The Franklin, Ind. -based and provocatively named punk-rock outfit Mr. Clit and the Pink Cigarettes will make an appearance at the Buzzbin Art and Music Shop on January 20, in the midst of a tour that runs from Anaheim, Calif., to Cape Coral, Fla. The tour also includes stops in Las Vegas, Indianapolis and a handful of other Florida locales. The punk trio’s sound might be described as a mix of classic Breeders and the Dead Milkmen, with a noise-punk framework that is often interspersed with more straightforward musical sections. The song “White Cow,” for instance, begins as a riffy punk track with screeching vocals, but shifts into a dark, jazzy groove complete with walking bass line, ride-heavy drum beat and exploratory guitar work. True to their genre’s anti-establishment leanings, Mr. Clit and the Pink Cigarettes say little about themselves online. Their Facebook bio is no more than a William Allingham poem about bats, bacon and cake. A video that might seem to explain the trio’s name, meanwhile, actually just begs more questions: Why is the only guy in the band called Mr. Clit? Why would the remaining, ahem, members be referred to as something that Mr. Clit himself defines as “another word for the male, you know, private area”? Still, the answers aren’t really important. Instead, the band’s music does the talking, as it should be. (Though good luck deciphering the vocals, typically rasped out with angry precision — or is that too much of an oxymoron for a punk band?) One thing that does seem a bit more calculated is the group’s image — that is to say, there’s an intentional aesthetic in the very look of the band. Google them and you’ll find that people are as interested in what they look like as they are in what they sound like. None of that may matter after you’ve heard them, but it does seem to be an important component of their appeal. Stop in to see and hear Mr. Clit and the Pink Cigarettes for yourself at the Buzzbin Art and Music Shop on January 20. Photo: Tina Russel Daily