There's nothing wrong with a little eclecticism. Tonight at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., that edict will be put to the test, as genre-bending Jerseyites New Blood Revival and local mainstay Dramatic Oil Company share a bill not easily classified.

Drummer John Swayne pontificated a bit on New Blood Revival's varied sounds.

"Our sound flips all over the place," Swayne said. "We throw down some ska, get some punk in there, and even some country and some Irish music."

Swayne said his band's unwillingness to be pigeonholed allows it to play with just about anybody.

"One night we'll play with moe., then one night we'll be playing with Murphy's Law," Swayne said. "We fit in a lot of different areas."

The up-and-coming band, recently signed to Atlantic Records, believes in a thing called label publicity.

"Our album should be coming out in May," Swayne said. "I'm excited to see how it does. I mean, the last band Atlantic broke was The Darkness, and look at how they're doing."

Not unlike its hair-metal labelmate, New Blood Revival is known for mixing the outlandish with the catchy.

"We hope nobody takes it too seriously," Swayne said. "It can get a bit gruesome. We talk about decapitation a lot. But, you know, in a very poppy way."

Swayne stresses the band's ability to play anything, anytime.

"We used to be a jam band, really, but we've turned into this whole other thing," Swayne said. "We'll bust out bluegrass like you've never heard."

Conor Nelson, lead guitarist for Dramatic Oil Company, said his band, which recently switched names and began playing originals, changed in positive ways.

"We still have the same vibe, really," Nelson said. "People have been telling us we've gotten a lot tighter as a band, which is cool, but I think the new songs still carry the same flavor as before."

Nelson, who cites Wilco and The Flaming Lips as recent favorites, said the transition from playing covers to original material has been a process of musical introduction for the band.

"Some of the best things we've done as a band have been introducing the other guys to different music," Nelson said. "There's a difference between who you like and who influences your writing."

Nelson said the night's lineup showcases the bands equally.

For those unfamiliar with New Blood Revival, Dave Wells, director of operations for Crowbar, offered the following description.

"They're a Jersey-based, kickass, funk-punk-ska-Irish hard-rock bar band," Wells said, "Complete with horns."