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311 Announces Fall 2023 Tour With Special Guests AWOLNATION And BLAME MY YOUTH

311 has announced a fall tour with special guests AWOLNATION and BLAME MY YOUTH . The tour kicks off in Clive, Iowa on September 19 and will be making stops in St. Louis, Kansas City, Grand Junction, Salt Lake City, and more before wrapping up in Highland, California on October 8.

Ticket pre-sale details are as follows:

* Fan pre-sale tickets available June 6 @ 12 p.m. local * Spotify pre-sale tickets available June 7 @ 10 a.m. local * Bandsintown pre-sale tickets available June 8 @ 10 a.m. local * Venue pre-sale tickets available June 8 @ 10 a.m. local

All tickets will be on sale June 9 at 10 a.m. local time at www.311.com/tour.

"We're super excited to get out on the road with AWOLNATION and BLAME MY YOUTH ," shares Nick Hexum . "I'm a big fan of both of those bands and we're getting hit some towns we haven't played in a long while. Stoked!"

Upcoming 311 tour dates

Jun. 29 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Jun. 30 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Jul. 1 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre Sep. 19 - Clive, IA - Horizon Events Center^ Sep. 20 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center^ Sep. 21 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life* Sep. 23 - Hammond, IN - Horseshoe Hammond^ Sep. 24 - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino^ Sep. 26 - St. Louis, MO - The Factory^ Sep. 27 - Cedar Rapids, IA - McGrath Amphitheatre^ Sep. 29 - La Vista, NE - The Astro Amphitheater^ Sep. 30 - Wichita KS - WAVE^ Oct. 1 - Kansas City, MO - Grinders KC^ Oct. 4 - Grand Junction, CO - Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park^ Oct. 5 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Union Oct. 7 - Sacramento, CA - Aftershock Festival* Oct. 8 - Highland, CA - Yaamava’ Theater at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino** Oct. 22 - Pomona, CA - In-N-Out Burger’s 75th Anniversary Festival: Rock 2 Freedom*

* Festival appearance ^ With AWOLNATION and BLAME MY YOUTH ** With AWOLNATION

311 was formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring Nick Hexum (vocals/guitar), Chad Sexton (drums), Tim Mahoney (guitar), SA Martinez (vocals/DJ) and P-Nut (bass).

311 mixes rock, rap, reggae and funk into their own unique, hybrid sound — and 33 years later, the band is still regarded as one of the most entertaining and dynamic live bands in the U.S.

As veterans of over 2,000 shows across 27 countries, 311 is one of the longest-running original lineups in rock, alongside iconic acts like U2 and RADIOHEAD .

311 's celebrated live shows and touring schedule have earned them a vast and dedicated following nationwide. Their annual, headlining, amphitheater show is a staple of the U.S. summer touring season. Past support acts include THE OFFSPRING , SNOOP DOGG , SUBLIME WITH ROME , CYPRESS HILL , SLIGHTLY STOOPID , DIRTY HEADS , THE ROOTS , Matisyahu and Ziggy Marley .

311 has released thirteen studio albums, two greatest hits albums, two live albums, three DVDs and a boxed-set, and have sold over nine million records in the U.S.

Ten albums have reached the Top 10 on Billboard 's Top 200 Sales chart — and nine of their singles have reached the Top 10 on Billboard 's Alternative Radio Chart — including three No. 1 singles: "Down" , "Love Song" and "Don't Tread On Me" — along with "Amber" , "All Mixed Up" , "Come Original" , "Creatures For Awhile" , "Hey You" and "Sunset in July" .

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311 Announce Fall U.S. Tour With Six Full Album Performances

Multi-platinum rap rock group 311 have announced the dates for a fall headlining U.S. tour with Tropidelic opening. Pre-sale tickets for the trek will launch on May 18th, while the general on sale will follow this Friday, May 20th. Notably the closing dates of the run will find 311 performing six of their albums in full. See below for details:

09/02 Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! Outdoor Amphitheater 09/03 Royal Oak, MI – Art, Beats & Eats Festival 09/04 TBA, MI – TBA 09/06 Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place Theatre 09/07 Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre 09/09 Omaha, NE – Shadow Ridge Music Festival 09/10 Davenport, IA – Rhythm City Casino Resort 09/11 Fort Wayne, IN – Clyde Theatre 09/13 Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall 09/14 Mckees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre 09/16 Atlantic City, NJ – Ocean Resorts & Casino 09/17 TBA – TBA 09/18 Richmond, VA – The National 09/20 Niagara Falls, NY – Rapids Theatre 09/21 New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall 09/23 Hampton, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 09/24 Portland, ME – State Theatre 09/25 Worcester, MA – The Palladium 09/27 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom 09/28 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom 09/30 Charles Town, WV – Hollywood Casino Event Center 10/01 New York, NY – Terminal 5 (performing “ Music ” and more) 10/02 New York, NY – Terminal 5 (performing “ Grassroots ” and more) 10/22 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues (performing “ Blue ” and more) 10/23 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues (performing “ Transistor ” and more)

With Phunk Junkeez :

11/11 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern (performing “ Soundsystem ” and more) 11/12 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern (performing “ From Chaos ” and more)

12/08-12/12 Riviera Maya, MEX – Hard Rock Hotel

News of the tour follows some internal division that spilled over on social media . Currently the band are out on the road on the below trek:

05/17 Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium 05/18 Monterey, CA – Golden State Theatre 05/20 Reno, NV – Silver Legacy Resort Casino 05/21 Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House 05/22 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory 05/24 Missoula, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater 05/22 Bozeman, MT – The Elm 05/27 Fargo, ND – Fargo Brewing Company 05/28 Superior, WI – Earth Rider Brewery 05/29 Green Bay, WI – Epic Events Center 06/01 Casper, WY – The Gaslight Social 06/02 Sandy, UT – Sandy City Amphitheater 06/03 Englewood, CO – TBA 06/05 Grand Junction, CO – Las Colonias Park Amphitheater

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311 Announces Fall Tour 2022

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311 is announcing a Fall Tour of 27 shows, spanning September 2nd - November 12th. Full tour schedule below; support act Tropidelic on 18 of the shows. The 311 Fall Tour also includes special album-themed shows in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. In each of the three cities, 311 will play 2 nights, with each of the nights representing one of the band's first 6 albums.

NYC: 311 will play ‘Music’ (10/1) and ‘Grassroots’ (10/2).

Chicago: 311 will play ‘Blue’ (10/22) and ‘Transistor’ (10/23).

Los Angeles: 311 will play ‘Soundsystem’ (11/11) and ‘From Chaos’ (11/12).

The album shows will feature support acts that opened for 311 during that era.

NYC: support act will be Bronx Slang (featuring members from Shootyz Groove & 2 Skinnee J’s).

Chicago: support act will be The Urge.

Los Angeles: support act will be Phunk Junkeez.

One of rock’s most entertaining and dynamic live bands, 311 erupt on stage, mixing rock, rap, reggae, and funk into their own unique, hybrid sound.  

311 Fall Tour - Tickets & VIP Package on-sale dates:

· Pre-Sale – Wednesday, May 18 (10 AM – local time).

· Public Sale – Friday, May 20 (10 AM – local time).

311 VIP Packages include:

· Best tickets, virtual 311 meet & greets, early-entry, merch bundles & more.

· The Gold VIP package for the 6 album-themed shows will also include an album-themed NFT. 

· Ticket & VIP Package info at 311.com .

311 is one of the longest-running original lineups in rock. The band formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska. 311’s celebrated live show and dedicated touring schedule have earned them a massive, grassroots following. Over their 32-year history, 311 have played more than 2,000 performances across 27 countries, released thirteen studio albums, achieved 10 “Billboard Top 10’s” on Billboard’s “Top 200 Sales Chart,” and sold over 9 million albums in the U.S. alone.

The band's list of Top 10 radio hits includes: Down, All Mixed Up, Amber, Love Song, Come Original, Beautiful Disaster, Don’t Tread on Me, You Wouldn’t Believe, Hey You and Sunset in July.  

311’s line-up features: Nick Hexum (vocals/guitar), Tim Mahoney (guitar), SA Martinez (singer, DJ), Chad Sexton (drums), and P-Nut (bass). 

311 FALL TOUR 2022 DATES

9/2 - COLUMBUS, OH - KEMBA Live! Outdoor Amphitheater

9/3 - ROYAL OAK, MI - Arts, Beats & Eats Festival

9/6 - DES MOINES, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place Theatre

9/7 - SPRINGFIELD, MO - Gillioz Theatre

9/9 - OMAHA, NE - Shadow Ridge Music Festival

9/10 - DAVENPORT, IA - Rhythm City Casino Resort

9/11 - FORT WAYNE, IN - Clyde Theatre

9/13 - LEXINGTON, KY - Manchester Music Hall

9/14 - MCKEES ROCKS, PA - Roxian Theatre

9/16 - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Ocean Resorts & Casino

9/18 - RICHMOND, VA - The National

9/20 - NIAGARA FALLS, NY - Rapids Theatre

9/21 - NEW HAVEN, CT - College Street Music Hall

9/23 - HAMPTON, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

9/24 - PORTLAND, ME - State Theatre

9/25 - WORCESTER, MA - The Palladium 

9/27 - BURLINGTON, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom

9/28 - BURLINGTON, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom

9/30 - CHARLES TOWN, WV - Hollywood Casino Event Center

10/1 - NEW YORK, NY - Terminal 5

**311 performing ‘Music’ album in entirety & more

10/2 - NEW YORK, NY - Terminal 5

**311 performing ‘Grassroots’ album in entirety & more

10/22 - CHICAGO, IL - House of Blues

**311 performing the self-titled ‘Blue’ album in entirety & more

10/23 - CHICAGO, IL - House of Blues

**311 performing the ’Transistor’ album in entirety & more

11/11 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Wiltern Theatre

**311 performing the ’Soundsystem’ album in entirety & more

11/12 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Wiltern Theatre

**311 performing the ’From Chaos’ album in entirety & more

LEG 2: 311 SPRING TOUR 2022 DATES

5/12 VENTURA, CA - Majestic Ventura Theatre

5/13 REDONDO BEACH, CA - Beachlife Festival

5/14 FLAGSTAFF, AZ - Pepsi Amphitheater

5/17 RIVERSIDE, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium

5/18 MONTEREY, CA - Golden State Theatre

5/20 RENO, NV - Silver Legacy Resort Casino

5/21 GARDEN CITY, ID - Revolution Concert House

5/22 SPOKANE, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House

5/24 MISSOULA, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater

5/25 BOZEMAN, MT - The Elm

5/27 FARGO, ND - Fargo Brewing Company - outdoors

5/28 SUPERIOR, WI - Earth Rider Brewery

5/29 GREEN BAY, WI - Epic Events Center

6/1 CASPER, WY - The Gaslight Social

6/2 SANDY, UT - Sandy City Amphitheater

6/3 ENGLEWOOD, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

6/5 GRAND JUNCTION, CO - Las Colonias Park Amphitheater

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311 Add Fall 2023 Tour Dates With AWOLNATION + Blame My Youth

After a handful of shows this summer, 311 will be back in action this fall playing a headlining tour with special guests AWOLNATION and Blame My Youth .

The band just announced the run that kicks off Sept. 19 in Clive, Iowa and hits primarily midwestern markets before wrapping up out west with an Oct. 22 tour finale in Pomona, California. See all the the dates, cities and venues listed below.

“We’re super excited to get out on the road with AWOLNATION and Blame My Youth,” shares Nick Hexum . “I’m a big fan of both of those bands and we’re getting hit some towns we haven’t played in a long while. Stoked!”

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The general public on-sale will be this Friday (June 9) at 10AM local time, but there are a number of pre-sales in advance of that offering. The fan pre-sale starts today (June 6) at 12N local time. Spotify will have their pre-sale beginning tomorrow (June 7) at 10AM local, while Bandsintown gets their pre-sale on June 8 at 10AM local and the venues will have their pre-sale tickets also taking place on June 8 at 10AM local time. Get your tickets here .

311 2023 Tour Dates

June 29 – Aspen, Colo. @ Belly Up June 30 – Aspen, Colo. @ Belly Up July 1 – Morrison, Colo. @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Sept. 19 – Clive, Iowa @ Horizon Events Center^ Sept. 20 – Peoria, Ill. @ Peoria Civic Center^ Sept. 21 – Louisville, Ky. @ Louder Than Life* Sept. 23 – Hammond, Ind. @ Horseshoe Hammond^ Sept. 24 – Prior Lake, Minn. @ Mystic Lake Casino^ Sept. 26 – St. Louis, Mo. @ The Factory^ Sept. 27 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa @ McGrath Amphitheatre^ Sept. 29 – La Vista, Neb. @ The Astro Amphitheater^ Sept. 30 – Wichita Kan. @ WAVE^ Oct. 1 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Grinders KC^ Oct. 4 – Grand Junction, Colo. @ Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park^ Oct. 5 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Union Oct. 7 – Sacramento, Calif. @ Aftershock Festival* Oct. 8 – Highland, Calif. @ Yaamava’ Theater at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino** Oct. 22 – Pomona, Calif. @ In-N-Out Burger’s 75th Anniversary Festival: Rock 2 Freedom*

* Festival appearance ^ With AWOLNATION and Blame My Youth ** With AWOLNATION

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311 has a lot going on.

Fall tour. Full album shows. A cruise.

And then what?

Nick Hexum, co-lead vocalist and guitarist for the Omaha-bred rock-reggae-rap-funk band, says a break is likely next.

The band has been running with its original lineup since forming in 1990, and they’ve never taken a break. But he said this seems like a good time for it.

Hexum and I caught up on the Pops and Hisses podcast to talk about their fall tour,  the full album shows they’re playing this fall and then dove into the band’s future plans. There may be a break coming up for the band in the future, so listen to the entire episode or read the Q&A below for the skinny on what’s going down.

I was at the show on Friday in Omaha , which is great. It was a fun Omaha hometown show!

Nick Hexum: Did you see when my dad came out at the very end and got a hug from me?

No, I didn’t. But you played Large In the Margin  for him, which I thought was really cool.

Nick Hexum: Yes, he loves that song. And it’s just really nice. It’s a real homecoming vibe when we when we play home.

How’s the tour going? What’s happening on this fall tour?

Nick Hexum: It’s like a five-week tour. And then some weekend shows where we’ll go and play albums in their entirety like Chicago. That’ll be really fun. Then winter off, and then a cruise.

I think that having breaks in there is is a good idea. But, you know, I don’t want to miss all these awesome moments with the kids. So it was nice to have a summer at home. It’s like a big long snow day where like, OK, man, we got to figure out what to do. Let’s, you know, do some different projects. We did a lot of fun stuff during that time cooking. And I built the thing called the inspiration station, which is like a gazebo out in in nature. I go and write music.

After the cruise, what might be beyond that?

Nick Hexum: P-Nut has said that he — and I totally understand — wants to take a bit of a break just to, you know, spend a little bit more time on family. And it’s a healthy thing to have some breaks. So I think it’d be good just to take a bit of a breather.

Every band takes breaks, and does stuff like that. It’s healthy, it’s good.

Nick Hexum: I think, if anything, we might not have had had enough breaks in there. I mean, we love what we do. But, you know, it is important to have a nice work-life balance. I think just having little space and to do some side projects it’s important.

I’ve been working on this sort of a tech startup idea to create like a network where artists can get the services that they need, without getting ripped off. And having, you know, doing things like some record deals have traditionally been very unfair. I mean, a lot of times, the record company isn’t even committed to making an album, much less putting it out or promoting it in any way. Basically, they have all the control and the artists has none. So I think that there’s some definitely opportunities in the modern tech world to get artists do the services that they need without having to totally give away their music. I saw an article that you have to stream millions and millions of streams on Spotify to even make like a minimum wage type salary. So there’s some things that need to be corrected. So I’ve been working in talking to some people about to have this sort of like, a marketplace and network, that artists can get stuff that they need.

Would you maybe be doing some other music?

Nick Hexum: I’ve got a lot of songs. I’ve got my Twitch streaming thing. I could just sort of create music and put it out very low key. I could have a quintet. A lot of different options.

But that’s sort of like the next thing that I I want to figure out, and that ties into the whole, tech thing that I was talking about, right? What is what is the smartest way to put on music now? Making CDs is not the way, but what do you put out?

I’ve heard of artists that go on Patreon and have a subscription do a song a week. That would really open the floodgates. What would that do for my creativity? That would be definitely interesting. But there’s so lots of stuff to figure out.

I don’t know that anybody has the solution. But the more you can figure out workable models, the better.

Nick Hexum: I definitely enjoyed doing some collaborations, like doing the vaporwave stuff with George Clanton was a lot of fun, because I would just create these sort of stony psychedelic ideas. It was super effortless. And then you know, I’ve also done a vocal with Tropidelic, who’s out on tour with us right now. And I think some something for HR from Bad Brains, he’s doing a reggae album, and I sang a vocal for him. As I get older, I like to collaborate more and more. As time goes on, it’s like, let’s jam together, man. Let’s have a conversation. Let’s let’s have improv back and forth and see where it leads.

It’s happened outside of 311 and inside of 311 where we would come up with things together more than we did in the past. And I just think every time I collaborate with a new person, I’m learning new tricks.

Introducing a new element of a new person can create some new ways to play off each other.

Nick Hexum: You know, routine can be a trap. And you have to really try and break that.

I’m looking forward to seeing what next year holds. And I’m  just really enjoying being on the road right now.

You mentioned on stage Friday that it’s been 32 years. 1990 was your first show. It’s gotta be wild think back and realize you guys been doing this for that long.

Nick Hexum: It’s one of the top five longest running original lineup bands. And it’s a lot of history. On this particular tour, I’ve just been like, “Man, there’s just no substitute for the time put in, you know what I mean? Just like they say in Outliers , there’s no substitute for the 10,000 hours. And we’ve got to be way, way past that. So I think it’s a special thing to see musicians that have been playing together for a really long time. There’s just something about it.

Absolutely. I mean, you guys, you guys are such a tight band.

Nick Hexum: Thank you. We keep finding ways to step it up. Like for me, finding ways to improve the vocals, better microphones, better guitar tones, automating the guitar tones. I  have the tones dialed in perfectly from song to song. Like, we just keep trying to find ways to evolve and step it up a little bit.

How was it being back in Omaha?

It was our first time since the what? 5 years ago?

Yeah, it was that 2015 show , which is crazy because you usually tour every summer and come here every other year. But that happens, especially if you when you don’t play concerts for two years.

Nick Hexum: Yeah, all the normal routing has been messed up. And what’s crazy is that there is such a glut of tours going on right now that there’s a shortage of buses and trucks. And we’re like on an antique bus right now. Like, there’s water dripping on my bed. And it because so many tours are out. Because of all the pent-up demand. Like, we fortunately kind of beat the rush to tour last year where not a lot of tours. And together to do that, because of COVID. So then we’re able to kind of pace it. So we’re going to secondary markets right now. So we’ve been the tour has been going great, but I think it’s still sort of resetting after all the craziness of COVID.

You guys have the fall tour and then some of those full album shows. You have done the 3-11 Day shows where you play every song. But are those full album shows hard? Some of the songs, you’ve maybe only played a couple of times ever.

Nick Hexum: We’ve been brushing up on less familiar ones at soundcheck. But truthfully, we could play music and grassroots in our sleep, every any song. It’s, you know, just through the the repetition. It’s so well ingrained. But then when you get up to  Transistor , then there’s some we’ll definitely need some practice on. Like when you get to Creature Feature and some of these like real, real deep cuts on Transistor . But the first one is Music one night and grassroots in New York City, and that’s going to be that’ll just be a total victory lap.

Those hometown shows gotta be fun. Like you said, your dad came on stage. I saw Chad’s mom. I saw P-Nut’s, mom.

Nick Hexum: Yeah, it’s a really long guest list on shows, but it was a cool setting.

I had a really nice day off in Omaha to walk around your neighborhood and see my old stomping grounds. It’s a very nice feeling. And I got to we were in Omaha for about five days earlier. We had a traditional family vacation of renting an RV and going up to like the Badlands and Custer State Park and starting in Omaha and doing a family camping trip. So I actually got a lot of Omaha time this year.

Thanks for talking to me and appreciate it, as always.

Nick Hexum: Hey, man, thanks for the continued support and always got to say thank you to all the 311 fans listening for supporting our rock’n’roll dreams. We’re very grateful.

311 is on a fall tour right now that runs through mid-November. On the band’s last five fall shows, they’re playing their first five albums in their entirety. Then 311 has its 7th Caribbean Cruise in March, and it runs over 3-11 Day (March 11).

Check out the band’s full tour schedule and get tickets at 311.com .

Note: This interview has been edited for clarity.

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311 Announces FALL TOUR 2022 Tickets & VIP Packages on sale this week

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NEW YORK, NY (May 16, 2022) – 311  is announcing a Fall Tour of 27 shows, spanning September 2nd - November 12th. Full tour schedule below; support act Tropidelic on 18 of the shows . The 311 Fall Tour also includes  special album-themed shows in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles.  In each of the three cities, 311 will play 2 nights, with each of the nights representing one of the band's first 6 albums.

NYC: 311 will play ‘Music’ (10/1) and ‘Grassroots’ (10/2).

Chicago: 311 will play ‘Blue’ (10/22) and ‘Transistor’ (10/23).

Los Angeles: 311 will play ‘Soundsystem’ (11/11) and ‘From Chaos’ (11/12).

The album shows will feature support acts that opened for 311 during that era.

NYC: support act will be Bronx Slang (featuring members from Shootyz Groove & 2 Skinnee J’s).

Chicago: support act will be The Urge.

Los Angeles: support act will be Phunk Junkeez.

One of rock’s most entertaining and dynamic live bands, 311 erupt on stage, mixing rock, rap, reggae, and funk into their own unique, hybrid sound.  

311 Fall Tour - Tickets & VIP Package on-sale dates:

· Pre-Sale – Wednesday, May 18 (10 AM –  local time ).

· Public Sale – Friday, May 20 (10 AM –  local time ).

311 VIP Packages include:

· Best tickets, virtual 311 meet & greets, early-entry, merch bundles & more.

· The Gold VIP package for the 6 album-themed shows will also include an album-themed NFT. 

· Ticket & VIP Package info at  311.com . 

311 App: 

311 have re-launched their mobile Fan Club app with 2 subscription tiers. Each tier provides first access to tour tickets and VIP packages, the first-ever 311 NFT (created by esteemed poster-artist Munk One), virtual meet & greets, and other perks and benefits. All info at  App.311.com

311 is one of the longest-running original lineups in rock. The band formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska. 311’s celebrated live show and dedicated touring schedule have earned them a massive, grassroots following. Over their 32-year history, 311 have played more than 2,000 performances across 27 countries, released thirteen studio albums, achieved 10 “Billboard Top 10’s” on Billboard’s “Top 200 Sales Chart,” and sold over 9 million albums in the U.S. alone.

The band's list of Top 10 radio hits includes:  Down ,  All Mixed Up,   Amber , Love Song ,  Come Original ,  Beautiful Disaster ,  Don’t Tread on Me ,  You Wouldn’t Believe ,  Hey You  and  Sunset in July .  

311’s line-up features:  Nick Hexum (vocals/guitar) ,  Tim Mahoney (guitar) ,  SA Martinez (singer, DJ) ,  Chad Sexton (drums) , and  P-Nut (bass) . 

311 FALL TOUR 2022 DATES

9/2 - COLUMBUS, OH -  KEMBA Live! Outdoor Amphitheater

9/3 - ROYAL OAK, MI  - Arts, Beats & Eats Festival

9/6 - DES MOINES, IA  - Hoyt Sherman Place Theatre

9/7 - SPRINGFIELD, MO  - Gillioz Theatre

9/9 - OMAHA, NE -  Shadow Ridge Music Festival

9/10 - DAVENPORT, IA -  Rhythm City Casino Resort

9/11 - FORT WAYNE, IN  - Clyde Theatre

9/13 - LEXINGTON, KY  - Manchester Music Hall

9/14 - MCKEES ROCKS, PA  - Roxian Theatre

9/16 - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ  - Ocean Resorts & Casino

9/18 - RICHMOND, VA  - The National

9/20 - NIAGARA FALLS, NY -  Rapids Theatre

9/21 - NEW HAVEN, CT  - College Street Music Hall

9/23 - HAMPTON, NH -  Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

9/24 - PORTLAND, ME  - State Theatre

9/25 - WORCESTER, MA  - The Palladium 

9/27 - BURLINGTON, VT  - Higher Ground Ballroom

9/28 - BURLINGTON, VT  - Higher Ground Ballroom

9/30 - CHARLES TOWN, WV -  Hollywood Casino Event Center

10/1 - NEW YORK, NY  - Terminal 5

**311 performing ‘Music’ album in entirety & more

10/2 - NEW YORK, NY  - Terminal 5

** 311 performing ‘Grassroots’ album in entirety & more

10/22 - CHICAGO, IL  - House of Blues

**311 performing the self-titled ‘Blue’ album in entirety & more

10/23 - CHICAGO, IL  - House of Blues

**311 performing the ’Transistor’ album in entirety & more

11/11 - LOS ANGELES, CA  - Wiltern Theatre

**311 performing the ’Soundsystem’ album in entirety & more

11/12 - LOS ANGELES, CA  - Wiltern Theatre

**311 performing the ’From Chaos’ album in entirety & more

LEG 2: 311 SPRING TOUR 2022 DATES

5/12 VENTURA, CA  - Majestic Ventura Theatre

5/13 REDONDO BEACH, CA  - Beachlife Festival

5/14 FLAGSTAFF, AZ  - Pepsi Amphitheater

5/17 RIVERSIDE, CA  - Riverside Municipal Auditorium

5/18 MONTEREY, CA  - Golden State Theatre

5/20 RENO, NV  - Silver Legacy Resort Casino

5/21 GARDEN CITY, ID  - Revolution Concert House

5/22 SPOKANE, WA  - Knitting Factory Concert House

5/24 MISSOULA, MT  - KettleHouse Amphitheater

5/25 BOZEMAN, MT  - The Elm

5/27 FARGO, ND -  Fargo Brewing Company - outdoors

5/28 SUPERIOR, WI  - Earth Rider Brewery

5/29 GREEN BAY, WI  - Epic Events Center

6/1 CASPER, WY  - The Gaslight Social

6/2 SANDY, UT  - Sandy City Amphitheater

6/3 ENGLEWOOD, CO  - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

6/5 GRAND JUNCTION, CO  - Las Colonias Park Amphitheater

For more info, visit  311.com  or get 311’s app at  app.311.com  for IOS and Android. 

For more information on 311, please contact Rebecca Shapiro ( [email protected] ), Josh Page ( [email protected] ), and Alena Joyiens ( [email protected] ) at Shore Fire Media. 

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311 Announce Fall 2023 Tour With AWOLNATION, Blame My Youth

311 have announced their upcoming fall tour with special guests AWOLNATION and Blame My Youth .

The tour kicks off in Clive, Iowa, on September 19 and will be making stops in St. Louis, Kansas City, Grand Junction, Salt Lake City, and more before wrapping up in Highland, California, on October 8. Tickets are on sale now.

“We’re super excited to get out on the road with Awolnation and Blame My Youth,” share frontman Nick Hexum . “I’m a big fan of both of those bands and we’re getting hit some towns we haven’t played in a long while. Stoked!”

Upcoming 311 Tour Dates:

June 29 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up June 30 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up July 1 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre September 19 – Clive, IA – Horizon Events Center^ September 20 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center^ September 21 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life* September 23 – Hammond, IN – Horseshoe Hammond^ September 24 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino^ September 26 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory^ September 27 – Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre^ September 29 – La Vista, NE – The Astro Amphitheater^ September 30 – Wichita KS – WAVE^ October 1 – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC^ October 4 – Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park^ October 5 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union October 7 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival* October 8 – Highland, CA – Yaamava’ Theater at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino** October 22 – Pomona, CA – In-N-Out Burger’s 75th Anniversary Festival: Rock 2 Freedom*

* Festival appearance ^ With Awolnation and Blame My Youth ** With Awolnation

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311’s Nick Hexum on 30 Years of Rock, Being Hated by Critics, and Their Next Album’s ‘Big Riffs’

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For over 30 years, Omaha rockers 311 have been a fixture on alternative airwaves and renowned for their dynamic live shows. The band started in 1988 and their current lineup — Nick Hexum (vocals/guitar), Chad Sexton (drums), Tim Mahoney (guitar), SA Martinez (vocals/DJ) and P-Nut (bass) — has been solid for some 31 years. Blending heavy riffs with reggae flourishes, hip hop verses, funk breakdowns and touching on countless genres, the band’s musical influences are varied and have led to chart-topping songs, including “Down,” “Amber,” “Come Original” and a popular cover of the Cure’s “Love Song.”

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311 embraces so many genres . When you first came together, how did you nail down the blend of musical ingredients that worked?

My biggest heroes and influences were bands that were brave about genre-jumping, and whether it’s The Clash or The Beatles, you could just hear that they were not going to be hemmed in to any one category. I always loved that that you could hear “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” and then they would have gospel sounds. Or The Clash… “Sandinista!” was just so eclectic that you go to New Orleans for a song, and they include New York rap and breakdancing staples, even though they are a punk band.

Did you get advice from industry folks in the beginning to narrow your lane, musically?

I remember a big executive A&R person and who was like, “You need to watch Eddie Vedder, because that’s really what we’re looking for.” That’s just not helpful. Other bands are doing the Pearl Jam thing, and that’s definitely not going to be us, so we’ll go elsewhere. Then we ended up getting signed by what was basically a Southern Rock label, Capricorn Records. But they heard something in us, they had major distribution, they guaranteed they were going to put out our record, and just wanted us to tour.

When was the first time you realized the band was connecting with fans and could be a success?

In our hometown in Omaha, we whipped the crowds into such insane frenzies. We were playing this place called the Ranch Bowl, and we would do New Music Mondays and the place would just turn into complete mayhem, there would be stage diving and a crazy mosh pit and everybody was taking their clothes off. It was just so hot and sweaty and way over-capacity.

Then at the local record stores in Omaha — Homer’s and Pickles, they were called — I went and got a chart of their top sellers and we were outselling the biggest artists, which at the time was U2 and Michael Jackson. We had this little dot matrix printed out chart that I could send to the record labels and say, “Look, this is what we’re able to do here. I think we could really make a go of it on a wider basis.”

When the band comes together to create a song, do you write it first and pick the genre you want to express it in, or start by saying “This next one’s going to be a reggae jam” or “This song will really open up the mosh pit.” How does that process work?

I like to start in grandiose concepts sometimes. Let’s take a song like “Beautiful Disaster,” which was the first song that I wrote for “Transistor.” We were touring with a band called The Urge from Saint Louis, and they always had these really cool, elaborate horn lines. I was like, “I want to have one of these big intros, but rather than horns, we’ll have dueling lead guitars like Thin Lizzy.” But then I wanted to go reggae, and also have NOFX-style guitars in the choruses, as I was listening to “Punk in Drublic” a lot at the time. At first, I was just thinking with really broad strokes before I even got into the notes. “I want to have The Urge combined with NOFX, and then to have some dancehall rhythms in there.”

After 30 years of recording, how do you keep things fresh while writing and recording?

How are you able to keep things upbeat in the band during a long tour?

We prepare like athletes. I’ve learned to make it so my energy peak is the time of day when I’m on stage, which means you don’t need a big meal right beforehand. I do a lot of warming up. Also we rehearse a lot. Sometimes we’ll go out on tour with other bands and we’ve just come out of a week of rehearsals, and the other band says, “We didn’t even rehearse — we just show up and play.” We take it really seriously and we know we’re there to be of service. It’s not just about our enjoyment, it’s realizing that these songs have become a part of people’s lives. We’re there for the crowd to get to have a miniature musical vacation.

What’s the 311 formula to building the perfect set list for the night?

We know that if we go too far into the weeds that people will start to look around. You go back and forth between high and low energy, and back and forth between familiarity and obscurity. We want to make sure that we’re throwing in some nugs, as we call them, for the fans. But when I go to a show, I want to hear familiar songs that were culturally important, i.e. hits. We just make it a balance.

Also, since we’ve toured so much, we have a feel of how the audience is going to be. If it’s going to be a place where we’ve been playing a long time, we know there’s going to be more fans there and we’ll do some deeper cuts. But other times, if we’re playing something like the SunFest show in West Palm Beach, we know that’s going to be more sort of passive fans, new fans and people that are going to want to hear the lighter side, the reggae and stuff like that. You get the feel, the vibe in each town.

Is there a song over the years that became either a big hit or fan favorite that blew up bigger than you anticipated?

The song “Applied Science.” There’s nothing “hit” about it, but we play it at every show because that’s the song that has the drum solo and the drum line where we all get to play the big drums together. That’s a high point of the show for us and the audience, but it wasn’t a hit at all. It doesn’t really even have a chorus in the song, it’s all these different rap and reggae parts strung together with no repeats. It was definitely a surprise that it became such a staple for us.

On there other hand, is there a song or album that you think is maybe a hidden gem that fans should check out?

There’s a tune called “Places That the Mind Goes” on “Mosaic.” I feel like it’s a bit of a sleeper that maybe could have become bigger than it did.

311 has had such a steady lineup. How do you make things work to stay together?

One thing that 311 fans often mention is that the band’s positive vibes have helped them through difficult times. How are you able to bring optimism to the music and performances?

Some people will say, “I love how positive you guys are,” and I say, “What it’s really about is the struggle to stay positive.” But it’s not toxic positivity, where you’re just like, “Everything is fine and there’s a smile on my face no matter what,” and letting all this crap build up. It’s about when you stay connected with people and tell them how you really feel, what’s really going on and open yourself up for support, asking for help, helping others, that kind of thing.

Also, in the early days of 311, I felt that there was a lot of toxic negativity in these white, male, angry misogynist peers of ours. I was making fun of them with songs like “Misdirected Hostility” and “Hostile Apostle.” These are privileged suburban kids…why are you guys so angry? I was a bit out of step with what was going on, but in retrospect, if you watch the Woodstock ’99 documentaries, this is what I was talking about: Pointless anger and rage and entitlement. What are you guys writing about? The water bottles are overpriced. Especially in the ’90s when it was a very prosperous time…the Soviet Union had fallen and we didn’t have any real enemies, the economy was raging, but everyone’s still really pissed off. I made a point to call them out. But still, there are stressors and pressures that everybody has that we need to lean on each other to deal with. I think that’s what 311 is all about — it’s a community.

Earlier in the interview, you said the band is planning to record songs in August. What else can you reveal about the new album?

This was not planned, but the first two songs that I brought to the table and the first two songs that Chad brought to the table were all in drop D — meaning having your E string tuned down to D for those heavy riffs. There’s definitely some heaviness going on, big rock riffs. We’re taking a lot of time to workshop them as a band to make sure that they’re kick-ass in the studio before we put them down. We want it to be 311, but 311 on steroids. Better everything: Better riffs, better top line, better performances, new ingredients. We’re setting the bar high and I think people are really going to be excited when they hear it.

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Drive to the magnificent Laufen Castle for the first highlight of the day: the majestic Rhine Falls, Europe's biggest waterfall as you pass through gently sloping vineyards and charming villages. Take a short stroll on the Belvedere panoramic trail to a viewing platform directly above the falls, where you can hear the rumbling waters. Enjoy unique views from the panoramic lift and see how an average of 700,000 litres of water per second drop across a width of 150 meters into the basin.

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• Combined tour of Rhine Falls (3 3\4 hours) and Best of Zurich City Tour (2 1\4 hours). In between, you have 2 hours at leisure for lunch.
• Optional boat ride: CHF 10 per adult / CHF 5 per child (subject to availability, to be paid on site)
• Passport is mandatory for return journey from the Rhine Falls via Germany to Zurich.

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• Guided Old Town walk in Zurich
• Rhine Falls, Laufen Castle, Historama
• Fully guided tour by professional multilingual guide
• Transportation in comfortable coach with AC
• Optional boat ride
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From Zurich to Rhine Falls: 3 Best Ways to Get There

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Europe's largest waterfall is a breathtaking 23 meters tall and 150 meters wide. Here, blue roaring waters cascade down the Rhine river in one of Europe's most powerful falls.

Although the waterfall can be visited all year long, it's particularly beautiful in early summer, as the water flow doubles during May and June. Between the months of April and October, you can take a number of boat tours on the Rhine, some of which get you very close to the falls.

There are also ferry crossings during these months that connect the two banks of the river – an ideal way to visit both Laufen Castle and Wörth Castle after some fun in the water.

Before jumping on a boat, plan your trip well. Whether you prefer a tour, train, or bus, here is our list of the best ways to get from Zurich to Rhine Falls.

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• From Zurich to Rhine Falls By Train
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1. From Zurich to Rhine Falls by Tour

The easiest way to discover the falls is with a half-day Rhine Falls Tour from Zurich . This almost four-hour-long tour departs from either the airport or the city center. At 9am, an air-conditioned vehicle with your own local guide will pick you up at the agreed location.

The short drive to the falls is very scenic, passing by historical charming villages with timber houses and green rolling valleys and hills. Your guide will answer your questions about the area, plus share details on the sights right out your window.

Your first stop is at the medieval Laufen Castle , a cliff-top fortress with a 1,000-year-old history. A stroll through the stone courtyard and then on the Belvedere panoramic trail will lead you directly to the "Känzeli" viewing platform for a roaring close view of the Rhine Falls, and the Wörth Castle on the opposite side of the Rhein river.

After you've snapped enough pictures, you'll walk a few minutes to reach Rhine Falls, Europe's most powerful waterfall. Here, you'll have one free hour to explore on your own . There's a restaurant at the castle, and you can also tour the Historama rooms, where you'll see historical films and photos and learn about some of the falls' famous visitors.

In summer, you have the option to take a boat ride (not included in the price) to experience the falls up close. Some of the boats get you close to the falls, some travel down the Rhine, and some will take you across the water to Schlössli Wörth, a tiny castle on a tiny island in the center of the river.

You'll have the support of the guide throughout the entire tour , so you can learn more about the history of the area and the falls themselves – including how they were considered for "removal," as local governments believed they were an obstacle to boat traffic.

On the way back to Zurich, you'll stop at the 16th-century Munot Fortress , a ring-shaped fortification that has become the heart and landmark of the town of Schaffhausen. Walk around the cobblestone paths inside and around the fort before you continue your way back to the city. The ticket to explore Munot is included and is a great end to this nature-meets-history tour.

You can choose to end your tour at the Sihlquai Bus Terminal (from where you can take public transportation to almost anywhere in Zurich) or get off at the airport. If you are departing Zurich on an afternoon flight, this could be the perfect tour to do on your last day. Your driver will drop you off at the airport around 12:15pm, so you can head directly to check-in.

2. From Zurich to Rhine Falls By Train

The falls are less than an hour train ride from Zurich – if you're traveling on your own, the train will give you a chance to experience panoramic views along the way plus the experience of riding the superior Swiss trains.

To get there, you'll need to depart from Zürich Hauptbahnhof (Zurich HB Main Station) and get off at one of two stations: SBB railway station Neuhausen am Rheinfall or SBB railway station Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall. Both stations are about 50 minutes away from Zurich and an equal distance to the falls but on opposite sides of the river.

Once you get off the train, exit the station, and the falls will just be a few minutes away. If you're planning on boarding the summer boat that takes you close to the falls, choose a train that goes to the Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall station, as the boat landing is just steps away.

Boat season starts April 1st and ends in October, and it gets very busy during the summer months, when there's usually a line for the boats. If you're visiting on a day trip and don't want to wait, you can reserve tickets online in advance. Between November and March, the castle and panorama trail remain open, but there are no boat tours available.

Some Swiss Railways trains require a transfer in either Winterthur or Neuhausen, so make sure you check timetables so you don't miss it. For times, prices, and to see which trains are direct, take a look at the Swiss Railways official site .

3. From Zurich to Rhine Falls by Bus

For the ultimate budget trip, buses can't be beaten. They take only slightly longer than trains but cost less than half the price .

Major bus companies such as FlixBus offer comfortable air-conditioned buses that leave from the simply named Zurich Bus Station and make their way to the medieval town of Schaffhausen, near the German border.

Here, you'll have to switch to a local yellow Swiss PostAuto bus . A number of lines get you to your next stop: Neuhausen, Zentrum, including buses number 1, 6, and 12. When in doubt, ask the driver before boarding.

The ride is just seven minutes long and brings you to the town center, a five-minute walk to the falls. Bus 10, which leaves from the Schaffhausen train station, takes you directly to the falls – get off at the Rheinfall (Neuhausen) stop, and you'll be right in the boat landing area.

There are additional buses that make the trip from Schaffhausen to the falls, so finding a connection shouldn't be hard. Keep in mind that different lines stop in different areas of town, so you'll have to look for signs or ask for directions once you arrive.

Some buses also don't run on Sundays, so be prepared to use an alternative service if you're traveling over the weekend.

Tip: Make sure you get a ticket for the local bus from a ticketing machine at the stop or a nearby train/bus station. Many local buses don't have an onboard ticketing machine.

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These 8 prospects will compete in the inaugural Futures Skills Showcase

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Since its inception in 1999, the All-Star Futures Game has provided a stage for the next generation of big league stars to show off their tools. Over the years, we’ve seen exciting displays of hitting prowess. But given the nature of the exhibition, it always seemed like the spotlight on those skills was too fleeting.

Some of the game’s best hitting prospects will be able to put their considerable tools to the test in direct competition at the conclusion of the Futures Game on Saturday, July 13 , in the first-ever MLB Futures Skills Showcase.

The Futures Skills Challenge will air on tape delay at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. CT) on Sunday, July 14, on the MLB Network as well as on MLB.TV, MLB.com and in the MLB App.

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A total of eight players — four from each league — will participate in an event inspired by fan-favorite baseball video games of the past and present, giving fans another way to focus on baseball’s future stars after the debut of Spring Breakout earlier this year. Those two events, along with the long-running Arizona Fall League, form a wonderful trifecta of prospect showcases stretching across the calendar.

There will be three rounds of hitting challenges:

1. Hit It Here Hitters have 10 swings to earn points based on each target’s value. There will be obstacles representing infielders' traditional starting positions placed on the infield dirt to add a degree of difficulty. Hitters get points for reaching outfield targets on the fly or on a bounce and they earn points by landing the ball on the bunt target.

2. Call Your Shot This round showcases control and placement, and players will “call their shot” while taking 10 swings to left, center and right. Hitters initially can pick any field to hit the ball to. If successful, then they choose one of the two remaining fields, moving on to the last field once they’re successful with the second one. Once all three fields have been hit, the player can call his shot to any field with any remaining swings. Six points are earned for each successful swing, with hitters needing to clear the infield for it to count.

3. Swing for the Fences This one will feel familiar to most fans as it most closely resembles a Home Run Derby. But points for the home runs are weighted: six points for pull-side or center-field home runs; 12 points for any opposite-field shots. And if a hitter goes deep on consecutive swings, he’ll get an additional six-point streak bonus. If he hits more than two in a row, every home run in the streak will get the six-point bonus.

Here are the participants for each league, seven of whom are currently on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list . Four are on Futures Game rosters and four (notated with an ^) are not, though they could get added should a replacement be needed between now and the game.

American League Brooks Lee, SS, Twins ( No. 2 / MLB No. 13 ): The No. 8 pick in the 2022 Draft, Lee left Cal Poly with a career .351/.426/.647 line. He’s been really raking this year in Triple-A with a 1.017 OPS in 19 games, his big league door-knocking held up only by a back injury.

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Sebastian Walcott, SS, Rangers ( No. 1 / MLB No. 73 ): Just 18, the Bahamian phenom who signed for $3.2 million in January 2023 is making some solid adjustments in full-season ball. He started slowly but posted an .853 OPS in June and gives the hometown team someone to root for in this competition.

^-Roman Anthony, OF, Red Sox ( No. 2 / MLB No. 14 ): The Red Sox went over slot to sign Anthony for $2.5 million as a supplemental second-round pick, and after a very slow start to his first full season on the surface, he hit .301/.422/.565 between High- and Double-A last year. Just 20, Anthony shook off a rough April to post an OPS of .868 in May and .905 in June.

^-Tre’ Morgan, 1B, Rays ( No. 13 ): The Rays took Morgan in the third round of the 2023 Draft and it’s looking like it might be a steal. After hitting .332 in three years at LSU, he’s stepped it up a notch in his young pro career, hitting .396 during his 14-game summer debut last year and a combined .340/.429/.505 this year across two levels of A ball.

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National League Cam Collier, 3B, Reds ( No. 3 / MLB No. 85 ): Collier hit the first home run of Spring Breakout. He’s just 19 and already playing in High-A ball. Lou’s son is tied for third in the Midwest League with 13 home runs.

Termarr Johnson, 2B/SS, Pirates ( No. 2 / MLB No. 77 ): The No. 4 pick in the 2022 Draft, Johnson just turned 20 in May and has spent the year in High-A Greensboro. He also shook off a very slow start in April and started getting to his power more over the last month and a half, with six of his seven homers coming since-mid May, while posting a better OPS each month to date.

^-Moises Ballesteros, C/1B, Cubs ( No. 5 / MLB No. 61 ): Signed for $1.2 million in January 2021, Ballesteros is just 20 but has already hit his way to Triple-A. He’s posted a combined slash line of .311/.378/.506 this year and has actually stepped it up a notch (.366/.409/.561) in his first 10 games with Triple-A Iowa.

^-Brady House, 3B, Nationals ( No. 3 / MLB No. 34 ): Taken No. 11 overall in the 2021 Draft, House showed last year what he could do when healthy with a .312/.365/.497 line and 12 home runs in 88 games as he reached Double-A for the first time. He’s currently tied for third in the Double-A Eastern League with 13 homers.