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[ Friday, March 23, 2007 ]

Irish band to headline Roustabout!

Collegian Staff Writer

Two weeks ago was "State Patty's Day." Last week was Saint Patrick's Day. The Irish influence continues tonight, with Belfast's Oppenheimer headlining Roustabout!.

The show will also feature domestic bands Stereograph and the Disconnect.

Oppenheimer, on the road for a little after playing the South by Southwest festival in Texas, is making its second appearance in State College. Rocky O'Reilly, who plays guitar, percussion, keys and vocoder, among other things for the two-piece, said the band will leave its mark.

If you go
What:
Roustabout! with Oppenheimer, the Disconnect and Stereograph
Where: Chronic Town, 224 W. College Ave.
When: Doors open at 9 tonight
Details: $5

"We're not a normal rock band," O'Reilly said. "It's something you might not have seen before."

O'Reilly described the band as indie pop electronica with a lot of keyboards and harmonies, calling it "short, snappy pop songs with a kick." The band tries to have as much fun as possible on stage, he added.

"We try to create a good feeling in the room," he said.

Shaun Robinson, the other half of the band, said he feels the same way.

"We don't take ourselves too seriously," Robinson said. "We just want to leave people with a smile on their faces."

Robinson said he promised the show would be a fun one.

"If they're anywhere near human, and they like to dance -- which is good -- we'll make them dance," he said.

Jesse Ruegg, promoter and booker for Roustabout! and part-owner of Chronic Town, said the band was great last time it was here.

"It's just a two-piece band, but they sound really full," he said.

Jeff VanFossan, Roustabout! organizer and promoter and another Chronic Town part-owner, said he enjoys the rock and roll dance music of Oppenheimer.

"They were easily the best two-piece band I've ever seen," VanFossan said.

The bandmates agreed that they both just love making music.

"It's everything," O'Reilly said. "It's the reason I wake up in the morning."


 



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