Music like The Twisters

The Twisters are a Canadian blues band formed in 1994 in North Vancouver. They are signed to Toronto's NorthernBlues Music.

The original band was formed by harmonica player David "Hurricane" Hoerl and drummer Sandy Smith in 1994, and included Pete Turland on bass and Greg "Junior" Demchuk on guitar, both as recommended by Smith. Smith had previously co-founded the Back Alley John Revue in Ottawa, and later joined Back Alley John in Calgary, where the two continued to play and record. Smith had known Demchuk from Smith's time playing in Calgary, and persuaded Demchuk to move to Vancouver to join the band. Brandon Isaak joined the band on guitar in 1999, while James "JW" Taylor joined the band on bass in 2001. In 2004, Smith left the band, suffering from tendonitis to a degree that rendered him incapable of continuing to play drums,and was replaced by Matt Pease. In 2005, the band was in a car accident, in which Taylor was killed and Pease seriously injured. Chip Hart and Keith Picot later joined the band on drums and bass, respectively.