Doug "The Wheelie King" Domokos once accomplished a 145-mile wheelie. Can you imagine the rush? The disbelief? Wheelies, first performed in 1890, are one of the most classic bike moves ever. It's a kid's first sense of control - besides the transition from training wheels to the two-wheeler - and is the gateway trick to a whole new world of awesomeness. All of these examples could draw an analogy between the trick, and one of Tacoma's favorite indie bands, Wheelies. A certain rush is felt when listening to the band's garage pop, invoking a sense of wanting to be at their parties, relating to the angst, the desire to try something on one wheel instead of two, and then riding it as long as you can. Easily moving from breezy, low-fi, shoegazey to rough and raw and fast and punchy, Wheelies are must listen. See for yourself at this killer show put on by the one and only Swoon Records.

WHEELIES, Wheelies w/Watermelon Sugar, People Under the Sun, Deep Kink, 8 p.m., Bob's Java Jive, 2102 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma, $5, 253.475.9843