BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3e1bced2-777b-4fd7-bb28-9e13a30f8a9b@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261012T010831Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T210000 SUMMARY:Big Head Todd and the Monsters DESCRIPTION:The Big Head Todd & The Monsters show originally scheduled fo r February 21 has been postponed to NOVEMBER 13. All tickets will be hon ored at the new date. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause fans. In this life\, very few friendships withstand the test of time. Na turally\, people go their separate ways and chase their own dreams. As r are as it may be for friendships to last a lifetime\, it might be even r arer for a band to stick together for the long haul. For close to four d ecades\, the members of Big Head Todd and The Monsters—Todd Park Mohr [v ocals\, guitar\, keys\, sax\, harmonica]\, Brian Nevin [drums]\, Rob Squ ires [bass\, vocals]\, and Jeremy Lawton [keyboards\, lap pedal/steel gu itar\, vocals]—have continued to both throw down in the studio and light up stages worldwide. Rallying around a core vision\, the platinum-selli ng Colorado quartet kick out the kind of blues-drenched rock ‘n’ roll ba ngers 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 thei r 12th full-length offering\, Her Way Out. “To me\, my band means four p eople who listen to each other\, work hard\, and share a goal\,” Todd ob serves. “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 and performances in return.” They’ve most definitely delivered on both fronts… As the story goes\, Todd\, Brian\, and Rob unlocked their musica l partnership during high school when they started jamming in the early eighties. Fast forward to 1986\, they adopted the moniker Big Head Todd and The Monsters. BHTM released 2 successful independent records on thei r own BIG Records\, Another Mayberry (1989) and Midnight Radio (1990) be fore drawing the attention of music industry titans and signing with Irv ing Azoff\, Chuck Morris\, and Frank Barsalona in 1992. They broke natio nally with the platinum-certified staple Sister Sweetly (1993) which yie lded four top 10 rock radio hits. They continued to progress with Strate gem [1994] and Beautiful World [1997] which yielded several more rock ra dio hits including Boom Boom featuring John Lee Hooker. The band is cont inually touring and recording and has continued to put out albums that h ave received critical acclaim from both fans and press. Among other mile stones\, their music literally reached the heavens when they played “Blu e Sky” live at NASA Mission Control\, delivering a celestial wakeup for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. They’ve toured and re corded with many rock and blues legends including B.B. King\, Neil Young \, The Allman Brothers\, Hubert Sumlin\, David “Honeyboy” Edwards\, Dave Matthews Band\, The Eagles and their personal favorite Robert Plant. No t to mention\, they attained hometown hero status by headlining Red Rock s Amphitheatre 35 times in addition to earning induction into the Colora do Music Hall of Fame in 2023. Her Way Out came to life organically. For two years\, they hosted “Monster’s Music Monthly\,” serving up either a new song or a new version of a classic online. Working out of Jeremy’s home studio\, they parlayed this momentum into their latest LP. “It had been almost seven years since our last album release\, but we wanted to put the same energy of ‘Monster’s Music Monthly’ into a full-length\,” T odd notes. “We have a very distinct personality as a band. I write to th e 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 l ike to do things that are ‘proper’—loud guitars\, drums\, big bass\, and 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 ar rangements\, ditch tunes that didn’t work\, and grow a strong sense of w hat our individual parts should be.” In this respect\, the single and ti tle track “Her Way Out” packs a concentrated and catchy punch. Anchored by a steady beat\, the rough and tumble riff kicks up dust as soulful vo cals ignite an irresistible refrain\, “She found her way out\, her way o ut—and it was me.” “It’s driven by the idea that relationships are frail \,” he elaborates. “Sometimes\, they are something one wants freedom fro m. A real-life circumstance drives this story. Something was said when a person had too much to drink. The relationship ended with words\, but t he drinker could never know what he said and the woman refused to tell h im.” Ass-kicking guitar surges through “Thunderbird” as strains of organ coat a raucous refrain with a lyrical tip-of-the-hat to the Francis For d Coppola and George Lucas classic American Graffiti. He goes on\, “‘Thu nderbird’ is a collection of one-liners from the film knit together with a beat poet vibe. It has an AC/DC-like guitar riff and a cinematic-styl e vocal. It’s all about drag racing and love never caught.” Elsewhere\, Big Head Todd and The Monsters nod to Annie Oakley with “Don’t Kill Me T onight.” Then\, there’s “King Kong.” A hulking groove lumbers beneath th e frontman’s bluesy intonation as a piano solo bleeds into a skyscraper- scaling guitar lead. “It’s inspired by a large movie poster in my baseme nt of King Kong on top of the Empire State Building\,” Todd reveals. “I’ m drawn to these iconic contemporary heroes who are also monsters. They are complicated because they destroy so much\, yet are sympathetic to ch ildren and fall in love with human women. These ‘Titans’\, as they are c alled\, are often monsters of our own making. It’s exciting to perform l ive.” In the end\, the future looks as bright as ever for these longtime friends. “We work very hard at being a great band\,” Todd leaves off. “ We’re also a group that cares for each other. We’ve been together for al most 40 years. Our audience has made it all possible\, and we’re gratefu l and determined to keep playing.”\n\nTickets: https://www.ticketmaster. com/big-head-todd-and-the-monsters-portland-maine-02-21-2026/event/01006 30DC0BE3644\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/3e1bced2-777b-4fd7-bb28 -9e13a30f8a9b LOCATION:State Theatre\, 609 Congress St\, Portland\, ME 04101 URL:https://findlocal.community/event/3e1bced2-777b-4fd7-bb28-9e13a30f8a9 b STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR