Mr. Blotto, a jam band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1991 with Mike and Paul Bolger as the core songwriting team. The brothers had played together in garage rock bands during high school but pursued different musical directions in college. After graduating, they reunited to form Mr. Blotto, which included guitarist Bob Georges and drummer Alan Baster. Their debut album Parking Karma was released in 1992, followed by Bad Hair Day (1994) and Ancient Face (1998), gaining a significant following in the Midwest. In 2006, they collaborated with Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow on the album Barlow Shanghai (2006). The band continued to tour extensively and released a live album Live at the Leaf in 2018.
