Let's start with a truism. Bacon and gettin' it on are two of the best things ever invented. There shall be no more debate on this matter. 

So thank Zeus one band had the vision to combine a passion for both all-American pastimes into one undeniably awesome concept: The Meat Sluts. 

The Bay Area quartet - singer-guitarist B.B. Rumproast, singer-guitarist Filet O'Nettie, bassist Carmela Mignon and drummer Scarlet Spamchop - will unleash campy, carnivorous punk anthems on Tacoma's New Frontier Lounge Saturday.

Rumproast (a.k.a. Beth Allen) breaks it down for us. 

Sound: "I like to think of us as bubblegum punk rock. I would say we were influenced by things like the Ramones, old Dictators and Groovie Ghoulies; old Runaways, for sure."

Proof dudes dig weenies: The band has been known to toss hot dog and steak costumes into the crowd, something that's turned into an ongoing meat poll.   

"I wondered if men like steak or hotdogs better. Incidentally, the weenie is the most popular costume, and we actually have people sign up to be the giant hot dog days in advance. But no one ever really wants to be the steak. I wonder what that means." 

(Huh huh, huh huh. Meat poll.) 

The quickest way to a Meat Slut's heart: "Our singer just wrote a song called ‘Fat Girl.' Our drummer and her have this fantasy of eating while we're playing the song. So maybe somebody could feed us nachos while we're playing ‘I'm a Fat Girl.' (Laughs.) That would be very welcome."

Aspiring groupies, take note. 

Dirty little secret: The band's original bassist was actually vegan. Say, they're not singing about something else on "Johnny Con Carne," are they? 

"People like to heckle us about not being (as carnivorous) as they think we should be, at barbecues and things. And we have to remind them that it's really a play on words, and being a meat slut isn't necessarily about eating steak."

Speaking of which, don't Google "meat sluts" at work: Unless, maybe, you work at Castle Megastore. Try listening at www.facebook.com/themeatsluts instead. Or check out a brand, spankin' new video for "My Baby is a Ding Dong" on YouTube. 

[The New Frontier Lounge, with CFA, the Coloffs, Saturday, Aug. 27, 9 p.m., $5, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma, 253-572-4020]