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311's 9th studio album, Uplifter, was released on June 2nd.

The second radio single, "It's Alright", is now playing on radio stations. Call your local radio station and request the song! It's currently #16 on the Billboard Alternative Rock Charts.

The name 311 has had many supposed origins:

• That 3:11 was the perfect length for a song.
• That a concert one of the band members went to had 311 as the seat.
• Or 3 plus 1 plus 1 is 5 friends making music.
• 3 is man, and 11 is magic, therefore 311 = Male Magic.
• It's a number dictated by a higher intelligence.
• "K" is the eleventh letter in the alphabet and 3K means KKK.

The inspiration for the name came from an Omaha police code for indecent exposure.

One night, back when 311 was still known as Unity, the band's original guitarist, Jim Watson, was arrested for skinny dipping in a local pond in Sarpy County. He was taken home to his parents, naked and handcuffed, and handed a ticket showing "311", an Omaha police code for indecent exposure. Later, bassist P-Nut suggested making that the band name, and they renamed themselves 311. The name has a sense of ambiguity.

• 311.com
• MySpace
• Bulletin board
• 311tribute.com - fan site

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