Lazer Dudes CD release party, with JigGsaw and The Wreckless Bar None May 9, 10pm to 2am. www.myspace.com/lazerdudes

So what are Lazer Dudes? The band is an offshoot or shall we say a peculiar growth, from the minds of Josh Catalano and Marc Broomby, the Glimmer Twins of the Damnwell Betters. The two musicians, particularly prolific lately, produced and predominantly wrote the Damnwell Betters’ 2008 fulllength recording, Coming in Hot, and the Lazer Dudes’ six-song EP coming out this Saturday, both recorded locally at Broomby’s studio and released on MoonPanda Records. Other Lazer Dudes, or von Lazers as referred to on their MySpace page, include Jordan Laier, Jay Benoit and Rory Davis. So what do they sound like? Well, mix some 70s glam-rock, 80s techno-sounds, raw rock-n-roll vocals, and tight, modern rock band energy and you begin to capture the essence of the Lazer Dudes. Summer plans include major market promotion and touring, which should bring smashing success and a bright future for the band of living life largely.