Continuing their enigmatic dalliance with their own band name, 311 will release a live album, simply-titled 311 Live, on November 3. That's the third day of the eleventh month. Fun stuff.

The album was recorded in New Orleans and Santa Barbara, Calif., during last year's "Transistor" tour and will feature material from the group's four-album catalog, such as "Down," "Omaha Stylee," "Freak Out," "Home Brew" and "Feels So Good." Live may also include a cover of Bad Brains singer H.R.'s "Who's Got the Herb?" The song "Tribute," originally released on a four-song CD accompanying the home video Enlarge to Show Detail, will also make the fourteen-track record.

In other 311 news, the band is currently messing around in a Los Angeles studio, working on material that will eventually become their fifth album. According the band's manager, fans can expect a new studio record to be in stores some time next spring.

BLAIR R. FISCHER