2025 Music Line-Up
Resounding Voices 🌟The Preserves 🌟 Salsa Del Soul 🌟 Soul Train 🌟 Swing Street Band 🌟 The Gopher Tones 🌟 fABBAlous 🌟Jae Havic Band 🌟 Honky Tonk Happy Hour 🌟 The High 48’s with Becky Schlegel 🌟 Amanda Grace 🌟 Uptown Jazz 🌟 Rockin Hep Cats 🌟 Nostalgic No Names 🌟 Sister Luv 🌟Incognito 🌟 Push and Turn Band
Resounding Voices
Resounding Voices is a community chorus that brings people with dementia, care
partners and volunteer singers together. We use group singing as a tool to help those
living with dementia and the people caring for them find purpose, connection, support
and joy. Our carefully designed rehearsals create a caring, judgement-free community
where everyone can sing and experience the life-affirming power of making music with
a group. We rehearse on Tuesday mornings, which many singers say is the best part of
their week. If you or someone you know is living with mild cognitive impairment,
Alzheimer’s or another dementia, please join us. You don’t need a formal diagnosis to
participate, and no previous musical experience is required. To learn more, visit
resoundingvoices.org or call 507-218-8376.
Resounding Voices will sing choral arrangements of a variety of songs that were
popular from the 1940s through the 1970s. We promise that you’ll hear at least one
familiar tune and invite you to sing along!
The Preserves Band
For your pleasure-
A mix of music from the 50’s, 60’s, 70,s
Classic rock, blues, and country
Jeanna Lake -vocals
Wayne Owen -guitar
Lora Lee Bray-keyboards, bass
Nathaniel Lind -drums
Salsa De Sol
Salsa del Soul is a Twin Cities-based, nine-piece orchestra performing various styles of dance music from the Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean. Salsa del Soul was formed with the purpose to provide great dance music for Twin Cities Salsa fans. The musicians of Salsa del Soul represent some of the finest talents in the Twin Cities Latin music scene. The styles of music they perform include Son, Son Montuno, Plena, Cha-cha-cha, Bachata, Merengue, Timba, and, of course, Salsa! Salsa del Soul performs locally at restaurants and bars, jazz and Latin festivals, private engagements, and other locations and events.
Soul Train—LaSonya Natividad
The Soul Train is a premier soul and funk band from Rochester, Minnesota, formed in 2020 by founding members LaSonya Natividad and Rocky Schultz. Known for their high-energy performances, The Soul Train is dedicated to bringing the groove, covering seven decades of soul classics with a flavorful mix of rock, pop, and hip-hop influences.
Taylor Swift Karaoke Night
Come to Rochesterfest to sing-along and dance to the great music of Taylor Swift.
Swing Street
Swing Street is a 17-piece jazz band based in southeast Minnesota with a repertoire including hits from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Arturo Sandoval, Gordon Goodwin, and many more!
The Gopher Tones
The Gopher Tones are a South Eastern Minnesota blues rock band that coalesce behind the dynamic vocals of Craig Tangen, seasoned Detroit keyboardist Mick Zampogna, and the Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame guitar stylings of Tom Kochie. Rounding out the rhythm section are groovemasters Brian Engan on drums and Tim Scribner on bass. About our name ...we had a blues mentor that used to say, "Boys don't worry about playing all them fast notes, just go for tone and the rest will take care of itself". Words to live by, especially in the Gopher State.
The Jae Havoc Band
Jae Havoc (aka Joe McShan) is a Rochester, MN-based emcee and producer known for his sharp lyricism, dynamic storytelling, and genre-blending sound. Rooted in hip-hop but influenced by everything from punk rock and jazz to soul and metal, his music defies expectations while staying true to his raw, honest approach.
HONKY TONK HAPPY HOUR
Honky Tonk Happy Hour!
Get your boots on and we’ll go honky tonkin’ round this town.
This toe-tapping country dance band is coming to you… get ready to dance the night away.
Featuring classics from Emmy Lou Harris to Waylon Jennings to Merle Haggard. YeeHaw!
HIGH 48’S BLUEGRASS BAND
MUSIC AT ITS FINEST
Where BlueGrass meets Country meets Americana
Amanda Grace Full Band
Amanda is a Minnesota native and has released music drifting between folk, alt- pop/rock and Americana. With roots as a pianist her writing is thematically varied with an emphasis on melody; with ballads wrapped in warm vocals. In 2016 she received a Front Of The Line Pass from The Voice and her seventh album, “Please Dear Sun,” was nominated for Blues & Roots Radio Album Of The Year. Amanda just released her eighth album called Give Me Away.
Uptown Jazz
Uptown Jazz, is southeast Minnesota's premier little big band. Our band features six horns, a full rhythm section and two vocalists bringing you the most popular songs from many jazz eras. From the crooning sounds of Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble, to the swinging jazz styles of Ella Fitzgerald and Nancy Wilson our band will keep you moving in your seat or on the dance floor. From time to time Uptown will also play an instrumental only concert, featuring songs from the big band era, blues, latin, funk, and modern swing.
Our group is available for private events, corporate events, summer festivals, fairs and anywhere you would like some live music! Contact us here if you are interested in having our group play for you.
Rockin Hep Cats
The Rockin' Hep Cats are an authentic tribute band that specializes in the American roots music of R&B, Rockabilly, and Country & Western. Step back in time to the mid to late 1950's and discover the history of what a Rock N Roll Concert was like! From Elvis Presley to Johnny Cash, from Chuck Berry to Eddie Cochran to the many other Rock N Rollers, you get a wide variety of musical stylings with the Rockin' Hep Cats! Fun for the whole family, the Hep Cats were founded in 2019 and have been playing Fairs, Festivals, Parties, and many other occasions since then. They have played across Southern MN and into IA and WI and are only expanding their reach! The band consists of Frontman and Rhythm Guitar player Coltan Smisek, Bass from Todd Owen, Lead Guitar from Ben Owen and Drums from Eric Amundrud.
Notable Performances:
Rock Falls Raceway - Fall Out Drags
Legends Luncheon in Clear Lake IA
Miss Shannon's Sock Hop - Minneapolis Eagles Club
The Nostalgic No Names
The Nostalgic No Names have been performing music from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s for the past nine years.
Sister Luv
Sister Luv was formed in 2018, but have been singing together for ten years.
Push and Turn Band
Push & Turn is an energetic Reggae Fusion band from Rochester, MN that continues to explore new harmonies, melodies, and uplifting lyrics while adding funk, blues, and jam feels to their Reggae music.