Three State College bands will be thinking globally, but acting locally, when they perform tonight at The Brewery, Inc., 233 E. Beaver Ave.

The show, organized by Eco-Action Penn State, is a benefit concert to help the organization raise money for its Earth Day celebration Sunday. The group has organized speakers, bands and activities for children to celebrate Earth Day.

"It's a good way to raise money for Earth Day," said Erin Eccleston (senior-political science and philosophy), the Eco-Action Penn State member who planned the concert. "A lot of the bands are really excited."

Red Rocket will be headlining tonight's show. John Vogel (senior-journalism), a member of the band, said people can expect to hear a lot of different styles of music from the band -- sometimes all of those styles compacted into one song.

"You can pretty much expect everything you wouldn't expect from every other band that plays around here," Vogel said. "A majority of bands around here are jam bands, and there's a small punk scene. We're different from all of those, but a combination of those elements as well."

Groove Affliction and The Bullet Parade are also playing the benefit. While Groove Affliction is a relatively new to the State College area, its members are not -- all five have played with other groups locally and formed their own band a few months ago.

Corry Drake (sophomore-recreation and park management), a member of Groove Affliction who has played in Jack's Farm and Moosilauke, said the band's sound is based on a variation of jazz.

"We all kind of had the same opinion that we wanted to do something other than the normal swing jazz," Drake said. "We wanted to be a band that could play late night and not just coffee shops. We're trying to move away from the swing and old jazz standards."

Drake is happy to be playing to help Eco-Action's cause. "It's always great to do benefits and have the bands pull together," Drake said. "I remember a few year's ago, Earth Day was huge on campus, and the last few years it has suffered a bit. So anything possible to raise some money to get it back to that status is great."

The first band to come on the stage will be The Bullet Parade. Eccleston said the band has a very unique sound -- something she called a rock or indie-rock.

"The night of music could appeal to everyone," Eccleston said. "It will be a great night to mingle with people who like good music, and care about the environment and want to contribute to the cause."