311 are unfortunately back

"Remember when 311 were the worst thing we had to complain about?" I remember saying this in the late 90s/early 00s when rock radio slowly devolved into the same generic sound that it remains stagnant in today. In fact, compared to modern rock radio now, 311's "Down" sounds downright original. Well, the band are returning with a new album, Uplifter, on June 2. "Hey You" is the first single, and it sounds like the band have softened up since the 90s. I'm not going to say I like it (I don't), but if it got mainstream radio play it would still stick out for actually being different. Tour dates after the jump.

MP3: 311 - Hey You

311 Tour Dates:
4/15 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
4/16 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
4/18 Iowa City, IA - Univ of Iowa Field House
4/19 Wichita, KS - The Cotillion
4/21 Knoxville, TN - Valarium
4/22 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
4/23 Charleston, SC - Music Farm
4/25 Orlando, FL - Earth Day Festival
4/26 Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
4/29 West Palm Beach, FL - Sunfest
4/30 St. Augustine, FL - St Augustine Amphitheatre
5/01 Birmingham, AL - Crawfish Festival
5/03 Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Fest
5/04 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
5/05 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
5/07 Bossier City, LA - Riverdome at Harrah’s Casino
5/08 Orange Beach, AL - Amphitheatre at the Wharf
5/12 Austin, TX - Music Hall
5/14 Tulsa, OK - Cains Ballroom
5/15 Springfield, MO - Shrine Mosque
6/5 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
6/7 Eugene, WA - Cuthbert Ampitheatre
6/8 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theatre
6/11 Salt Lake City, UT - Usana Amphitheatre
6/12 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6/14 Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
6/16 Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Amphitheatre
6/17 Columbus, OH - Lifestyles Communities Pavilion
6/19 Detroit, MI - Freedom Hill
6/20 Cincinatti, OH - Riverbend Amphitheatre
6/21 Indianapolis, IN - The Lawns
6/23 Saratoga, NY - SPAC
6/24 Boston, MA - Comcast Center
6/25 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage
6/27 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Art Center
6/28 Washington DC - Nissan Pavilion
6/30 Philadelphia, PA - Penns Landing
7/1 Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/3 Charlotte, NC Verizon - Wireless Amphitheatre
7/4 Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
7/5 Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
7/7 St. Louis, MO - Verizon Amphitheatre
7/10 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
7/11 San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
7/12 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre