Twisted Livin’, New Jersey’s newest blues-rock contenders, make their performing debut at the Jersey Gumbo Cook Off/Louisiana Music Festival, taking place at The Point Tiki Bar & Restaurant, 998 Bay Ave., on Monday, July 21. Twisted Livin’ set times: 3:30pm and 8:00pm (also performing during the festival-ending guitar jam). Free concert and free parking; all-you-can-taste gumbo event prepared by a dozen great area chefs from 3pm-6pm, $20. Info: https://tonymart.com/calendar-the-point.htm.
Twisted Livin’ are Denny Shiffler, guitars-vocals; Will Keiter, bass/saxophones; and Bob Irwin, drums. The group formed in 2021 and has been gaining turning heads and gaining fans ever since.
“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’ 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.
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May 3 (Sat) – Atlantic City NJ@Golden Nugget Casino/Rush Lounge
May 11 (Sun) – Cape May NJ@The Rusty Nail
May 18 (Sun) – Somers Point NJ@Caroline’s By The Bay
May 23 (Fri) – Cape May NJ@The Boiler Room
May 24 (Sat) – Atlantic City NJ@Vagabond Kitchen & Tap Room
May 25 (Sun) – Somers Point NJ@Josie Kelly’s Tap Room
May 26 (Mon) – Galloway NJ@Motts Creek
May 30 (Fri) – Somers Point NJ@Caroline’s By The Bay
July 5 (Sat) – Tuckerton NJ@Lizzie Rose Music Room*
July 21 (Mon) – Somers Point NJ@The Point (NJ Gumbo Cook Off/Louisiana Music Festival)
Aug 7 (Thu) – Tuckerton NJ@Lizzie Rose Music Room**
*w/ BLUES People **Headlining
