Dengue Fever previews Ting Mong album with "Silverfish" video

"Silverfish" is off Dengue Fever's new album Ting Mong out September 15th. Watch the video below. 

Pre-order a copy of Dengue Fever's new album Ting Mong and build your own merchandise bundle right here.

Dengue Fever reissuing first three albums on vinyl

Dengue Fever's 2003 debut, 05's Escape From Dragon House and 08's Venus On Earth will be out on vinyl in April. 

Here's the scoop...

Los Angeles based Cambodian and American rock band DENGUE FEVER are announcing they will be reissuing their first three albums from their back catalog via their own label, Tuk Tuk Records. On Friday April 9, 2022 vinyl enthusiasts will finally be able to purchase Dengue Fever’s self-titled debut LP for the first time ever on vinyl along with 2005’s Escape from Dragon House and 2008’s Venus on Earth which have both been out of print for more than a decade. All three titles will be available on colored vinyl. Pre-Order link here: https://denguefevermusic.com/vinyl-reissues/

Founded in 2001, and making their live debut in 2002, Dengue Fever emerged from the Los Angeles “Silver Lake scene,” playing their unique blend of sixties Cambodian pop and psychedelic rock. Two decades later, Dengue Fever has gone from performing ‘lost’ Khmer-rock covers to global pioneers, writing all-original material and performing live on no-less than five continents. Their music has been heard in such films as City of Ghosts and Broken Flowers, television shows True Blood and CSI Las Vegas and were the inspiration for the hit Lauren Yee play Cambodian Rock Band. They also have been profiled in numerous publications like the New York Times, NPR, Mojo, Wired, Uncut and numerous others. In 2017, the band reissued their debut and Escape from Dragon House on compact disc and digital as deluxe reissues.

Currently, Dengue Fever are in the studio finishing up a new album, their first since The Deepest Lake (2015) and planning a tour in support of the new album and back catalog reissues. More details will be announced later this year. Watch Dengue Fever performing live at Amoeba Music in Berkeley back in 2008 below. 

ABOUT DENGUE FEVER

 DENGUE FEVER is Cambodian songstress Chhom Nimol, Zac Holtzman (guitar/vocals), Ethan Holtzman (keyboards), Senon Williams (bass), Paul Smith (drums) and David Ralicke (horns). They have released nine titles, Dengue Fever, Escape From Dragon House, Venus On Earth, Cannibal Courtship, In The Ley Lines, the DVD/CD soundtrack to the band’s documentary, Sleepwalking Through The Mekong, a collection of lost Cambodian classics, Dengue Fever Presents: Electric Cambodia, The Deepest Lake and Dengue Fever 2003-2015 (Best Of). They are based in Los Angeles. 

Dengue Fever w/ Tinariwen @ Massey Hall, Wednesday

Tickets for Dengue Fever's Massey Hall show with Mali's Tinariwen are $29.50-$69.50 and available right here. 

Happy New Year!

Here's Dengue Fever performing New Year's Eve. They're at Massey Hall with Tinariwen on April 12.

Don't miss DJ Luk Thug w/ Dengue Fever @ The Garrison, tonight

DJ Luk Thug spins vintage Cambodian rock, Thai funk, Japanese surf and more soon after doors open at 8pm.

Dengue Fever @ The Garrison, Sept 8. Watch their new video for Tokay

LA's incredible Dengue Fever will be performing songs from their latest album The Deepest Lake. 

Dengue Fever's new album and secret weapon

Along with the details of Dengue Fever's forthcoming Fantasy label debut Cannibal Courtship – set for release April 19 – the new musical weapon of the Los Angeles-based Cambodian rock rippers is being showcased on the album's sleeve: a unique double-necked hybrid of a Fender Jazzmaster and a traditional Khmer two-stringed Chapei Dong Veng which has been cleverly dubbed the Mastadong. So move over Junior Brown, Rick Neilsen, Jimmy Page, Mike Rutherford, Steve Vai, Alex Lifeson, John Lodge and fellow masters of multi-necked monstrosities, Dengue Fever guitarist Zac Holtzman has just made the world of show-off string slingers a little more crowded.  
The novelty of Holtzman's visually impressive custom-made axe will no doubt draw a slew of curious guitar geeks out to see Dengue Fever on their upcoming west coast tour, which begins with an album launch party at L.A.'s Troubadour on April 19, however the main attraction remains their charismatic singer Chhom Nimol whose wonderfully enchanting voice is backed on Dengue Fever's eclectic 11-song recording by the gorgeous harmonies of Inara George, Becky Stark and new mom Eleni Mandell also known as the Living Sisters. You'll get a better idea of what Dengue Fever have conjured up by previewing the album here. You can also download the song Cement Slippers from Cannibal Courtship for free below.  

Cannibal Courtship (Fantasy)
1. Cannibal Courtship 4:34    
2. Cement Slippers 3:35  
3. Uku 5:16    
4. Family Business 3:38
5. Only A Friend 4:58    
6. Sister in the Radio 4:07    
7. 2012 (Bury Our Heads) 3:50    
8. Kiss of the Bufo Alvarius 3:36
9. Thank You Goodbye 4:20    
10. Mr. Bubbles 4:20    
11. Durian Dowry 4:30

Dengue Fever Tour Dates

4/19  Record Release Party @ The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA
4/20  The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
4/22  Dante’s - Portland, OR
4/23  The Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
4/24  The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
4/27  Moe’s Alley - Santa Cruz, CA
4/28  SoHo - Santa Barbara, CA
4/29  The Casbah - San Diego, CA
4/30  Detroit Bar - Costa Mesa, CA
5/5    The Loft - Dallas, TX
5/6    Emo’s - Austin, TX
5/7    Fitzgerald’s - Houston, TX

 

Fave Fifty Of 2009

The beautifully crafted To Be Still album by Portland singer/songwriter Alela Diane topped my list of 2009's superb spins. 

Putting together a list of my top recordings wasn't something I was planning to do. But when a number of people asked whether they could expect any best-ofs from me, I started thinking about all the amazing stuff that came out this year. Here are the first 50 that came to mind...

1. Alela Diane - To Be Still (Rough Trade)
2. Blakroc - Blakroc (Blakroc Project)
3. Dengue Fever - Sleepwalking Through The Mekong (M80)
4. Eleni Mandell - Artificial Fire (Zedtone)
5. Wooden Shjips - Dos (Holy Mountain)
6. Tandy Love & Mad Smooth - Anagram Jam (Finders Keepers)
7. Jenny Wilson - Hardships! (Gold Medal)
8. Oumou Sangare - Seya (World Circuit)
9. Masada Quintet featuring Joe Lovano - Stolas - Book Of Angels Vol. 12 (Tzadik)
10. Indigo Jam Unit - Collectivity (Basis)
11. El Michels Affair - Enter The 37th Chamber (Fat Beats)
12. Henry Threadgill Zooid - This Brings Us To, Vol. 1 (Pi)
13. DOOM - Born Like This (Lex)
14. Giallos Flame - Euro Slash EP (2600)
15. Mos Def - The Ecstatic (Downtown)
16. People Under The Stairs - Carried Away (Om)
17. Nostalgia 77 - Sessions featuring Keith & Julie Tippett (Tru Thoughts)
18. Yeti #8 mix (yetipublishing.com)
19. KRS-One and Buckshot - Survival Skills (Duck Down)
20. Budos Band - The Budos Band EP (Daptone)
21. sun O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions (Southern Lord)
22. James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game (Young God)
23. The Flatlanders - Hills and Valleys (New West)
24. Handsome Family - Honey Moon (Carrot Top)
25. Diana Panton Trio + 1 - Pink (www.dianapanton.com)
26. Dexateens - Singlewide (Skybucket)
27. The Strange Boys - And Girls Club (In The Red)
28. Fever Ray - Fever Ray (Rabid)
29. Dam Funk - Toeachizown (Stones Throw)
30. Timo Lassy - Round Two (Ricky Tick)
31. Buika with Chucho Valdes - El Ultimo Trago (Warner)
32. John Doe & The Sadies - Country Club (Yep Roc)
33. Lisa O Piu - When This Was The Future (Subliminal Sounds)
34. Lee Fields - My World (Truth & Soul)
35. The Bats - Don't You Rise EP (Slumberland)
36. Lickin' Good Fried - Say Uncle! (Rooster Sandwich)
37. Cate Le Bon - Me Oh My (Irony Bored)
38. Dave Alvin - Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women (Yep Roc)
39. Nat Birchall - Akhenaten (Gondwana)
40. Muskox - Five Pieces (Standard Form)
41. Isla Craig - Isla Craig & The Continental Drift (zunior.com)
42. Buddy & Julie Miller - Written In Chalk (New West)
43. Audie Darling - Full Of Ghosts (One Shoe Rooster)
44. Ty Segall - Lemons (Goner)
45. Catherine MacLellan - Water In The Ground (True North)
46. Ian Blurton - Happy Endings (Sir Ian Blurton)
47. Brown Bird - The Devil Dancing (Peapod)
48. Sharon Van Etten - Because I Was In Love (Language Of Stone)
49. Gareth Dickson - Collected Recordings (Drifting Falling)
50. Wizard Smoke - Live Rock In Hell (Wizard Smoke)