It’s been hot and heavy, even for July, marked by the usual thunderstorms and unusually high heat waves. Islanders are not a people to complain about the heat, especially when there’s a 75 degree ocean nearby and live music of every variety bumping up and down the Boulevard.

A next-gen blues band – Twisted Livin’ – hailing from the Ocean City area will travel up to Tuckerton’s Lizzie Rose Music Room on Thursday, Aug. 7, bringing two incredible sets that will meld the old with the new.