311 & The Offspring w/ Special Guest Pepper

311

311 was formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska by singer/guitarist Nick Hexum, singer S.A. Martinez, guitarist Tim Mahoney, drummer Chad Sexton and bassist P-Nut. The band now resides in Los Angeles, California.

311 mix rock, rap, reggae and funk into their own unique sound. After years of consistent touring, 311 have developed a reputation as one of the hardest working, most influential and most entertaining live bands in the U.S.

311 have released eight studio albums, one live album, one greatest hits album and three dvd's - and have sold over 8.5 million albums in the U.S.
Six of their albums have reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 Sales Chart. Eight of their singles have reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Alternative Rock Radio Chart (including the #1 singles Down, Love Song & Don't Tread On Me. Along with Amber, All Mixed Up, Come Original, Creatures For Awhile and Hey You).

311’s newest album, Uplifter, released in June 2009, was produced by Bob Rock and debuted at #3 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart.
311 have been doing extensive touring across the US and overseas in support of their new album, Uplifter.

The band's celebratory live shows & incessant touring schedule have earned them a massive grassroots following nationwide. Since its inception in 2004, 311’s annual summer headlining amphitheatre run, Unity Tour, has become one of the largest modern rock concerts of the summer. Support acts on the past six Unity Tours have included Snoop Dogg, The Roots, Papa Roach, The Wailers, O.A.R., Matisyahu, and Ziggy Marley. Unity Tour 2010 will feature support from The Offspring and Pepper. Get ready for a great night of music!

For more info www.311.com

THE OFFSPRING

The Offspring are currently in the studio working on the follow-up to their heralded Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace album, which featured the alternative and rock radio staples “Hammerhead” and “You¹re Gonna Go Far, Kid.” The band will take a break from the studio to hit the road and debut some new material along with their classic hits. The band is known best for their modern rock anthems including “Self Esteem,” “Come Out And Play (Keep ‘Em Separated)” and “The Kids Aren¹t Alright.”

PEPPER

Touring non-stop since arriving on the Southern California coast from Hawaii’s Big Island nearly eleven years ago, PEPPER have returned with fifth studio album, PINK CRUSTACEANS AND GOOD VIBRATIONS. The album sees the band at their most eclectic and captures the essence of the Kona Boys arriving in California while exposing them as seasoned veterans of rock. “We do want to keep evolving but we don’t want to spin out. There’s comfort in what you know,” reveals guitarist Kaleo Wassman. The album will be the band’s first endeavor under the umbrella of LAW Records--their own record label--in association with Controlled Substance Sound Labs/MRI distribution.

On PINK CRUSTACEANS, guitarist Kaleo Wassman’s standout opening vocal track “Freeze” is an ominous, aggressive call-to-arms on the dancefloor that starts like a secret assault and launches into a full-blown hold-up. With change-ups that take you down to the depths of dark times and bring you back to the triumphant highs of a partnership that stands the test of time, bassist Bret Bollinger delivers on “Stand and Fall.” And drummer Yesod Williams pulls the album together in the same manner that he holds the band together--with an explosive percussive set that would make his father (Roy Williams of rock band The Law) proud.

After taking the boards on their fourth album No Shame, producer Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers) returned to the studio with PEPPER. According to Wassman, “This was our first album to be released under our own label and going into it we knew we would have limited time, and compared to the major labels, a limited budget. For our first time in the studio with Paul, he made recording so easy, and refreshing, and fun… Leary was clearly the man for the job.” Under his masterful hands, PEPPER has come into their own with their newest and most cohesive effort.

While recording at Total Access Studio in Redondo Beach, CA, Leary and engineer Wyn Davis were able to bring the raw energy characteristic of their live shows--often as much stand-up comedy as it is a concert--to the set. Nods to early ‘80s influences from Fugazi to Hawaiian funnyman Frank Delima are cut with comic interludes of the type PEPPER is famous for onstage. From the cacophony of “Black Out” to the headstrong bonus track “Cock Man,” the band delivers the entire PEPPER experience on the album. “There has never been a more exciting time to be a musician and ‘Cockman’ embraces that,” teases Wassman, citing that particular track as his favorite on the new release. All joking aside, he adds “you can tell that we’re still laughing. We’re really grateful to be able to keep doing this.”

PEPPER also collaborated with a number of other long times pals on PINK CRUSTACEANS AND GOOD VIBRATIONS. Ronnie King of Death Row Records reprised his role as keyboard king on tracks like the wah-wah drenched “Do Something.” Randy Bradbury from Pennywise recorded three tracks with the band: “Black Out,” “Cock Man” and the future b-side release “Reliable.” “We met Randy and the boys from Pennywise on the last Warped Tour. We called him up and said ‘Hey, why don’t you get in on this?’ He happened to be working right next door, ran over, laid down the tracks, drank some Hawaiian water and that was that. Randy is such a professional that he didn’t even listen to the songs prior to laying his tracks. He went straight into the vocal booth and said ‘Run it.’ It was magical-- one take on every song,” says Wassman. Also joining the band in the studio was Street Drum Corps, who recorded a number of songs including “Things That You Love” and “Ambition.” Wassman adds that Street Drum Corps was “unbelievable musicians that added a texture to the project we could never manifest on are own. They are simply masters of their craft.”

PEPPER formed in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1997, playing house parties and garages before shipping out to San Diego in 1998 to push their first studio release Give’n It. In 2001, they entered the Volcom warehouse studio with Steve Kravac (Blink 182, Less Than Jake, MxPx) to record Kona Town which included the hit single “Give it Up (Dirty Hot Sex).” On the heels of that success, PEPPER retreated into The Hive--the completely analog studio home to 311--with legendary producer Ron “The Saint” St. Germain (Bad Brains, Living Colour, 311, Tool, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden) to record In With the Old. When the dust settled from the flurry of large-scale tours, the band recorded the expansive No Shame, which featured a slew of exciting producers including 311’s Nick Hexum, No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal and current partner in crime Paul Leary of the Butthole Surfers.

PEPPER has sold over 400,000 records independently, their music has appeared in many movie, television and video game soundtracks and they have had a number of album tracks appear on the Billboard “Hot Modern Rock Tracks” chart. Their song “Your Face” from No Shame is now available for Guitar Hero World Tour, as first available in a free trio of downloadable reggae songs from Controlled Substance Sound Labs during the 2008 holiday season. The band has also amassed a large and loyal following stemming from their non-stop touring which includes numerous rounds on the Vans Warped Tour and outings with reggae legends The Wailers, 311 and Snoop Dogg, to name a few. In 2008, PEPPER made the rounds through Europe twice alongside Flogging Molly in the spring and Less Than Jake in the fall, spent their summer celebrating the July release of PINK CRUSTACEANS AND GOOD VIBRATIONS by hitting up US amphitheatres with longtime friends Slightly Stoopid, and headlined the very first “Here Comes the LAW Tour” which featured other Law Records artists The Supervillains and Passafire. The madness continues this spring when the trio ventures out for the second time co-headlining the Jagermeister Music Tour with punk rock legends, Pennywise.