Tesla is an American hard rock band originating from Sacramento, California. The band formed in 1984 as City Kidd and was renamed to Tesla during the recording of their first album on the advice of their manager. According to the Love Song Songfacts, their name comes from Nikola Tesla, the legendary Croatian scientist and inventor who quite possibly is single-handedly responsible for the "mad scientist" trope.
Have you ever fantasized about meeting someone you admire, but realize the prospects of that actually happening are pretty slim? The daydream may go something like this. You are sitting in a bar and that person just somehow happens to come in and pull up a stool next to you. You introduce yourself and explain… Read more »
Being the youngest of six children, my older siblings used to tease me about being the milkman’s son. Now, if you were born after the late 1960’s, you are probably thinking, what is a milkman? In the olden days, local dairies used to deliver milk and other dairy products, door to door to households in… Read more »
With the summer concert season getting into full swing, another summer tour was kicked off at FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine. Wednesday, May 30th, saw the initial date on the Styx and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts summer tour, with special guests Tesla. Between the three of them, they commanded a 15 year span, with each dominating a… Read more »
Photos – TESLA Live! – FivePoint Amphitheatre CLICK HERE to read a review of the show.
Legendary rockers STYX and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS are teaming up with TESLA for a summer U.S. tour that kicks off May 30 in Irvine, CA at the FivePoint Amphitheatre. Tickets for various cities of the tour, produced by Live Nation, will go on sale starting Friday, February 16 at 10am local time at… Read more »
Frank Hannon developed a worldwide fanbase as the guitarist and chief songwriter of Tesla, whose roots and blues-influenced metal helped to push the genre in a new direction in the 80s. While on tour with the band in 2016, Frank took to recording some of his favorite down-home classics in his dressing room, from artists… Read more »
As music fans begin to plan their 2018 vacations, Monsters Of Rock Cruise, the world’s premier hard rock/heavy metal experience at sea, has announced that its final public sale begins today (10/19). Limited cabins are available at MonstersOfRockCruise.com, with prices beginning at $1,299 per person, double occupancy. Government fees, taxes, and gratuities are additional and… Read more »
Touring in support of their seventh studio release, Tesla performed to a sold out crowd at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA on August 2, 2014. The new album, titled Simplicity, features 14 original songs with two bonus tracks on the Japanese released version of the CD. Gaining immediate traction upon release, the straight… Read more »
Love Song, What You Give, Before My Eyes, and Signs; if these songs don’t trigger images of a group of long-haired blue-collar boys from Northern California, helping to change the scene and climate of rock n’ roll in the early 90s, then you need to go back to school and re-read your history. Nikki Sixx… Read more »
