Selby Tigers tore the roof off the M-Shop at the KURE showcase Saturday in a five-hour concert that also featured Shiloh Church, Boy Cow, Blitzhosen and Half the Facts.

By the time Selby Tigers took the stage, the audience had already been ripped up by the other bands that had played, but like Jell-O, there’s always room for more. Decked out in ’70s swinger attire, the band looked more like it should be playing with the Who, not Shiloh Church.

However, with their perfect blend of power pop and crunching punk, the Hopeless Records artists proved they can play with anyone they want. With much versatility in the band, three of the four members took turns on vocals, and belted out smooth and emotional lyrics.

Although they arrived in Ames worn out from life on the road, the band seemed to be not very affected as the members were bouncing across the stage. This energy was reflected by the audience as they began to move around along with the music.

With only a small crowd for the opening band, Half The Facts, it seemed not too many people were interested in watching a punk rock show Easter weekend. Despite the small audience, the Des Moines punkers played their hearts out.

Incorporating the standard elements of punk, alternative and pop, Half the Facts sounded much like many of the pop-punk bands heard in the soundscape today.

Their live performance, though, seemed to be honed to that of a highly entertaining circus act, as band members were running around the room, jumping off amps and singing a capella – or attempting to do so.

Next to take the stage was Boy Cow, a band that calls both Ames and Iowa City its home. Coming off as a straight forward punk band, Boy Cow later moved into the territory of punkabilly, with a sound much like Reverend Horton Heat meets the Living End.

The set was littered with humor and energy. After breaking a guitar string, the band’s lead singer instructed the rest of the members to play on, while he sang and fixed his string.

Following them was Blitzhosen, from the Twin Cities. This was perhaps the most disappointing and promising band of the night.

Many of Blitzhosen’s songs were along the lines of straight-up alternative rock, with a strong dose of punk. These songs were almost executed well by the band’s four members.

From the musicality of the songs, the band was great to see live, had it not been for poor vocals and stage presence. Though the band’s main vocalist and guitarist exerted enough energy to put him in a cardiac arrest, the rest of the band seemed to be in a dazed state, and were only up there to play the songs.

The next band to come on was the Des Moines punk veteran, Shiloh Church. With the curious mix of high energy hardcore punk and humorously insane lyrics, the band crafted a sound that was very unique. Playing songs from their current album such as “Punks and Monks” and “Clown Town” along with new songs like “Dinosaur Meat,” Shiloh Church took the audience for a trip that could only be described as Charles Manson’s Wonderland.

After a highly energetic and entertaining night, most of the bands lived up to what a rock ‘n’ roll show should be, all while benefiting college radio in the Ames area.