Tesla Things were different back when the five members of City Kidd burst on the scene.  It was an odd time in rock and roll.  Bands were asked to dress up, wear make-up and release albums full of music that could never be replicated live. From day on Tesla stood apart from the crowd.  It's always been about blue jeans, t-shirts and authentic rock and roll.  There have been some fantastic light shows and striking stages, but those things have never been more important than the music.  Integrity, that's what that's called.  And, that's why after 16 years, six albums and somewhere around 14 million albums sold, the band is as alive as ever. This California group was named after famous inventor Nikola Tesla and proponents of working-class rock and roll is headlining stages on their Electric Summer Jam Tour.