Rik Golden said he likes that his band doesn't really fit into a certain category.

"We're kind of like too rock 'n' roll for punk shows and too punk for the rock 'n' roll shows," he said.

Rik Golden Band will play at 9 tonight at the Brewery for Punk Night sponsored by Cherry Darling Productions. It will be joined by local bands The Whatleys and The Threadbare Orchestra.

Meredith Rebar, founder and promoter of Cherry Darling Productions, said each band set to play tonight is different.

"The Threadbare Orchestra is folk Americana, whereas Rik Golden Band is a little faster and a little more rock 'n' roll," she said.

The mix of genres is not typical of most Punk Nights, she added, but concertgoers will still enjoy the show.

"There's a little bit of something for everybody," she said.

Golden, vocalist and guitarist for Rik Golden Band, said the band is "just a rock band," but he and his music have always been influenced by a variety of sources.

Golden said people always dread when he puts his MP3 player on shuffle because its variety of songs means there are always things some people don't like -- but he likes it all, he said. The music on his player includes many genres including country, reggae and early '80s hip-hop.

"I play in a rock band and we play rock music and that's mostly what I listen to, but there's also little sprinklings of things I add to it," he said. "It's a pretty eclectic mix."

Rik Golden Band usually doesn't play the same live show twice, Golden said, and concertgoers will often hear something different from one night to the next.

"That's how we like to keep it," he said.

Rik Golden Band may be his self-titled project, but it is not the first notable band Golden has played in. He was the bassist for an Altoona-based band, The Marauders, until about 2004. His split from the band was a "very amicable departure," he added.

Golden said he just couldn't travel like the rest of the band could because of his wife and kids, and he is still friends with his former bandmates.

He added he still sees fans at Rik Golden Band shows who were around while he was with The Marauders.

"I see some of the same faces from the olden days," he said. "The new sound is different, but there are still some remnants of that stuff."

The most important thing for the band's music, Golden said, is to make songs memorable.

"It doesn't matter who plays faster or who is the better guitar player," he said. "It is the quality of the songs."