And And And, There Is No Mountain and Rare Diagram

There Is No Mountain, born of the now-defunct Americana group the Ascetic Junkies, combine traditional folk songwriting with Glenn Kotche-worshipping avant-garde percussion. The songwriting—ostensibly split between the two multi-instrumentalists, Kali Giaritta and Matt Harmon—falls on the more traditional indie side of the "experimental" tag, but their textures recall a chilled-out Dodos or a non-aggressive Buke and Gase. The duo are releasing their second album, Luna, on January 15. Portland indie rockers-turned-mayoral candidates And And And will share the stage tonight, with the usual between-song heckles of "Freebird" drowned out by pointed policy questions and inquiries into whether that weird painting of Isaac Brock will remain hanging in the mayor's office. MAC POGUE