Paramore hungry for fan energy

Paramore needs you to go downtown this weekend.

The Tennessee quartet, propelled by singer Hayley Williams' powerful pipes, is one of the headliners Friday at Dfest in the Blue Dome District.

And bassist Jeremy Davis needs you there so the band can feed off your energy.

"The kids come and they're like, just ready to go," he said, describing the music festival atmosphere. "We really need those kinds of fans there to make us have a better show."

Besides Williams and Davis, brothers Josh and Zac Farro (guitar and drums, respectively) round out the band. Friday's show kicks off a summerlong tour for the band in support of "Riot!," its second album.

Davis, in a phone interview from his home outside Nashville, said he doesn't know much about Tulsa, other than occasional trips to a megachurch with his dad, who knew the pastor.

"I like going to places that I'm not really familiar with," he said. "The challenging part about it is when you have to work for the fans. You have to convince them somehow to stay and watch you play."

It shouldn't take much convincing. Williams could be the next Avril, and Davis promises to put on a "super-energetic" show involving the fans.

"I've seen kids talking about (Dfest) a lot on LiveJournal," he said, referring to Web site popular among young people. "I've heard a lot about it. I'm pretty stoked."

The foursome are all in their late teens or early 20s. Soaring up