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311 (pronounced "three eleven") is an American
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band from Omaha, Nebraska. The band was formed in 1988 by vocalist and guitarist
Nick Hexum Nicholas Lofton Hexum (born April 12, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter and rapper, currently the vocalist and guitarist for the multi-platinum alternative rock band 311 and The Nick Hexum Quintet. Early life Born in Madison, Wisconsin, t ...
, lead guitarist Jim Watson, bassist Aaron "P-Nut" Wills, and drummer Chad Sexton. Watson was replaced by Tim Mahoney in 1990. In 1992, Doug "SA" Martinez joined to sing and provide turntables. 311 has released thirteen studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, four EPs and four DVDs. After a series of independent releases, 311 was signed to
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in 1992 and released the albums '' Music'' (1993) and '' Grassroots'' (1994) to moderate success. They achieved greater success with their 1995 triple platinum self-titled album, which reached number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200 on the strength of the
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s " Down" and " All Mixed Up", the former of which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot Modern Rock Tracks in 1996. The band's next three albums—'' Transistor'' (1997), '' Soundsystem'' (1999) and ''
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'' (2001)—were also successful, with the first going platinum and the last two going gold. Their 2004 compilation album ''
Greatest Hits '93–'03 ''Greatest Hits '93–'03'' is the first compilation album by 311. It was released on June 8, 2004 on Volcano Entertainment. Track listing # " Down" (from '' 311'') – 2:51 # " Flowing" (from '' Soundsystem'') – 3:10 # " All Mixed Up" (from ' ...
'' was also certified platinum. The band's most recent studio album is 2019's ''
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''. As of 2011, 311 has sold over 8.5 million records in the United States. The band's name originates from the police code for
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in Omaha after the original guitarist for the band was arrested for streaking.


History


Early recordings (1988–1992)

311's first independent release was the '' Downstairs'' EP, which was recorded in 1989 in Nick Hexum's basement. Unlike many of their releases, it had no cover art. It features the song "Feels So Good," which was recreated/remastered in the album '' Music'' and is a staple of most of 311's live shows. In 1990, 311 produced 300 cassettes of their second independent release, ''Dammit!'', recorded at IEV Studios in
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. In 1991, Tim Mahoney replaced Jim Watson on guitar and 311 released their third independent release, ''
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'', recorded at Rainbow Recording Studios in Omaha. 1000 CDs and 500 cassettes of Unity were printed; they were distributed through consignment and sold at shows. The band began to headline shows in local clubs, such as The Ranch Bowl and
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. It was also around this time they recorded the since lost and often sought after track "Spooky Breakfast". In 1992, S.A. Martinez, who had been making various appearances with 311 over the past years as a vocalist, was officially asked to join the band. 311 recorded a six-track demo, called '' Hydroponic'', also recorded at Rainbow Recording Studios, and moved to Los Angeles. Within their first few months, 311 was signed to
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.


''Music'' and ''Grassroots'' (1993–1994)

Their first major record, '' Music'', was released in 1993. The single "
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" received
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on modern rock stations and reached No. 27 on ''
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''s Modern Rock Tracks chart. However, the album failed to chart at the time. The album was produced by
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, who famously produced Yes and
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. Financing their own tour, the band drove around in an old RV borrowed from Sexton's father and towed a Volkswagen bus which held their equipment. After tackling a steep incline while en route to an Omaha show, the RV caught fire. The only door out of the vehicle was surrounded by flames so the band jumped through the fire. All of their equipment and possessions were lost, though no one was seriously injured. The band continued their tour using borrowed equipment. The following year, they released their second studio album, '' Grassroots''.


Mainstream breakthrough (1995–2001)

In 1995, 311 released the self-titled ''
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'' (also known as ''The Blue Album''). Produced by
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, the album was recorded live in contrast to their previous two albums in which all instruments were recorded separately. The first single "Don't Stay Home" was a modest success, reaching No. 29 on ''Billboard''s Modern Rock Tracks chart. But the follow-up single " Down", which was released 14 months after the album, received heavy
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on mainstream radio, and the accompanying music video was on
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's rotation. The song hit No. 1 on the Modern Rock chart. The band made their network television debut on ''
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'' on August 23. The third single, " All Mixed Up", enjoyed almost identical success, reaching No. 4 on the Modern Rock chart. They also appeared on '' Late Show with David Letterman'' playing "Down". In the following years, 311 continued touring and on August 5, 1997, they released '' Transistor'' which debuted at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200, their highest position on that chart. The album went
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. In 1998, 311 released ''
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'', a
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from a 1997 performance in New Orleans, Louisiana. 311 also released ''
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'', a
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from their early independent releases. In 1999, 311 released their fifth major album, '' Soundsystem''. The song "
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" reached No. 6 on ''Billboard''s Modern Rock Tracks chart. The second single, " Flowing", had '' American Pie's''
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featured in the music video. In 1995, the band purchased a recording studio in
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, called The Hive. The band has recorded every album at The Hive since 2000, beginning with the sessions for ''
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'', 311's sixth major record release. ''From Chaos'' was released in late 2001. Its first single, "
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" featured basketball star Shaquille O'Neal in the video.


''Evolver'' and ''Don't Tread on Me'' (2002–2006)

Their seventh major release, '' Evolver'' (produced By Ron Saint Germain), came in 2003. In Summer 2003, 311 launched their inaugural Unity Tour. The tour included openers G. Love & Special Sauce,
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and Something Corporate. In 2004, 311
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The Cure's " Love Song" which became a No. 1 hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also reached No. 59 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, their first single to reach that chart. It was featured on the soundtrack for the motion picture ''
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'' and then a few months later on their own ''
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''. The compilation featured two new songs: "How Do You Feel?" and "First Straw". In Summer 2004, 311 played a free show at a city park in Omaha for that city's 175th Anniversary Celebration, where they changed all the weed lyrics in the songs they played for the show, then the band kicked off their second annual Unity Tour with openers The Roots and
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. On August 16, 2005, 311 released their eighth studio album, titled '' Don't Tread on Me''. "Don't Tread on Me", the first single, reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock chart and No. 7 at
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. In mid-2005, 311 kicked off their third annual Unity Tour with openers Papa Roach and
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. On July 20, 2006, 311 kicked off their Summer Unity Tour, playing 37 shows in 27 states and featuring opening bands Pepper and
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. After completion of the tour, 311 announced they would be taking a break, their first official one in over eight years.


''Uplifter'' and ''Universal Pulse'' (2007–2011)

In January 2007, 311 stepped back into their Hive Studios with Nick's younger brother Zack Hexum. They recorded a cover of
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song "Reggae Got Soul" for the soundtrack from the film '' Surf's Up'', which was released on June 5, 2007. Their Summer Unity Tour in 2007 included supporting acts
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and
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. In 2008, they featured opening acts Snoop Dogg and
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. In 2009, they had another Summer Unity Tour which featured opening acts Ziggy Marley and The Expendables while in 2010, supporting act
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and opening act Pepper were featured. In 2011,
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and DJ Soulman & DJ Trichrome were the openers on the Unity Tour. ''
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'', 311's ninth studio album, was released on June 2, 2009. The album, produced at 311's Hive Recording Studios in Los Angeles by
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, debuted at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200, the band's highest chart position in the U.S. to date. The band followed up the release of the album with tours in Summer and Fall 2009. They have completed their Spring 2010 tour, which included 311 Day 2010, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Summer tour with
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began in June 2010. 311 also held a 2010 fall tour. In early 2011, 311 finished recording their tenth studio album called ''
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'' at the Hive in Los Angeles, with producer Bob Rock. The album was released July 19, 2011. The album's first single, "Sunset in July" was released on June 3, 2011. Universal Pulse is their shortest album yet, only having 8 songs.


''Stereolithic'', ''Archive'' Compilation and ''Mosaic'' (2012–2017)

In Summer 2012, 311 embarked on their tenth annual Unity Tour with Slightly Stoopid, SOJA, and The Aggrolites. On August 24, 2012, Doug "SA" Martinez told Phoenix's Up on the Sun that an eleventh 311 studio album was in the works and planned for release in 2013. However, on July 15, 2013, their eleventh album was announced to be released on March 11, 2014, to coincide with 311 Day 2014. According to P-Nut, the album is to have "darker themes", and was produced by Scotch Ralston. On July 2, 2013, 311 started their eleventh annual Unity Tour with Cypress Hill and G. Love & Special Sauce. The tour ended on August 4, 2013. ''
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'', the band's first independently released studio album since 1991's ''
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'', was released on March 11, 2014. On November 18, 2014, 311 released a live album, ''311 with the Unity Orchestra – Live from New Orleans – 311 Day 2014''. The album documents part of the 311 Day 2014 concert wherein the band was accompanied onstage by a symphony orchestra for nine songs. ''311 Archive'', a four disc compilation album featuring 81 previously unreleased songs, b-sides and demos, was released on June 30, 2015. As of February 2016, according to
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, 311 was working on a new album, and in February 2017, the band revealed the new album's title, Mosaic, on their PledgeMusic update feed. Six song titles were released to the public, "Hey Yo", "Island Sun", "Extension", "Too Much to Think", "Syntax Error", and "Too Late"; with the first two being debuted at 311 Day 2016. 311 invited their fan base to submit a photo of themselves to be featured on the album artwork. ''Mosaic'' was released on June 23, 2017, and was met with positive reviews. It was their 12th studio album and their 10th consecutive to debut in the Top 10 of US ''Billboard'' 200. It debuted at number six, with 39,000
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s, of which 37,000 were pure album sales. On March 9, 2017, the band released "Too Much to Think", the first single from '' Mosaic''. Following that, 311 released singles "Too Late" and "Perfect Mistake"


''Voyager'', next album, and P-Nut's departure (2018–present)

In 2018, 311 and
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toured together on the Never-Ending Summer tour. That summer, The Offspring released a cover of 311's " Down" and 311 released a "reggaefied" cover of The Offspring's "
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". Hexum states that 311 has "the bulk of an album written" and is working with producer/co-writer John Feldmann of Goldfinger on some tracks. Later that summer, Mahoney confirmed that they were working with both Scotch Ralston and John Feldmann on ''Voyager''. ''Voyager'' released on July 12, 2019. The documentary ''Enlarged to Show Detail 3'' was released to theaters for one day only on March 11, 2019. When asked in an interview with
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, conducted on March 11, 2020 (311 Day), if 311 were planning to make a new live album or follow-up to ''Voyager'', guitarist Tim Mahoney said, "This year is all about playing live and celebrating 30 years. Although we do have a few blocks of time set aside for new music writing and recording, the soonest for any new release would be 2021." As part of their 30th anniversary tour, the band was scheduled to co-headline a North American trek with
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in the summer of 2020, but it was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 16th, 2022, P-Nut announced via Twitter that he would be taking a hiatus from the band after they had finished their upcoming tour schedule. On November 30th, 2022, P-Nut followed up with an announcement also via Twitter that he will not be taking hiatus after having had discussions with the band and the showing of support from his family and fans.


311 Day

On March 11, 2000, 311 began celebrating an unofficial holiday of their own creation, which they called 311 Day. The band chose the date because March 11 is written in the United States as 3/11. Every other year on March 11, the band performs an extended concert for thousands of their fans.


311 Caribbean Festival Cruises and 311 Pow Wow Festival

In March 2011, 311 began hosting a Festival Cruise. The environment is similar to an outdoor music festival involving camping. The 2011 Caribbean Festival Cruise departed on March 3, 2011, from Miami, FL aboard the Carnival Destiny for Grand Turk, Turk and Caicos. The festival cruise featured three shows, over four days leaving from Miami to Turks and Caicos, and featured guest bands: The Movement, DJ Soulman and Nocturnal Arts,
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, Pepper and The Expendables. On May 10, 2012, 311 hosted their second Caribbean Festival Cruise on the Carnival Destiny, departing from Miami and landing on a private island, Half Moon Cay, in the Bahamas for three consecutive nights and featured guest bands including: The Dirty Heads, Shwayze, 2 Skinnee J's, DJ Soulman, Outlaw Nation, Shootyz Groove, BALLYHOO!, Passafire, Cisco, Full Service, DJ Trichrome, Exes Of Evil, Trailer Park Ninjas, Moral Defect among others. 311's 2013 Caribbean Festival Cruise departed Miami on March 1, 2013, on its new home, the Norwegian Pearl, but this time went to a different private island in the Bahamas, Great Stirrup Cay. The 2013 Caribbean Cruise featured guest bands and comedians including: Rebelution, Less Than Jake, Exes of Evil, DJ ABD, The Urge, Tom Green, Doug Benson, SA Martinez and Exes of Evil performing in their side project Ghostwolf. DJ Kilmore (From Incbus), BALLYHOO!, Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime, Bad Rabbits, The Aggrolites, DJ Soulam, Full Service, J Randy, Krooked Treez, Beat Squad, Trailer Park Ninjas, Hey Monea, DJ Trichome, DJ ABD 311's 2015 Caribbean Festival departed from Miami on February 25, 2015, aboard the Norwegian Pearl. It made port in Jamaica. The line up included 311 with three sets, Dirty Heads, Pepper, Chali 2na, RX Bandits, The Green, RDGLDGRN, Full Service, The Funk Hunters, Doug Benson, DJ Soulman, J Randy, Andy Haynes, Papafish, Beatcake, Singles, Tony Hinchcliffe, DJ Native Wayne, DJ Trichrome, The Unity All Stars, Headphone Disco among others. 2017 marked the fifth 311 Caribbean Cruise! Departed from Tampa to Cozumel, March 2–6, 2017, on board the Norwegian Jade as the Pearl was in drydock. Lineup of bands, DJs and comedians, including Rebelution, Reel Big Fish, Stick Figure, People Under the Stairs, Ballyhoo!, RDGLDGRN, Los Stellarians (side project of 311 member SA Martinez) and ILL Communication. The band headlined set lists as usual and hosted other bands as well. 311 played their hit songs plus debuting two new tracks; "Extension" and "Too Late" while also covering Prince's "Let's Go Crazy". During 311 Day 2022, Nick Hexum announced that the 311 Caribbean Cruise will return in 2023. 311 hosted their first "Pow Wow" Festival from August 4 to 6, 2011, at the
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in Live Oak, FL. Along with 311, it featured DJ Trichome,
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, SOJA, Deftones, DJ Soulman, The Movement,
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,
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,
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, Ballyhoo!,
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, G. Love & Special Sauce, and comedians Doug Benson and Graham Elwood. Along with fire performances by Nocturnal Arts. 311 played four sets and the album ''Transistor'' in its entirety.


311 business collaborations

Since 2015, the band has collaborated with Nebraska Brewing Company and Rock Brother Brewing on 311 Amber Ale. The beer is currently available in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Nebraska, and southern California with more midwest locations coming soon. Many varieties of the beer are now available for at-home delivery. In 2017, they also released a cannabis vapor pen dubbed the "Grassroots Uplifter." The pen is available in Colorado, Washington, Oregon and California. In 2018, Grassroots Uplifter v2 was released in California. 311 are also official media sponsors for BK Racing on the NASCAR Sprint Cup series. The 311 logo appears on all BK Racing cars


Musical style and influences

311's music is a blend of
rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
, reggae, hip hop and
funk Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the mid ...
. 311 has been described as
alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercia ...
,
reggae rock Reggae rock is a subgenre of reggae fusion and rock music that primarily uses the genres reggae, rock, and ska. Typical lyrics of reggae rock songs incorporate love, personal awareness, and life challenges while incorporating music and beat e ...
,
rap rock Rap rock is a fusion genre that fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rock's most popular subgenres include rap metal and rapcore, which include heavy metal and hardcore punk-oriented influences, re ...
, funk metal, funk rock,
rap metal Rap metal is a subgenre of rap rock and alternative metal music which combines hip hop with heavy metal. It usually consists of heavy metal guitar riffs, funk metal elements, rapped vocals and sometimes turntables. History Origins and early ...
,
post-grunge Post-grunge is a derivative of grunge that has a less abrasive or intense tone than traditional grunge. Originally, the term was used almost pejoratively to label mid-1990s rock bands such as Bush, Candlebox and Collective Soul that emulated the ...
,
alternative metal Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by ...
and
nu metal Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, sometimes called aggro-metal) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, alternative rock, funk, industrial, and grunge. Nu met ...
. 311's influences include The Clash, The Cure, Descendents, Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Cypress Hill Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. They have sold over 20 million albums worldwide and have multi-platinum and platinum albums. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast and 1990 ...
,
De La Soul De La Soul () is an American hip hop trio formed in 1988 in the Amityville area of Long Island, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative ...
,
A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip
, Led Zeppelin,
Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements ...
, Fishbone, and
Bad Brains Bad Brains are an American rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1976. Originally a jazz fusion band under the name Mind Power, they are widely regarded as pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members have objected to the use of this t ...
.


Members

Current members *
Nick Hexum Nicholas Lofton Hexum (born April 12, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter and rapper, currently the vocalist and guitarist for the multi-platinum alternative rock band 311 and The Nick Hexum Quintet. Early life Born in Madison, Wisconsin, t ...
– lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards (1988–present) * Aaron "P-Nut" Wills – bass (1988–present) * Chad Sexton – drums (1988–present) * Tim Mahoney – lead and rhythm guitar (1991–present) * Doug "SA" Martinez – lead vocals, turntables (1992–present) Former members * Jim Watson – lead guitar (1990–1991) Timeline


Side projects

* Nick Hexum – The Nick Hexum Quintet (2013), DJ Leisure (Sean Perry) vs DJ Lofton (Nick Hexum) – 'Battlestations' (1997), * Doug "SA" Martinez – Ghostwolf – vocals – 'Lunar Halos' (2012), Los Stellarians – vocals * Aaron "P-Nut" Wills – Ghostwolf – bass – 'Lunar Halos' (2012), Hollows Follow �
'First Birthday' (2006)
* Chad Sexton – 'Introducing Zack Hexum...' (1998) – drums


Discography

*'' Music'' (1993) *'' Grassroots'' (1994) *''
311 311 may refer to: * 311 (number), a natural number * AD 311, a year of the Julian calendar, in the fourth century AD * 311 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * 311 (band), an American band ** ''311'' (album), band 311's self-titled album ...
'' (1995) *'' Transistor'' (1997) *'' Soundsystem'' (1999) *''
From Chaos ''From Chaos'' is the sixth studio album by 311, released on June 19, 2001. In 2000, before this album was recorded and released they left Capricorn Records and switched to Volcano Entertainment as their permanent label. Singles from this album ...
'' (2001) *'' Evolver'' (2003) *'' Don't Tread on Me'' (2005) *''
Uplifter ''Uplifter'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band 311, released on June 2, 2009 by Volcano Records. It is the band's first album in nearly four years, the longest gap between albums in 311's career. ''Uplifter'' was produced by ...
'' (2009) *''
Universal Pulse ''Universal Pulse'' is a mini-LP and the tenth studio album by American rock band 311, released on July 19, 2011 on 311 Records/ ATO Records. It clocks in at almost 29 minutes, making it the shortest album 311 ever released, as well as their first ...
'' (2011) *''
Stereolithic ''Stereolithic'' (stylized as ''STER30L1TH1C'') is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band 311, released on March 11, 2014. It is the band's first fully independent studio album release since 1991's ''Unity''. ''Stereolithic'' is also ...
'' (2014) *'' Mosaic'' (2017) *''
Voyager Voyager may refer to: Computing and communications * LG Voyager, a mobile phone model manufactured by LG Electronics * NCR Voyager, a computer platform produced by NCR Corporation * Voyager (computer worm), a computer worm affecting Oracle ...
'' (2019)


References


External links

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Live311
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311 Cruise
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Tim Mahoney
interview by Brad Conroy {{DEFAULTSORT:311 Alternative rock groups from Nebraska American alternative metal musical groups Capricorn Records artists Funk rock musical groups Musical groups established in 1988 Musical groups from Omaha, Nebraska Musical quintets Rap rock groups Reggae rock groups Rap metal musical groups Volcano Entertainment artists ATO Records artists Cleopatra Records artists