Big Head Todd & The Monsters make a point of doing something special for their annual hometown show at the Red Rocks Ampitheatre in Denver, Colorado. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Midnight Radio, their landmark sophomore effort, and to commemorate the occasion, Big Head Todd will play the album in its entirety when it headlines Red Rocks on June 5. On the strength of Midnight Radio, BHT found themselves a national audience and became mainstays on the traveling H.O.R.D.E. festival, the jamband response to Perry Farrell's Lollapalooza that set the stage for today's modern festival circuit. While songs from Midnight Radio have long populated Big Head Todd's set lists, a straight run through, to my knowledge, has never been done. To hear them finish the set with "Ann Arbor Grandfather" and "Elvis" would fall into that priceless category.

A COUPLE YEARS BACK I had the opportunity to interview Todd Park Mohr for jambands.com before one of his shows at the Bowery Ballroom.


IMPOSE has a really good article on the current relevance and importance of Pitchfork. It's worth reading.