Twiddle was one of the many notable jam bands who set up shop in a select city for a multi-show run in celebration of New Year’s Eve 2019 over the holiday weekend. The band chose to stick close to their New England headquarters with two nights of shows in Boston, as they first played the Paradise Rock Club on December 30th, followed by a performance at the House of Blues Boston for New Year’s Eve. The latter show featured a wonderful lighting and musical performance from the veteran jam band, who also treated fans to some special guest appearances, as the packed venue grooved its way into 2019.

The band’s seven-song first set started with a performance of their recently-debuted unreleased single, “River Drift”. They continued right into a two-song combination of “Jamflowman” and “Frankenfoote” from their 2007 Natural Evolution of Consciousness LP. The set continued with “Lost in the Cold”, followed by a cover of Michael Jackson‘s “Beat It”, with the latter including a guest sit-in from The Werks’ Chris Houser, who would be a recurring guest throughout the night. The band closed the first half of the show with “Hatti’s Jam” and Houser coming back out to play on “When It Rains It Pours”.

Twiddle – “Beat It”, “Hatti’s Jam” > “When It Rains It Pours” – 12/31/2018

[Video: Zak Radik]

The band returned for set two with a mix of transitions and non-stop jams, as they started things off with “Enter” > “Orlando’s”, followed by Houser returning once again to play on the band’s 2017 single, “Polluted Beauty”. The song sent the band and attendees properly into 2019, as they continued the party amongst a deluge of confetti with a pair of celebratory covers. Starting with “Auld Lang Syne” followed by a transition into The Talking Heads‘ “Burning Down The House”, which featured Houser and his Werks bandmate Rob Chafin. The set came to a close with “Apples” and “Beethoven and Greene”, followed by a one-song encore of “Juggernaut”, which you can watch below.

Twiddle – “Juggernaut” – 12/31/2018

[Video: Zak Radik]

Twiddle and their fans won’t have much time to rest following the busy weekend. The band will head out on their 2019 winter tour beginning with a show at George’s Majestic Lounge in Arkansas on January 20th. Fans can head to the band’s website for tickets to their upcoming winter performances.

[Audio: edmund.edwards]



Setlist: Twiddle | House of Blues | Boston, MA | 12/31/2018

Set One: River Drift, Jamflowman > Frankenfoote, Lost in the Cold, Beat It* (Michael Jackson cover), Hatti’s Jam > When It Rains It Pours*

Set Two: Enter > Orlando’s, Polluted Beauty* > Auld Lang syne > Burning Down the House*^ (Talking Heads cover), Apples, Beethoven and Greene

Encore: Juggernaut

* w/Chris Houser

^ w/Rob Chafin