Lee "Scratch" Perry at Highline Ballroom (more by Greg Cristman)

Lee "Scratch" Perry has a few limited dates scheduled in the US in September, including one SATURDAY NIGHT (9/10) at BB King's with Subatomic Sound System and Jahdan Blakkamore. Tickets are still available. After NYC, the dub legend will take a few days off before hitting the west coast for three days in California in Santa Ana, Ventura, and San Francisco. Full tour schedule is below, alongside an interview and a recent demo.

The Lee Perry appearance is one of several shows scheduled as part of the Dub Invasion festival, which kicks off tonight in NYC with Adrian Sherwood featuring Brother Culture, Subatomic Sound System, and Channel U at Dominion, and will run the following week in both NYC and Boston. The fest will also feature NYC appearances from Dr. Israel at Dominion on 9/15 and two shows with Mad Professor on 9/16, one at Dubspot and a second with Twilight Circus Dub at Knitting Factory (tickets) among many others.

Full listing of Dub Invasion events in NYC, alongside tour dates, video and that demo stream below....

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DOWNLOAD:

1. The Budos Band - Chicago Falcon (The Washington Sq Lads rmx) feat. Mark Ronson & Wale (MP3)
2. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Keep On Looking (Kenny Dope rmx) (MP3)
3. The Daktaris - Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti (Mad Professor rmx) (MP3)
4. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Stranded In Your Love (Cool Calm Pete - Sweet Nothing Mix) (MP3)
5. The Sugarman Three & Co. - Take It As It Come feat. Charles Bradley (Afrodisiac Soundsystem mix) (MP3)
6. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? (Ticklah mix) (MP3)
7. The Budos Band - T.I.B.W.F. (Hank Shocklee mix) (MP3)
8. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - My Man Is A Mean Man (DJ Spinna mix) (MP3)
9. The Sugarman Three & Co - Bosco’s Blues (Bull Jun mix) feat. Large Professor (MP3)

Daptone Records and Scion have partnered together to release one of this (or was it last) year's hottest remix compilations. As the official press release goes:

Scion has partnered with indie funk and soul label Daptone Records to launch Scion CD Sampler Vol. 19 - Daptone Records Remixed, a double CD-set compilation including nine exclusive remixes of various artists, along with the nine original recordings.

Their list of remixers is impressive to say the least - Mark Ronson, Kenny Dope, Mad Professor, Afrodisiac Soundsystem, Ticklah, Hank Shocklee, DJ Spinna and Bull Jun (remix features vocal by Large Professor). Download the whole remix disc above for free!

And don't forget to catch Sharon Jones on tour. -Terry