Page 21 - ION Indie Magazine JulyAugust 2019

First up, Tone Loc. Tone walked onto the stage and
the crowd erupted with high-deafening applause. “Who
here remembers MTV?” he asked the audience.

Tone is still touring with his original DJ since he began
his music journey, and both of these entertainers are
unfaltering on stage. I wasn’t sure what song was
Tone’s, but then I heard both hits. “Wild Thing” and
“Funky Cold Medina” were like two bricks being thrown
at me. Every living being in the Amphitheater stood up
and danced. Tone’s stage show set the pace for what
was up to be the theme of the evening…dancing…and
more dancing.

After a few songs, Tone invited his female audience
onstage to dance and sing with him. That was a little
embarrassing as half the female entourage were on
the darker side of 50. And they didn’t get the memo
that they don’t look like music video dancers.

Tone’s stage show was simple -- just a turntable and
his mic. His end song got everyone off their seats. It
was no surprise that the anthem of the evening was
“The roof is on fire!” and “We don’t need no
water ’cause we’re gonna let it burn!”