Huntsville, Alabama, band Nightmare Boyzzz win points for not sounding anything like what their name might suggest. This is a band that is built of brittle sugar, constantly threatened at every turn with crumbling. While the riffs are firmly in the garage rock vein of bands such as the Black Lips, the vocals are consistently on point and prettier than necessary. Here, again, is a band that values melody, even as it streaks its songs with distortion. Nightmare Boyzzz's most recent single, oddly enough, resembles a shitfaced version of the Shins. Maybe there's a change in store for Nightmare Boyzzz on the horizon? In any case, what's on the menu for this band is dizzy, amicably bewildering nonsense, served up just right. This is the kind of garage pop that goes down easy, but might give you heartburn.

NIGHTMARE BOYZZZ, w/ guests, 9 p.m., The New Frontier Lounge, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma, cover tba, 253.572.4020