Offbeat Podcast: A 311 Podcast
Offbeat Podcast: A 311 Podcast
Jacob Ruhmann
Welcome to the Offbeat Pod-Cast, A 311 Podcast. Where we're just going to be Creatures (For An Hour). With your hosts bocaJ Ruhmann and Brian Middaugh we're taking a deep dive into all things 311. Come listen as we interview fans, artists, and crew members, spreading the love and positivity.
Episode 49: 311 Day 2026 Recap W/ Courtney Guck
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast!Today we are recapping the epic 311 Day 2026 show! We cover everything from the setlists, the museum, the production, the merch, etc. Courtney Guck joins us to help talk about the VIP experience. The biggest 311 Day yet certainly had the spectacle to go along with it.
Mar 22
1 hr 28 min
Episode 48: Catch Up & 311 Day 2026 Prep
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast!!After about 6 months off, we are back with a new episode!! The Offbeat Podcast never dies, just a small hiatus!This is an episode for us to play catch up on the past 6 months, in 311 world and in our personal lives.We also take some time getting ready for the upcoming 311 Day! Talking setlist predictions, previous 311 days, and some slight gripes with VIP treatment for the year.
Mar 5
50 min
Episode 47 : Kenny Feinstein from Water Tower
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After taking a "summer break" we are back with a very special episode! We welcome Kenny Feinstein from Water Tower! Kenny walks us through his history as a punk rock kid who fell in love with bluegrass/Americana music, and now pushes to blend the two genres. Either playing on a big stage at a festival, or busking at an off ramp in downtown LA, Kenny wishes nothing more but the share the love of his music.We also talk about his recent work with Nick Hexum, helping write and record some songs on Nick's solo EPs, and the upcoming Nothing But the Truth tour where Water Tower will be performing with Nick!
Aug 15, 2025
1 hr 16 min
Episode 46 : Howi Spangler from Ballyhoo!
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome a very special guest, Howi Spangler from Ballyhoo!Thank you so much to Howi for joining us, we had a lot of great conversation. Howi breaks down his history with 311, being a fan first, and then getting the opportunity to open for them on tour, and play on many 311 cruises. We talk about life on the road with Ballyhoo, and how he has consistently been putting out content both on the road and at home in between tours and albums.
Apr 18, 2025
1 hr 23 min
Episode 44 : Tom Grasso
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast!! Today we welcome a very special guest! This is Tom Grasso, the studio manager for 311's Hive Studio. Tom has been working for the band for a few years, and has engineering credit on Full Bloom. Tom walks us through his typical day to day in his role, the contribution he had on Full Bloom, and answers some fan questions. Thanks so much to Tom for joining us!!
Apr 1, 2025
48 min
Episode 43: T.J. Fleming
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome TJ Fleming! TJ is a long time 311 fan from Des Moines, growing up close to Omaha, he talks about his early days of getting Omaha Sessions on tape, and how he wore it out listening to it. He became a bigger fan after being introduced to the blue album, and tells the story of seeing 311 at Sokol Hall back in the day
Mar 4, 2025
1 hr 16 min
Episode 42: Taylor Dowell
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After a longer than normal break, partly due to the holidays, we are back with another episode. Today we welcome Taylor Dowell, an Atlanta Brodel. Taylor tells us his long history with 311 after 80+ shows, multiple 311 days and cruises, and how he began to grow as a part of the commUNITY and what it all means to him.
Jan 8, 2025
1 hr 14 min
Episode 41: Tom Woodrum (Part 2)
Here we are with Tom Woodrum, 311's bitechual and the 2nd half of his episode on the Offbeat Podcast. This episode is mostly questions from fans and friends. We get into his background as a guitar player and how he got into the business.
Nov 21, 2024
1 hr 6 min
Episode 40 : Tom Woodrum (Part 1)
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome a very special guest, Tom Woodrum! Tom has been the acting bitechual for the band since the fall of 2022. Bitechual as in, he has worked as a tech for Pnut, Nick, SA, and miT! Both stage left and stage right. We got a lot of great content with Tom so we decided to split it into 2 part, this first part is Tom talking about his background and how he got involved with 311.
Nov 14, 2024
44 min
Episode 39 : Full Bloom Reaction
Welcome back tot he Offbeat Podcast! Today is finally the day, we finally have 311s 14th studio album, after a long 5 year wait. Today we give our early reactions going song by song. This is not our very first listen but still an early insight. Let us know what you think of the new album!
Oct 25, 2024
1 hr 17 min
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