CALIFORNIA CALLING:
A STORY OF GROWING UP PUNK ROCK
JOE SIB’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
ONE-MAN SHOW RETURNS TO THE ROAD
WITH SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES AND NYC
JOE SIB is heading back on the road with CALIFORNIA CALLING: A STORY OF GROWING UP PUNK ROCK, an extraordinary one-man show performance piece about the love of music and growing up in California. Shows are lined up in Orange County, Los Angeles, New York City, Phoenix, Austin, and Sib’s hometown of San Jose, with special guests Dave Hause (from The Loved Ones) and Altercation Punk Comedy Tour’s JT Haberstatt set to appear in select markets (see tour dates below).
After a successful residency earlier this year at the highly esteemed Largo at the Coronet theatre in Los Angeles and a handful of shows up and down the Pacific coast and NYC, it’s time for the rest of the country to see what CALIFORNIA CALLING is all about. “California Calling is my story about how music saved my life. Sounds heavy right? Don’t worry, it’s not,” Sib laughs. “But without music, I would be completely lost-and before I discovered punk rock, I was. California Calling is about growing up, and it’s about how one day in December of 1981 changed my life forever.”
In addition to the live show, Sib is releasing a five story CD titled TRUE STORIES AND BAD IDEAS which will be available for $5 purchase at all upcoming shows and on www.sideonedummy.com. All proceeds from the sale of TRUE STORIES AND BAD IDEAS will go to UCP Wheels For Humanity (www.ucpwfh.org/).
For a clip of CALIFORNIA CALLING and the ultimate introduction to Sib’s show, visit:
http://vimeo.com/11970034 and for more information, head to http://californiacalling.net.
JOE SIB is co-owner of independent label Side One Dummy Records, Wax frontman, and host of punk rock radio show “Complete Control” which airs in seven cities across the country including Los Angeles’ 98.7FM. He is also host of the Bay Area’s channel “Music in the Mornings” show on 92.3 FM.
CALIFORNIA CALLING tour dates:
Thu 9/16 Fullerton, CA Slidebar
Wed 9/29 Somerville, MA The Armory w/ Special Guest Dave Haus of The Loved Ones
Fri 10/1 New York City, NY Bowery Electric w/ Special Guest Dave Haus of The Loved Ones and Brother Mike Cohen
Tue 10/5 Los Angeles, CA Improv w/ Special Guest JT Habersatt
Wed 10/6 Sacramento, CA Blue Lamp w/ Special Guest JT Habersatt
Thu 10/7 San Jose, CA Improv w/ Special Guest JT Habersatt
Thu 11/4 Phoenix, AZ Trunk Space
Sat 11/6 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
“The Wax frontman, founder of SideOneDummy Records and host of ‘Complete Control’ on KYSR-FM (98.7) has made a lifelong career in punk like few others from the safety-pin set. At the ‘broken word’ performance, he performs a one-man show that’s a cross between theater, touching memoir and a loogie in the eye.”
–Los Angeles Times, January 6, 2010
“Sib’s boundless earnestness about the identity-shaping possibility of music charged his part-memoir, part-comedy, part-backyard-barbecue-yarn about what happens when the old days never quite go away. ‘California Calling’ isn’t so much a performance as it is a solid hour to get comfortable and let Sib–a coiled spring of joy when it comes to these topics–riff on stream-of-consciousness tales of teenage n’er-do-welling. The abiding take from “California Calling” is that the rush of youthful discovery doesn’t have to dissipate with adult life.”
–LATimes.com, 1/7/10 (in a review “Joe Sib’s funny, manic, often touching ‘California Calling’”)
“His tales stem from a deep humor and passion; they’re part success story, part historical, and part average California guy having a blast.”
–Kenneth Hughes, Flavorpill.com, February 10, 2010
“Part stand-up comedy, part spoken word, part multimedia presentation, Joe Sib’s California Calling has been heralded by The Los Angeles Times and has made fans of members of Foo Fighters and Bad Religion.”
–San Diego City Beat, February 16, 2010
“As an oral history, Sib’s show is an interesting portrayal of the second wave of punk. While many of the musicians active during that time stressed their antisocial and nihilistic tendencies, Sib seems to be the polar opposite. Highly recommended for those who want to learn about the history of early West Coast punk and some inside details about those four guys in leather jackets and jeans from Queens.”
–John Gentile, Punknews.org (4 out of 5-stars review), February 2, 2010
“From the moment Sib took the stage, I felt like I’d been invited into his inner circle, the place most of us usually reserve for family members, close friends, and those people who see us naked. Sib seemed oblivious to the standard audience/performer boundaries, telling stories ranging from behind-therapist’s-doors heavy (visiting his dad at a prostitute-infested Super 8 soon after his parents’ divorce) to over-a-few-beers embarrassing (his purchase/guilty return/re-purchase of the Sex Pistol’s Never Mind the Bollocks). With each anecdote, more and more of Sib’s passionate, life-and-death approach to living was revealed…”
–Kristin Houser, LAMusicBlog.com, February 15, 2010
“Joe Sib is a genius, I laughed my ass off, and everyone in America and abroad should see his show if given the chance…California Calling is basically a stream of consciousness monologue detailing Joe’s life story through hilarious coming-of-age-type anecdotes. I know it sounds like a pretty simple concept, but believe me, it’s a simple concept filled with laughs, heart-warming moments and anecdotes…”
–Jim Markunas, CWGMagazine.com, March 13, 2010
“Sib seems to have found a niche with his one-man stage show. The crowd loved it.”
–Matthew Baldwin, DAILY TITAN, March 24, 2010
Sib recalls-with reckless and enthusiastic nostalgia-growing up punk in NorCal. One part stand-up comedy, the other a look back at adolescent antics (house parties, Bad Religion concerts and skate parks), this show is a reminder that some stories get better with age.
–Stephanie Henry, 7X7.COM, March 31, 201
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