"We played a lot over the summer and it was pretty dead, so it is nice that everyone is back in State College for our show," Dr. Naqleus guitarist Tom Connolly said.
The band's bassist, Mike Frank, said Dr. Naqleus has been looking forward to playing at Crowbar for a while.
"Our goal for the semester was to book a show at Crowbar," Frank said. "We were all really excited that it happened so quick. We'll be sure to give a high energy performance."
Both Lotus and Dr. Naqleus represent a rare genre of live music.
"A lot of our sound is taking electronic grooves and putting it into the live context with rock guitar, jazz and live percussion," Miller said. "We bring a Latin and African blend along with electronic jazz. We try to mix it up, which gives us a pretty unique sound."
Members of Dr. Naqleus are enthusiastic about sharing the stage with an act that has a similar style to their own.
"We wanted to open for someone who would compliment our music," Connolly said.
The band is committed to establishing its own performance style.
"Our sound is improvisational funk rock mixed with dance grooves and jazz covers," said vocalist Tom Koester. "We play with the energy coming out of out instruments and we feed off each other and the crowd when we play a live show."
Dr. Naqleus members stressed that they never play the same show twice.
"Our songs are always evolving," Connolly said. "Every song is different each time we play. Our jams go all over the place."
Monday will mark an important milestone for Lotus as well.
"The show is on the date of the release of our first studio album," Miller said. "We put a lot of time into it and are really proud of it."
