If you enjoy claustrophobic crowds, sweaty people and hard rock, don't miss this show. Swelter, a Tacoma band formed around 1990, will reunite to rock The New Frontier Lounge Friday. The quartet began as Swelter Cacklebush, a heavy pop band formed by singer Micah Hembree, bassist Chad Baker, drummer Stuart Linkert and guitarist Jason Harsin. Linkert and Harsin blazed to form the uber popular Katie's Dimples. In 1993, Linkert grabbed guitarists Jason Dietrich and David Takata, changed the name to Swelter and rocked a Stooges-meet-Bad Seeds sound. A third guitarist, Sean Lanksbury joined the band, until the band broke up in 1998. While never reaching the popularity of Tacoma bands such as Sedated Souls, Rhino Humpers, Lemons, Seaweed, Those Who Dig, Portait of Poverty, Mr. Grinch, Poppa Wheelie and Running With Scissors, the band rocked, and the talent went on to form Mahnhammer, C.F.A. The Fucking Eagles and Argonaut.

SWELTER, w/Bali Girls and Negative Press, 9 p.m., The New Frontier Lounge, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma, $5, 253.572.4020

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