Lifeguard Retreat Update

Swimmers!

Heyo, how goes it? We Lifeguards just got back from a week-long retreat at an oceanfront home on Long Beach Island. The weather was beautiful every day. We swam in the ocean. We napped on the beach. We rode bikes into town. We played games with balls. We built sandcastles. We scored cheap crap at garage sales. We played mini-golf. We saw old friends. We bbq'd. We drank. We smoked. We laughed. We danced. We got naked. We recorded a bunch of new tunes. We had a great time. Pretty much the best week ever. While we're all sad it's over, we really couldn't have possibly had a better time. As soon as we get settled back into work/crap/reality we'll be posting some fun pics/videos from the week, so check back soon. Or right now. Whenever's cool.

Good morning:




Boro surveying the scene:



Timmay emerged from the sea on Sunday afternoon:



He dried off and then we did some hard rocking on the deck!







LISTEN!

zSHARE - I Don_t Know.mp3

Love was in the air! Quite literally, as this heart-shaped (un-doctored, fo'real) photo of the red red Moon from Sunday night proves:



Fireworks went off (literally, yet again) Thursday night as Lead Guardette/Hello, Boat vocalist extraordinaire Kato Cunningham proposed to President of Lifeguard Operations (Bass Division) Boro Veysman on the beach. He said yes. Hooray! Congrats to the happy couple!



We shot em from every which angle!



Hi-five!



Then we celebrated. Hard.



We turned into animals.







Then we had pie.



The next day, Pete saved us all from a shark! (Plus he made the best goddamn food and drinks all week. Pete = VACATION MVP!)



Intermission: "The Ocean"



Then Steve and Pete built a sandcastle:





That one sucked. Then they built another:






It was better.



AND NOW STEVE TAKES YOU ON A TOUR OF THE HOUSE:




Then Steve got engaged to beer. Congrats to the happy couple!



Buddies showed up and took pics of other buddies!







On the 8th day, God said, "LET THERE BE MANGAN!"



Intermission: "The Heart of Saturday Night" by Tom Al Waits



And there were rainbows! Magic all up in this bitch!



Steve shows me his canvas for the "Lifeboat for Fatty" album cover. I give him the thumbs up.



Steve always meditates before the letter "R" :



Steve gets back to work:



I ride Steve hard, to get the best out of him:



Finally, the masterpiece is complete:




Oh yeah, we also got some recording done.




HARD ROCK.



Break time.



Back to recording.



Break time.



Back to recording.



Break time.



We were having a great time! As you can probably tell from my drunken camera work.









Yep, there is a shit-ton of new music in the works! Even more of a shit-ton than usual. Boro and I went into Retromedia Studios in Red Bank last week with drumming ma-cheen Steve Hono and recorded bass/drums on five tracks for the upcoming "Lifeboat for Fatty" album, plus a couple old Lifeguard Nights rockers that never got the studio treatment but are going to melt your ears off. Then, at the LBI house we recorded bass/drums for the rest of the "Lifeboat" tunes with drumming ma-cheen Steve Dans, as well as a bunch of tunes for an upcoming SJSLCB (possibly) album. Steve also laid down some drum beats that I'm gonna have fun with, and Lifeguard Timmay laid down a song I'm pumped to have fun with as well. So keep your ears peeled for some new tunes soon, I'll try to post em as soon as they're done!

Bye bye beautiful beach house! (Note Steve's ruggedly sexual 80's movie poster pose)



As for going back to work/reality:



And goodnight:

Dublin House 5/27/10 Sets + Video

Swimmers!

Thanks for coming out to the Dublin House last week, you guys is the best! Special thanks to Vera's Lair for kicking major ass in between our sets. Check those dudes out, great shit!

Lifeguard Nights Set:

the church of song
amen
spare tire
everything's falling apart
dire straits
ruiner
stealing coins from wishing wells
unrequited love
robin hood
the gun show
batten down the hatches
the red eye
rsvp

SJSLCB set


swim children
bank account
sideways smile
serenity now
mexico
downstairs
beach party
wave goodbye

Bar 9 5/21 Setlist/Photo

We rocked Bar 9 hard the other night. You want proof? Here's your proof:



SETLIST:

Allie Says
Dire Straits
Whore
LOST*
I Don't Like Love
Shame
Lonely Hwy
The Gun Show
Batten Down the Hatches
The Red Eye

*Skipped

Late Nite (Post-Bogmen) Party @ Bar 9!

Swimmers!

Hi there, hope you're all staying healthy amidst this wild weather! Something wicked is going around but we're slowly beating it off like it's 1992 and we just discovered the Spice Channel through the wavy lines. Victory shall be ours!

Anyway, we here in Lifeguard Nights are pumped up about the Bogmen shows at Highline Ballroom next week. For those of you who don't know The Bogmen, they're one of our favorites, and one of the best live bands around. They released a couple stellar albums in the 90's, "Life Begins at 40 Million" and "Close Captioned Radio" and then went their separate ways, splitting off into such fine acts as Vic Thrill, Mad Larry, & more. While they've mostly been on hiatus the past ten years (reuniting occasionally to play some amazing shows), they're back with a new EP "Lookin' For Heaven in the Barrio" which kicks ass and you can check it out at WWW.THEBOGMEN.COM and you should go do that now.



I'm pretty sure if you dig us, you'll dig them (probably a lot more than you dig us, but don't worry, we won't take it personally.) I believe tickets are still available to Thursday night's show, so you should get on that NOW!

Following their Friday, May 21st show, we'll be heading up to Bar Nine to play a special late-nite set. Probably starting around Midnight or so. Should be fun, and free, and you should go. Hope to see you there,

Vincent & Lifeguard Nights

The Boys Were Back In Town!

Swimmers!

Thanks to everyone who came out and made this past weekend's SJSLCB reunion a special, special evening! There was something in the air that night...the stars were bright...Fernando? I must say that I personally haven't had that much fun on stage in a long, long time. It was great to play the old tunes, to rock with some old friends (Mikey B and AQesha!) and to see some SJSLCB Hall of Famers (Biff!). It felt so right that **SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT** I think we're going to try to keep it going in some fashion. Stay tuned because we just may be playing some more gigs this summer! Who the hell knows.

SETLIST:

The Boys Are Back In Town
Swim, Children
Bank Account
Sideways Smile
Serenity Now
Mexico
Downstairs
Beach Party
Sandbox
Disaster Area
We Are Not In Tune
Dark Side Of The Pool
Wave Goodbye

The Return of the SJSLCB!

Swimmers!

One night only! SJSLCB reunion (kind of)!



okay so my photoshop skills aren't the greatest. you get the point.

click the link below for all the details!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=115703181792524

Many Thanks! + Bar 9 Setlist/Pics

Swimmers!

A gigantic THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the Fundraiser for The Almighty Talbot this past Friday night at Bar 9 and helped make it a smashing success! We were able to raise a ton of dough for Courtney and couldn't possibly be more grateful for your support! Many thanks to The Band Formerly Known as Death Mask, Mad Larry, Steve "Hank" Henry from Wormburner, and all of my lifeguard associates for rocking extra hard! Extra special thanks to KA and Eve for helping organize the raffle/work the door and much much more! Good job everybody!

Don't forget to check out www.thealmightytalbot.com often for more info/updates on Courtney, fundraising events, ways you can help out, etc. GO TEAM TALBOT!

Lifeguard Nights setlist:

White Light
Allie Says
Dire Straits
I Don't Like Love
Driveway Dreams
Whore
The Gun Show
Batten Down the Hatches
The Red Eye
Over It


SJSLCB setlist (oh yeah, that happened):

Swim Children
Sideways Smile
Bank Account
Mexico
Serenity Now
Beach Party
Sandbox
Disaster Area


A little pre-show strategery outside:



Executing the strategery:



Getting overrun by handsome fans (all part of the strategery):



The SJSLCB back in action:

Fundraiser Friday April 30th @ Bar 9!

Swimmers!

We here in Lifeguard Nights are taking part in a very special rock and roll fund-raising event next Friday, April 30th at Bar 9, in support of our good friend Courtney Talbot, who is currently battling (and kicking the ass of) cancer. The party starts early (around 7 or so) and is going to go all night, featuring performances by Lonesome Tears, The Band Formerly Known As Death Mask, Lifeguard Nights, members of Mad Larry, and more!

There's going to be a $10 cover and we'll be raffling off some great prizes, and all the proceeds are going to help Courtney cover her medical expenses. So come on out and get rocked at a great bar for a great cause!

Please visit www.thealmightytalbot.com for more info on how you can help.



Hope to see you there,

Vincent & Lifeguard Nights

THANKS EVERYBODY!

Swimmers!

Many thanks to all of you who came out to Maxwell's this past Friday night, it really means a lot to us! Hope you had as much of a blast as we did! I would also like to thank all the other bands who joined us (Out Like Lambs, Hrny Wrms, and Montagna & The Mouth to Mouth) who all kicked ass, and I'm not just saying that to say it, I'm saying it out of love. Also, very special thanks to Katy Cunningham for choreographing the show-stopping Guardettes routine, and thanks to the Guardettes (Katy, Alyssa Millman and the First Lady of Lifeguard Land, Eve) for nailing it!

Setlist:

Hyperbaric Chamber*
Allie Says
Dire Straits
I Don't Like Love
If Only*
Summer Dress*
The Gun Show*
Whore
Driveway Dreams*
Batten Down the Hatches
The Red Eye
Sunrise
Living in Low Light*

*debut performances

Videos shot by the Meat Man:

We jammin'

In here.

Do it.

"Good Job, Honey" OUT NOW!!! Release Party @ Maxwells/Tracklist & More!

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After months of writing/recording/tweaking/rubbing/tugging, "Good Job, Honey" is finally complete! UPDATE: IT IS AVAILABLE NOW ON iTUNES, GO GET 'ER!

This is the 10th home-recorded Lifeguard Nights album, and I must say I believe it is our finest. I know I say that about every album, but I usually don't mean it. This time I mean it. This album is a wild ride from start to finish with nary a dull moment.

Recording began in July and finished up last night. Boris Veysman played the bass geetar on pretty much all the tunes, PJ Donofrio played congas on a bunch, and Brad Clymer played trumpet on a few as well. I played everything else and recorded/mixed it all. A bunch of the tunes were recorded in September at our friend Chris Cassidy's house in Asbury Park, NJ. Many thanks to Cass for allowing us to record there, the setting was definitely an inspiration.

The plan is to release the album in early April, and we'll be hosting a very special CD RELEASE PARTY at MAXWELL'S in Hoboken, NJ's finest music venue, on Friday, April 9th. Our life partners HRNY WRMS will be joining us on the bill, as well as a couple other special guests TBA. Please come celebrate with us, it's bound to be a special night! RSVP:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=363820762274&ref=mf



Tracklist:

1. Dinner Plans
2. Summer Dress
3. The Whip
4. Your Secret Club Isn't Fair
5. Never Let Go
6. The Offing
7. My Ride Home
8. Weed Lion
9. Little Hands
10. Old Enemy
11. Old Friend
12. The Proposition
13. If Only
14. Rat Race
15. Big Children
16. The Gun Show
17. California
18. Real Bad
19. Hyperbaric Chamber*
20. Throw It All Away
21. Living In Low Light

*Recorded live in 3D with Boris on slide bass, John Dorocki on slide guitar, Brad Clymer on trumpet and Sara Jacovino on trombone.

Dublin House setlists/pics/thanks!

Swimmers!

Thanks to all of you who came out to the Dublin House last night! We had a blast and looks like we'll be back there this summer, possibly even playing outside on the patio which will be freakin' sweet. Thanks also to Dark Passenger for providing the sultry & wonderful intermission entertainment!

The band for the evening was:

Boris Veysman: bass
Steve Dans: drums
Peter J. Bellomo: keys/vocals
Sean Calvert: percussion/vocals
PJ Donofrio: percussion
moi: guitar/vocals

I forgot to print out setlists so we pretty much winged (wung?) it, but I'm pretty sure we played the following tunes:

Set One:

Allie Says
Dire Straits
Lost Boy
Shame
The Kids Ain't Alright
I Don't Like Love
My Chevrolet
City of Golden Lights
Whore
Batten Down the Hatches

Set Two:

White Light (with Steve Hono on drums)
Amen
Stealing Coins From Wishing Wells
Paradise
Robin Hood
The Red Eye
Over It

Something like that. Not sure if anyone took any pics or anything, if they did I'll post 'em soon. At the moment we've got no shows booked and will focus on finishing up "Good Job, Honey" and continue working on our next full-band affair, "Lifeboat for Fatty." Hopefully we'll be returning to the stage in late March or April to blow your minds with some new tunes.

Until then, safe swimming,


Vincent & Lifeguard Nights

Dublin House Thursday!

Swimmers!

Lifeguard Nights is invading NJ this Thursday night, armed with some heavy duty rock and roll. The shit goes down at the Dublin House, 30 Monmouth Street in Red Bank, one of our favorite watering holes. We'll be melting faces from 9 til 11 or so, and it is my understanding that this event is free to the public. There will also be a special performance by Lord Calvert's new troupe, which you should not miss. Come on out and get wild!

Safe swimming,

Vincent & Lifeguard Nights

LIVE IN 3D!

Swimmers!

A few weeks ago, some of us guards got together at the last minute to bid farewell to my old apartment, which happened to be apartment #3D. For 6 years, 3D was more than just my home, it was my sanctuary, my fortress of solitude, my study, my studio, my muse, my vomit receptacle, my den of inequity, and much much more. Hundreds of songs were penned in that apartment, countless friendships were formed, strange videos were shot, loves were won and lost (and ultimately won for good when I met Eve), and infinite memories were made. Lifeguard Nights itself was born in 3D, with a few spirited open jam sessions right in my bedroom. If the walls of 3D could speak, oh the stories they could tell. Actually they'd probably just start screaming and then mumbling incoherently, for they are most likely traumatized beyond repair. I pity the new tenants.

Anyway, I've always wanted to record a live album in the apartment and call it "Live in 3D" but never got around to it. About a month ago I learned I had to move out of 3D and into a new apartment in the building. After a long week of heavy lifting, sweating, wheezing and sobbing uncontrollably, Eve and I were all moved out of 3D and we Lifeguards had one last chance to attempt some sort of "Live in 3D" recording. Only problem was I had moved all my recording equipment out of the room already. Good thinking on my part. However,a few of us were able to get together and have a good little jam session and record it on video. It's a little sloppy at times (we may have been a little banged up) but that's the spirit of 3D. Lifeguard Nights does not believe in perfection, we believe in having fun with it. So here ya go, the Lifeguard Nights: Live in 3D Video Series. Enjoy, and fare thee well, 3D, you shall be missed.

the band for the evening was:

Boris Veysman: bass, vocals
Peter Bellomo: keys, vocals
Brad Clymer: trumpet, vocals
Mike Gallina: guitar
Dave Biskup: shaker?
Nick Oliver: heckling
and me: guitar, vocals

"Downtown" -- The first Lifeguard Nights song, written/recorded in 3D



"Shame"



"Lost Boy"



"Fred's Going to Haiti" -- a brand new tune we improvised on the spot



Safe swimming,

Vincent & Lifeguard Nights

Crappy Valentine's Day!

Swimmers!

Yep, Valentine's Day is here again, just to annoy the shit out of all of us. Even those of us who are happily in love. But for those of you who might find yourself all alone this Sunday, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a nice romantic evening by yourself. Listen to this Lifeguard Nights Valentine's Day classic "I Choo Choo Choose Me" for further instructions:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/724766062fe87dd6/

As for the rest of you, wear some prophylactics dammit. We got too many people running around this planet already.

Safe swimming,

Vincent & Lifeguard Nights

Bar 9 - 2/6/10 Setlist & Pics

Swimmers!

A big wet kiss to all of you who came out this past Saturday to celebrate Eve's birthday with us and Hrny Wrms, we all had a blast! Many thanks to Kieran, Will, Thor, and everyone at Bar 9 for making it a special night all around! Thanks to Hrny Wrms as well for being awesome, and thanks to KA for taking the pics below!

The band consisted of:

Boris Veysman on the bass
Stephen Seth Dans on the drums
Peter J. Bellomo on the keys/vocals
Brad Clymer on the trumpet
I played guitar and sang

SETLIST:

Lost Boy
Dire Straits
Allie Says
In This Light
I Don't Like Love
Widdle Witches*
Whore
Fred's Going to Haiti*
Batten Down the Hatches
Sunrise
We
RSVP
The Red Eye

* Debut performances

See, we rocked:



Then Eve gave us the finger:



Then Boris and I had some laughs with a handsome stranger:



Then I sucked off the stranger for blow:



The End.