Pick up that penny on the floor and stop racing fast moving cars!

It's that time again. Pittsburgh natives The Clarks are making another visit to Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave.

Robert James, electric and acoustic guitar and vocals, seems especially excited to be back in the area, playing for the college crowd.

"In particular, Penn State is a great place to go and the Crowbar is a great venue. Playing to any enthusiastic crowd is fun," James said.

"College kids are always open and receptive to the music. I like Happy Valley, it has a really cool vibe to it." he added.

The Clarks perform at Crowbar what seems like every semester.

This time The Clarks come with a group from Brooklyn, N.Y., called The Damnwells. The Damnwells are excited to be playing with The Clarks and to get the opportunity to play in State College.

"Life is grand," members agreed.

With a high percentage of Penn State students who are familiar with the Clarks' music and shows, one might wonder what the well-known band does to keep things refreshing and different besides, of course, performing their latest tunes.

"The way we do things, there is never a conscious effort to make things different," James said. "But, we evolve and change up some different covers. Different opening bands bring different things to the table too and keep it fresh."

Unlike some other bands, though, don't expect the other members of The Clarks to be rubbing frontman Scott Blasey's head backstage in hopes of a good show or wearing old, smelly, lucky socks.

"We aren't a superstitious bunch," James said. "There's a task at hand and we do it."

According to James, the hard work and practice pay off when the band hits the stage.

"When we are on the road it's getting prepared and doing warm-ups, but the best two hours of the day are really being on stage," he added.

The Clarks' love of music is visible in its songs, radiating through to its audience and creating a warm feeling.

"Being from Pittsburgh, I heard them a lot on the radio and I have been listening to them ever since," Joe Nader (senior-business) said. "They are always very good in person."

"I try to go see them every chance I get. They are really good," Nader added.

Don't put off getting tickets though, as The Clarks always seems to pack the house.

"Hurry and get the tickets, it's inevitable the show will sell out," said David Wells, Crowbar operations director.

The show is at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, but the doors open at 8. It's an all ages show.

"It's a great show," Wells said. "The people that come will be treated with the music they love."