"I connect with Baltimore like it's Oakland," Wiggins says. "I look forward to playing there like you wouldn't understand. I just love the area. ... It's not so New York-y, you've got real folks out there."
While admitting it's something of a hoot thinking of the Tonys as elder statesmen, Wiggins insists there's nothing stodgy about their music. He says he continues to see its influence, and is especially pleased when a few notes or a couple of riffs from their catalog pop up in someone else's work.
"I think the hip-hop audience has been a major force to sustaining what the Tonys are," he says. "They are the reason a lot of our music is still reaching a young audience. I like to hear my beats under that rap stuff."
