Dengue Fever (band)

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Dengue Fever is a six-member band from Los Angeles that combines Cambodian pop music and lyrics with psychedelic rock. They were formed in 2001 by Ethan Holtzman and his brother Zac after Ethan was inspired by a trip to Cambodia. Lead singer Chhom Nimol was discovered performing at a night club in the Little Phnom Penh area of Long Beach as Ethan and Zac were searching for a vocalist to perform in Khmer. Rounding out the band are bassist Senon Williams, drummer Paul Smith, and saxophonist David Ralicke.

Their self-titled debut album was released in 2003. All lyrics are sung in Khmer. Many of the songs are covers of 1960s Cambodian rock but some are originals, first written in English by the Holtzmans before being translated. Their second album, Escape from Dragon House, was released in 2005, and saw more original songs.

The album Escape from Dragon House was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.

"Ethanopium", was included in the soundtrack of Jim Jarmusch's 2005 film, Broken Flowers.

"One Thousand Tears of a Tarantula" was included on the soundtrack for the second season of the Showtime original series "Weeds"