Scratch's West Coast Tour

just received the following from Dub Is a Weapon.com regarding the tour with the Upsetter, the Admiral, Lee "Scratch" Perry! all the dates and details are on their website with links etc (text version below)

they should be great shows; diaw is the best reggae band on the continent at the moment. check out live shows at archive.org

(here begins the epistle from diaw:)

I. . West Coast Dub Massive, rejoice! Dub Is A Weapon kicks of two weeks worth of shows with the original dub scientist, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, with two nights at the Independent in San Francisco tomorrow night. The man himself has arrived safe in sound already, so these shows are sure to go off without a hitch:

Nov 5 and 6, 2006 - San Francisco CA - The Independent
628 Divisadero
San Francisco, CA
Doors at 8:30pm
415-771-1420
http://www.apeconcerts.com

Nov 7, 2006 - Los Angeles CA - House of Blues - Sunset Strip
8430 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA
Doors at 8pm
323-848-5197
http://www.hob.com

Nov 8, 2006 - San Diego CA - 4th & 8th
345 B Street
San Diego, CA
Doors at 8pm
619-231-2131
http://www.hob.com

Nov 9, 2006 - Santa Cruz CA - The Catalyst
1011 Pacific Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA
Doors at 8pm
831-425-7799
http://www.catalystclub.com

Nov 11, 2006 - Portland OR - Crystal Ballroom
1332 West Burnside
Portland, OR
503-225-0047
http://www.mcmenamins.com

Nov 12, 2006 - Vancouver BC - Richards on Richards
1036 Richards Street
Vancouver, BC
Doors at 8pm
604-687-6794
http://www.richardsonrichards.com

Nov 13, 2006 - Seattle WA - Neumo's
925 East Pike
Seattle, WA
Doors at 8pm
206-709-9467
http://www.neumos.com

Nov 15, 2006 - Salt Lake City UT ]- The Depot
400 W South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT
801-957-1222
http://www.depotslc.com

Nov 16, 2006 - Boulder CO - Fox Theatre
1135 13th Street
Boulder, CO
Doors at 8pm
303-447-0095
http://www.foxtheatre.com


II. Dub Is A Weapon will be finishing up the year 2006 with a special show at the Lion's Den in NYC on December 22nd. We're lining up some extra special guests for this show, so NYC dubheads can expect a truly rocking evening of heavyweight vibrations. Stay tuned for details...