When Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers take the stage at 8 p.m. today at Chronic Town, 224 W. College Ave., don't expect the band's sound to resemble its albums.

The Sixers like to spice things up live, focusing more on the energy and good-times-for-all feel of its show rather than strictly adhering to its albums' songwriting and structure.

"If you come to see us after listening to our album, you get a completely different experience. Not better or worse; we're a little bit zanier and a little bit less restrictive live," Brian "Boots" Factor, the percussionist for the band, said.

The band will be promoting its latest album, Glassjaw Boxer, but will also include songs from its entire repertoire.

"We try to do a show that represents everything ... and we try to change it up a lot," Factor said.

Jeff Van Fossan, co-owner of Chronic Town, said Kellogg comes from a long line of American singer/songwriters and happens to be "very popular with the ladies."

"The thing that separates him from [other singer/songwriters] is that his band, the Sixers, is quite good, so that gives it a much different feel," Van Fossan said. "I guess it's like the Heartbreakers -- you have a really good band backing someone who writes really good songs, so it's kind of a double-punch."

The band's music is often put into the alt-country genre, though Factor said a wide variety of bands get lumped into that category.

"It's not country-country, but it's kind of a blend between country stuff and rock, which I guess a lot of people categorize as alt-country," Factor said. "There are a lot of mainstream bands that lend themselves to that [genre] like Counting Crows and early Wilco."

The band has toured constantly and has played in State College numerous times before, with many appearances at the now-closed Crowbar. Touring with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers will be the band's opener, Alexa Wilkinson, an alternative pop singer/songwriter.

Factor said each member of the band, all graduates from the University of Massachusetts, draws from different influences, including Pearl Jam and jazz.

"Stephen grew up with an older sister who was huge into '80s metal so a lot of what you see on stage is influenced from that," Factor said. "We come from all different corners and we kind of meet in the middle and it works out."

The band is currently writing songs for a new album it will try to record this summer. Kellogg writes the bulk of the music, but certain songs are a collaborative effort, Factor said.

Glassjaw Boxer has received acclaim from a number of national publications, including USA Today.

"The positive press that's started to happen is just people starting to realize that we have something more," Factor said. "I think we do, and it's only going to get better."