L.A.'s Dengue Fever makes the world a little smaller

Fever pitch by Alli Marshall in Vol. 15 / Iss. 38 on 04/15/2009 Asheville music fans are no strangers to the cross-pollination of genres. From CX-1’s “Bluegrastafari” (bluegrass meets roots reggae) to the “world music, poetry and soul sounds” (mountain standards meet urban jazz) of R.I.S.E (formerly Rising Appalachia), local musicians have fused any number of genre combinations.