Boomers rejoice, Jay and the Americans are bringing Gary Lewis with them to St. Pete this weekend

Come a little bit closer. Jay Black is long gone, and Kenny Vance has been out killing it by himself for decades, but the current iteration of Jay and the Americans is still a mainstay in the nostalgia scene—and the rock group heads to St. Pete’s Mahaffey Theater on Friday, March 24,

Technically, it’s still fair to go by that moniker, because the current lead singer’s name is also named Jay, and with two original members still onstage.

Grab your parents—or your grandparents—because Gary Lewis & the Playboys, The Vogues, and Chris Ruggiero, as seen on PBS, make this magic moment more of a boomer supershow.

This article appears in Mar 23-29, 2023.