CHILL! This rap-rock-metal-funk-reggae outfit was dominating the modern rock charts before the term nu-metal was coined. Armed with positivity, a turntable, and marijuana enthusiasm, they carried a mid 90s nation mourning the end of grunge. It's 311 week!
We come clean up top about our varying levels of adoration for the band 311 before talking about them for 2 hours. The loveable lads from Omaha make their TV debut with "Down" on Conan, and then proceed to play it again and again for the next six years. Josh Freese fills in for Chad Sexton on Recovery in Australia amid the Transistor era. "Amber" and "Love Song" give us some pop reggae chart topping goodness on Carson Daly and Leno. And Jon has a panic attack trying to explain Nick Hexum owning a private island while doubting that any band could be this nice.
Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!
Down, 8/23/1996 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Down/Beautiful Disaster/What Was I Thinking, 1/24/1998 on Recovery (Australia)
Amber/Down, 3/13/02 on Last Call with Carson Daly
Creatures (For a While), 7/18/2003 on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Love Song, 6/11/2004 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Don't Tread on Me, 8/5/2005 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Hey You/It's Alright, 6/9/2009 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
