This was a tremendous evening. Those who point out Big Head Todd and the Monsters’ alleged inauthenticity are shortchanging themselves. Todd has never held himself out as a disciple of Robert Johnson, nor as a Delta Blues virtuoso. UMS never promoted him as such. Most casual music fans would know that this band is not a traditional blues band. Yet Todd Mohr and the entire program exceeded our expectations (I was there with a number of musicians, including a guitarist who toured extensively with Cedric Burnside). Honeyboy Edwards onstage for 7 or 8 numbers? Younger, serious blues cats like Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcom filling out the house band to support Honeyboy and Hubert Sumlin? I also rebutted annarbor.com’s gratuitously negative review of this concert in admittedly ornery fashion, but would like to accentuate only the positive here. This show was nearly a perfect balance of art versus commerce. UMS and Todd Mohr deserve our thanks for truly celebrating the Delta Blues, examining its influences on subsequent generations (yes, rock and roll!!…the Hooker and especially the R.L. Burnside songs they threw in (Hill Country Blues)are meant to rock), and providing 3,500 folks the opportunity to hear Honeyboy Edwards and Hubert Sumlin in a great venue.