Cheesy humor aside, the Washington Social Club will be stepping onto the Darkhorse stage for tomorrow's Roustabout! at 10:30 p.m., along with DJs JB and KB.

Martin Royle, lead singer/guitarist for the Washington Social Club, said this year has changed his band from the last time it had played a Roustabout!.

To start, the band has a new guitarist, Evan Featherstone, whom Royle said has intensified the band's sound.

Additionally, the band has released its full-length debut, Catching Looks, on Badman Recordings to critical acclaim (can you say four stars in Rolling Stone?).

Washington Social Club also has a video on rotation on MTV2, and was a part of the MTV's Advance Warning show, which lets viewers know which musicians will be hot in the immediate future.

Apparently, the Washington Social Club is on its way to that -- being hot -- and the independent band did not mind being featured on MTV.

"It was fun, they came to us about it, out of all the MTV shows it's the least intrusive," Royle said. "It made it so my parents and my brothers and sisters all believed I was in a band."

After its tour, the band will also be hitting the Vans Warped Tour in August, along with fellow rockers Coheed and Cambria and NoFX, two bands that Royle said he definitely respects. Other musicians and genres that Royle said influenced his music are Brit-pop, older punk, Herbie Hancock and Harry Chapin. However, Royle said people might not find that those two musicians' influence comes through in the band's record.

Speaking of the band's record, Catching Looks came out in late May to much praise, all of which Royle said has left him awestruck.

"I'm f------ ecstatic that it hasn't been laughed out of the building. I love [good reviews]. It's great," Royle said. "I'm hoping to develop an ego. I'm working on it."

But, as many fans will attest, the Washington Social Club's real strength lies in its ability to use a lot of energy onstage.

Royle expressed how important the band's live show is to the Washington Social Club.

"It's really fun, rocking, cathartic. We try to vent. We try to get the crowd to do the same," Royle said. "They should release whatever is inside of them. It's f------ rock 'n' roll man. ... I'm not into the whole standing around and not rockin'. "

Keri Burchfield, who goes under the alias DJ KB, said she has seen Washington Social Club before, and the band's energy keeps people on their feet.

"With the Washington Social Club they are definitely fun, upbeat, and danceable, so I'll be trying to keep that going," Burchfield said, adding that she plans to play Brit-pop artists such as the Stone Roses, Blur, and Oasis.

DJ JB, whose name is Jeff Bundy, said he likes to spin '80s stuff, new wave, punk and classic rap. Aside from loving to keep the Roustabout! masses moving, Bundy said he is looking forward to seeing the Washington Social Club, who Bundy said sounded like a Talking Heads vibe mixed with punk rock.

"They're actually really, really, good," Bundy said. "They are one of the best bands I've seen Jeff [Van Fossan] book."

Yet, Royle jokingly offered other reasons beyond great rock 'n' roll for attending tomorrow's shindig.

"There are free drugs at the Washington Social Club show. And free sex. But the sex will end up costing you in the end," Royle said with a laugh.

"It's a good time though, people should definitely come."