Originally hailing from Spokane, Pegasus Dream is an exciting synth-based pop outfit coming out of Portland. Their hook-based compositions immediately recall Of Montreal's post-Satanic Panic in the Attic electronics-infused rebirth (picture the obligatory glam, bedazzled phoenix rising from the ashes).  The youthful trio - not content to simply roll out infectious, finely-mixed jams - complicates their music with wily stop-start rhythms that problematize the urge to dance as much as they provoke it. In the great tradition of electronic music's decidedly unplugged pioneers, Pegasus Dream rely on live skin-pounding from drummer Mikey Dane, who anchors their songs' ecstatic highs with a visceral (if skittering) foundation.  Less Greek Myth and more Geek Mirth, Pegasus Dream is definitely a Northwest band to watch.

Pegasus Dream

With Golden Arm
Sunday, June 6, 10 p.m., 21+, no cover
Le Voyeur, 404 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia
360.943.5710