Holy Rocka Rollaz
Take an authentic trip back to the fantastic 50s with The Holy Rocka Rollaz!
If it’s the classic early rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash (and many more!) that you want, played just the way those legends played it…you have found your dream band! Minnesota’s own Holy Rocka Rollaz bring back the sound, the look, the memories and nostalgia of one of America’s most treasured eras. There’s nothing but PURE EARLY AMERICAN ROCK ‘n’ ROLL about them.
Music at Memorial (formerly Music at the Broz), the free summer music concert series in New Prague, is set for its fifth year of performances, beginning on June 17. There are eight concerts this year, all on Wednesday nights.
The concert series is produced by the New Prague Arts Foundation. The foundation took ownership of the summer series when the New Prague Area Arts Council chose not to do it in 2025.
With the delays in constructing the POPS facility, this summer’s concerts will, again, be held in Memorial Park.
“Thanks to the graciousness of the city, we were able to book the shelter area by the two ball fields at Memorial Park by the playground,” Den Gardner, president of the New Prague Arts Foundation and organizer of this event, said. “We chose Wednesday nights so we wouldn’t interfere with youth baseball on Thursday nights. Community concert series in the summer are common for Wednesdays or Thursdays. We were lucky the city was able to work with us to get Wednesdays booked.”
Band Schedule (Wednesday nights):
- July 15 – Holy Rocka Rollaz – NEW band for us this year. This band plays classics exclusively from the 1950s – Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, etc.
- July 22 — Jazz on the Prairie – Eden Prairie’s community big band. They performed here for first time last year. GREAT music from the big band era of the ‘40s.
- July 29 — Smisek Brothers – Local group with great harmonies.
- August 5 — Little Chicago – The summer concert series ends with the local band Little Chicago – playing rock/pop horn band songs from the ‘60s and ‘70s.
Sponsors (so far – contact Den for information on sponsoring a concert):
- Brusseau Investments/Diversified Wealth Management
- Dr. Mike and Kay Wilcox
- Bruzek Funeral Home
- Gardner & Gardner Communications
- Bishop Investments of TrueJourney
- Minnwest Bank
- Pat Sullivan Group/Remax
- Traxler Wealth Management
- Media Partners: KCHK Radio & New Prague Times
All concerts are free to the public from 6:30 p.m. to approximately 8 p.m.
New this year: we are adding a half-hour “opening act” with local groups performing prior to the featured band. The opening act group will perform from 6 p.m. to about 6:30 p.m.
