Mr. Blotto bassist Mike Bolger considers himself a very lucky man. "If you're lucky, you get to really enjoy and connect with music," he tells me. "Luckier than that, you are able to play it. Even luckier you get to be in a band... and write your own stuff. Still luckier you get to play...

More than just about any band (and I'll throw the Beatles, Dead, and Zappa in there too), Talking Heads have provided direct inspiration to the jamband community. Attribute it to their rhythmic ideals, engaging melodies or passion for innovation, but with only 8 studio albums to draw from, the variety of tunes covered and interpretations that...

The Barn is happy to announce Mr. Blotto's return to the area on Saturday, February 5 at Brixie's in Brookfield.Opening the evening at 9:00 p.m. are local favorites Strawdaddy, who will offer a short set of blues-based country twang as an aperitif to two big sets of full band Blotto.Tickets will be $10 at the...

This is the 2010 holiday mix and the first in a trilogy. For more Christmas tunage, check out the 2011 and 2012 mixes.There's holiday music everywhere you turn this time of year. While sometimes it might be nice to drown it all out with the occasional 20 minute "Dark Star" or "Tweezer"; we've recently discovered that it's also...

Nobody was exactly sure what to expect from The Barn's inaugural production on December 12. One thing that was clear by showtime was that a vein was tapped directly into the beating heart of La Grange, the buzz was palpable and the crowd was pumped. A genuine live music, concert experience had arrived in town!...

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For many people, myself included, Mr. Blotto was the right band at the right time during the nineties. With copious amounts of free time, a relatively robust entertainment budget, and residence near the beating heart of Chicago's bar and club scene, we gravitated to Blotto to fulfill our insatiable desire for live music. They were,...

More and more details are falling in to place for our first event. Of course, we'll reveal them all in due time, but in the meantime it's time to crank up our promotional efforts and get the word out.You may have noticed some of The Barn's posters popping up at strategic locations around town....

It occurs to me that you've got to really love concerts to attempt to put one on. Most people are pretty much content just going to see shows, andaren't compelled to start booking bands and putting up posters around town.Admittedly, we at The Barn love concerts. That may be putting it mildly.We've got...