![]() ![]() It wasn’t perfect, sure, and 311 has a sound specific to their fan base, but it was a performance that felt beyond simply a warm-up show. “We had a good time.”ģ11 returned for a two-song encore a few minutes later, concluding with “Creatures” and Hexum’s professed sentiment that the crowd should “stay positive.” There was little flash to the show – the only production involved a few colored lights already installed in the venue – and it was clear that the band wasn’t attempting to reduce their usual arena show to this smaller room just for the sake of playing there. “We want to thank you all for coming out,” he said simply before his exit. The song concluded with a grandiose finale, the lights flashing and Hexum raising his microphone into the air to wild applause. ![]() STORY: 311 Sets Indie Album Release for March 2014Īfter nearly 90 minutes, Hexum and crew launched into “Feels So Good,” off their 1991 album Unity. From the sound of the new songs, which melded into the set fairly seamlessly, 311 hasn’t eschewed anything, but may have found themselves interested in more complex instrumentation that reflects their acquired musical skills. The musicians have established a long drawn sound that has remained largely consistent over ten albums, fusing alt-rock, reggae, rap-rock and funk together in an immediately identifiable manner. In many ways, jumbled together in a Sunset Strip nightclub, 311 feels like a punk band, their music rough, unabashed and quick. Stereolithic is the band’s first new album since 2011’s Universal Pulse (and their first ever self-released effort on 311 Records) and Hexum recently told Billboard that it takes the band into fresh territory, representing a “less conservative” sound. “Ebb & Flow,” a new song the band did perform, revealed a slight evolution in 311’s show, reflecting a more melodic, layered aesthetic. The band cherry-picked from their vast discography, pulling out everything from B-side “Get Down” to 1997 album cut “Transistor.” The set list, which presumably will vary at tonight’s performance, included very little new material, focusing more on the rehearsal of lesser played tracks rather than songs the band has just finished. There were few lulls, the moments between songs punctuated by impressively wrought bass solos by Aaron “P-Nut” Wills (one of which was bolded on their set list as “BASS SOLO”). PHOTOS: KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas 2012: Jack White, No Doubt Performįrontman Nick Hexum, who released a solo effort last year, offered little banter between songs, occasionally pausing only to shout out the achievements of a band member or to thank the crowd for their support. The performance, shaky at first, found its legs by the time 311 played their hit 1999 single “Come Original” a few songs into the set, evolving into an impassioned, grandiose show that proved 311 fans know every single word to every single song. Certainly, though, 311 didn’t disappoint anyone in the audience once they appeared onstage at precisely 9 p.m. The band’s fans trust them so wholly that they’re willing to give the show a positive review before even seeing it played out. There’s clearly a level of expectation 311 fans possess – one largely based on experience – but there’s also an element of pre-acceptance. ![]() #311 TRANSISTOR ALL B SIDES TORRENT#Touring as a Duo, Steve Martin and Martin Short Mix a Little Bluegrass With a Torrent of Roasting: Concert Review ![]()
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