Video Premiere: Ernie Ball’s String Theory by 311

Here is the Video Premiere for the latest episode of String Theory, courtesy of Ernie Ball. String Theory is a web series from Ernie Ball that explores the sonic origins of some of music’s most innovative players. In this episode Ernie Ball artists and 311 guitarists Nick Hexum and Tim Mahoney discuss their influences, their […]

Reel Big Fish Discusses 311’s 2017 Caribbean Cruise

311 has announced the line-up and details for their March 2017 Caribbean Cruise. One of the groups on the bill is Reel Big Fish and vocalist/guitarist Aaron Barrett tells The Pier about the time they toured with 311 in ’97 as his excitement for the cruise boils over…

Dirty Heads & Sublime with Rome Summer Tour 2016

Dirty Heads and Sublime with Rome will be joining forces this summer on a 29-show tour across the U.S. The tour officially kicks off with Sublime with Rome and Tribal Seeds next month on June 25th; Dirty Heads will join the tour starting July 1st in Florida along with others on various dates including 311, […]

311’s Grassroots Uplifter Vape-Pen

What’s next for a multi-platinum rock band who’s released 11 studio albums, a live album, a greatest hits album and three DVD’s, in addition to celebrating 25 years as a band with the launch of their own Amber Ale craft beer? Well, 311 just announced their own custom Vape-Pen called the Grassroots Uplifter as guitarist/vocalist […]

311’s Summer Unity Tour with Matisyahu

311 just got done celebrating their 3/11 Day performance in New Orleans and now we get to look forward to their Summer Unity Tour with Matisyahu as they continue to record their 12th studio album…

How I Discovered 311…

The Pier recently held a contest asking fans to email their stories of how they first discovered 311. The best two stories received a pair of FREE tickets to 311 Day 2016 on March 11th & 12th in New Orleans, LA. Since so many great stories were told, we decided to share some of the […]

2016 Most Anticipated Albums

Welcome to The Pier's 2016 Most Anticipated Albums! We at The Pier spent the bulk of our Holidays and New Year bugging the hell out of bands and their managements about what their plans were for new music in 2016. We like to think that the professional side of us was represented when contacting the [...]