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.

We’re 10-4 Eleanor, we play punk rock. Tim and Brian used to play in a silly band called The Commies. Joe plays in Rad Vibes and used to play in The Cheapskates. Miles plays in Henry Sugar and used to play in Fainting Fancies. Garrett has a speech impediment and has played drums for O Pioneers!!! We have a 6 song EP hat we’ll give to you for free if you ask. We also have an album out on Death to False Hope Records, it’s called “…Too Bad”. In late 2010, we signed with Red Scare Records and changed our name to Elway.

Be our friends and like David Bowie says, let’s dance!