"We are going to have posters [displayed at the show], and people can get involved with the benefit directly if they want," said Corrina Mehiel (senior-integrative arts), one of the students behind the Echo project.
Mehiel said it was fairly easy to get all the bands to commit to the show.
"They all said 'cool'; they wanted to play," Mehiel said. "My friend Aaron Leese is also going to play between bands. He plays blues guitar, so it'll help keep the energy level high."
Dr. Naqleus drummer Tom Connolly said his band is especially excited to make a return to Crowbar.
"When we play the Crowbar, it usually gets really full in there," Connolly said. "We have a pretty dedicated and small following, which is awesome."
Dr. Naqleus has been together for a year and a half.
The band lists Phish and The Disco Biscuits as primary influences in its laid-back musical style.
Connolly said the Crowbar especially complements Dr. Naqleus' funky sounds.
"They have a great sound system in the Crowbar, probably the best in State College, in my opinion," Connolly said.
Harrisburg band The Jellybricks will also be adding to the unique blend of music for a good cause.
"We try to do a couple benefits per year, but we have to pick and choose now," said Garrick Chow, bass guitarist and lead vocalist for The Jellybricks.
Chow said playing with bands that are musically different from their power-pop sound is something that they're not only used to but that is an interesting, if not fun, time.
"[Diverse shows are] always a good thing; we actually played a show with Insane Clown Posse before," Chow said. "They sprayed orange soda all over the place and on our equipment and stuff. It was great."
The Apparatus, a funk and blues outfit that hails from Philadelphia, will cap off the night of music.
Tickets for the all-ages show are $5 and can be purchased at Crowbar.
Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m.
