Two Roustabout! veteran bands return to State College tonight for a psychedelic show.

New York-based HeadQuarters is back for their third time, while Pittsburgh-based Ennui is back for a second show.

"If HeadQuarters is likened to Rolling Stones, then Ennui is Pink Floyd," said Roustabout! Promoter Jeff Van Fossan. "Both styles are psychedelic. Headquarters is dance-y, and Ennui is grand symphonic."

Van Fossan said HeadQuarters tries to come back and play at Roustabout! as much as they can because the band members enjoy it so much. He said the band's sound is similar to the early '90s British invasion.

HeadQuarters is made up of Charles Wallace (lead vocals, guitar), Nick Purpura (lead guitar, vocals), Tim Cook (keyboards, percussion, vocals) and Mike Stefanov (drums).

Indie/rock/pop band Ennui returns tonight as well, and band member Christopher McDonald (drums, keyboards, laptop, vocals) said he is looking forward to a fun show.

Ennui consists of four friends who all went to school together in one way or another. In addition to McDonald, there is Jim Doutrich (vocals, piano, guitar), Dan Burgun (guitar, tape, noise) and Tori Fulkerson (bass).

McDonald describes the band's sound as being similar to spacey-pop and a little post-rock.

"They're definitely pop songs at their core, but we try to do stuff to them to make them different," he said.

Because "Ennui" translates in French to mean "boredom," McDonald said people always think there is some hidden meaning. However, he said he as always just liked the word and had it on his refrigerator from a set of magnetic poetry words.

"We're not bored; we love life," he said.

The band plays a large number of shows on the East Coast, especially in Pittsburgh, New York and Philadelphia. This summer, the band's tour brings it to Montana, Washington, D.C., and California.

Jared Gagne (senior-religious studies and accounting) said he saw the band's first show in Pittsburgh a few years ago and is planning on attending tonight's show. Gagne said he grew up next to Doutrich and has seen the band's evolvement over the years.

"I like them because their sound is maturing and growing," he said. "It's like a beautiful plant, and it's budding."