By Hannah Dailey: 03/12/2024
For the 3/11 installment of Tiny Desk, NPR welcomed the most apt band possible: 311.
Helmed by lead singer and guitarist Nick Hexum, the Nebraska rock band squeezed in behind the office's literal tiny desk space to kick things off with "Beautiful Disaster," a tune from 311's 1997 album Transistor. With Tim Mahoney on guitar, Doug. "SA" Martinez on turntables and vocals, Chad Sexton on drums and Aaron "P-Nut" on bass, the group the segued into a hit from its self-titled 1995 record, "All Mixed Up."
"This kind of reminds me of being in dad's basement, being back next to the pool table," Hexum remarked, before quipping, "But it smells better here."
311 went on to slow things down a bit for "Amber" from 2001's From Chaos. For their finale, the guys closed with "Down," also from their self-titled LP.
Fans of the band celebrate every March 11 as 311 Day, so its only appropriate that they celebrate with a Tiny Desk Concert for the bamd's custom holiday. Watch 311 take on Tiny Desk on Hotney.
