Pairing great music with a killer NA drink selection, the third annual Ghost Notes Fall Music Block Party will occur in South Minneapolis in the afternoon and early evening of Sunday, November 5thth, in South Minneapolis. Along with a lineup of incredible musicians who embody the Dissonance mission, Ghost Notes will feature a top-tier bar of alcohol-free craft cocktail options, the NA Beer experience, food vendors, an art and jewelry fair, wellness resources, and activities for youth.
When: Sunday, Novemeber 5th
Where: Bauhaus Brew Labs, 1315 Tyler St. NE, Minneapolis
Here’s the lineup:
- 2:00p Youth Open Mic – sign up at 1:45 by the stage
- 3:15p Javier Trejo
- 4:00p Surge and the Swell
- 4:45p Favourite Girl
- 5:30p MaLLy
- 6:30p Rogue Valley
- All Day: ambient music by Jason Chaffee in the Calm Zone
In order to make Ghost Notes as accessible to as many people as possible, this is a free event with the option to make a pay-what-you-can donation. Donations help further the Dissonance mission of promoting community, health, and wellbeing in and through the arts.
About Dissonance:
Dissonance examines the intersection of creativity and wellbeing, working to create safe spaces, smash social stigmas, and shape education and business practices relating to mental health, addiction, and compassion in the arts. In short, they want to contribute to a healthier environment in the arts community. Collectively, they need to find new ways to support, sustain, and celebrate creativity.
Why Dissonance?
Dissonance is the tension – or even clashing – between two disharmonious elements. In both music and psychology, dissonance is the source of cognitive confusion, discomfort, conflict, or distress. People experience dissonance when they are confronted with information that is inconsistent with their beliefs. Dissonance is:
- The musician who has been sober for years but makes a living playing in nightclubs and bars.
- The artist who believes they have to isolate to create but desperately wants to connect with others.
- The person who thinks they have a problem but doesn’t know where to go for help.
- The friend and ally who wants to offer support without saying or doing the wrong thing.
There is a romanticized notion that you must be in great pain to make great art. This myth has normalized destructive behavior amongst artists and fans, and created business practices that often perpetuate it. We often venerate artists that are troubled and unstable, and while saddened, are not always surprised when another creative soul loses their life to drugs or mental illness.
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