Penn State students have plenty of entertainment options tonight. There's always Late Night Penn State, or some crazy frat party, or, of course, an Oxford graduate playing electronica music on the didgeridoo.

Dr. Didg will bring its "didgeridoo dance/trance experience" to The Brewery Inc., 233 E. Beaver Ave., at 10:30 tonight.

The band's trademark instrument, the didgeridoo, is an Australian instrument made up of a long cylinder, which the performer blows into continuously, employing a technique known as "circular breathing."

"It's a wickedly cool instrument that is very popular in Australia," said native Australian Adam Davis (senior-finance). "It's really hard to play, but some of my mates can play it really well."

Dr. Didg Time: 10:30 p.m. Date: Today Place: The Brewery Inc.

The group's name actually comes from a nickname given to Graham Wiggins, the mastermind behind the group who actually plays the didg itself. But the formal title is more than just a clever alliteration; Wiggins actually has a Ph. D in physics.

Dr. Didg is more than just some physics professor blowing into a tube. Wiggins describes his music as "psychedelic-dance-funk-world-fusion." The group's sound is based mainly on the "didg" itself, which Wiggins samples and loops to create a spacey electronic sound, mixing with the other instruments to form a danceable beat.

Wiggins first experienced the didgeridoo in 1982 during a demonstration of the instrument in a physics lab. The demonstration led Wiggins to fashion his own crude didg out of a wrapping paper tube, which he eventually upgraded to a plastic tube, which led to a complete obsession with the instrument.

"It just has this otherworldly sound," said Wiggins. "I also picked up on circular breathing rather quickly, which made it extremely addictive. It puts you into a trance-like state."

Over the next few years, Wiggins would truly establish himself as a complete master of the didgeridoo, with total comprehension of both the physics of the instrument and the techniques of playing it. His extensive studies of the instrument led to a National Science Foundation fellowship to study at Oxford.

It was in England that Wiggins began performing in bands. He formed a group called Outback, one of the first to showcase the didgeridoo as its main instrument.

This was not enough for Wiggins, however. In 1992, he spent three months living in northern Australia among the Aboriginal masters of the instrument and studying the instrument in its traditional form, where he learned even more.

"It was an amazing time," said Wiggins of his stay in Australia. "I had a pretty high-level skill at that point, but I still couldn't play exactly like them."

With the knowledge gained on this trip, Wiggins returned to England to form the group that eventually took on his catchy nickname itself. Dr. Didg has since released two albums and plans to release another very soon.

As one of the only major players of the didgeridoo, Wiggins has become somewhat in demand for bands desiring a unique sound. He has already performed with groups such as The String Cheese Incident, Deep Banana Blackout and even The Grateful Dead.

Wiggins recently returned to the United States, where he reformed the Dr. Didg lineup. Currently the band also consists of bassist Mike Weafer and drummer Mark Greenberg. Tonight's show will also feature a secret guitarist to be announced at the show.

Club d'Elf will co-headline. Tickets are $10 at the door, and you must be 21 or over.