This past Thursday at Slim’s in San Francisco, Rock to  Roll 2oo9 was in full effect.  NOFX, Wax, Dead to Me and Nathen Maxwell and the Original Bunny Gang played blistering sets to a frenzied crowd, and when the dust had settled we were able to collectively raise $22,000+ for UCP-Wheels for Humanity. But the giving hasn’t stopped there! Several of our friends in bands have donated some amazing autographed and rare memorabilia that we are auctioning off to raise even MORE money to help give disabled/underprivileged kids the gift of mobility.

Here is what we are auctioning off this year:

- Autograpjed Mark Hoppus (Blink 182) signature Fender custom bass

-Liberty Resonator 100 custom guitar autographed by Thrice, The Avett Brothers, NOFX, Underoath, Less Than Jake, All Time Low and about 20 others!

-The complete Bouncing Souls 20th Anniversary 7″ series (the very rare “tour colors” if you are wondering) autographed by the band.

-SideOneDummy test pressing package that features vinyl from The Gaslight Anthem, Flogging Molly, Chuck Ragan, Broadway Calls and Gogol Bordello!!

Wax announced that they will be playing 2 shows with Dead to Me and Nathen Maxwell and the Original bunny Gang.  The bands will be playing the Blank Club in San Jose, CA on Friday December 4th and the Dragonfly in Los Angeles Saturday December 5th. Wax is currently supporting their 7″ of unreleased material titled “Hangin’ On”.

Rock to Roll San Francisco is right around the corner! On December 3rd Nathen Maxwell, Dead to Me, Wax and NOFX are going to be playing a show at Slim’s with all the proceeds going to benefit UCP-Wheels for Humanity. This year Rock to Roll is also going to have a auction component that will feature autographed items from all the bands playing the event as well as a bunch of signed memorabilia from bands that support the cause. Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 is one of those dudes who support the cause, but where unable to play this year. Mark decided he wanted to donate an autographed model of one of his custom Fender basses for the auction to try and help raise some cash to help some kids get the gift of mobility. The auction for the bass (as well as the other items we will be announcing over the next few weeks) will be a auctioned off on December 7th! Check out the photos below and keep an eye out for more previews of items to come!!

Here is a picture of the signed bass

Here is a picture of the engraved nut covering on the back of the bass

The fourth annual ROCK TO ROLL charity event spearheaded by SideOneDummy Co-Founder Joe Sib is happening this year at Slim’s in San Francisco, CA on Thursday December 3, 2009. The event will directly benefit the non-profit organization UCP WHEELS FOR HUMANITY. Headlining the event this year is NOFX. The night will also feature performance s from WAX, DEAD TO ME and NATHEN MAXWELL & THE ORIGINAL BUNNY GANG.

It is estimated that more than 100 million children and adults worldwide need wheelchairs and do not have them either due to lack of access, lack of money, or both. Their lack of mobility stems from accidents, birth defects, war injuries, debilitating diseases, aging, natural disasters and land mines. To address this need, UCP WHEELS FOR HUMANITY begins with volunteers collecting over 230,000 pounds of discarded wheelchairs and wheelchair parts each year from around the U.S. Since a wheelchair in a developing country is an unimaginable luxury, Therapeutic seating specialists then deliver and individually fit the wheelchairs to disadvantaged children and adults free of charge. Since 1996, UCP WHEELS FOR HUMANITY has helped over 44,000 children and adults living in the poorest of conditions, in developing countries such as Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Ukraine, Mexico, Mongolia, and many others.

Last year, the ROCK TO ROLL benefit concert at The Key Club in Hollywood, CA raised $38,000 for UCP WHEELS FOR HUMANITY. Combined Rock To Roll fund raising efforts have raised over $87,000 since the annual event began in 2006. The average wheelchair costs $150 to refurbish, which means ROCK TO ROLL has directly improved the lives of roughly 580 individuals in need. This is the first year the event will take place in San Francisco. Tickets go on sale Saturday, November 7. They are available in person at Slim’s (333 11th St.) & Great American Music Hall (859 O’Farrell St.) box offices, online at www.slimstickets.com, or charge by phone at (888) 233-0449 & via fax (downloadable fax form available online at www.slims-sf.com)

NOFX released their 12th studio album Coaster earlier this year on singer Fat Mike’s own Fat Wreck Chords label. Rock To Roll founder Joe Sib fronts recently re-formed 90′s punk band Wax; this will bring the band full-circle as Slim’s was host to the band’s last show before disbanding in 1996. Wax recently played the Riot Fest in Chicago and opened for Weezer in Hollywood. DEAD TO ME will release their second full-length album entitled African Elephants via Fat Wreck Chords on November 9. NATHEN MAXWELL & THE ORIGINAL BUNNY GANG, the side project of Flogging Molly bassist Nathen Maxwell, released White Rabbit on Side One Dummy Records in August of 2009.

For More Information on the bands:
www.nofxofficialwebsite.com
www.myspace.com/waxtheband
www.myspace.com/deadtomesf
www.nathenmaxwell.com

Today’s video of the day is Beavis and Butt-head watching the band WAX’s  (once band by MTV) music video for the track “California”. What does this have to do with SideOneDummy? SideOneDummy Co-owner Joe Sib was and is the frontman of the SoCal rock group and after 14 years the band is getting back together to play Riot Fest in Chicago. As a “warm up” they will be playing a free show this Monday night (October 5th) at The Dark Room located on 7302 Melrose Ave in Hollywood. Come check them out and pick up a copy of their new 7″ available at SideOneDummy.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd7l36md-uU

“One night at SideOneDummy Records, I was drinking some beers, shooting the shit, and telling some stories with some friends and these guys from a band. As the night ended, someone in the band said to me, “I wish you could come on the road with us, just to tell us more of your stories.”

The next day I started thinking about what that guy said and decided to take a few minutes and tape one of my stories. At first, I felt weird just gabbing into the microphone by myself. But the more I did, the better the stories came out. So, for the next two weeks I would come in to work early, drink some coffee and just start talking. Four of these stories made it on to a CD called “True Stories and Bad Ideas.”

I ended up giving the CD to all my friends and anyone that I thought would find the stories funny and entertaining. After a while, somebody asked me if I would ever tell the stories “live.” So now, on October 15th at The Key Club in Hollywood, it’s time to sink or swim with “California Calling.”

Check out the five stories from “True Stories and Bad Ideas.” Take a listen, and if you like them, pass them on to someone else you think might dig it and ask them to do the same.”

Thanks!!!
Joe Sib

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