Tesla rocked!

The 5 Man Acoustical Jam was in town tonight. What an awesome show! Those guys are so musical. They weren't completely unplugged. Frank and Tommy each had an electric handy and Tommy used my favorite, a Les Paul. They even did my favorite tune Edison's Medicine. It was great to see how tight these guys are. They were goofing off and riffed into Sympathy For The Devil for a verse and the crowd went nuts singing along. Frank also sang some Led Zep for us. His voice is fantastic! They also performed Signs and Truckin', to round out the cover tunes. They did some newer tunes like opening with Into The Now and had fun performing all the hits. Jeff had so much fun tonight even though he seemed to struggle a little bit. He hit all the notes with passion and just had a great time with the Des Moines crowd.

Tesla has always set themselves apart musically. They don't write your typical song structures and they don't use just one or two influences. You can hear Frank's Spanish guitar influences come out in his playing. You can hear the intricate rhythms of Troy and Brian. Tommy's playing is as passionate as it ever was. Jeff's singing has always been melodic and easy to understand. Everything they do they make their own.

A friend of mine from work went with me to the show and his guitar teacher played the last two songs with Tesla, Signs and Little Suzi. That was a treat for him to see.

Go see this show and catch them opening for Def Leppard this summer.