Fur Cups For Teeth isn't exactly an ordinary band name.

But this group isn't exactly an ordinary band.

On Tuesday, the Darkhorse Tavern, 128 E. College Ave., will play host to the all-woman Brooklyn trio in their Roustabout! debut.

"State College has been the most receptive to us coming, so we're super excited to play," said Jeannie Kim, a member of Fur Cups For Teeth. "It should be a good show."

The trio, which formed in 2001, has been known to put on quite a performance complete with theme costumes, stage dancing and instrument swapping.

"We've dressed up as the Harlem Globetrotters before," said Keach Hagey, another Fur Cups member.

"It just never stopped," she said. "Every time it's like we have to be weirder than last time."

The band describes its sound as "electro-punk."

"That's the closest [description] we have," Hagey said.

"Punk because we have high energy and electro because we don't have a drummer," she added.

In fact, that role will be filled by an Apple iPod.

"We're very excited about this mini iPod," said Fur Cups member Nicole Whelan.

Former drummers such as Whelan's laptop and a CD player have been known to halt shows because of excessive skipping caused by the trio's raucous stage performances.

"Somehow everything just disintegrates in our hands," Whelan said with a laugh.

The 30-minute set will feature tunes similar to their greatest influence, Le Tigre.

"We're definitely a punk band with Riot Grrrl sensibility," Kim said.

But, band members include their own music styling by incorporating sounds produced by unconventional instruments, such as a vacuum cleaner, a kazoo and a Speak & Spell toy combined with the usual guitar, bass and keyboard.

"We were always interested in different sounds," Whelan said.

And then there are the costumes.

Oh, and the instrument swapping.

"We switch pretty much every song," Hagey said. "It's just more interesting that way."

The trio, who all have day jobs in New York City, are on tour in promotion of their new album, Allergic to Fur, for eight shows in 10 days.

"It's a lot, but we're up for the challenge," Kim said.

When the tour is finished, the band plans to hit the studio to record its next album.

The group said their songwriting can be political at times, and might make President George W. Bush - the subject of one song they promise to play in State College - want to duck and cover.

But they're not entirely about politics.

The women said they're really out to have fun and ensure that the crowd does, too.

"We don't want to be performers who are untouchable," Kim said. "We want people to have a good time."

"We want them to have an experience," she added.

And that's exactly what Jeff Van Fossan, Roustabout! organizer and promoter, said the audience can expect.

"For State College, this [group] is pretty far out," he said. "And I mean that in a good way."