BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2000@mkeshows.com SUMMARY:Big Head Todd and the Monsters DTSTAMP:20260824T023756Z DTSTART:20261019T003000Z DTEND:20261019T023000Z DESCRIPTION:In this life\, very few friendships withstand the test of time. Naturally\, people\ngo their separate ways and chase their own dreams. As rare as it may be for\nfriendships to last a lifetime\, it might be even rarer for a band to stick\ntogether for the long haul. For close to four d ecades\, the members of Big Head\nTodd and The Monsters—Todd Park Mohr [vo cals\, guitar\, keys\, sax\, harmonica]\,\nBrian Nevin [drums]\, Rob Squir es [bass\, vocals]\, and Jeremy Lawton [keyboards\,\nlap pedal/steel guita r\, vocals]—have continued to both throw down in the studio\nand light up stages worldwide. Rallying around a core vision\, the\nplatinum-selling Co lorado quartet kick out the kind of blues-drenched rock ‘n’\nroll bangers that make you want to rev the engine a little louder\, sing along\nlike no one’s looking\, and live a little freer.\n\nThis holds true on their 12th full-length offering\, Her Way Out.\n\n“To me\, my band means four people who listen to each other\, work hard\, and share\na goal\,” Todd observes . “The goal has to do with reaching out to people\,\ncatching their ears\, and sharing a story we hope they relate to. Our fans have\ngiven us an in credible 40-year career\, and we hope they’ve gotten great songs\nand perf ormances in return.”\n\nThey’ve most definitely delivered on both fronts…\ n\nAs the story goes\, Todd\, Brian\, and Rob unlocked their musical partn ership\nduring high school when they started jamming in the early eighties . Fast forward\nto 1986\, they adopted the moniker Big Head Todd and The M onsters. BHTM released\n2 successful independent records on their own BIG Records\, Another Mayberry\n(1989) and Midnight Radio (1990) before drawin g the attention of music industry\ntitans and signing with Irving Azoff\, Chuck Morris\, and Frank Barsalona in 1992.\nThey broke nationally with th e platinum-certified staple Sister Sweetly (1993)\nwhich yielded four top 10 rock radio hits. They continued to progress with\nStrategem [1994] and Beautiful World [1997] which yielded several more rock\nradio hits includi ng Boom Boom featuring John Lee Hooker. The band is\ncontinually touring a nd recording and has continued to put out albums that have\nreceived criti cal acclaim from both fans and press.\n\nAmong other milestones\, their mu sic literally reached the heavens when they\nplayed “Blue Sky” live at NAS A Mission Control\, delivering a celestial wakeup\nfor astronauts aboard t he International Space Station. They’ve toured and\nrecorded with many roc k and blues legends including B.B. King\, Neil Young\, The\nAllman Brother s\, Hubert Sumlin\, David “Honeyboy” Edwards\, Dave Matthews Band\,\nThe E agles and their personal favorite Robert Plant. Not to mention\, they\natt ained hometown hero status by headlining Red Rocks Amphitheatre 35 times i n\naddition to earning induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2 023.\n\nHer Way Out came to life organically. For two years\, they hosted “Monster’s\nMusic Monthly\,” serving up either a new song or a new version of a classic\nonline. Working out of Jeremy’s home studio\, they parlayed this momentum into\ntheir latest LP.\n\n“It had been almost seven years s ince our last album release\, but we wanted to\nput the same energy of ‘Mo nster’s Music Monthly’ into a full-length\,” Todd\nnotes. “We have a very distinct personality as a band. I write to the\nsensibilities of each memb er\, because they’re going to have to dig playing it.\nWe’re a benevolent democracy. If one guy isn’t connecting with a certain song\,\nthat song is out. As an uncomplicated rock band\, we like to do things that are\n‘prop er’—loud guitars\, drums\, big bass\, and well-placed organ\, keys\, and l ap\nsteel. We road-tested every song on the record before recording a lick . All of\nthat helped us dial in the arrangements\, ditch tunes that didn’ t work\, and grow\na strong sense of what our individual parts should be.” URL:https://mkeshows.com/event/big-head-todd-and-the-monsters GEO:43.0411402;-87.9104618 LOCATION:The Pabst Theater - 144 E Wells St\, Milwaukee\, WI 53202 STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Ages X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

In this life, very few friendships withstan d the test of time. Naturally, people go their separate ways and chase the ir own dreams. As rare as it may be for friendships to last a lifetime, it might be even rarer for a band to stick together for the long haul. For c lose to four decades, the members of Big Head Todd and The Monsters—Todd P ark Mohr [vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica], Brian Nevin [drums], Rob Squires [bass, vocals], and Jeremy Lawton [keyboards, lap pedal/steel guit ar, vocals]—have continued to both throw down in the studio and light up s tages worldwide. Rallying around a core vision, the platinum-selling Color ado quartet kick out the kind of blues-drenched rock ‘n’ roll bangers that make you want to rev the engine a little louder, sing along like no one’s looking, and live a little freer.

This holds true on their 12th ful l-length offering, Her Way Out.

“To me, my band means four people wh o listen to each other, work hard, and share a goal,” Todd observes. “The goal has to do with reaching out to people, catching their ears, and shari ng 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 and performances in r eturn.”

They’ve most definitely delivered on both fronts…

As t he story goes, Todd, Brian, and Rob unlocked their musical partnership dur ing high school when they started jamming in the early eighties. Fast forw ard to 1986, they adopted the moniker Big Head Todd and The Monsters. BHTM released 2 successful independent records on their own BIG Records, Anoth er Mayberry (1989) and Midnight Radio (1990) before 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. T hey continued to progress with Strategem [1994] and Beautiful World [1997] which yielded several more rock radio hits including Boom Boom featuring John Lee Hooker. The band is continually touring and recording and has con tinued to put out albums that have received critical acclaim from both fan s and press.

Among other milestones, their music literally reached t he heavens when they played “Blue Sky” live at NASA Mission Control, deliv ering a celestial wakeup for astronauts aboard the International Space Sta tion. They’ve toured and recorded with many rock and blues legends includi ng B.B. King, Neil Young, The Allman Brothers, Hubert Sumlin, David “Honey boy” Edwards, Dave Matthews Band, The Eagles and their personal favorite R obert Plant. Not to mention, they attained hometown hero status by headlin ing Red Rocks Amphitheatre 35 times in addition to earning induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2023.

Her Way Out came to life or ganically. For two years, they hosted “Monster’s Music Monthly,” serving u p either a new song or a new version of a classic online. Working out of J eremy’s home studio, they parlayed this momentum into their latest LP.

“It had been almost seven years since our last album release, but we wa nted to put the same energy of ‘Monster’s Music Monthly’ into a full-lengt h,” Todd 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 pl aying 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 like to do things that are ‘proper’—loud guitars, drums, big bass, and well-place d organ, keys, and lap steel. We road-tested every song on the record befo re recording a lick. All of that helped us dial in the arrangements, ditch tunes that didn’t work, and grow a strong sense of what our individual pa rts should be.”

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