Not everybody has heard of Twiddle, but that doesn’t mean anything to the band’s immense following. In fact, some may like it that way as it gives them that something special that not everybody else has.  

Based out of Vermont, like fellow jam band, Phish, Twiddle incorporates influences from a variety of music genres, including rock, jazz, bluegrass, reggae and funk.

Put it all together and Twiddle becomes one of the best high energy live performance acts on the jam scene. 

Come Saturday Sept. 4, they’ll bring that magic outdoors to The Stanhope House in Stanhope. Doors for this special event open at 5 p.m., with showtime scheduled to start at 7.  

As an added bonus, the Hackettstown-based Joe Cirotti Band will up open the show.

The members of the band are Mihali Savoulidis (guitar, vocals), Ryan Dempsey (keyboards, vocals), Zdenek Gubb (bass, vocals), and Brook Jordan (drums, percussion, vocals), and all offer something different to the package yet are as tight as can be. This is not surprising, of course, as the members have a long history as a group.

Among the band’s more notable songs are “Jamflowman,” “When It Rains It Pours” and “Lost In The Cold.” They also have several live recordings that make it clear that they are one high energy band on stage.

Twiddle, which originally formed at Castleton State College in Vermont in 2004, is a regular act on the jam band festival tour scene, and even holds its own annual festival in Burlington, Vt. called Tumble Down. When not at festivals, they play at large venues throughout the U.S., from the east coast to the west coast.   

The Stanhope gig is one of many shows for Twiddle, who are in the midst of a national tour, but Stanhope is the only stop in New Jersey. 

If you know Twiddle, you’re already in business. If you are not familiar with them, Stanhope beckons. 

For more about Twiddle, visit www.twiddlemusic.com. The Stanhope House is located on Main Street in Downtown Stanhope, a few minutes from Hackettstown. For ticket information to this show and others at the club, visit www.stanhopehousenj.com.