Twisted Livin’, Southern New Jersey’s blues-rock heavyweight contenders, make their triumphant return to Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main St., Thursday, August 7. Doors: 7:00pm, Show 7:30pm. Tickets: $35. Info: (609) 276-6758. Purchase here: lizzierosemusic.com/product-page/twisted-livin-band-thurs-aug-7th. Twisted Livin’ sold out Lizzie Rose Music Room when they performed there last April.
Much has happened lately for the Somers Point-based trio (Denny Shiffler, guitars-vocals; Will Keiter, bass/saxophones; Bob Irwin, drums). They opened before hundreds in late July for Tom Hambridge & the Rattlesnakes at Tony Marts Legendary Concerts on the Beach; were a Headliner at this year’s Louisiana Music Festival/Jersey Gumbo Cookoff in Somers Point; are part of “Emerging New Jersey Blues Artists” performing on the Big Stage at Hard Rock Live’s Sound Waves Theatre, Friday, September 5; and opening for rock ‘n’ roll legend Mitch Ryder on the Beach in Somers Point, Friday, September 12. In between the band play an exhaustive schedule of area shows up and down the South Jersey coast and inland.
The group formed in 2021 and has been gaining turning heads and gaining fans ever since, including nationally-known recording artists Billy The Kid and The Regulators (and) Joanna Connor, both big fans of Twisted Livin’s dynamic guitarist, Denny Shiffler.
“Playing covers and original music, this band is capable of turning a quiet bar into a blues club during their set,” writes Ocean County Tourism.com. “Mixing the old with the new, Twisted Livin’ brings together generations through the feeling of their music, crafting an experience that lingers long after the last note is played.”
Twisted Livin’: Some Background
Twisted Livin’ guitar player Denny Shiffler comes from a strong musical family and background, having growing up with his cousins and father being in bands his entire life. Heavily influenced by renowned bluesman like Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Robert Johnson, Albert King, Jimi Hendrix and John Lee Hooker, Shiffler’s colorful, expressive playing and singing style packs a punch, setting the scene for what the band is trying to do, making it easy for people to truly enjoy and feel the music.
Will Keiter connects the low end to the high frequencies in Twisted Livin’. Coming from a jazz background, the multi-instrumentalist works to incorporate as much harmonic color in his creation of musical phrases as possible. Through learning the tendencies of his fellow players, it’s his primary motive to set the foundation for the ovrall sound of TL.
Drummer Bob Irwin provides the backbeat for Twisted Livin’. His main role is to keep the crowd dancing and secure a musical “home base” for his band-mates by keeping a solid, steady beat. Mainly influenced by classic rock, Irwin’s style of playing supports the trio in a powerful way.
(Tuckerton NJ) – dougdeutschPR