One band used to live here. One band will tour Japan. One band lives in Iowa.

All three rock bands have one thing in common: They rocked one stage Wednesday night.

DeKalb’s indie scene emerged late Wednesday night, supporting the formerly-local Bicycle Day, Burndiscoburn and 90 Day Men at the Holmes Student Center’s Diversions Lounge.

-All three bands played for a sparse, but enthusiastic crowd. Most of the audience dressed for the part, some wearing too-tight for comfort shirts and abandoned, leather thrift-store jackets.

Bicycle Day hit the stage first, playing a brief set. Singer Elizabeth Hill’s lovely vocals were reminiscent of The Anniversary’s Adrianne Verhoeven. Bicycle Day ended their set with “Bring Back To Life,” while guitarist Andy Herald slammed his distortion pedal.

“I loved the drummer,” said Sam Grimson, a Sycamore High School student. “He was jamming the whole time.”

Hill, a former NIU student, has played bass-guitar with Bicycle Day since last March. Most recently, they recorded “Grade School Weaponry,” the follow-up to last years “Time For A Rock Song.”

“We recorded before we moved, at the end of summer 2002,” Hill said.

Burndiscoburn, an emo band from Iowa, took the stage next, impressing the crowd with their relaxed melodies and wide range of vocals. Strong background vocals, which might have complimented Burd’s voice, sadly were absent.

“They had an interesting guitar sound and a comfortable stage presence,” said Will Nowak, a sophomore philosophy major.

Burndiscoburn has been performing for two years, playing gigs at bars in the Iowa region.

Lead singer Nick Burd, a senior English and journalism major at the University of Iowa, said he never took vocal lessons, odd considering the strength of his voice. He rang out strong with the intensity of a Broadway singer.

“I just sang to the radio,” he said.

Finally, the The 90 Day Men set-up stage quickly and busted into their short set list.

The 90 Day Men, a band once significantly more punk, features wailing lyrics, screaming guitars and almost jam-band track length, has been playing the Chicago scene since 1995. They have an interesting sound – and a loud one, too.

Three bands played the Diversions Lounge Saturday – and they rocked into the night.