Eight Gigs: Dengue Fever

The most obvious element that sets six-piece Dengue Fever apart from just about every other band on the club circuit is the influence of Cambodian pop, both current and retro. Indeed, there are some songs that sound like they were plucked off of a ’60s Cambodian garage-rock compilation. But Dengue Fever is so much more than Cambodian-pop (or even garage rock, for that matter). The band fuses elements of psych-rock, funk, indie, Latin and a bunch of other influences. It’s no surprise that this melting pot of a band is from the biggest melting pot there is: Los Angeles. 2708 J Street, www.denguefevermusic.com.