Eat me, drink me, listen to me.

Mr. Blotto is coming to DeKalb to promote its latest release “Cabbages and Kings.”

The eclectic quintet will play Saturday night at Otto’s Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway.

Formed in 1991 as a side project, Mr. Blotto has sold over 20,000 albums and played across America. Not bad for an unsigned band, or any band for that matter.

Mr. Blotto features Paul Bolger’s voice and acoustic guitar, his brother Mike on bass, Mark Huage on guitar, Dave Allen on the B3 organ and keyboards and Alan Baster on drums, with everyone providing backing vocals.

The band’s clever name came to them one evening when “Paul was in this situation where he was babbling and was dubbed Mr. Blotto by either himself or those around him,” recounted Bolger. “When we formed this band the name seemed to apply and it stuck.”

Bolger described its music as “blues-based … hippie jam stuff, funk and folk in the mix.”

The new album features 13 original tracks that cross genre lines as if they were kindergartners hopping cracks in the sidewalk.

Additionally, “Cabbages and Kings” seems to draw from old southern country at times, as well as hints of classic rock and a few subtle nuances of grunge and metal.

“We don’t rule anything out as long as there’s a groove,” Bolger said.

Fans of Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, String Cheese Incident and Guster will enjoy the similar roots-rock stylings of Mr. Blotto.

The album features some very memorable songs, including the southern love song “Delilah” and “1977,” with enough funk to make George Clinton proud. The second track, “Indiana Jones,” is a soulful and personal look into depression, while the final taste of “Cabbages” comes in “Fly Away,” a beautiful love song with stellar vocals.

“Cabbages and Kings” marks the band’s first studio release and fourth album in all, following “Parking Karma,” “Bad Hair Day” and “Ancient Face,” in addition to a slew of bootlegs and the live recordings. The live shows feature collaborating artists and are released semi-annually under the title of “Just Did It.”

The cover art for “Cabbages” was done by Al Brandtner with assistance from Mike and Paul. It features a very stylized representation of images and themes from Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass,” which is the novel that inspired the album name.

The art was meant to “convey some of the twisted depth of that book,” Bolger said.

Loyal fans of Mr. Blotto are sure to be on hand for the show. Deemed “The Family” by the band, the passionate fans seem to take on an air similar to the “Dead Heads” that were so committed to The Grateful Dead.

The show Saturday promises to be a treat for hippies, jazz-men, funky children, rockers, rastas, good ol’ boys and generally anyone with an eclectic taste in music.

To borrow a line from Carroll, Mr. Blotto’s five members “though worlds away are on their way.”Bluesy jam funkers Mr. Blotto will play in DeKalb Saturday in support of its new album, “Cabbages and Kings.”