If members of Avail got drunk with members of Born Against and played Jawbreaker's songs through Black Flag's amps, it might sound like this.

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Power, movement and melody. That has been the mantra of the Austin-based posthardcore unit LAUGHING STOCK from day one and this basic philosophy stills guides the band eleven years running.

Taking its cues from modern pioneers like Cursive, Fugazi, Hot Water Music and Jawbreaker as well as legends The Damned, The Saints and hardcore innovators like Black Flag, LAUGHING STOCK has refined its razor-wired, hardboiled rock into a sharply focused permutation all its own.

With punk roots that go back to 1987, LAUGHING STOCK still embraces a D.I.Y. attitude: the band releases the majority of its songs on its own label, TFC Recordings, and books the majority of its gigs with hardcore and punk-rock bands.


LAUGHING STOCK gigs regularly and has played to audiences in Austin, Denton, Laredo, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, College Station, Amarillo and San Angelo as well as the great city of New Orleans. The band has even gigged as far away as Chicago, Minneapolis, Johnson City, Tenn., Little Rock, New Haven, Ct., and Springfield, Mass.

LAUGHING STOCK has been played on radio stations far and wide from KCCT 1150 AM in Corpus Christi to CFLX 95.5 FM in Quebec to WBGU 88.1 FM in Bowling Green, Ohio. The band has made playlists in Brazil and Europe and has been played a number of podcasts. Donât forget to stop by LAUGHING STOCKâs pages at Pure Volume, Garageband.com and Myspace.