Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
We made it!
Swimmers!
After 13 long years of knowing The South Jersey Seashore Lifeguard Convention Band was one of the greatest band names of all time, we have finally been recognized by the Onion's AV Club in their Year In Band Names feature. They even posted our "White Light" video, shot by our friend Chris Cassidy and edited by John Dorocki. John really steals the show in this video about halfway through, when he slides into frame with his Micro Korg, and then proceeds to pretend to solo on the Micro Korg, even though what you're hearing is a Mike Biskup guitar solo. Genius. I'm pretty sure John had a hand in us making the list this year. Thanks John. Check it out:
AV CLUB LINK
Tickets are going fast for the Christmas Show/John Dorocki tribute, so buy yours before it sells out. Link to that in the post below. Hope to see you there.
Safe swimming,
Vincent
After 13 long years of knowing The South Jersey Seashore Lifeguard Convention Band was one of the greatest band names of all time, we have finally been recognized by the Onion's AV Club in their Year In Band Names feature. They even posted our "White Light" video, shot by our friend Chris Cassidy and edited by John Dorocki. John really steals the show in this video about halfway through, when he slides into frame with his Micro Korg, and then proceeds to pretend to solo on the Micro Korg, even though what you're hearing is a Mike Biskup guitar solo. Genius. I'm pretty sure John had a hand in us making the list this year. Thanks John. Check it out:
AV CLUB LINK
Tickets are going fast for the Christmas Show/John Dorocki tribute, so buy yours before it sells out. Link to that in the post below. Hope to see you there.
Safe swimming,
Vincent
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Christmas Show - John Dorocki Tribute Set
Swimmers,
Our annual Christmas show is taking place at the Mercury Lounge on Thursday, December 19th at 7 PM. Obviously our usual enthusiasm and excitement has been tempered by the overwhelming sadness of the past couple weeks. The thought of playing the set we had been preparing seemed absurd. Quite frankly the thought of playing any set at all seemed absurd. But we know John would want the show to go on, and the only way for the show to go on is to pay tribute to the man himself and celebrate the life and music of the one and only John Dorocki. So that's what we're going to do. We will be dedicating our entire set to John and playing songs he wrote, songs we wrote together over the years, and a couple songs for him. Many of these songs have never been performed live or even heard by most people, and they deserve to be, because they are great. There will be special guests and old friends and we hope that for one night at least, we can provide some brief comfort for those who love and miss him, and remind everyone what a special talent he was.
Also performing are East River Bandits, Wormburner, and the original Yule Dogs featuring members of all bands plus special guests, performing a wide variety of rock and roll Christmas classics.
If you would like to attend, please purchase tickets in advance because this show usually sells out. Here is a link:
Christmas Show Tickets
Hope to see you there, love and safe swimming,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Our annual Christmas show is taking place at the Mercury Lounge on Thursday, December 19th at 7 PM. Obviously our usual enthusiasm and excitement has been tempered by the overwhelming sadness of the past couple weeks. The thought of playing the set we had been preparing seemed absurd. Quite frankly the thought of playing any set at all seemed absurd. But we know John would want the show to go on, and the only way for the show to go on is to pay tribute to the man himself and celebrate the life and music of the one and only John Dorocki. So that's what we're going to do. We will be dedicating our entire set to John and playing songs he wrote, songs we wrote together over the years, and a couple songs for him. Many of these songs have never been performed live or even heard by most people, and they deserve to be, because they are great. There will be special guests and old friends and we hope that for one night at least, we can provide some brief comfort for those who love and miss him, and remind everyone what a special talent he was.
Also performing are East River Bandits, Wormburner, and the original Yule Dogs featuring members of all bands plus special guests, performing a wide variety of rock and roll Christmas classics.
If you would like to attend, please purchase tickets in advance because this show usually sells out. Here is a link:
Christmas Show Tickets
Hope to see you there, love and safe swimming,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
R.I.P. John Dorocki
Swimmers,
It is with unbearable sadness and a giant hole in my heart that I write the following words. John Dorocki, the legendary co-founder of the South Jersey Seashore Lifeguard Convention Band, guitarist/keyboardist/monkey-noise-maker/player of various exotic instruments, the man who taught me how to play the guitar, and my best friend of about 24 years, passed away Friday morning. I am devastated beyond belief, as all of us who knew him and loved him are.
I was honored to have been given the opportunity to eulogize John yesterday.
It was incredibly difficult to write, and yet he made it easy for me by just being who he was.
I could write a novel about John Dorocki.
I probably will someday.
In the meantime, here is the eulogy:
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"Thank you all for coming here today to celebrate the life of our great friend, brother, uncle and son John Dorocki. This hurts. This hurts a lot. And it hurts this much because of how much we all loved John, and how great of a friend he was to us all. Everyone loved John. Just look around you. Many of us have known John for most of our lives, but there are also many people here who only met John a handful of times. John left that kind of an impression on people. It was impossible not to like him immediately. John was full of love. He loved his family, he loved his friends, he loved complete strangers. He loved life. He loved people. He loved having a great time. He became friends with everyone I ever introduced him to, and for that reason I always looked forward to introducing him to people. As a friend said to me the other night, you were proud to introduce John Dorocki to people. You were proud to be friends with him. That's the kind of person, the kind of friend John was. He was a legend.
John and I met in 4th grade at wrestling camp. He was a wrestling champion who had just moved to Basking Ridge from New Providence. He had trophies and medals and framed photos on his wall to prove it. I was a chubby little dork looking for a friend. One day at camp I overheard John talking about his Sega Genesis and the many games he had for it. "When can I come over?" I asked him. “Whenever. I just have to ask my mom.” he said. He had a real high pitched voice back then. I would end up coming over a lot, as the Dorockis can tell you. Their house became my second home. I ate so many dinners over there I think my mom started to become a little jealous. Best tuna noodle casserole in the world. I’m pretty sure the household grocery bill doubled after John and I became friends.
John and I liked all the same things: the same video games, the same sports, the same movies, the same bands, and yes, occasionally the same girls, which would often lead us right back to where we started: wrestling. He would win, of course. Both the wrestling, and the girls.
Like I said, he was a champion.
John was also an artist.
And he was a genius.
Anyone who has ever seen his photography or heard his music knows this. His photographs captured the soul of everyone and everything around him, and his music was the outward expression of his own soul. When you look at John’s photographs you see life through his eyes, and it was an amazing life.
When you hear his music you hear his heart.
There was nothing cliched or derivative about John’s art.
It was special. It was one of a kind. Just like him.
In college John taught me how to play the guitar. Every night for months we sat in his apartment and he would show me chords and scales and we would make horrible, horrible noise together until after a while it actually started to sound like...less horrible noise. The night we started The South Jersey Seashore Lifeguard Convention Band was the happiest night of my life. We wrote and recorded 18 of the worst songs you'll ever hear in your life, but I didn't care. I was making music with my best friend and there was no better sound in the world.
Being in a band with John wasn't always easy of course. But it was always entertaining. It was always an adventure.
We played a show at a festival in Georgia 6 or 7 years ago. We were about to play a song called White Light and I was a little worried. John was notorious for playing the keyboard part in the wrong key. I looked over at him and asked him "are you ready?" and he held up his hands and said "wait wait wait wait wait" (his voice had dropped by then) and then played the melody on his keyboard once to refresh his memory. "I got this I got this" he assured me. He assured the band and even assured the crowd as well. "I got this." A few seconds later we started the song and yep, he was in the wrong key again. I glared at him and he just smiled and shrugged his shoulders and jumped offstage. A minute later John returned to the stage with a bag of popcorn and for the rest of the show he fed everyone in the band popcorn out of his hand while we played. Bag Of Popcorn wasn't exactly the instrument I was hoping he was going to play that night, but I didn’t care, it was hilarious.
You could never stay mad at John. It was impossible. Even at his most stubborn. And John could be pretty stubborn at times. He had what I liked to call his "Book of Facts" a series of minor inaccuracies he touted as truth, sometimes even long after being proven wrong. One night at practice John swore that Kris Kristofferson had died recently. He said he remembered coming home from work that day and mourning with Lauren all night while listening to Kris Kristofferson's greatest hits. The rest of us disagreed with him and we bet a pizza on it. We went online and checked and even after we saw that Kris Kristofferson was not only very much alive, he was on tour and playing in New York the following week, John was STILL pretty sure Kris Kristofferson had died. He did buy us the pizza though.
The past few days have been unimaginably painful for all of us. My heart breaks for John and for the entire Dorocki family and for everyone who knew and loved him. Like all of you I am still having trouble believing this is real. I want to call him. I want to text him. I expect to see him online and chat with him. I expect him to walk through the door right now and say “what’s up?”
And then I remember, and it hits me all over again.
But John is not gone. He lives inside all of us now, in the stories we will share for the rest of our lives, in our greatest memories and in our heavy hearts. The one person who has gotten me through the past few days is John himself. Going through old photos and videos I couldn't stop smiling and laughing and that's what we should all try to do every day. Think about John's life. You will feel incredibly lucky to have known him.
We love you John. You will always be missed and will never be forgotten. Rest in peace old friend. And say hi to Kris Kristofferson for me. Thanks."
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I will be posting more stories, photos and videos in the coming days as we remember our greatest friend and bandmate. Here is a video Eve shot a couple months back after practice at our house. An outtake from the Church of Song Promo Video. It is beautiful.
It is with unbearable sadness and a giant hole in my heart that I write the following words. John Dorocki, the legendary co-founder of the South Jersey Seashore Lifeguard Convention Band, guitarist/keyboardist/monkey-noise-maker/player of various exotic instruments, the man who taught me how to play the guitar, and my best friend of about 24 years, passed away Friday morning. I am devastated beyond belief, as all of us who knew him and loved him are.
I was honored to have been given the opportunity to eulogize John yesterday.
It was incredibly difficult to write, and yet he made it easy for me by just being who he was.
I could write a novel about John Dorocki.
I probably will someday.
In the meantime, here is the eulogy:
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"Thank you all for coming here today to celebrate the life of our great friend, brother, uncle and son John Dorocki. This hurts. This hurts a lot. And it hurts this much because of how much we all loved John, and how great of a friend he was to us all. Everyone loved John. Just look around you. Many of us have known John for most of our lives, but there are also many people here who only met John a handful of times. John left that kind of an impression on people. It was impossible not to like him immediately. John was full of love. He loved his family, he loved his friends, he loved complete strangers. He loved life. He loved people. He loved having a great time. He became friends with everyone I ever introduced him to, and for that reason I always looked forward to introducing him to people. As a friend said to me the other night, you were proud to introduce John Dorocki to people. You were proud to be friends with him. That's the kind of person, the kind of friend John was. He was a legend.
John and I met in 4th grade at wrestling camp. He was a wrestling champion who had just moved to Basking Ridge from New Providence. He had trophies and medals and framed photos on his wall to prove it. I was a chubby little dork looking for a friend. One day at camp I overheard John talking about his Sega Genesis and the many games he had for it. "When can I come over?" I asked him. “Whenever. I just have to ask my mom.” he said. He had a real high pitched voice back then. I would end up coming over a lot, as the Dorockis can tell you. Their house became my second home. I ate so many dinners over there I think my mom started to become a little jealous. Best tuna noodle casserole in the world. I’m pretty sure the household grocery bill doubled after John and I became friends.
John and I liked all the same things: the same video games, the same sports, the same movies, the same bands, and yes, occasionally the same girls, which would often lead us right back to where we started: wrestling. He would win, of course. Both the wrestling, and the girls.
Like I said, he was a champion.
John was also an artist.
And he was a genius.
Anyone who has ever seen his photography or heard his music knows this. His photographs captured the soul of everyone and everything around him, and his music was the outward expression of his own soul. When you look at John’s photographs you see life through his eyes, and it was an amazing life.
When you hear his music you hear his heart.
There was nothing cliched or derivative about John’s art.
It was special. It was one of a kind. Just like him.
In college John taught me how to play the guitar. Every night for months we sat in his apartment and he would show me chords and scales and we would make horrible, horrible noise together until after a while it actually started to sound like...less horrible noise. The night we started The South Jersey Seashore Lifeguard Convention Band was the happiest night of my life. We wrote and recorded 18 of the worst songs you'll ever hear in your life, but I didn't care. I was making music with my best friend and there was no better sound in the world.
Being in a band with John wasn't always easy of course. But it was always entertaining. It was always an adventure.
We played a show at a festival in Georgia 6 or 7 years ago. We were about to play a song called White Light and I was a little worried. John was notorious for playing the keyboard part in the wrong key. I looked over at him and asked him "are you ready?" and he held up his hands and said "wait wait wait wait wait" (his voice had dropped by then) and then played the melody on his keyboard once to refresh his memory. "I got this I got this" he assured me. He assured the band and even assured the crowd as well. "I got this." A few seconds later we started the song and yep, he was in the wrong key again. I glared at him and he just smiled and shrugged his shoulders and jumped offstage. A minute later John returned to the stage with a bag of popcorn and for the rest of the show he fed everyone in the band popcorn out of his hand while we played. Bag Of Popcorn wasn't exactly the instrument I was hoping he was going to play that night, but I didn’t care, it was hilarious.
You could never stay mad at John. It was impossible. Even at his most stubborn. And John could be pretty stubborn at times. He had what I liked to call his "Book of Facts" a series of minor inaccuracies he touted as truth, sometimes even long after being proven wrong. One night at practice John swore that Kris Kristofferson had died recently. He said he remembered coming home from work that day and mourning with Lauren all night while listening to Kris Kristofferson's greatest hits. The rest of us disagreed with him and we bet a pizza on it. We went online and checked and even after we saw that Kris Kristofferson was not only very much alive, he was on tour and playing in New York the following week, John was STILL pretty sure Kris Kristofferson had died. He did buy us the pizza though.
The past few days have been unimaginably painful for all of us. My heart breaks for John and for the entire Dorocki family and for everyone who knew and loved him. Like all of you I am still having trouble believing this is real. I want to call him. I want to text him. I expect to see him online and chat with him. I expect him to walk through the door right now and say “what’s up?”
And then I remember, and it hits me all over again.
But John is not gone. He lives inside all of us now, in the stories we will share for the rest of our lives, in our greatest memories and in our heavy hearts. The one person who has gotten me through the past few days is John himself. Going through old photos and videos I couldn't stop smiling and laughing and that's what we should all try to do every day. Think about John's life. You will feel incredibly lucky to have known him.
We love you John. You will always be missed and will never be forgotten. Rest in peace old friend. And say hi to Kris Kristofferson for me. Thanks."
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I will be posting more stories, photos and videos in the coming days as we remember our greatest friend and bandmate. Here is a video Eve shot a couple months back after practice at our house. An outtake from the Church of Song Promo Video. It is beautiful.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
New Digital 7"! Shows!
Swimmers,
Enjoying this Indian Summer? You know we is. A few wonderful announcements:
Next Tuesday October 29th we'll be releasing a special Digital 7" in honor (honor is probably the wrong word) of the 1 year anniversary of Sandy. A digital 7" is the same as a physical 7", except without the actual vinyl, because that costs a lot of money, and I've given up the practice of setting my money on fire in exchange for a bunch of crap I'll never get rid of as long as I live. Though an actual 7" would be cool. Maybe someday. There's two songs on it. They are:
Side A: For Shore
Side B: Some Kind of Animal
"For Shore" was written in the immediate aftermath of Sandy, as we sat in our house without heat or power for over a week which sucked, but could have sucked a lot worse. Just about everyone we know in the area was affected, including our percussionist and local legend PJ Donofrio who is still not back in his house one year later. FU Sandy. This song features PJ on the congas, Steve Honoshowsky on drums, Boris Veysman on bass, myself on guitars/vocals, and Cam "Sax Beast" Hassard all the way from Australia on the mighty saxophone.
"Some Kind of Animal" was written on our honeymoon 5 years ago on the cliffs of La Jolla, along with "In This Light" from "The Miss Factory, Vol. 1" and "Miracle" from "Lifeboat For Fatty" -- it was a productive couple hours. Twas thrown on the backburner for a while, but was resurrected thanks to the fine work of Boris Veysman and Steve Dans on the bass and drums, respectively. Dr. Ew Brady tickled the ivories (and the ebonies), Tim Dempsey added some lead gee tar, and I played the acoustic and sang. It's sexy.
This will be released through BANDCAMP ONLY at the moment, for a mere $2. Will put the link up Tuesday.
We also have a couple sweet shows coming up:
Thursday, Nov 7th at Fat Baby in NYC at 9 PM.
Thursday December 19th at the Mercury Lounge in NYC at 7 PM -- ANNUAL XMAS SHOW!
More details soon. Stay tuned and safe swimming,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Enjoying this Indian Summer? You know we is. A few wonderful announcements:
Next Tuesday October 29th we'll be releasing a special Digital 7" in honor (honor is probably the wrong word) of the 1 year anniversary of Sandy. A digital 7" is the same as a physical 7", except without the actual vinyl, because that costs a lot of money, and I've given up the practice of setting my money on fire in exchange for a bunch of crap I'll never get rid of as long as I live. Though an actual 7" would be cool. Maybe someday. There's two songs on it. They are:
Side A: For Shore
Side B: Some Kind of Animal
"For Shore" was written in the immediate aftermath of Sandy, as we sat in our house without heat or power for over a week which sucked, but could have sucked a lot worse. Just about everyone we know in the area was affected, including our percussionist and local legend PJ Donofrio who is still not back in his house one year later. FU Sandy. This song features PJ on the congas, Steve Honoshowsky on drums, Boris Veysman on bass, myself on guitars/vocals, and Cam "Sax Beast" Hassard all the way from Australia on the mighty saxophone.
"Some Kind of Animal" was written on our honeymoon 5 years ago on the cliffs of La Jolla, along with "In This Light" from "The Miss Factory, Vol. 1" and "Miracle" from "Lifeboat For Fatty" -- it was a productive couple hours. Twas thrown on the backburner for a while, but was resurrected thanks to the fine work of Boris Veysman and Steve Dans on the bass and drums, respectively. Dr. Ew Brady tickled the ivories (and the ebonies), Tim Dempsey added some lead gee tar, and I played the acoustic and sang. It's sexy.
This will be released through BANDCAMP ONLY at the moment, for a mere $2. Will put the link up Tuesday.
We also have a couple sweet shows coming up:
Thursday, Nov 7th at Fat Baby in NYC at 9 PM.
Thursday December 19th at the Mercury Lounge in NYC at 7 PM -- ANNUAL XMAS SHOW!
More details soon. Stay tuned and safe swimming,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Monday, September 2, 2013
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Swimmers!
Many thanks to all ye who came out to the Stone Pony for the "Church of Song" reunion last night, you are the reason for the season! Thanks to my wonderful band for bringing it in a way that it had never been broughten before. We did the album better than the album. Thanks to Lifeguard Sister for promoting the show on the internets, and thanks to the Stone Pony for having us. Perfect way to end the Summer. Maybe next year we'll do Punch Sky, who knows? Photos below (thanks to Sherin, Sean Calvert, Courtney Griffiths, Ryan Crimmins and Eve for the photos)
Safe swimming,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Monday, July 29, 2013
"Church of Song" REUNION !!!!
Swimmers!
I told you we had something fun planned! On Sunday, September 1st of Labor Day Weekend, all 9 original members of Lifeguard Nights (Boris Veysman, Mike Biskup, John Dorocki, Drew Brady, Steve Dans, Katy Cunningham, PJ Donofrio, Sean Calvert and myself) are reuniting to perform "The Church of Song" in it's entirety, which I don't think we've done since the day we recorded it live at Retromedia Studios.
It's the last weekend of the beach season, and it's all going down at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, which is perfect.
More details coming soon, but MARK YOUR CALENDARS. This will probably never happen again.
In the meantime, safe swimming,
Vincent
I told you we had something fun planned! On Sunday, September 1st of Labor Day Weekend, all 9 original members of Lifeguard Nights (Boris Veysman, Mike Biskup, John Dorocki, Drew Brady, Steve Dans, Katy Cunningham, PJ Donofrio, Sean Calvert and myself) are reuniting to perform "The Church of Song" in it's entirety, which I don't think we've done since the day we recorded it live at Retromedia Studios.
It's the last weekend of the beach season, and it's all going down at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, which is perfect.
More details coming soon, but MARK YOUR CALENDARS. This will probably never happen again.
In the meantime, safe swimming,
Vincent
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Bitter End Thanks/Setlist
Swimmers!
Thanks to those of ye who came out to the Bitter End last night or tuned in online. You are champions. To the rest of you, well, you blew it. We rocked about as hard as we've ever rocked. Perhaps louder than we've ever rocked too. Anyway, we played the following songs...
white light
cruel and usual punishment
new family
overtired
dire straitsno mistakes
i rattle when i run
sea of death
lonely hwy
the red eye
we used to dance
fork you
Stay tuned for a fun announcement regarding our next performance. Enjoy the rest of your summers, and safe swimming,
Vincent
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Bitter End This Weds 7/24! Only NYC Show This Summer!
Swimmers!
Hope you're enjoying this fine Summer and beating the heat as well as the meat. Great news, we're returning to The Bitter End tomorrow, Wednesday July 24th, at 9 PM, for our ONLY New York City show this Summer, and our first in over 6 months (since we last played The Bitter End in February). It's going to be amazing.
The current line-up will be taking a month or so off to work on recording and whatnot, so come on out before we disappear for a while. We'll be back in the Fall though, so don't you worry your pretty little heads too much.
There is a special event planned for Labor Day Weekend, however, so stay tuned for more news on that.
In the meantime, safe swimming,
Vincent
Hope you're enjoying this fine Summer and beating the heat as well as the meat. Great news, we're returning to The Bitter End tomorrow, Wednesday July 24th, at 9 PM, for our ONLY New York City show this Summer, and our first in over 6 months (since we last played The Bitter End in February). It's going to be amazing.
The current line-up will be taking a month or so off to work on recording and whatnot, so come on out before we disappear for a while. We'll be back in the Fall though, so don't you worry your pretty little heads too much.
There is a special event planned for Labor Day Weekend, however, so stay tuned for more news on that.
In the meantime, safe swimming,
Vincent
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
EJ's in Seaside Heights this Friday!
Swimmers!
It's that special time of year again, when you can practically smell my flesh becoming a year older. My b-day jammy is this Friday night at EJ's on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, NJ. 9 PM. Come on out. EJ's and whole Seaside boardwalk was hit pretty hard in Sandy as you probably know, so come on out and support not only your favorite lifeguard band, but your favorite shore. Hope to see you there,
Vincent & LGN
It's that special time of year again, when you can practically smell my flesh becoming a year older. My b-day jammy is this Friday night at EJ's on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, NJ. 9 PM. Come on out. EJ's and whole Seaside boardwalk was hit pretty hard in Sandy as you probably know, so come on out and support not only your favorite lifeguard band, but your favorite shore. Hope to see you there,
Vincent & LGN
Monday, July 1, 2013
Berkeley Thanks/Setlist!
Swimmers,
Thanks to all ye who came out to the Berkeley Bar this past Saturday night, that was tons o' fun. We played the following hits:
Out of Sorts
Spare Tire
Stealing Coins From Wishing Wells
--lil bit of Jersey Girl for some newlyweds
Cruel and Usual Punishment
Country Roads*
Overtired
New Family
Dire Straits
No Mistakes*
I Rattle When I Run
Robin Hood
Lonely Hwy
Sea of Death
The Red Eye
Fork You*
Whore
*Debut Performances
Next up: Friday, July 12th at EJ's on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights at 10 PM. It's my bday weekend. Let's party.
Safe swimming,
Vincent & LGN
Thanks to all ye who came out to the Berkeley Bar this past Saturday night, that was tons o' fun. We played the following hits:
Out of Sorts
Spare Tire
Stealing Coins From Wishing Wells
--lil bit of Jersey Girl for some newlyweds
Cruel and Usual Punishment
Country Roads*
Overtired
New Family
Dire Straits
No Mistakes*
I Rattle When I Run
Robin Hood
Lonely Hwy
Sea of Death
The Red Eye
Fork You*
Whore
*Debut Performances
Next up: Friday, July 12th at EJ's on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights at 10 PM. It's my bday weekend. Let's party.
Safe swimming,
Vincent & LGN
Monday, June 24, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
Happy Summer! RISES Tracklist! Release IMMINENT!
Swimmers!
HAPPY MF'N SUMMER! Took long enough. As you may know, the past 8 months haven't exactly been a picnic down the Jersey Shore, but we toughed it out with the help of our good friend alcohol, and also our good friends. But now Summer is here and our spirits have risen like a phoenix, rising from Arizona. It is only fitting then that our new album is titled RISES and it will be released online any minute now. Here's the track listing:
1. Scum Summer
2. Country Roads
3. The Flood
4. Islands
5. Cruel and Usual Punishment
6. Let's Go Shit Our Jeans
7. Off to the Races
8. Remember this Dismemberment
9. We Used to Dance
10. Wicked Waves
There is no filler on this baby. No weird interludes, no banter, no slow jams. Just 10 hot rock and roll hits. Perfect for the Summer. A link will be posted shortly so you can enjoy it. Stay tuned,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
HAPPY MF'N SUMMER! Took long enough. As you may know, the past 8 months haven't exactly been a picnic down the Jersey Shore, but we toughed it out with the help of our good friend alcohol, and also our good friends. But now Summer is here and our spirits have risen like a phoenix, rising from Arizona. It is only fitting then that our new album is titled RISES and it will be released online any minute now. Here's the track listing:
1. Scum Summer
2. Country Roads
3. The Flood
4. Islands
5. Cruel and Usual Punishment
6. Let's Go Shit Our Jeans
7. Off to the Races
8. Remember this Dismemberment
9. We Used to Dance
10. Wicked Waves
There is no filler on this baby. No weird interludes, no banter, no slow jams. Just 10 hot rock and roll hits. Perfect for the Summer. A link will be posted shortly so you can enjoy it. Stay tuned,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Friday, June 14, 2013
Berkeley Bar Saturday June 29th!
Swimmers!
We are thrilled to announce our return to the Berkeley Bar in Asbury Park on Saturday, June 29th with our good pals Mansions and Junipers! We're going to be busting out a plethora of new hits in addition to some rare classics and I guarantee you it will be awesome. Plus, it's FREE. Joining me will be Boris Veysman on the bass, Tim Dempsey on lead geetar and vocals, Dr. Ew Brady on keys and vocals, PJ Donofrio on congas and Steve Honoshowsky on drums. We might also be celebrating the release of a new album, but we'll see what happens between now and then. Anywho, come.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Lamp Post Thanks/Setlist
Swimmers!
Thanks to all ye who came out to the Lamp Post last Thursday night, that was awesome. I highly recommend checking out Thomas Francis Takes His Chances http://thomasfrancistakeshischances.bandcamp.com and Citizen Blast Kane https://www.facebook.com/CitizenBlastKane
They were incredible. We played the following:
Out of Sorts
Cruel and Usual Punishment
Spare Tire
Stealing Coins From Wishing Wells
I Rattle When I Run
Dire Straits
Sea of Death
The Red Eye
It was nuts. We have some wonderful shows coming up soon so check back soon for more info on where/when those will be happening.
In other news, I'm finishing up the first of all the new albums on the way. I apologize for the delay, and since nobody reads this, I guess I am apologizing to myself. But I'm not just slacking, I'm making sure that every song gets the full-assed treatment (as opposed to the usual half-assed treatment). Some songs I thought were done months ago have taken on an entirely new shape and sound, much for the better. As I've said many times, Lifeguard Nights does not believe in perfection, but at the moment we're striving for pretty fucking awesome, at the very least. It will be worth it, trust me.
Safe swimming,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Thanks to all ye who came out to the Lamp Post last Thursday night, that was awesome. I highly recommend checking out Thomas Francis Takes His Chances http://thomasfrancistakeshischances.bandcamp.com and Citizen Blast Kane https://www.facebook.com/CitizenBlastKane
They were incredible. We played the following:
Out of Sorts
Cruel and Usual Punishment
Spare Tire
Stealing Coins From Wishing Wells
I Rattle When I Run
Dire Straits
Sea of Death
The Red Eye
It was nuts. We have some wonderful shows coming up soon so check back soon for more info on where/when those will be happening.
In other news, I'm finishing up the first of all the new albums on the way. I apologize for the delay, and since nobody reads this, I guess I am apologizing to myself. But I'm not just slacking, I'm making sure that every song gets the full-assed treatment (as opposed to the usual half-assed treatment). Some songs I thought were done months ago have taken on an entirely new shape and sound, much for the better. As I've said many times, Lifeguard Nights does not believe in perfection, but at the moment we're striving for pretty fucking awesome, at the very least. It will be worth it, trust me.
Safe swimming,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Tammany Hall Canceled - wah wah / Lamp Post Up Next!
Swimmers,
Due to circumstances beyond our control, our show at Tammany Hall in NYC this Thursday has been canceled. Total bummer. We will be back soon though, NYC, we promise. Our next show is Thursday, May 30th at The Lamp Post in Jersey City with Thomas Francis Takes His Chances. It's going to be freakin wild. And free. Wild and free. Come.
Safe swimming,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Due to circumstances beyond our control, our show at Tammany Hall in NYC this Thursday has been canceled. Total bummer. We will be back soon though, NYC, we promise. Our next show is Thursday, May 30th at The Lamp Post in Jersey City with Thomas Francis Takes His Chances. It's going to be freakin wild. And free. Wild and free. Come.
Safe swimming,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Friday, May 17, 2013
New Hope Thanks Again! Tammany Hall next week!
Swimmers!
Thanks to the fine citizens of New Hope who came out and stayed out Tuesday night to watch us tear through an extended set and listen to me babble on about various subjects such as getting hit by a truck, and my inflexibility, among other things. You guys rule. Also thanks to Dave Cahill for opening up, real fun wild stuff! We played the following:
I Think It's Time You Moved to Florida
Out of Sorts
Cruel and Usual Punishment
Spare Tire
Stealing Coins from Wishing Wells
White Light
Dire Straits
Lost Boy
Whore
I Rattle When I Run
Mayday
Sea of Death
Lonely Hwy
The Red Eye
We Used to Dance
Over It
Amen
NEXT UP -- Tammany Hall next Thursday night, May 23rd! Kick off Memorial Day Weekend right! We'll be busting out some brand new hits for the occasion. It's going to rule, you'd best be there.
Safe swimming,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Thanks to the fine citizens of New Hope who came out and stayed out Tuesday night to watch us tear through an extended set and listen to me babble on about various subjects such as getting hit by a truck, and my inflexibility, among other things. You guys rule. Also thanks to Dave Cahill for opening up, real fun wild stuff! We played the following:
I Think It's Time You Moved to Florida
Out of Sorts
Cruel and Usual Punishment
Spare Tire
Stealing Coins from Wishing Wells
White Light
Dire Straits
Lost Boy
Whore
I Rattle When I Run
Mayday
Sea of Death
Lonely Hwy
The Red Eye
We Used to Dance
Over It
Amen
NEXT UP -- Tammany Hall next Thursday night, May 23rd! Kick off Memorial Day Weekend right! We'll be busting out some brand new hits for the occasion. It's going to rule, you'd best be there.
Safe swimming,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
New Hope Thanks/Set/Pics/ROUND TWO!
Swimmers,
Thanks for coming out to John and Peter's in New Hope this past Saturday and thanks to our pals Hello, Boat for inviting us to rock with them. Fun times all around! They dug it so much we've been asked to return on TUESDAY, MAY 14th at 9PM! So come on back for more!
We played the following hits:
Out Of Sorts
Cruel and Usual Punishment*
Spare Tire
Stealing Coins from Wishing Wells
White Light
Mayday
Sea of Death
The Red Eye
We Used To Dance
Out of Sorts (smoky reprise)
*debut performance
And it looked like this.
Thanks for coming out to John and Peter's in New Hope this past Saturday and thanks to our pals Hello, Boat for inviting us to rock with them. Fun times all around! They dug it so much we've been asked to return on TUESDAY, MAY 14th at 9PM! So come on back for more!
We played the following hits:
Out Of Sorts
Cruel and Usual Punishment*
Spare Tire
Stealing Coins from Wishing Wells
White Light
Mayday
Sea of Death
The Red Eye
We Used To Dance
Out of Sorts (smoky reprise)
*debut performance
And it looked like this.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Free Afternoon Rock Show This Saturday in New Hope w/Hello, Boat!
Swimmers!
I pretty much gave you all the information in the subject title, but I'll tell you again for good measure. This Saturday May 4th, Lifeguard Nights will be opening up for Hello, Boat at John & Peter's in New Hope, PA. Show starts at 3 PM and it's FREE. Come on out, it's going to be a beautiful day for day drinking and rock and roll.
Hope to see ya there,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
I pretty much gave you all the information in the subject title, but I'll tell you again for good measure. This Saturday May 4th, Lifeguard Nights will be opening up for Hello, Boat at John & Peter's in New Hope, PA. Show starts at 3 PM and it's FREE. Come on out, it's going to be a beautiful day for day drinking and rock and roll.
Hope to see ya there,
Vincent & Lifeguard Nights
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