You might not be cool enough, but at least you don't have to be 21 to attend the all-ages Roustabout! tonight.

OK, just kidding about the "cool" thing.

But the part about an all-ages Roustabout! at the Tall Shiva Hookah Lounge, 224 W. College Ave., is definitely true.

For $4, concertgoers can see local groups The Bullet Parade and Johnny Action Figure alongside out-of-town invitee The Spinto Band. Doors open at 9 p.m., and the music will go into the wee hours.

"It's cool to be able to give kids under 21 a chance to see music, too," Roustabout! Chieftan and Bullet Parade frontman Jeff Van Fossan said.

Recently, Van Fossan's band had the opportunity to perform its first show in New York City at the respectable Knitting Factory club. The guys had a great time interacting with New York bands and crowds and were invited back for a future gig.

"It was like something out of a movie," Van Fossan said.

Regardless of that experience, which included a celebrity run-in with none other than Jimmy Fallon -- who mistook guitarist Chuck Ramsey for a friend -- Van Fossan and his cohorts are psyched about tonight's performance.

"Tall Shiva is my favorite place for Roustabout!," Van Fossan said.

Drummer John Ravert will get to show off his skills tonight as a member of both The Bullet Parade and Johnny Action Figure (JAF).

While JAF boasts a more punk/emo sound to The Bullet Parade's Brit-pop and indie rock parentage, Ravert doesn't allow those differences to clash. In fact, he said the situation allows him to broaden his drumming skills for the benefit of both outfits.

"I take something from each band and try to incorporate it into the other," he said.

As for tonight's visiting team, The Spinto Band, Ravert hasn't heard much but hype, though that may be well deserved.

"They're supposedly bringing a good number of people," he said.

"I'm looking forward to seeing them and the kind of fans they bring in," Ravert added.

The Wilmington, Del.-based "heat rock" band does seem to have developed a strong local following, as evidenced by the turnout at a show it played in a friend's basement last semester.

The Spinto Band left such an impression that one fan was overheard to describe the group as "Pavement, two or three years before Slanted & Enchanted," which Eaton said is a fair comparison.

He added that the band is also influenced by Television, The Flaming Lips and the TV series Curb Your Enthusiasm.

But forget fledgling revolutionaries for a minute and think renaissance band: The Spinto Band has also started its own production company as a way
to promote creative writing, art and design in a new form of rock merchandise.

"We know the people at rock shows are interested in that kind of thing," Eaton said, considering those creative outlets as a natural extension of the music.

The band has already assembled a collection of comic-based short stories as well as a spontaneous interest jour-
nal.

The band also hopes to soon release a DVD of short films and live performances.

All things considered, Van Fossan is pleased to present something for everyone: three different bands that should appeal to at least three different kinds of crowds.

"It's stacked," he said. "We're expecting a crazy turnout."