Chronic Town, 224 W. College Ave., will host a benefit for Invisible Children tonight at 9, with performances by The Slant, Koji on the Roof, and Nathaniel Hoho and Grant Wilson. Invisible Children is a non-profit organization that aims to help children in northern Uganda, many of whom are abducted to be used as child soldiers. The organization raises funds for "the children who are left behind," Jesse Ruegg, manager of Chronic Town, said.

The cost to attend is $3, and a portion of the proceeds from the show will be donated to the fund, Ruegg said.

"We do a lot of benefit shows, and we pretty much do as many as we can. We thought [this] sounded like a good cause," Ruegg said.

The event will be the third State College show for The Slant, a band that formed in Coudersport when the members were in high school.

Mark Zedonek, a California University of Pennsylvania student, sings vocals and plays acoustic guitar for the band.

"We want to get [our] fan base up before summer starts and do a couple shows a week in the summer," Zedonek said. "This summer would be a really good time to get together and just do shows, so we decided to play as many shows as possible this summer."

As of now, Zedonek will be moving in with his bandmate Brad Austin (junior-geography) for the summer. Because the band's drummer goes to school at Bloomsburg, the band will be able to play the State College bar scene over the summer, Austin said.

"We'd like to play more shows around here because it's a good atmosphere and people seem open to it," he said.