Offbeat Podcast: A 311 Podcast

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we are recapping the epic 311 Day 2026 show! We cover everything from the setlists, the museum, the production, the merch, etc. Courtney Guck joins us to help talk about the VIP experience. The biggest 311 Day yet certainly had the spectacle to go along with it.

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast!! After about 6 months off, we are back with a new episode!! The Offbeat Podcast never dies, just a small hiatus! This is an episode for us to play catch up on the past 6 months, in 311 world and in our personal lives. We also take some time getting ready for the upcoming 311 Day! Talking setlist predictions, previous 311 days, and some slight gripes with VIP tr...

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After taking a "summer break" we are back with a very special episode! We welcome Kenny Feinstein from Water Tower! Kenny walks us through his history as a punk rock kid who fell in love with bluegrass/Americana music, and now pushes to blend the two genres. Either playing on a big stage at a festival, or busking at an off ramp in downtown LA, Kenny w...

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome a very special guest, Howi Spangler from Ballyhoo! Thank you so much to Howi for joining us, we had a lot of great conversation. Howi breaks down his history with 311, being a fan first, and then getting the opportunity to open for them on tour, and play on many 311 cruises. We talk about life on the road with Ballyhoo, and how he has consisten...

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast!! Today we welcome a very special guest! This is Tom Grasso, the studio manager for 311's Hive Studio. Tom has been working for the band for a few years, and has engineering credit on Full Bloom. Tom walks us through his typical day to day in his role, the contribution he had on Full Bloom, and answers some fan questions. Thanks so much to Tom for joining us...

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome TJ Fleming! TJ is a long time 311 fan from Des Moines, growing up close to Omaha, he talks about his early days of getting Omaha Sessions on tape, and how he wore it out listening to it. He became a bigger fan after being introduced to the blue album, and tells the story of seeing 311 at Sokol Hall back in the day

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After a longer than normal break, partly due to the holidays, we are back with another episode. Today we welcome Taylor Dowell, an Atlanta Brodel. Taylor tells us his long history with 311 after 80+ shows, multiple 311 days and cruises, and how he began to grow as a part of the commUNITY and what it all means to him.

Here we are with Tom Woodrum, 311's bitechual and the 2nd half of his episode on the Offbeat Podcast. This episode is mostly questions from fans and friends. We get into his background as a guitar player and how he got into the business.

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome a very special guest, Tom Woodrum! Tom has been the acting bitechual for the band since the fall of 2022. Bitechual as in, he has worked as a tech for Pnut, Nick, SA, and miT! Both stage left and stage right. We got a lot of great content with Tom so we decided to split it into 2 part, this first part is Tom talking about his background and how...

Welcome back tot he Offbeat Podcast! Today is finally the day, we finally have 311s 14th studio album, after a long 5 year wait. Today we give our early reactions going song by song. This is not our very first listen but still an early insight. Let us know what you think of the new album!

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Back with a very quick turnaround because today is a very special day! This is our very first listen and reaction of the new single for 311's 14th studio album, Full Bloom. We give a full breakdown of the song after a few listens, and talk about the leaks for album name and track list.

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Quick turnaround this time, we welcome another couple! Chris and Traci Pfeiffer talk about their original separate history with 311 and how concerts brought them together, and also getting proposed on the cruise. We also talk about some new developing news with the band, with some information getting leaked, with nothing official we will hold off on that conver...

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After another little hiatus we have returned, today with a little bit of a stripped back episode. Your 2 co hosts Jacob and Brian catch up on our adventures from this summer. We also talk about all things 311 including the current Unity Tour coming to an end, and new music hopefully down the pipeline.

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After taking a rather long break, we are finally back with a much anticipated episode, today we welcome the members of the 311 Odyssey Podcast. 3 legends in the community, J2Tone, B Love, and ArcSensor. We flip the script today as we filmed more than 3 hours of content talking all things 311. For more, check out the Odyssey Podcast on YouTube!

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome The Bearded Prophet, Jesse Teel! Jesse talks to us about his mission for positivity, and how he's brought that into the 311 community. Also, he was recently featured as a "star" in the music video for You're Gonna Get It, playing P-Nuts bodyguard, so he shares the story of how that happened.

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome a DC native, Alan Day! Alan joins us in our conversation of the new 311 single and music video, You're Gonna Get It! Alan also takes us through his long history with the band, travelling all of the country seeing them more than 120 times! He also talks about starting his 311 tribute band and how they've evolved their sound and style ove...

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast!! Today we welcome another east coast excitable, Paul Butler! Paul talks about his long history with 311 shows, seeing them countless times on the east coast, meeting his wife through 311, and how their famous Countdown Couple countdown to 311 day started. Paul also gives us one of his freestyles!

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today after a quick turnaround we welcome another slinky, Jaclyn! Jaclyn lives in Las Vegas and tells us the stories of growing up in New York, seeing shows in Long Beach, and now living near 311 Day! She also talks to us about the 311 Mermaids, and her recent experience being on the music video for You're Gonna Get It!

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we're back to our normal type of episodes, welcoming another slinky and another local KC fan, Kelly Riddle! We did a remote shoot for this one, getting to hang out with Kelly while recording. Kelly tells us about her long history with 311, and in this episode we get into some emotional stories showing the true impact of the 311 family. Kelly also talk...

HAPPY 311 DAY! Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! On this episode Brian and Jacob take to the streets of Vegas to interview 311 Nation on the big 311 Day celebration. Before the interviews, we reminisce on the weekend and something interesting that happened after the big day. We talk all things merch, setlists, VIP experience, etc. Followed by interviews with YOU! Thanks to all who interviewed f...

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! We are only a week away from 311 Day! Today we welcome Erik Walder, the man behind the 311 All Stars and the famous 311 Jerseys! Erik talks about his history with 311, and how the jerseys came to be. Another East Coaster, Erik has a lot of great stories from his 50+ shows over the years.

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome another slinky, Ashley Bratke from Salt Lake City! Ashley talks about her history with 311, and how she took over the much beloved 311 Calendars for a cause! We also talk about the much anticipated upcoming 311 Day!

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome another member of 311's crew! A newer member, Anthony Soares from Gentle Giant Digital. Anthony has recently started to work with the band as their videographer and photographer. We get into Anthony's history of being a photographer for other bands and how he got his current position with 311 and what he's bringing to the table to m...

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! We are honored to welcome 311's Tour Manager, and SA's nephew, Evan Anderson. Evan talks to us about his 17 year tenor with the band, setting up the streamsystem, and touring with the band. We also get into the future of the band, and their current over seas tour.

Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After a long break for the holidays, we welcome another east coaster, Mr. Scott Homebrew! Scott talks about the extensive music scene in Baltimore and his career in photography, how he got started, and how it led him to shooting for 311 shows! Not a lot of 311 news, but getting pumped for 311 Day!