During the week, Justin Brown and Steve Holtz are sales representatives, but on the weekends, they transform into rockers in the band Hello, Vixen.

Formed in December 2005 and based in Altoona, Hello, Vixen will return to Crowbar Saturday night. The band consists of five guys: Mark Simanski on vocals, Bill Maguire on lead guitar, Brown on bass, Brian Simanski on rhythm guitar and Holtz on drums.

Besides being musicians, all five guys are in their 20s and hold full-time day jobs. Mark Simanski is a financial adviser; Maguire is a painter; Brown and Holtz are sales representatives; and Brian Simanski is a quality insurance analyst.

Brown said balancing their day jobs and the band is not too challenging. He said they go to work, come home and practice.

Furthermore, Brian Simanski said the band members are different people when they're working than when they're playing on stage.

"We just like to have fun, and hopefully, that comes out into the crowd," Brian Simanski said.

With a cover list of about 45 songs, Brian Simanski said the band's energy makes it stand out. He said the members try to put on a show every time they play. Seeing other cover bands in the area, he said, has definitely helped the band out.

"We try to throw our little antics in and spice up our show," he said.

The show is full blast the whole time, Mark Simanski said.

"It's pretty much all about the energy on stage," he said.

It's exciting that now the members of Hello, Vixen are playing all the time, when two months ago, they weren't playing anything, Maguire said.

"We're going to try and make it different each time we play," Maguire said.

It's a definite goal of the band to write more original material and eventually produce a CD, Mark Simanski said.

Brian Simanski said Hello, Vixen wants to get its original music into the mix.

"We enjoy doing it. We write music that we like to listen to," Brian Simanski said.

While Mark Simanski said he enjoys writing music, he also loves to be onstage.

"[Music] is definitely fun to create, but there's nothing like being out in front of people," he said.

Holtz said the atmosphere of the group's performances changes with each show. He said his bandmates are enthusiastic about what they do.

"To me, Mark is a musical salesman. He makes the song work rather than just going through the motions," Holtz said.

The band plays a diverse range of songs, Holtz said, but mostly modern stuff.

"I think the songs we cover 70 to 75 percent of the time are songs that people like and know but [other cover] bands don't choose to play," Holtz said.

Mark Simanski said the band gears toward a college audience by playing songs from bands like Green Day, Weezer and Yellowcard.

The band has played fewer than 10 shows and is using the Internet to attract fans.

Currently, Hello, Vixen has a booking agent and would like to expand its tour to Baltimore, Philadelphia and everywhere in between, Mark Simanski said.

Brown said those coming out Saturday night will see something new and upbeat.

"We're young. We love to have a good time and anybody who wants to rock should come see us," he said.