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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 3 Pairs of Big Head Todd and the Monsters Tickets
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 29, 2010 - 12:57am
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Big Head Todd and the Monsters at Chicago’s Park West on Oct. 2, 2010.
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How did Big Head Todd and the Monsters get their band name?
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© 2010 Adam Fendelman, HollywoodChicago.com LLC
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CHICAGO – In this edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Music, we have three pairs of tickets up for grabs to see Colorado-formed rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters perform live at Chicago’s Park West!
The band’s charting singles have included “Bittersweet,” “Broken-Hearted Savior,” “Circle,” “Resignation Superman” and “Boom Boom”. Band members include Todd Park Mohr (vocals, guitar, keyboards, saxophone and harmonica), Brian Nevin (drums, percussion and vocals), Rob Squires (bass guitar and vocals) and Jeremy Lawton (keyboards, pedal steel guitar and vocals).
This performance will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. at the Park West at 322 W. Armitage in Chicago. If you don’t win our free tickets to this performance, tickets can be purchased at this link. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the image below.
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To win your free pass to hear Big Head Todd and the Monsters perform in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our trivia question below. You must include your first and last name in your submission. That’s it!
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Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup is simple: Just submit your answer below and we will award three lucky HollywoodChicago.com readers each with a pair of Big Head Todd and the Monsters tickets. You must include your first and last name in your submission. Winning tickets will be at will call at the Park West. You will be e-mailed if you win. Good luck!
 | By ADAM FENDELMAN |
From Eddy
From Eddy Clean-head Vincent.
From Eddy
From Eddy Clean-head Vincent
Todd transfers to CU
Todd transfers to CU Boulder, moves in with Rob and Brian and brings up the idea of starting another band. Inspired by Jazz/Blues artist Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Todd suggests calling the band Big Head Todd and the…? “Monsters” was added to finish off the name as a play on the ostentatious band names (like Intruder) that were common at the time.
angela peano
Big head tix
The name is a tribute to legendary blues/jazz “heads” (e.g. Eddy Clean-head Vincent,etc.)
Pat Mertz
from Ellen
Ellen Torres
From Eddy Clean Head Vinson
How did they get the name?
It was a tribute to Eddy/Eddie “Clean Head” Vincent. It was said to have been a fluke because the band had no name at first.
It was inspired by Eddie
It was inspired by Eddie “Clean Head” Vinson
Eddie “Clean
Eddie “Clean Head” Vinson
The inspiration for the band
The inspiration for the band name came from Eddie “Clean Head” Vinson
The name is tribute to
The name is tribute to lenendary blues/jazz heads it was a fluke but Todd came up with it and it stuck
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