On the list of the most widely circulated myths about Washington, sandwiched in between “they all work for the government” and “it’s such a transient city” is this little mistruth: “no one in D.C. knows how to have a good time”. Now, we could (and probably will) spend all week arguing this point in the comments, but at the end of the day, that surely isn’t going to convince anyone outside of D.C. that we know how to have fun — if anything, just the opposite. Luckily, there are folks among us who are doing their part as goodwill ambassadors for the District, by disabusing out-of-towners of their erroneous notions in person. Don’t believe us? Well, you should have been at the Black Cat on Thursday night, when a sold-out crowd showed a few touring bands that there’s more to this town than what you see on C-SPAN.

Admittedly, Jacksonville Florida’s Black Kids didn’t seem all that surprised. That makes sense when you consider that the band’s core members–brother and sister duo Reggie and Ali Youngblood–once lived in D.C. before retreating farther south. The band has been picking up a lot of mentions on popular music blogs during the past few months on the strength of their Wizard of Ahhhs EP and two catchy singles from their forthcoming full-length, Partie Traumatic. A little bit throwback pop, a little bit rock and a little bit soul, the Kids’ dancey, sassy set served as a perfect warm-up for headliners Cut Copy. Despite the band’s relative newness, the front rows at the Black Cat responded in kind: dancing, shouting and singing along for the duration of the Black Kids’ set. It was a little surprising for a band that doesn’t even have an album out, though definitely warranted.