The cover of The Albert Square album, Scared of the Youth, Scared of What's Next!, depicts two robots: one happy, one angry. It's an evocatively nerdy image, and once those first power chords come bursting out of "Sensational Programming," it becomes clear that this will all be a very nerdy procession, indeed. The Albert Square makes peppy pop-punk that calls to mind other practitioners of grinning, clever alt-rock, like They Might Be Giants, the Dead Milkmen and Cake - not to mention Barenaked Ladies, Blink 182 and Ben Kweller. You get the idea. But no matter how clever you are, you'd be dead in the water without some serious, smart hooks, and the Albert Square has those in spades. Joining the Albert Square for this free show are fellow indie rocker Brooklyn Pool, Trees and Timber, and the up-and-coming awesomeness of Shogun Barbie.

WINGMAN BREWERS, W/ BROOKLYN POOL, TREES AND TIMBER, SHOGUN BARBIE, 9 P.M., NO COVER, 509 1/2 PUYALLUP AVE., TACOMA, 253.651.4832