311 Day Contest: ‘How I Discovered 311’

311 DAY 2016 will take place at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA on March 11th & 12th. We were thrilled to have a pair of tickets to this special event to give away with an exclusive contest, inquiring How You Discovered 311…below are the results!…

3rd Annual Cali-Roots Carolina Sessions: Postponed!

Some sad news, thanks to the weather, for this weekends 3rd annual California Roots: The Carolina Sessions Festival in its first year at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion in Myrtle Beach, SC. Thunderstorms with 20mph winds will prevent this highly anticipated festival from making it’s South Carolina debut. This festival will now be postponed to the […]

311 Day 2016 In New Orleans

Having sold over 9 million albums and DVD’s in the US, a long with three #1 singles on the Alternative Radio chart and nine singles in the Top 10, it’s no wonder a group like 311 has their own celebrated day every March 11th. The group celebrates 311 Day bi-yearly and the celebration will be […]

311: 20th Anniversary of ‘The Blue Album’

311 Celebrates 20th Anniversary of The Blue Album An Interview with drummer Chad Sexton Blue Album Track Listing: 1.) Down 2.) Random 3.) Jackolantern's Weather 4.) All Mixed Up 5.) Hive 6.) Guns (Are For Pussies) 7.) Misdirected Hostility 8.) Purpose 9.) Loco 10.) Brodels 11.) Don't Stay Home 12.) DLMD 13.) Sweet 14.) T [...]

MP3 Leak of the Week: 311

311 commemorated their 25 years as a group with the boxset release of Archive. The boxset includes 81 tracks including unreleased songs, B-sides, bonus tracks, pre-production recordings and demos. Of those 81 songs, we’re giving away for FREE, this week only, “Pass The Grass”, a demo to what later became “Strong All Along”…

The Pier: Catching Up with 311

“I would say a good year and a half ago we realized it was time. We had a 25 Year Anniversary to commemorate!” says vocalist Nick Hexum of 311. We caught up with Nick in a call lasting 30minutes discussing the release of Archive in celebration of the groups 25 years as a band.

The Pier: Album & Cover Art History (Vol. 6)

The Pier: Album & Cover Art History Vol. 6 Welcome to The Pier's Album & Cover Art History - Volume 6 as we take a look at another five iconic album covers and releases with their concepts & back-story. In this feature, you'll read how the album's art has more depth to its meaning than [...]

The Pier’s Album & Cover Art History

We’ve started a new publish with our Album & Cover Art History series. This is where we peel the curtain back at some of Reggae-Rock’s most iconic and influential albums with their aligning cover-art, album details, stories and facts…