Or a vulvic, I add. "I never even thought of it as female privates till somebody said it a few months ago," he marvels. "You just translate it as you translate it. I think it's great. I bet Oasis doesn't get asked that much about their name."

THE BIG PINK

Wed/10, 8 p.m., $17

Great American Music Hall

859 O'Farrell, SF

www.gamh.com

GUNSLINGERS AND BEACHES

Bloody digits mark the the French three's darkabilly creations, and the all-girl latter's promise souped-up garage psych. Fri/12, 9:30 p.m., $7. Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk, SF. www.hemlocktavern.com

SURF CITY AND THE ART MUSEUMS

The Kiwis blend the Flying Nun swirl of the Clean with riptide licks, whereas Glenn Donaldson's lo-fi jangle rumbles off a new Woodsist release. Sun/14, 8 p.m., $10. Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell, SF. www.rickshawstop.com