'90s Explosion: It's not the most creative name for a tour, but '90s nostalgia is en vogue these days. If you're on the hip-hop and soul tip, then you can't go wrong with this flashback Friday bill: deep-voiced rapper Tone Loc (pictured) of "Funky Cold Medina" and "Wild Thing" fame; the New Jersey hip-hop trio Naughty by Nature of "O.P.P." and "Hip Hop Hooray" renown; and En Vogue, the stylish R&B vocal ensemble that scored the era-defining hits "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)," and "Free Your Mind." (8 p.m. Fri. Mystic Lake, Prior Lake, $35 & $45, ticketmaster.com.)

Glen David Andrews: Part preacher, R&B singer, jazz vocalist, trombonist and New Orleans musical history lesson, he's a sweaty showman, entertainer and improviser. And he's Trombone Shorty's cousin. Andrews is a funky good time. (7 & 9 p.m. Fri. Dakota, $20-$30, dakotacooks.com.)

Big Wu Family Reunion: Minnesota's enduring jammers host bluegrass/folk vet Peter Rowan, Dean Magraw, Allie Kral, Useful Jenkins, White Iron Band and many more at their 16th annual campout. (Fri.-Sat., Camp Maiden Rock West in Morristown, $50-$80.)

Lydia Pense: A mainstay for four decades on the San Francisco scene with the brassy blues-rockers Cold Blood, this vocal powerhouse actually recorded "Piece of My Heart" before Janis Joplin transformed it into a classic. (7:30 p.m. Fri. Minnesota Music Cafe, $19-$25.)

Catfish Blue: Before they moved to St. Paul, brothers Sean and Steve McPherson of Heiruspecs and Big Trouble notoriety had a bluesy band back in Massachusetts, which they're reviving for an album and a few one-off shows. (8 p.m. Sat., Bauhaus Brew Labs, Mpls., free.)

Grant Hart: The Hüsker Dü co-leader will host a 35th-anniversary panel on the recording of "Land Speed Record" in the room where it happened, and then he'll perform with his new trio. (8 p.m. Mon., 7th Street Entry, $10-$12.)

Deftones: One of the best hard-rock bands of the 1990s is finally back for its first big Twin Cities gig in a decade, not counting an instantly sold-out underplay show in 2010 at First Avenue. In that time, the Northern Californian rockers endured the death of bassist Chi Cheng (since replaced by Quicksand's Sergio Vega) and a few different hiatuses as frontman Chino Moreno dabbled in side projects. They keep coming back strong, though, especially in the case of the new one "Gore," one of this year's best metal albums. (8 p.m. Tue., Myth in Maplewood, $51.25, Ticketmaster.com.)

Gaelynn Lea: The violin-bowing winner of this year's NPR Tiny Desk Contest is coming down from Duluth to celebrate the release of her new EP, "The Songs We Sing Along the Way," featuring accompaniment by Al Church. (7:30 p.m. Wed., 7th Street Entry, $10-$12.)

Kandace Springs: Prince discovered her on YouTube before she released "Soul Eyes," her Blue Note debut that suggests Dionne Warwick in a Norah Jones intimate soul-jazz groove. (7 p.m. Thu. Dakota, $20.)

Kesha: After losing a complicated sexual harassment suit with her producer, the "Tik Tok" hitmaker has a new lease on life but no new material. Nonetheless, she was a boatload of frothy pop fun in June at Mystic Lake. With the Creepies. (7 p.m. Thu. Aria, $28.)