An exciting evening of psychedelic Cambodian pop

Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm

"The Los Angeles band was born 12 years ago, when brothers Zac (guitar) and Ethan (keyboards) Holtzman discovered the Cambodian rock music of the ’60s and ’70s. Ethan heard Cambodian pop during a trip to Southeast Asia, while Zac collected cassettes of Cambodian surf music during his tenure at San Francisco’s Aquarius Records. When they assembled a band to play Cambodian rock, they discovered three more Angelenos who had been listening to Cambodian pop — bass player Senon Williams, drummer Paul Smith and horn player David Ralicke.

During a trip to a Cambodian nightclub in Long Beach, they met Chhom Nimol, who’d been a star back home before immigrating to Los Angeles. She joined up, and the band set out to introduce the music they loved to American audiences."

About Pigwar:

http://www.pigwarmusic.com/

About Hong Kong Banana

"A local five-piece making stormy garage soul that is not to be trusted. Sure, those needle-sharp guitars, go-go beats, and cottonmouth Sticky Fingers-isms sound plenty irresistible, but they're just gonna get you into trouble. This is music that's not going to bail you out of jail, let alone call you the next morning.

Even the names of the conspirators sound blatantly like a gang of thieves and heartbreakers: There's Nigel Bubblesworth and Amora Pooley sharing the vocals; there's Hillstomp bucket-man Johnny Mao turning tricks on the bass; a guitarist named Justin Thorpe—okay, that could be legit, although sources indicated another ne'er-do-well by the name of Jesse Decker played on the recordings—and a drummer who goes by the alias Stony Buttons. (Sources indicate he's one Chris Hutton, probably using an alter ego to avoid Johnny Law). They have a brand new 10-inch vinyl EP called Now, But Not NOW Now, and we shall post the music here as a public service to show you what you need to look out for. Carefully observe these slambang garage nuggets and glittery gems in the comfort of your workplace or home computer, and learn their tricks so that you can avoid being seduced out in the real world."