When free concerts appear on campus, it's best to listen to that cheap college student instinct that kicks in -- especially when one of the bands performing is breakthrough punk act Armor for Sleep.

Hosted by the Penn State student group The Asylum, Armor for Sleep's free show will be Saturday in HUB Alumni Hall and also feature performances by One True Thing and local band Albert React.

Asylum President Eric Myers (sophomore-chemistry) said he's excited to be bringing a band of Armor for Sleep's caliber to Penn State.

"We knew there were a lot of kids that liked them ... it helps that Facebook exists," Myers said. "They're similar to a lot of bands that people in Asylum like, too."

Myers said this event took quite a bit of planning, and had to be booked over the summer. He added that he was positive that many people would attend the concert, especially because it is an all-ages show, which isn't usually the case with many shows in State College.

"A lot of music in this town you can listen to at bars ... but a lot of times they're 21 and over, stuff like that," Myers said. "There's still kind of that alcohol atmosphere."

Armor for Sleep's front man Ben Jorgenson (vocals, guitar) said his band enjoys playing smaller shows and that he's happy the show will be free to students.

"We've played our fair share of college shows," Jorgenson said. "I don't think money's a real issue for us to play [at colleges]."

Armor for Sleep has been riding high on its sophomore effort, What To Do When You Are Dead, a concept album of sorts that expanded on the band's punk/emo debut album sound to create something very progressive. Jorgenson said his band's influences for the album came from many expansive bands from the classic rock era.

"For the second album, we listened to a lot of Pink Floyd ... we just tried to have in mind the whole way that people made psychedelic rock records in the '70s," Jorgenson said.

Besides making sure the crowd in attendance is rocking out hard, Jorgenson said that his band keeps its priorities simple for all the shows it plays.

"Our goal for every show is to play our hardest. I don't think we change our objectives [based on the venue]," Jorgenson said.

One True Thing's guitarist, Milan Millevoy, said his band has played with Armor for Sleep before at a New York show, which was a great experience.

"It was a really great show," Millevoy said. "With this upcoming show, a band canceled, and we were asked to play at the last minute," Millevoy said, laughing. "We're looking forward to it though, definitely."

The final band bringing its musical talents to the table Saturday night is Albert React, which is on the verge of releasing its second album. Vocalist Gabe Libhart (senior-philosophy) said he's ready to help get his band's name out there Saturday.

"Hopefully, we'll be playing to a lot of students who haven't heard of us before," Libhart said.