x2AobV5RJUVsgnv9Ioy1nzI6Sq2NUjsW0yBFqiDICXI6f/s400/49.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502890637181712530" /></a><br /><br /> or after 17 years of heavy being-a-tail-less-cat.<br /><br />kness. face down. floor. Stubby.Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-83557639696959910242010-08-01T20:12:00.000-07:002010-08-02T00:06:50.153-07:00UNISEX TOUR log IV: the drive west, OH times, my dog sings<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWDISW96bS3RuNj_HpdKQfLaT_WrZoDAg9d7-kfkItL9jwNmlJOqtWsm5Q1ObZ3BkhGBU7NPozoYKCht_-A3Fa64LW4xSJ3bOhKjo0VVSa-GtT1Fzf5TgLb9fZcPbdTW3D1bLOZ0kN-ox/s1600/061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500658993363033378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWDISW96bS3RuNj_HpdKQfLaT_WrZoDAg9d7-kfkItL9jwNmlJOqtWsm5Q1ObZ3BkhGBU7NPozoYKCht_-A3Fa64LW4xSJ3bOhKjo0VVSa-GtT1Fzf5TgLb9fZcPbdTW3D1bLOZ0kN-ox/s320/061.jpg" /></a>what the eff is this?? you might say.<br /><br />on our way home from New York City and we stop in Donteventellme, PA to fill 'er up. walking into the shop inside the gas station is like being hugged by a caricature of Sarah Palin. the love for America is palpable and thick. there is a log-cabin-style diner that looks warm and welcoming, though adjacent to the entrance there is a fluorescent-lit gun rack which kind of cancels that out. however amidst all the Bald Eagle hats and raccoon pelts is the magnificent situation that is pictured above.<br /><br />i won't say much more than this: first i noticed it was a deer. then that it was wearing a deer hunter's hat and jacket. then i realized it was clutching a bottle of wine like a newborn human child does a baby bottle. i gagged and had Mikey take that picture with his phone.<br /><br />later Dolores got us lost trying to find a Burger King, but thank goodness she did. through the Avalonic mists and across the tops of ye Shiny Sedans we saw the most majestic MFing Sheraton built to look like Camelot, and i guess to withstand the assault of barbarian hordes on their way from 5-star hotels.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOs5t0RMlQslN70CRCMFxsgT-osxvl7gVNO1xYYyQHsCvdgTvc_l5kiQZHe5yhTcD0X3URM5D4toLrKSf57KOkVdv4qGhT_6_TD4PQ4WT1VeoEeuQHvodEEqMXSI9nssHt8Sc5edVhtb6/s1600/054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500658766932120594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOs5t0RMlQslN70CRCMFxsgT-osxvl7gVNO1xYYyQHsCvdgTvc_l5kiQZHe5yhTcD0X3URM5D4toLrKSf57KOkVdv4qGhT_6_TD4PQ4WT1VeoEeuQHvodEEqMXSI9nssHt8Sc5edVhtb6/s320/054.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD59359PtTHJtk7VAr2WpsP2FFCD09Di4UoSfD957POsMK-WlMxJM4Hv9aZP0RA1lXcshHiSbY_p9I-MM2Mu0keOOYK4pBgWUn1TgVik6GaC-o15Jan28CQoJZKTpX5YEPCWzaPbo66WmF/s1600/maza+blaska.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 127px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500691009602503154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD59359PtTHJtk7VAr2WpsP2FFCD09Di4UoSfD957POsMK-WlMxJM4Hv9aZP0RA1lXcshHiSbY_p9I-MM2Mu0keOOYK4pBgWUn1TgVik6GaC-o15Jan28CQoJZKTpX5YEPCWzaPbo66WmF/s200/maza+blaska.jpg" /></a>Thursday we played the Rumba Cafe in Columbus, though not before bidding Mikey farewell (as i mentioned earlier, his skeellls were needed in South Bend) and welcoming Ryan (of Columbus' <a href="http://myspace.com/bonneville">Bonneville</a>) back into the fold for a night. we were joined by old friends and Austin, TX natives Chris and Gentry (Chris Hawkes online), who we met at Rumba in 2009 at our first show in C-bus, as well as Columbus' own Way Yes - think Paul Simon's Graceland/if Passion Pit were repopulated by the cast of Sesame Street - and <a href="http://myspace.com/mazablaska">Maza Blaska</a> - like if George Harrison got lost in the American desert and wrote a concept album about it.<br /><br />Friday we came home. i have never felt more welcome in my own city. i mean i, as WALK THE MOON, have never felt quite so welcomed in by a Cincinnati audience. Baba Budan's bar/coffee shop, nestled more or less on the University's campus, was filled with people having a good time. all the musicians that played that night were fantastic and just great people - <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.honneycombsmusic.com">Honneycombs</a>, my close friend <a href="http://myspace.com/serenityfisher">Serenity Fisher</a>, and Chris and Gentry. in a short solo set, i tipped my hat to former guitarist Nick Lerangis and did a cover of Nina Simone's "Be My Husband" before being joined by an altogether different lineup: F. Castro doppleganger/bassist Parker and talented newbies guitarist Chris and drummer Dave.<br /><br />quick aside: before i had become reaquainted with them this year, the last time i knew Chris his band Winner's Circle was kicking my band's ass in the Underground Fall Brawl 2006 and the last time i encountered Dave he was ass-naked streaking across his parent's backyard in Milford sometime in high school.<br /><br />anyway, we finished and everyone got down to Tactical Tabernacle, the dance band that makes everything up on the spot, every time. i got to join them on synth briefly when someone requested the Mortal Kombat theme. GET OVER HERE! ...anyone? Buehler?<br /><br />we crashed in the wee hours and the next morning i made Chris and Gentry play for my parents, and then we made our dog Giuseppe sing them "Hey Jude". it was a magical time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB41hWpUCMNdq97fDzwlTBekmf4XGjZ0S-hxC9FGQt7b3efny2XGKrkH7gtFsfZ2uPXk55Rbcc2yInXGxQB1hJ4rqU_7oqhwLwyxxZ6l6C2fk9ugfXoBy6NOmYvEEAq9qAVjwOe0uG70On/s1600/Nick4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500701208835931490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB41hWpUCMNdq97fDzwlTBekmf4XGjZ0S-hxC9FGQt7b3efny2XGKrkH7gtFsfZ2uPXk55Rbcc2yInXGxQB1hJ4rqU_7oqhwLwyxxZ6l6C2fk9ugfXoBy6NOmYvEEAq9qAVjwOe0uG70On/s320/Nick4.jpg" /></a>Chris Hawkes, Gentry's thigh, my singing dog Guiseppe</div>Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654260263975278757.post-80798846984178971002010-07-28T10:39:00.000-07:002010-07-29T09:49:54.894-07:00UNISEX TOUR log III: brave friends, Highline Ballroom, Unisex Salon(513): we arrived at our motel in the ghettos of New Jersey. there is a half-naked Chinese man in our room. exposed. we go to another room and everything is wet. we are scared.<br /><br />text from Erica, about 1pm or so, Monday the 19th. apparently our friends who had driven overnight to come see us in NYC booked a brothel. apparently also the half-naked Chinese man was naked on the lower half. i found out later that Erica's dad kindly booked them this motel.<br /><br />meanwhile, we were still having lunch on the street in Chinatown. after a moment of consideration we returned to our half-eaten pork-buns, tried to finish our lunches and put aside the image of the man in the hotel room. whether it was due to the half-buns or the surrounding multitude of glistening, sweaty Chinese men, we found this challenging.<br /><br />the night that followed was nothing short of fantastic. the dark staircase up to the venue came to a set of double-doors and opened up into the beautiful Highline Ballroom. Unisex Salon was sound-checking as we walked in and lead singer Kenyon (yes, same as our college.. no, not near Uganda) hopped down to say hello. last time i saw Kenyon he was half-naked (top half), psychedelic tattoos covering his chest, with a headdress perched atop his dreadlocks that looked like a french maid's bonnet dunked in a vat of pirate's booty. today he was wearing a very nice black hat and t-shirt.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vOlwV0TYpME9Zl1ARrFVpG1zRI__kPe4PMpohBn3qTxw5gpaRP3LleHJV5rTVwky0IyOXjdR_mzHi-VlNPvrZSIsqj6vxIiwFlvSkTpstS5Fh6S5eF7ezG9sy8Ahyphenhyphen7nSxYO6n2rcA16S/s1600/Nick3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vOlwV0TYpME9Zl1ARrFVpG1zRI__kPe4PMpohBn3qTxw5gpaRP3LleHJV5rTVwky0IyOXjdR_mzHi-VlNPvrZSIsqj6vxIiwFlvSkTpstS5Fh6S5eF7ezG9sy8Ahyphenhyphen7nSxYO6n2rcA16S/s320/Nick3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499370883631479922" /></a><br /><div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499036312776045762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW0B5TY9UeItXBx70JITa-8KAon3E-zET6bhzXg0U-lHf6enXN-PBw4rKVSkHjEBUkWdis-BjPdY96pxLDb7tRuqRaQ7IcqaRkuUMdhbbiHwZgxRIcjts-xvy1ks8HSof3FJeYeH2WUg8/s320/042.jpg" /></div><div align="center">soundcheck at HB </div><br />the grandfather from Little Miss Sunshine works at the Ballroom. he gave us our passes to the beer-stocked green room upstairs and later announced our show with great relish and conviction. i may have enjoyed his introduction as much as our set. after the show, which felt like somersaults down a hill, the promoter Denise told us we were one of the best young bands she had heard in a long time; i humbly asked if i could quote her on it and she said "yes" =). while Unisex did their crazy thing we had drinks with lovely Anne and mightily-bearded Michael from Wakey! Wakey! who had come out to see our show. i felt mighty blessed to be at a table with old friends from Kenyon and Cincinnati, new friends from New York and the music world, and my bandmates. (and there may be a detail here left out... only those who saw it know what i'm talking at... keyword 'ambush')<br /><br />and yes! our friends who escaped the brothel in NJ made it safely to the show and even ran merch for us(?!), though not before talking their way out of a speeding ticket (they had to pee really, really bad) and nearly suffocating while a mysterious can of Febreeze gradually sprayed its entire contents from an unknown location in their car. i can attest that they are alive and well, with minimal brain damage.<br /><br />we after-partied at Beauty Bar (password: "i want to be in Unisex Salon"), hotel-lobbied at Crocodile Lounge (BEER = PIZZA), crashed and burned at Andrea's and set off for OH in the morning. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBklXvbkmvjcGqyMxevqJKlaJkEWh6Zwhh5atDu-ZxI1i5BAZknySrmal3aikr15jJwVm0YBbeUm5QjUbIzd4EAPZRfzrUB9M7bb84CKv0cw5QM9wXQYRwoKJ29tFGwb1x90QzpahUMUAa/s1600/050.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499061634176099826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBklXvbkmvjcGqyMxevqJKlaJkEWh6Zwhh5atDu-ZxI1i5BAZknySrmal3aikr15jJwVm0YBbeUm5QjUbIzd4EAPZRfzrUB9M7bb84CKv0cw5QM9wXQYRwoKJ29tFGwb1x90QzpahUMUAa/s320/050.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJMulGyzSp7sqY3tFjCVaBIZo8NqzqX94T6-aKaz1ue1T3SReC3RXO4b6Pp6Xk7ARbWBO1mKOW_ViDpsLXk3N5BSAzePYZ3kuYcgzyCClL1CcBghGHb6wUC9JolI1HKGZnpagd5VEq374/s1600/049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJMulGyzSp7sqY3tFjCVaBIZo8NqzqX94T6-aKaz1ue1T3SReC3RXO4b6Pp6Xk7ARbWBO1mKOW_ViDpsLXk3N5BSAzePYZ3kuYcgzyCClL1CcBghGHb6wUC9JolI1HKGZnpagd5VEq374/s320/049.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499062782129497026" /></a><br /><div></div></div>Walk the Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773641614672849896noreply@blogger.com0