BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:670@jointherevolution.net DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T183000 DTSTAMP:20250202T011951Z URL:https://www.jointherevolution.net/concerts/big-head-todd-and-the-monst ers-40th-anniversary-tour/ SUMMARY:Big Head Todd and the Monsters 40th Anniversary Tour DESCRIPTION:In this life\, very few friendships withstand the test of time. Naturally\, people go their separate ways and chase their own dreams. As rare as it may be for friendships to last a lifetime\, it might be even ra rer for a band to stick together for the long haul. For close to four deca des\, the members of Big Head Todd and The Monsters—Todd Park Mohr [voca ls\, guitar\, keys\, sax\, harmonica]\, Brian Nevin [drums]\, Rob Squires [bass\, vocals]\, and Jeremy Lawton [keyboards\, lap pedal/steel guitar\, vocals]—have continued to both throw down in the studio and light up sta ges worldwide. Rallying around a core vision\, the platinum-selling Colora do quartet kick out the kind of blues-drenched rock ‘n’ roll bangers t hat make you want to rev the engine a little louder\, sing along like no o ne’s looking\, and live a little freer. \n\nThis holds true on their 12 th full-length offering\, Her Way Out.\n\n“To me\, my band means four pe ople who listen to each other\, work hard\, and share a goal\,” Todd obs erves. “The goal has to do with reaching out to people\, catching their ears\, and sharing a story we hope they relate to. Our fans have given us an incredible 40-year career\, and we hope they’ve gotten great songs an d performances in return.”\n\nThey’ve most definitely delivered on bot h fronts… \n\nAs the story goes\, Todd\, Brian\, and Rob unlocked their musical partnership during high school when they started jamming in the e arly eighties. Fast forward to 1986\, they adopted the moniker Big Head To dd and The Monsters. BHTM released 2 successful independent records on the ir own BIG Records\, Another Mayberry (1989) and Midnight Radio (1990) bef ore drawing the attention of music industry titans and signing with Irving Azoff\, Chuck Morris\, and Frank Barsalona in 1992. They broke nationally   with the platinum-certified staple Sister Sweetly (1993) which yielded four top 10 rock radio hits. They continued to progress with Strategem [19 94] and Beautiful World [1997] which yielded several more rock radio hits including Boom Boom featuring John Lee Hooker. The band is continually tou ring and recording and has continued to put out albums that have received critical acclaim from both fans and press.\n\nAmong other milestones\, the ir music literally reached the heavens when they played “Blue Sky” liv e at NASA Mission Control\, delivering a celestial wakeup for astronauts a board the International Space Station. They’ve toured and recorded with many rock and blues legends including B.B. King\, Neil Young\, The Allman Brothers\, Hubert Sumlin\, David “Honeyboy” Edwards\, Dave Matthews Ba nd\, The Eagles and their personal favorite Robert Plant. Not to mention\, they attained hometown hero status by headlining Red Rocks Amphitheatre 3 5 times in addition to earning induction into the Colorado Music Hall of F ame in 2023. \n\nHer Way Out came to life organically. For two years\, th ey hosted “Monster’s Music Monthly\,” serving up either a new song o r a new version of a classic online.  Working out of Jeremy’s home stud io\, they parlayed this momentum into their latest LP.\n\n“It had been a lmost seven years since our last album release\, but we wanted to put the same energy of ‘Monster’s Music Monthly’ into a full-length\,” Tod d notes. “We have a very distinct personality as a band. I write to the sensibilities of each member\, because they’re going to have to dig play ing it. We’re a benevolent democracy. If one guy isn’t connecting with a certain song\, that song is out. As an uncomplicated rock band\, we lik e to do things that are ‘proper’—loud guitars\, drums\, big bass\, a nd well-placed organ\, keys\, and lap steel. We road-tested every song on the record before recording a lick. All of that helped us dial in the arra ngements\, ditch tunes that didn’t work\, and grow a strong sense of wha t our individual parts should be.”\n\nIn this respect\, the single and t itle track “Her Way Out” packs a concentrated and catchy punch. Anchor ed by a steady beat\, the rough and tumble riff kicks up dust as soulful v ocals ignite an irresistible refrain\, “She found her way out\, her way out—and it was me.”\n\n“It’s driven by the idea that relationships are frail\,” he elaborates. “Sometimes\, they are something one wants freedom from. A real-life circumstance drives this story. Something was s aid when a person had too much to drink. The relationship ended with words \, but the drinker could never know what he said and the woman refused to tell him.”\n\nAss-kicking guitar surges through “Thunderbird” as str ains of organ coat a raucous refrain with a lyrical tip-of-the-hat to the Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas classic American Graffiti.\n\nHe goe s on\, “‘Thunderbird’ is a collection of one-liners from the film kn it together with a beat poet vibe. It has an AC/DC-like guitar riff and a cinematic-style vocal. It’s all about drag racing and love never caught. ”\n\nElsewhere\, Big Head Todd and The Monsters nod to Annie Oakley with “Don’t Kill Me Tonight.” Then\, there’s “King Kong.” A hulkin g groove lumbers beneath the frontman’s bluesy intonation as a piano sol o bleeds into a skyscraper-scaling guitar lead.\n\n“It’s inspired by a large movie poster in my basement of King Kong on top of the Empire State Building\,” Todd reveals. “I’m drawn to these iconic contemporary h eroes who are also monsters. They are complicated because they destroy so much\, yet are sympathetic to children and fall in love with human women. These ‘Titans’\, as they are called\, are often monsters of our own ma king. It’s exciting to perform live.”\n\nIn the end\, the future looks as bright as ever for these longtime friends.\n\n“We work very hard at being a great band\,” Todd leaves off. “We’re also a group that care s for each other. We’ve been together for almost 40 years. Our audience has made it all possible\, and we’re grateful and determined to keep pla ying.” ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.jointherevolution.net/wp-content/upl oads/2024/09/big-head-march-27-11x17-1-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:All Ages,Concerts LOCATION:Revolution Live\, 100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States GEO:26.121358;-80.1461974 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Laud erdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Revolution Live:geo:26.121358,-80.1461974 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR