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Dissonance in the News
From time to time, we have the opportunity to advocate for mental health, recovery, and wellness in our community through interviews and press.
Here are some of those stories.
FOX 9 NEWS: 2/6/23
The Green Room in Uptown hopes to buck recent trends
DISPATCH: JANUARY 2023
Local orgs and artists are navigating harm reduction and paths to sobriety
FOX 9 GOOD DAY: 9/15/22
Local artists are coming together to support a great cause
ADVENTURES IN AMERICANA: 6/16/22
New Video Series ‘Dissonance Sessions’ Explores Mental Health Through Music
MINNPOST: 5/31/22
With ‘Sessions’ program, Minnesota artists discuss connection between mental health and creativity
MPR News: 5/23/22
Minnesota musicians talk about mental health in 'Dissonance Sessions'
DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE: 5/23/22
Charlie Parr talks music, mental health in new video
FOX 9 News: 5/20/22
Dissonance launches Sessions video series to connect music and mental health
MOSTLY MINNESOTA: 5/12/22
Dissonance offers another tool to build healthy community with Dissonance Sessions
MOSTLY MINNESOTA: 2/20/22
New MN Music: "Nope" Performed By Cindy Lawson written by Lori Wray
STAR TRIBUNE: 12/31/21
Go dry this January and give up drinking
STAR TRIBUNE: 9/17/21
Is it time to stop drinking? More Minnesotans are asking themselves that question
FOX 9 NEWS: 7/16/21
Nonprofit holds showcase to promote community, recovery through music
The Brian Oake Show Podcast: 7/8/21
Board member Katy Vernon talks about surviving a tumultuous year
FOX 9 NEWS: 12/31/19
The Parkway Theater hosts sober New Year's Eve party
PR NEWSWIRE: 12/16/19
Hazelden Betty Ford, Dissonance present Resolution 2020: A Zero Proof New Year's Eve
MPLS ST PAUL MAGAZINE: 12/11/19
Twin Citians Are Creating Buzz Around Cutting Back
NOW YOU KNOW PODCAST: 11/4/19
Board member Katy Vernon on the role of recovery in her art
MINnesota Public Radio: 8/14/19
Local musicians share how they navigate sobriety
Star Tribune: 4/20/19
Twin Cities strummer Katy Vernon breaks out of 30-year funk to write songs of hope
City Pages: 3/28/19
HazelFest reveals 2019 lineup: Messersmith, 'The Voice' all-stars, comedy, speakers
CITY PAGES: 3/20/19
The Phoenix Spirit: 03/06/19
Healing Through Music by Brian Zirngible
FOX9 TV: 12/18/18
The Morning Buzz Features Unhappy Holidays with Performance By Katy Vernon
JAZZ 88 FM: 12/12/18
"Dissonance" Presents Unhappy Holidays 2018
REWIRE: 9/20/18
This Artist Fosters Connection Through Creative Exchange
KARE11: 8/1/18
'A Different Version of Myself': Musicians Champion Recovery
WXYZ-TV DETROIT: 7/26/18
Passenger Recovery to Expand its Compass App
JAZZ 88 FM: 5/24/18
"Dissonance" Explores Connection Between Mental Health and Music
PR NEWSWIRE: 5/15/18
Brother Ali to Headline "Hazelfest 2018"
City Pages (People Issue 2018): 2/7/18
Sarah Souder Johnson: The Human Support System
Minnpost: 12/20/17
Unhappy Holidays: Sober Celebration Features Some of the State's Top Performers
89.3 The Current: 12/19/17
Dissonance Presents Unhappy Holidays 2017
Star Tribune: 8/3/17
Minnesota Musicians United in the Fight to Destigmatize Mental Illness
CHICAGO ACOUSTIC UNDERGROUND: 4/16/17
Musician and Author Phil Circle Discusses Recovery from Depression, Alcohol Use Disorder
STEREOGUM: 10/4/16
Communist Daughter: "Balboa Bridge"
MINNPOST: 8/8/16
Rock 'n' Recovery: Celebrating Sobriety at Hazelfest
MinnPOST: 6/24/15
“We’re people who care, and we’re here to tell you you’re not alone... Artists are human beings, too.”
“I believe people are very resilient, and we all have the capacity to change.”