Blues on the Fox: Big Head Todd and the Monsters

SATURDAY, JUNE 15

BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS: 9 PM
Big Head Todd and The Monsters have persisted as a rare force of nature in rock ‘n’ roll. The platinum-selling Colorado quartet — Todd Park Mohr (vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica), Brian Nevin (drums), Rob Squires (bass, vocals), and Jeremy Lawton (keyboards, lap pedal/steel guitar, vocals) — have consistently churned out undeniable and uplifting anthems fueled by a hybrid of no-nonsense hard rock, simmering soul, dyed-in-the-wool blues and a twist of country. Todd, Brian and Rob started playing music together while still in high school during the early eighties. Becoming Big Head Todd and The Monsters during 1986, that lane has twisted and turned as much as Highway 66. Following a quiet D.I.Y. rise, the group shook the mainstream with 1993’s now-classic platinum-certified “Sister Sweetly.” In its wake, Robert Plant tapped the band to open his Fate of Nations Tour. Following “Strategem” (1994), they unveiled “Beautiful World” (1997) highlighted by a cover of “Boom Boom” (featuring John Lee Hooker)—which notably became the theme song for “NCIS: New Orleans.” The band welcomed Jeremy to the fold in 2001. After penning “Blue Sky” at the urging of friends connected to NASA, they notably performed the song live from Mission Control as an interplanetary wakeup call for astronauts on the shuttle. Along the way, the guys joined B.B. King for a “Crossroads” session and toured with blues heroes a la Hubert Sumlin and David “Honeyboy” Edwards. They have headlined Red Rocks Amphitheatre a staggering 35 times. Recognizing “38 years of continuous musical service to fans,” the Colorado Music Hall of Fame inducted the quartet as part of its Class of 2023. Now, they’ve crafted the perfect soundtrack to this journey in the form of their twelfth full-length offering, “Her Way Out.”