March 2024 Lee “Scratch” Perry Memorial B-day Shows

3/26 in San Francisco3/27 in Seattle3/29 in Ellensburg3/30 in Portland. Check the full list of shows as tour dates are added in the upcoming tour dates Events page

After the August 2021 passing of the legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry, Jamaica’s reggae & dub pioneer, Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan, who were Scratch’s band for over a decade, arranged a handful of memorial shows to honor Scratch’s legacy by performing his music and incorporating sampled audio and video of their past work with Scratch.  For Scratch’s birthday in March 2024, Subatomic will do a limited run of memorial shows in some of his favorite cities that weren’t reached on the initial tour due to COVID restrictions.

The Smithsonian Museum’s current Afro-Futurism exhibit in Washington DC includes interview and performance footage of Lee “Scratch” Perry & Subatomic Sound System as well as one of Scratch’s tape machine’s from his burnt out Black Ark studio. Exhibit also includes Parliament Funkadelic, Jimi Hendrix, Sun Ra, Nona Hendryx, Outkast, Janelle Monae,

Upcoming Tour Dates

Booking inquiries, contact Russell Brantley /
russell@33andwest.com

Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan perform
Lee “Scratch” Perry 88th Birthday Memorial Shows…

March 26, Tues, San Francisco @ Great American Music Hall
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March 27, Wed, Seattle, WA @ Nectar
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March 29, Fri, Ellensburg, WA @ The Ridge
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March 30, Sat, Portland, OR @ Jack London Revue
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No Bloodshed video premiere 11/8/23 Subatomic Sound System + Don Husky

Premiering 1pm Jamaica time. The link has a trailer until then. Although the completion of this video was significantly delayed, it seems to be arriving just on time for a world overrun with bloodshed and a lack of hope for the youth. Don Husky & Subatomic Sound System “NO BLOODSHED” video was shot in Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica, directed by Tizzy Tokyo with a special cameo from legendary sound system builder Uncle Ronnie, builder of the system in the video as well as Kingston Dub Club and many others. YES to LOVE. NO to HATE. MORE LIFE!

No Bloodshed in Kingston, JA or anywhere in the world! Single song and dubstrumental out on SpotifyApple Music, Bandcamp (best spot for hi-rez and wave files) and all digital platforms. Don Husky on the mic. Produced by Subatomic Sound System for Yard Birdz Records.

Cali! 9/2 LA & 9/3 Long Beach Subatomic Dub Sets

Subatomic solo dub sets by Emch on proper sound system stacks:

Saturday night 9/2 at Left Method space in Los Angeles

Sunday afternoon 9/3 in Long Beach, 1-6pm, at Bamboo Club outdoors.

August 3-5 California tour Subatomic + Screechy Dan

Subatomic & Screechy Dan tour dates in California, August 3, 4, & 5.

8/3 Santa Cruz CA @ The Catalyst | w/ Ancestree
8/4 Mill Valley CA @ Sweetwater Music Hall | w/ DJ Sep
8/5 Redway CA @ Mateel Community Center | w/ Blvk H3ro
Lee “Scratch” Perry memorial set

Fall 2023 Tour Dates

12/10-11 Los Angeles CA @ Teragram Ballroom
All star benefit for HR from Bad Brains w/
members of Sublime, Fishbone, Soul Syndicate,
Beastie Boys, Subatomic Sound & more

10/21 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan
@ Superior Genetics Harvest Fest w/ King Shiloh Sound (Amsterdam), Jamalski & more!
Noon-9pm
4419 Nicollet Ave. Ste. A Minneapolis MN 55419

9/2 Los Angeles CA @ Left Method Space | solo Subatomic dub set w/ All Sol Sound (full HSD speaker stack), Yungg Tripp & many more
9/3 Long Beach CA @ Bamboo Club| 2pm outdoor daytime vibes | solo Subatomic dub set w/ TeoCali Sound System (full custom speaker stack) & Ximeno Records

Subatomic & Screechy Dan

8/3 Santa Cruz CA @ The Catalyst | w/ Ancestree
8/4 Mill Valley CA @ Sweetwater Music Hall | w/ DJ Sep
8/5 Redway CA @ Mateel Community Center | w/ Blvk H3ro
Lee “Scratch” Perry memorial set

Stephen Marley “Babylon By Bus” tour
Subatomic opens select dates

7/17 Wichita KS @WaveICT
7/18 Memphis TN @MinglewoodHall
7/20 Chicago IL (Subatomic at after show party only) @WildHareMusic
7/21 St. Louis MO The Big Top @kranzbergarts
7/22 Cincinnati OH @RiverFrontLiveCincy
7/23 Kalamazoo MI @BellsEccentricCafe
7/30 Brooklyn NY @BrooklynSteel 

August 3-5 California tour dates Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan

Click city for tix & info
8/3 Santa Cruz CA @ The Catalyst | w/ Ancestree
8/4 Mill Valley CA @ Sweetwater Music Hall | w/ DJ Sep
8/5 Redway CA @ Mateel Community Center | w/ Blvk H3ro

7/17-23 + 7/30 Stephen Marley tour with Subatomic Sound System

Across the USA! 7/17-23 in the midwest + 7/30 in Brooklyn + 7/20 after party in Chicago

Stephen Marley “Babylon By Bus” tour” with Subatomic Sound System on these select dates

Click city name for tix! Venue names are Instagram accounts.

7/17 Wichita KS @WaveICT
7/18 Memphis TN @MinglewoodHall
7/20 Chicago IL (Subatomic at after show party only) @WildHareMusic
7/21 St. Louis MO The Big Top @kranzbergarts
7/22 Cincinnati OH @RiverFrontLiveCincy
7/23 Kalamazoo MI @BellsEccentricCafe
7/30 Brooklyn NY @BrooklynSteel 

7/20 Chicago, Subatomic performs only at the after show party at Wild Hare Music.

7/17-23 + 7/30 Stephen Marley “Babylon By Bus” tour with Subatomic Sound System

7/17-23 + 7/30 Stephen Marley "Babylon By Bus" tour with Subatomic Sound System

Across the USA! 7/17-23 in the midwest + 7/30 in Brooklyn and 7/20 in Chicago at the after show celebration only.

Stephen Marley “Babylon By Bus” tour” with Subatomic Sound System on these select dates

Click city name for tix! Venue names are Instagram accounts.

7/17 Wichita KS @WaveICT
7/18 Memphis TN @MinglewoodHall
7/20 Chicago IL (Subatomic after show party performance only) @WildHareMusic
7/21 St. Louis MO The Big Top @kranzbergarts
7/22 Cincinnati OH @RiverFrontLiveCincy
7/23 Kalamazoo MI @BellsEccentricCafe
7/30 Brooklyn NY @BrooklynSteel 

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Lee “Scratch” Perry is the Dub Organizer

Lee 'Scratch' Perry is the dub organizer

🔥 “Fiyah! Fiyah, fiyah! Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry is the dub organizer!” That’s the anthem.

Click this link to listen & love on all digital services the new 4/19/23 release from Lee “Scratch” Perry, Subatomic Sound System, & Screechy Dan.

Across the USA & Europe this summer, Subatomic is live with Stephen Marley & Jack Johnson.

August 5 @ Mateel in Redway, CA Subatomic performs a Lee Scratch Perry memorial set.

Hear the new song live with help from the crowds in Hamburg, Cologne, and Amsterdam. Also KEXP had us perform the song in the studio. Check the full session & interview as well…

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