Late '90s pop group Hanson doesn't just talk the talk; they walk the walk - literally. The group of three brothers will be at the House of Blues on Sunday to promote their new album, The Walk.

The concert is not the only thing that Hanson fans have to look forward to in Orlando. The brothers will also do a mile-long barefoot walk at 3 p.m. before the show in Downtown Disney to bring awareness to poverty all over the world.

Hanson also has a partnership with Tom's Shoes, a shoe company that donates a pair of shoes to an impoverished person for every pair they sell. The company is currently focusing on the poor and homeless in Africa.

The band recently traveled to South Africa to see the implementation of a new medical technology that helps pregnant women with AIDS and attempts to protect the unborn babies from the disease.

Zac Hanson said the trip inspired him and his brothers to give back and use their celebrity for a good cause. The song "Great Divide" was inspired by their trip and can be downloaded on iTunes. All proceeds go directly to the research hospital in Africa.

He said their band encourages all of their fans to do something, no matter the size, to give back.

"Something as simple as walking a mile or buying a pair of shoes or buying a song; it's not a big thing," he said. "And it's not something that will 'change the world,' but actually it does because solutions come from action."

The barefoot walk is free and open to the general public.

The three brothers, Isaac, Taylor and Zac, have been a band for 15 years and have been commercially recording for 10.

The Walk is a deviation from traditional recording form, the youngest band member Zac Hanson said in a phone interview. He said they chose to perform live in the studio, rather than recording each piece of orchestration separately and blending it all electronically.

The live process allowed the band to capture what they feel is the essence of their music, he said.

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