BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS TO HIT THE ROAD HARD IN 2007

DATE:  DECEMBER 20, 2006

FROM:  TODD BRODGINSKI

    BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS will return to their hard-touring ways in 2007, with initial dates confirmed from January 19-March 3.  The group will tour coast-to-coast, just as they have done every year since forming in high school 20 years ago.  They’ll play a warm up show New Year’s Eve in their Denver hometown, performing both full-length acoustic and electric sets.  The Brakes will support the first leg of the tour and Reckless Kelly will open the second half.
    The heavily blues-influenced rock trio will also embark on a lengthy summer North American tour. “It’s what we do,” says singer/songwriter/guitarist TODD PARK MOHR.  “We write songs, we make them available to the fans in as many ways as possible and then we go play them.  We’ve been lucky enough to have a supportive fan base that likes to come out and see live music.”
    MOHR–with longtime band mates ROB SQUIRES (bass) and BRIAN NEVIN (drums)–enjoys the immediacy of releasing singles as they are written and have released a lot of new material in the last year via their “Big Head Todd-casts” on www.bigheadtodd.com.  MOHR told the Denver Post, “Technology has been and will continue to be good for music and culture. It's leveling the playing field, allowing for more independent artists to express themselves, and de-monetizing our culture by making access to cultural products free 6/5/06).”
      Beyond new studio music like “Hangover,” “Blue Sky” and “Cashbox,” the website features recent live recordings of BIG HEAD TODD hits such as “Sister Sweetly” and “Bittersweet,” plus demos and covers, including John Lee Hooker’s “Boom Boom” (heard nationwide in Nissan and Olympus TV commercials).  Fan demand has the band also thinking about a traditional record release for sometime in 2007 and TODD continues to write new music.
      The current CD From the Archives is sure to be a hit for the longtime BHTM fan. It consists of demos and songs from the earliest studio ventures by the band. These rare tracks will be available at the band’s shows as well as through bigheadtodd.com and some of the finer independent record stores beginning mid January.
    Also new in 2007: rather than embarking on their annual “fan cruise” to the Virgin Islands, BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS will spend a week on Hawaii’s Big Island, playing intimate shows and spending time at the beach with fans.  The May 20-26 party at the Prince Hapuna Beach Resort (www.bhtmhawaii.com) will encompass extended live performances, cocktail parties and sightseeing with the band.

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+ indicates THE BRAKES open
* indicates RECKLESS KELLY open

~indicates GOLDEN open 

Contact:            Tour press contacts:
Todd Brodginski        Shazila Mohammed/Chelsi Schriver
818-380-0400 ext. 239    Ext 238/Ext 231
toddb@msopr.com         shazila@msopr.com & cschriver@msopr.com  

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