Filmmaker Tom J. Stern’s pitch to Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary to make a documentary about the Butthole Surfers, the rock band they founded in San Antonio in the early 1980s, was a simple request.

Fan and friend of Blotto, Rob Lichter (dubbed Bert Blotto by the band), has become the de facto archivist for the group, and directed the decades-in-the-making documentary, "Hello! My Name Is ...

(Courtesy of Fred Cantor) The shoot resulted in a full-length documentary, called “American’s Lost Band,” which covered The Remains’ entire history with a special focus on their time with ...