Haiti Relief Concert
El Rey Theatre- Los Angeles, CA
02/06/10

In response to the recent devastating earthquakes to hit Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas, KCRW presents and the historic El Rey Theatre hosts a Haiti Relief Concert. Ticket proceeds from this night will be donated to Operation USA’s Haiti relief efforts. The worldly line-up on includes ska/rocksteady revivalists Hepcat; Cambodian-American indie-rock band Dengue Fever; a very special set by veteran bassist Joey Altruda’s Crucial Riddims & Reggae Greats Revue featuring Wailing Souls, Elan, Eljai and special guests; cumbia band Very Be Careful and many more. The evening will be hosted by veteran radio DJ Junor Francis and Alexis de la Rocha of Live Daily.
 
Operation USA is an international relief agency that helps communities at home and abroad overcome the effects of disasters, disease and endemic poverty by providing privately-funded relief, reconstruction and development aid. OpUSA is appealing for donations of funds to purchase health care materials, water purification supplies and food supplements which they will ship to Port-au-Prince, Haiti and its surrounding areas from its base in the Port of Los Angeles. 
That’s why The Rockery, organizers of this event, chose OpUSA to receive the funds generated on February 6th. 98% of every dollar donated will be going to the ground relief.  

  
About Dengue Fever:

Dengue Fever’s psychedelic take on the Cambodian pop sounds of the 60s makes them one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most unique success stories. They draw enthusiastic crowds from LA to the UK, from Maui to Moscow, and leave critics rummaging through their thesauruses looking for new superlatives to describe their sound. Dengue Fever is Chhom Nimol – who sang regularly for the King and Queen of Cambodia – Ethan Holtzman (keyboards), Zac Holtzman (guitar), David Ralicke (horns), Senon Williams (bass) and Paul Smith (drums). The band’s music has been featured in a number of film and television shows including City of Ghosts, Must Love Dogs, Broken Flowers, HBO’s hit series True Blood and twice on Showtime’s Weeds. They have released three albums, Dengue Fever, Escape From Dragon House, Venus On Earth and released their DVD/CD soundtrack to the documentary Sleepwalking Through The Mekong. They recently released Dengue Fever Presents: Electric Cambodia, a compilation of lost Cambodian classics from the 1960’s and 1970’s.

Event Info:

Tickets are $25 and will be available starting Saturday, January 23rd| at 10am| at www.Ticketmaster.com

El Rey Theater
5515 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036

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www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic

via EM Staff, 2 February 2010 9:00am | |