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Best Of 2010, Guest Editors: Dengue Fever On The Short Stop Bar

As 2010 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors.

dengue_feverlogoDengue Fever is anything but your average indie-rock combo. Based in Los Angeles, the exotic six-piece outfit is fronted by Chhom Nimol, who sings in her native Cambodian dialect, backed by guitarist Zac Holtzman, his brother Ethan (keyboards), Senon Williams (bass), David Ralicke (horns) and Paul Smith (drums). Some photos of the boys in the band from their three previous albums look like they’ve come from Homeland Security’s no-fly list. In reality, Dengue Fever may be the best U.S. cultural ambassadors to Southeast Asia since the glory days of jazz stars Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and John Coltrane 50 years ago. The band’s “new” album, Dengue Fever Presents Electric Cambodia (Minky), spotlights vintage performances by its favorite Cambodian artists from the late ’60s/early ’70s. Dengue Fever will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our Q&A with them.

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Senon Williams: When this Los Angeles bar first got new owners around 2001, the crooked cops had to go and make way for the Echo Park hipsters. There would be crazy dance parties in the dilapidated side room with the lights swinging from the ceiling and the DJ trying to keep folks from bumping the turntables. The bartenders drank more then we did, and the drinks were strong. At 2 a.m., the doors would shut us in, and the night always saw the morning. We’d party in the store rooms or in the photo booth or on the pool table. The jukebox had no bad tunes. Some good always happened.

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2 replies on “Best Of 2010, Guest Editors: Dengue Fever On The Short Stop Bar”

Any wonder this bar is part-owned by Greg Dulli? Made it a point to visit on an LA trip years ago.

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