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"Somnambulist" by Small Sails

Small Sails is a four-person musical and filmmaking collective from Portland, Oregon. Currently on a cross-country tour to promote their first label-supported CD, Similar Anniversaries (Other Electricities), Small Sails will hold their only area performance at Squeaky Wheel. The collective is well-known and deeply loved in Portland, where they’ve shared the stage with bands such as Deerhoof, the Helio Sequence, Mice Parade and Styrofoam, playing post-electronic ambient music set to live screenings. Images of dandelion fields, aerial light shows, birds and waterfall images loop while spacey electronic chords and futuristic pop strains interplay with the visuals. Ryan Jeffrey runs the dual 16-millimeter projector using reel-to-reel footage, playing it almost like an instrument while his partners Ethan Rose (guitar, keys, vocals), Adam Porterfield (guitar, keys, vibraphone) and Gary Jimmerson (drums, vibraphone) create rich and haunting melodies. This is an opportunity to see a unique show of sonic and visual interplay from a group to look out for. Word is, we may be hearing a lot more about them.

Tuesday, April 10 at 8pm. Squeaky Wheel, 712 Main St. (884-7172) www.squeaky.org. $5/$4 (members).