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201 4th St. SE
Suite 170
Rochester, MN 55901
Phone: 507-328-2200
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About Rochester Public Music
Rochester Public Music brings people together through concerts, cultural programs, and music education. Our events are free and public by design.
We turn parks into concert venues, bring artists into classrooms, and share music across neighborhoods. Our work is rooted in shared experience, local connection, and the belief that music belongs to everyone.
Music with Purpose.
Rochester Public Music is a department of the City of Rochester.
Our Programs
- FORWARD Park Concerts: Free summer concerts in Rochester parks. Local bands, local food, and space for everyone to gather.
- Riverside Music Series: Live music. Big names. No tickets. Large-scale concerts featuring chart-topping acts and rising stars.
- Sound School: In-school residencies where students explore rhythm, movement, and musical identity — from hip hop and taiko drumming to close-harmony singing.
- Passport Sessions: Free outdoor concerts during Thursdays Downtown, celebrating culture and connection through sound.
Live from Med City: Karate Chop, Silence,
Season 1/Episode 2
- Date: 11/12/2020 6:00 PM
- Location: ONLINE EVENT
- Artist Website URL https://www.facebook.com/karatechopsilence/
Live from Med City | Season 1, Episode 2
KARATE CHOP, SILENCE | Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Premieres Thu Nov 12 @ 6 PM
Re-Broadcast Schedule: Thu Nov 12- Thu Nov 19 | 7 AM & 6 PM
HOW TO WATCH: This virtual concert can be viewed on Riverside Concerts’ Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram accounts, and on the local Government Access Cable Channels (Spectrum Channel 180, MetroNet Channel 80). All Facebook Live broadcasts will be cross posted to partner accounts including the City of Rochester, Minnesota’s Rochester, The Rochester Posse, Med City Beat, along with that episode’s venue and featured artist.
This episode of Riverside Concerts' online music show "Live from Med City" features the Winona, MN-based indie-funk-rock band Karate Chop, Silence. This show was recorded "live" in the summer of 2020 at Riverside Concerts' drive-in style "Car Park Concerts" in the 125 Live Community Center parking lot.
Picture your favorite karate movie. Now imagine that the actors used instruments instead of their fists. Now imagine that instead of studying martial arts, they studied jazz and were taught by modern radio instead of a Sensei - and also knew nothing about karate. Karate Chop, Silence is sorta like that. Based out of Winona, Minnesota, KCS is a funky alt-rock quartet with strong pop influences and a flair for groovy melodies that leave audiences wishing they brought an extra pair of socks. With a keen sense of catchy, dance-friendly music and uncanny chemistry, Karate Chop, Silence leaves everything on the stage and maintains a level of performance energy that’s bound to bring audiences to their level of intensity by the end of the show.
Riverside Concerts, the City of Rochester's music department, presents "Live from Med City", an online video digest of all things arts and entertainment in Rochester, MN. The "Live from Med City" concept was conceived with the objective to spotlight the many “live arts experiences” Rochester (home of the world renowned Mayo Clinic) has to offer, featuring artists from around the block and from all over the world, and filmed in some of our finest and most unique venues. Focusing first on Riverside Concerts’ own presentations, but with an eye toward broadening the coverage to include presentations from other local organizations in the future.
Brought to you by the Friends of Riverside Concerts with additional support by the Mayo Clinic. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support Grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.