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Charged with the bittersweet task of christening the orange stage at Fun Fun Fun Fest, The Laughing - whom many still remember as a band with a fetish/fondness for plush toys and neon - did their best to disabuse audiences of that recollection, playing up beat-based compositions lacking in either face paint or saxophone. The band is sharper this metamorphosis around, with a heavy emphasis on drums.

They were just here, but Royal Bangs, out of Knoxville, obviously can't get enough of Austin.

Photos courtesy Tyler Nutter.

Brooklyn’s Tigercity last graced our fair city during SXSW, when they offered up an NPR-sanctioned take on Leonard Cohen’s immortal “Suzanne” during a mini-tribute set to the great songwriter at Waterloo Records. It was a somewhat unexpected if intriguing exercise for a band better known for infectious disco-influenced pop, but it turned the heads of more than a few casual show-goers and may have won Tigercity a few new fans. Don’t expect them to dwell too long on the maudlin or introspective tonight though—their headlining set at Emo’s will focus on the aforementioned disco with the goal of getting bodies moving. They’ll need to bring their a-game, as they’re following a band that, in addition to being one of Tennessee’s best-kept secrets, provides an excellent reason to head to Emo’s early: Knoxville’s experimental garage-dance-spazz-electro quintet Royal Bangs just released their second album Let it Beep, and it’s a burner.