Punk rock is coming to Sacramento State, and it&s bringing a piano.

Something Corporate, a pop-punk rock band with a lead singer who plays piano, is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at the University Union Ballroom.

The Southern California band includes vocalist/pianist Andrew McMahon, guitarist Josh Partington, bassist Clutch and drummer Brian Ireland.

The Sacramento show will be the band&s third in as many nights, as it will perform in San Francisco and Chico before arriving in Sacramento.

&We&ll have enough left for Sacramento,& Partington said.

Partington said the band would try to play all of the fan favorites, which include &Konstantine,& &Space& and &Punk Rock Princess.&

On last year&s tour, the band played a cover song of Outkast&s &Hey Ya!& but Partington said the band would probably not do that this year. Instead, he said it has been playing an acoustic version of &I Want To Save You.&

&We&re going to play a few new songs on this tour, as well,& Partington said.

Something Corporate has released three albums; its latest, entitled &North,& released in 2003, has sold more than 300,000 copies, said Tiffany Youhanna, manager of tour publicity.

The band is signed with Drive-Thru 8211; a record label known to appeal to teenagers.

Drive-Thru is also the label for New Found Glory, The Starting Line, Finch and Allister.

Something Corporate also released a concert DVD, &Live at the Ventura Theater,& in November, which includes a full-length concert and behind-the-scenes footage of the band.

Partington said all sorts of music have influenced the band.

&I listen to a lot of hard rock, like Metallica, Helmet and Nirvana; but Andrew listens to stuff like Billy Joel,& Partington said. &So we&re all influenced differently.&

Something Corporate is known to play a lot of college shows, and Partington said the group likes the atmosphere.

&It&s kind of cool because it&s a little more grown up for us,& Partington said. &Most of our friends are in college. It&s a lot easier for us.&

The band has been featured on MTV and the Vans Warped Tour, and has co-headlined a tour with rock band Yellowcard.

Partington jokingly said he expects a lot of clapping and cheering from the Sacramento crowd.

&We&re usually very surprised with the crowd reaction,& Partington said. &Every crowd is different.&

Opening for the band will be The Academy Is&, Armor For Sleep and Straylight Run. Their music can be heard at purevolume.com.

&Everyone&s a rock band,& Partington said. &We&re all rock 8211; maybe a little softer.&

Doors will open at 6:15 p.m., and the show is scheduled to end at 11 p.m.

The concert is $15 for Sac State students and $18 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket office at the University Union or by calling 278-4323. Tickets are also available online at tickets.com.

Dean Sorensen, programs director of the University Union, said in an e-mail that the capacity of the Ballroom is 1,500, and he expects the concert will be sold out well in advance.

As of Friday, only 450 tickets had been sold, Sorensen said.

Sorensen said tickets usually begin to sell quickly a week before the concert.

Free parking will be available in lots 7 and 9 after 6 p.m. the day of the show, or a one-day permit to park in other lots may be purchased for $2.75, Sorensen said.