Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ It's Alive! Media & Management) Dengue Fever, whose exotic blend of Cambodian rock, Afro grooves, surf, and garage psych returns April 19 with Cannibal Courtship (Fantasy Records/Concord
Music Group), announced today that they are adding the following East Coast dates to their U.S. Tour:
4/19 @ The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA (RECORD RELEASE SHOW)
4/20 @ The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
4/22 @ Dante's, Portland, OR
4/23 @ Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC, CANADA
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
5/05 @ The Loft, Dallas, TX
5/06 @ Emo's, Austin, TX
5/07 @ Fitzgeralds, Houston, TX
New Dates:
6/3 @ 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
6/4 @ Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
6/6 @ Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA
6/7 @ Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
6/8 @ Black Cat, Washington, DC
6/9 @ World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
6/10 @ Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
"While talking to our booking agent about upcoming tours, I was surprised to find out that we haven't hit the East Coast or Midwest in over a year," said Dengue Fever drummer Paul Smith. "Between recording our new record Cannibal Courtship and getting to play a slew of international dates in places like France, Hong Kong and Vietnam we simply lost track of time. Clearly we have been away too long. Plus - I need a slice!"
Since their inception, Dengue Fever's unique take on '60s Cambodian pop and American surf rock has garnered praise and attention from fans and critics alike. True Blood named an entire episode after one of their songs, and featured the band's music throughout the show; Spin highlighted the band in their 'Breaking Out' section; and, profiles on the group have appeared in the New York Times, Magnet, Wired, and on NPR's "Fresh Air" and Radio Australia. Ray Davies from the Kinks called them "a cross between Led Zeppelin and Blondie."
With Cannibal Courtship ready to make new converts, Dengue Fever is prepared to hit the road hard in 2011, starting in the U.S. and then jetting off to Europe for the summer.
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 three albums, Dengue Fever, Escape From Dragon House Venus On Earth and the DVD/CD soundtrack to the band's documentary Sleepwalking Through The Mekong, in addition to a collection of lost Cambodian classics, Dengue Fever Presents: Electric Cambodia. Their debut release on Fantasy Records, a division of Concord Music Group is set for release on April 19, 2011. They are based in Los Angeles.
