Ask any true-blue Tacoman what's likely to be birthed when Dave Takata, Shawn Lanksbury, Sean Horst, Chris Roxx and Michah Hammer get together and the answer will be blatant: fucking rock. And lots of it. Formed from members of the late Brian Redman's Dirty Knockers and members of low-fi punks Gold Teeth, Mahnhammer, according to the band, "come to flatten the South Sound with a rock so monstrous it must be from Leipzig." Leipzig is in Germany, for those playing at home - but let's not get distracted by geography. Invading The New Frontier, under the guise of a birthday party where all are invited, Mahnhammer, Trip the Light Fantastic, Pioneers West and Swampy Draws will easily provide one of the weekend's best lineups.

[The New Frontier Lounge, with Trip the Light Fantastic, Pioneers West, Swampy Draws, 8 p.m., cover TBA, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma, 253.572.4020]