This Saturday, February 6, Dengue Fever, the alt-psych-rock outfit aiming for circa ‘Vietnam Conflict’ vintage pop, are playing a Haitian Benefit show. “What?” You ask. “Yes,” I say, at The El Rey in loving Los Angeles.
Presented by KCRW, scope this line up:
• Ska revivalists, Hepcat
• Joey Altruda’s Crucial Riddims & Reggae Greats Revue featuring Wailing Sounds
• Elan, Eljai
• Cumbia band, Very Be Careful
• The Lions, an all-star reggae group
• An experimental rock outfit, The Tuffingtons
• Echodelic Soundsystem
•DJ Miles Perlich
• Hosted by the Santa Monica College’s KCRW DJ’s Junor Francis an Alexis de la Rocha
All proceeds of ticket sales will be donated to Operation USA’s relief efforts. Oh yeah, the date is also Bob Marley’s 65th birthday. That sounds about right.
• Dengue Fever: http://www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic
• Operation USA (do some good): http://www.opusa.org
