Mr. Blotto was born in Chicago as an off-night vehicle for musicians who loved each others playing but were in different bands at the time. The only rule was that they would only play what they loved. That philosophy continues today and has led Mr. Blotto into unique musical situations.

Mr. Blotto takes the Jam band asthetic into areas unfamiliar to the standard Jam Scene. They have been known to cover entire albums by Led Zeppelin and the Who as well as perform entire shows of Country and Reggae. Artists as diverse as the Grateful Dead, the Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson and The Velvet Underground have seen their material interpreted by Mr. Blotto in the 2000+ shows the band has performed in the last 15 years, yet covers only pepper the bands hefty catalog of original material stemming from five studio albums and other unreleased crowd favorites.

Formed off an 18 hour jam session and armed with a serious passion for making epic music, the G-Snacks unique sound is sure to please a broad spectrum of listeners. With a wide variety of influences, the G-Snacks have very a unique and original sound that could be described as Electronica/Funk Rock/ Jam with the element of Metal coming through in the necessary moments. Between the nasty, heavy funk that reminds you of early Chilipeppers, or the synthesized groove jams that feel like a late night festival set..you never know what you will here next. No matter what, the G-Snacks instense and energetic music is gaurunteed to get everyone in the building moving! If there’s one thing that is apparent when watching them, its their love for playing live music!

J-Livi & The Party is a Chicago based Brass Band that focusses on playing nothing but funk and hip/hop. Their biggest influence stems from artists to have come from Chicago. Any artist that has become famous from Chicago, J-Livi and his Party People have been influenced by them one way or another. J-Livi & The Party plays music from the 70’s, 80’s 90’s & today. You can think of the band as a Pep Band on steroids. The main of goal of the band is to make every performance a party atmosphere, while maintaining a high level of musicianship. This band can party, and they are the loudest and baddest band in town.