Garland Jeffreys News

Garland Jeffreys is a New Yorker through and through - to the point that he states it within the first 30 seconds of an interview.

Iconic rocker Garland Jeffreys will bring his lyrical and musical talents to Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway on Friday, April 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at ucpac.org . The concert is part of the on-going Split Level Concert Series which highlights stellar singer-songwriters in a uniquely ... (more)

Garland Jeffreys and his band will perform at Hamilton Stage at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway on Friday, April 5 at 8 p.m . The concert is part of the on-going Split Level Concert Series which highlights the best singer-songwriters in a uniquely intimate setting.

So there wasn't any Springsteen at the Paramount Theatre. So what? While it would have been great to see the Boss cap the seven-hour Light of Day concert -- as he did in 2011 and 2012 -- there was hardly a shortage of talent in Asbury Park on Saturday night.

Since his debut in 1969, Brooklyn-born, African-American/Puerto Rican vocalist/songwriter Garland Jeffreys has been hard to define: Is he a racial protest singer who likes reggae, or a rocker who likes the darker shade of the black-born blues? Jeffreys, 68, grew up loving doo-wop legend Frankie Lymon, hung out with rock legend Lou Reed in college ... (more)