Music spotlights: '90s Explosion and Wilco

August 12, 2016 at 6:00AM
TOM WALLACE ï twallace@startribune.com Assign#00001701A Slug: night0229 02/22/2008 Apple Valley, MN ]A quirky nightclub profile on Apple Valley's hottest nightclub... Bogart's. The lively joint has a bowling alley, back-door bar, and a of mini restaurant, in addition to the main nightclub. "Wild Thing" the one Tone-Loc, a Los Angeles rap singer who has etched his name in pop-music history with the song, performed to a full house of fans singing along with most of his songs. His name is "Ton
TOM WALLACE ï twallace@startribune.com Assign#00001701A Slug: night0229 02/22/2008 Apple Valley, MN ]A quirky nightclub profile on Apple Valley's hottest nightclub... Bogart's. The lively joint has a bowling alley, back-door bar, and a of mini restaurant, in addition to the main nightclub. "Wild Thing" the one Tone-Loc, a Los Angeles rap singer who has etched his name in pop-music history with the song, performed to a full house of fans singing along with most of his songs. His name is "Tone-Loc" short for his "homeboy handle" Tony Loco, meaning "crazy" in Spanish; his real name is Tony Smith. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

'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.)

Jon Bream

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.)

Chris Riemenschneider

Chino Moreno, lead singer of Californian band Deftones, performs in concert during the Lollapalooza music festival in Santiago, Chile, Saturday April 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)
Chino Moreno, lead singer of Californian band Deftones. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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