rock/pop

Part vacuum-pushing pep squad, part women's studies posse, Fur Cups for Teeth are foot soldiers in the dance revolution. Last year's self-released Allergic 2 Fur EP was on the same page — sonically, politically and quality-wise — as Le Tigre's This Island. From the absurdist manifesto "Boxed Lunch" to the dubby, Simon-sampling "Christmas Presence," the Brooklyn trio mixes electro and rock with aplomb. For their next trick, Jeannie Kim says they've replaced the canned beats with Dead Betties drummer Derek Pippin. The new tracks split the difference in styles, with the pro-Bouvier "Edie Idol" in the electro category and the anti-Bush "Ce Soir" in the rock pile. Now in the mixing stage, the songs have been honed onstage and just need a home on disc. "We hope they will be done by the end of the year," Kim says, "and hopefully by then someone will want to sign us and help us distribute the album." Who wouldn't?

Sat., Oct 22, 9:30 p.m., $7, with Pony Pants, Rifle Nice and Purple Rhinestone Eagle, Millcreek Tavern, 4200 Chester Ave., 215-222-9194, www.millcreektavernphilly.com.