Night Beats, originally from the Lone Star State, have carved out a niche for themselves in Seattle's garage rock underbelly. And while the song titles on their Street EP may inspire a sense of menace, violence and devastation (with "H-Bomb" and "Stampede" complemented by the creepy, enigmatic pronoun of "They Came in Through the Window"), Night Beats' sound isn't all that fearsome - they trade in an appreciably familiar brand of fuzz-spangled, surfadelic rock. They sound like a band that's lost out of time, not so much because they recall early wail-hunting '60s pioneers, but more because if only they'd emerged during the post-millennial rock boom (alongside acts like The Strokes and The White Stripes), they'd be household names by now. I wouldn't worry too much about this band's prospects, though - they've got serious abilities.

Night Beats

With Apache Chief, Red Hex, and Basemint
Saturday, May 22, 8 p.m.
Bob's Java Jive, 2102 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma
253.475.9843]