Fun Fun Fun Fest is this weekend, and if you’ve yet to do your homework, consider this your CliffsNotes: Twitter-length mini-previews (and samples) of a few of our favorite acts, designed to take some of the guesswork out of the scheduling process.

Royal Forest @ 12:15 (Orange Stage)
Austin-based band (formerly known as Loxsly) banging out slightly psychedelic piano pop. Download their EP for free here: http://royalforest.bandcamp.com/

Woven Bones @ 12:50 (Orange Stage)
Austin band blasting echo-y surfer rock, fuzzy vocals and walls of grungy guitars. Recommended if you like (RIYL): Best Coast, Surfer Blood, Harlem

Jeff the Brotherhood @ 1:25 (Orange Stage)
Nashville drum-and-guitar garage rock duo of brothers of the the now defunct hyperactive, underage punk rockers Be Your Own Pet. RIYL: siblings, reverb, bar bands, Sonic Youth

Butcher Bear and Charlie @ 1:45 (Blue Stage)
ATX collective Attack Formation front dons bear suit, DJs and pairs w/ a former opera singer. RIYL: Big and bass-heavy bizarre beats, male & female vocals, weirdness

The Antlers @ 2:45 (Orange Stage)
Recently in the spotlight for an acclaimed concept album centered around the story of a terminally ill child. Cheery stuff? No, but damn good. RIYL: Local Natives, Bon Iver, depression

Devin the Dude @ 2:55 (Blue Stage)
Houston rap icon w/ smooth Southern swagger, R. Kelly approach to romance. Sample line: “You feel how hard this dick is? Let’s not let it go to waste.”

Wavves @ 3:30 (Orange Stage)
Mega-loud lo-fi noisemakers—perhaps most famous for an epic on-stage meltdown—have turned down the distortion a bit in favor of a sunnier, more pop-friendly sound. RIYL: Japandroids, potentially witnessing a breakdown on stage

Slick Rick @ 3:50 (Blue Stage)
Eye patch-sporting Brit is a rap icon guaranteed to deliver good times. Even if you never listened to ‘80s rap, you’re bound to recognize “Children’s Story.” RIYL: The theme to Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the sounds of vinyl scratching

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti @ 4:15 (Orange Stage)
L.A. freak folk artist Ariel Pink makes lo-fi pop songs that sound like uncovered radio hits from ‘70s and ‘80s. RIYL: Of Montreal

Monotonix @ 4:30 (Yellow Stage)
Tel Aviv 3-piece rocking a crazy high-octane show. Trash can crowd surfing and in-crowd action: watch Monotonix at SXSW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03FoiW3tmqY RIYL: getting injured by the crowd but avoiding the Black Stage.

Cap’n Jazz @ 6:00 (Orange Stage)
Recently reunited early emo influencers from the golden era of post-punk. RIYL: Dismemberment Plan, The Promise Ring

The Dwarves @ 6:25 (Black Stage)
Punk rockers in existence longer than most Fun Fest goers have been alive known for drawing from a wide palette of punk styles and controversial album covers. RIYL: Mohawks, moshing and naked dudes in wrestling masks.

Delorean @ 6:45 (Blue Stage)
Spanish import making warm, synth- and vocal sample-heavy dance tunes. RIYL: Phoenix, the warped vocal sample from Passion Pit’s “Sleepyhead”, MGMT, Beach House

Man Man @ 6:55 (Orange Stage)
The usually costumed Philly collective belt out honky tonk, soulful tunes that play like a barrel-chested drunken sailor sing-a-long. RIYL: Modest Mouse, Rhodes piano

Dirty Projectors @ 7:50 (Orange Stage)
Brooklyn band has played ATX countless times since the release of the beloved “Bitte Orca” in mid-2009. Still no new material to promote, but with sweet lady harmonies like that, it doesn’t matter. RIYL: R&B, Aaliyah meets Talking Heads

MGMT @ 8:45 (Orange Stage)
If all you know is “Kids,” save yourself the disappointment—pass on MGMT. Live show is mediocre; more vanilla psychedelia than the danceable pop.

RJD2 @ 8:45 (Blue Stage)
DJ (think more like Moby and mojitos, less like Paul Oakenfold and Jäger bombs) crafting chill tunes, most famous for being the dude who wrote the Mad Men theme.