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.

Wayne Messmer and the Chicago Skyliners Big Band performng at Reggies Chicago.

Often referred to as ‘The Voice of Chicago”, Wayne Messmer will be featured with the Chicago Skyliners Big Band on Tuesday November 25^th at Reggies…..

Wayne’s love of jazz has brought him to WDCB radio on Sunday’s along with the Skyliners leader and drummer Bill O’Connell back to back at 6:00 pm and 7:00pm at www.WDCB.org