Todd Martin, David McMillin and Dave Barnes are three musicians equipped with guitars who are hoping to entertain the crowd tonight at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave.

Todd Martin, will be promoting his recently released album Time For Good, on which fellow Crowbar musicians, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, appear.

"[Martin's] music is very uplifting," Deb Dumais, Martin's booking agent said. "He has a fantastic ability to interact with the crowd."

Martin is a Philadelphia-area native and self-taught guitarist.

"I played piano and clarinet so I had musical structure and training but not on the guitar," Martin said.

By playing what he heard on the radio at the time, Martin said he began to see progress in his guitar playing.

"Because I taught myself, it helped me to have more of a passion about it," Martin said.

Martin compares his music to that of Matt Nathanson and Howie Day, but also said that the music he writes is different from their music.

"There are so many good musicians out there making good music and everyone seems to be lumped into the same category," Martin said. "But there are so many boys with guitars, you are going to be like someone else."

Martin said he is intently observant of other musicians and tries to learn from them. He said he used to attend a large number of Rockwell Church shows especially.

"Their whole onstage game was perfect," Martin said. "I studied their music. You have to be a student of music in general to know what you are doing at all."

Martin also said that music isn't something that he would want to live without.

"I love to perform. I love writing," Martin said. "And this is my job now. This is what I do."

Another musician scheduled to perform tonight is David McMillin, who also played Penn State's Movin' On last year. This Indiana resident released his first album at the age of 18.

"I aim to write music that's not solely about heartbreak," McMillin said.

The now 21-year-old said his song material comes from traveling to shows on his own.

"There are a lot of inspirations [for songs] outside of relationships," McMillin said. "There is a great story to be told about traveling the country."

McMillin said that his music has changed and grown with his age.

"My lyrics are a lot more mature. I always try subject matter that is against the grain," McMillin said. "I show and tell subject lines through songs. It's my personal form of expression."

McMillin also said he views his musical ability as a form of his own therapy.

"Listening to music is a form of release and playing guitar is a calming way to get through anything," McMillin said.