Dessa
@dessadarling.bsky.social
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Writer + Musician. Dessawander.com
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Jenn Koerber (she/her)
11 days ago
Dessa is phenomenal live! Not sure I can make this show, but if you can, you should.
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Bostonnnn. See you soon.
www.ticketmaster.com/event/010064...
11 days ago
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CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM
11 days ago
This week in CHIRP podcasts, features contributor Bobby Evers speaks with Minneapolis-based singer, rapper, musician, and writer
@dessadarling.bsky.social
chirpradio.org/podcasts/des...
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www.axs.com/events/12891...
15 days ago
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Spider.
22 days ago
GUESS WHOSE WIFE JUST BOUGHT HIM A SYMPHONY MEMBERSHIP FOR ALL THE GIFTS FROM NOW UNTIL FOREVER SO HE CAN SEE
@dessadarling.bsky.social
IN NOVEMBER WITH THE PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA??? YES IT IS ME YOU ARE SO CLEVER TO FIGURE THAT OUT
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Mercedes Sheldon
21 days ago
@dessadarling.bsky.social
draws together collective wisdom and profoundly simple* language to share "how to resist like Minneapolis." *There is great power in simple language woven together by a master of the craft.
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How to resist like Minneapolis
Meet the block, shop the indies, and check on your people.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/minneapolis-resistance-grassroots-ice-out-dessa-lessons/
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See you soon, Nueva Yol.
www.axs.com/events/12891...
24 days ago
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Every possible feeling. Still in tears.
26 days ago
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Robert
28 days ago
This song speaks to me... "If you could stand your younger selves behind you then turn and walk the line "How many strangers might surprise you, too changed by time to recognize?" "Controlled Burn" Words: Dessa,
@dessadarling.bsky.social
Music: Jocelyn Hagen (who is not on bsky?)
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'Controlled Burn' at Made in Minnesota
YouTube video by VocalEssence
https://youtu.be/yB4T1RyvA-0
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Tomorrow’s event at Georgetown has been canceled due to weather. Will share details on the rain date when we’ve got em.
about 1 month ago
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On air in 5 with Baltimore public radio. To listen live:
www.wypr.org/people/tom-h...
about 1 month ago
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Aarik Danielsen
about 1 month ago
I just keep thinking about Minnesota. So I made a playlist. With 30 of my favorite MN artists, including The Hold Steady,
@dessadarling.bsky.social
, Prince, Soul Asylum,
@lazerbeak.bsky.social
,
@tbt-duluth.bsky.social
, The Cactus Blossoms, Atmosphere + more.
aarikdanielsen.com/blog/feeling...
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Feeling Minnesota: A Playlist — Aarik Danielsen
30 songs from Minnesota artists: Dessa to Dylan, Lifter Puller to Low and much more.
https://aarikdanielsen.com/blog/feeling-minnesota-a-playlist
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This is Minneapolis. In -7F.
about 1 month ago
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Spider.
about 1 month ago
... they communicate the actual idea without negating painful history which has been actively erased and minimized and continues to be actively erased and minimized by people in power. Or, to invoke
@dessadarling.bsky.social
, as I so often do:
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www.iceoutnowmn.com
about 1 month ago
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NYC. See you soon.
www.axs.com/events/12891...
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Dessa - Brooklyn - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 08:00 PM - AXS US
Get tickets for Dessa at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn on Fri, 20 March 2026 - 08:00 PM at AXS.com
https://www.axs.com/events/1289191/dessa-tickets?skin=mhow
about 2 months ago
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Mark Swartz
about 2 months ago
In times like these, DC could use some Dessa
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Sphynn 🏳️🌈
about 2 months ago
Dessa is returning to DC! I first saw her in DC back in 2015.
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East Coast Tour now on sale:
bnds.us/pym9av
about 2 months ago
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Watching from afar as my hometown fends off masked armed agents—who demonstrate very little trigger discipline and racially profile residents—with *whistles*. Watching neighbors build food distribution networks. Students walk out of class in protest. Braaave. See you soon, Minneapolis.
about 2 months ago
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I*love* that that phrase spells socks. Delights me and always will.
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about 2 months ago
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Joshua Eaton
about 2 months ago
Good a time as any for y'all to become familiar with Minneapolis artist
@dessadarling.bsky.social
.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wau...
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Dessa "5 out of 6" (official video)
YouTube video by Doomtree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WauMPwyW5s
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Song of the Day over at The Current. (Thanks, MN)
www.thecurrent.org/episode/2025...
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Dessa - Tough Call
Today’s Song of the Day is “Tough Call” from Dessa’s double-sided single Tough Call, Camelot, out now.
https://www.thecurrent.org/episode/2025/12/31/dessa-tough-call?fbclid=PAdGRleAPCODBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafgSvv4zWaWdJxXD_4hvIJRaim8b_Lt2964DEnvxgyjsjEAStQuVHna_B20RQ_aem_2yzhC2bSUay_vHZm-g9wVg
2 months ago
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Scott
2 months ago
all right, we have finally lit the
@dessadarling.bsky.social
candle, may it herald thoughtful, progressive, erudite, and incisive cultural developments as we enter the new year.
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Three songs live at The Current:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1V...
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Dessa performs three songs in The Current studio, including "Camelot" and "Tough Call"
YouTube video by The Current
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1VPnzzCLc
2 months ago
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Oh, I gotta say Thalia Hall is pretty spectacular. But Chicago does outdoor stuff really well too—have played Riot Fest, Lollapalooza, and the Pritzker Pavilion show you mentioned was a favorite.
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2 months ago
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John Moe
3 months ago
The family and mental health podcast I produce, In This Family, wraps up our first season with a very moving and insightful conversation with Dessa
@dessadarling.bsky.social
, the acclaimed rapper, musician, poet, and author.
www.nexusfamilyhealing.org/podcast/dessa
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Dessa on the Importance of Taking Care of Family, Body, Mind, and Curiosity
Rapper, singer, and author Dessa shares how she faced big feelings as an adolescent and how she got the help she needed when she needed it. Dessa tells us how family support and a curiosity about heal...
https://www.nexusfamilyhealing.org/podcast/dessa
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See you tonight, Madison. Doors at 7pm at Atwood Music Hall.
3 months ago
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An elderly cat
3 months ago
I am not exaggerating when I say that
@dessadarling.bsky.social
embodies everything I want to be as a writer and an artist. Watching her work evolve over the years, while still retaining the playful-yet-serious language and intellectual curiosity that first drew me to her, has been such a treat.
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Aaand turns out we need a merch seller (with at least a leeedle experience) in Chicago tonight. Playing Thalia Hall, doors at 7. Anybody interested?
3 months ago
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Spider.
3 months ago
The newest
@dessadarling.bsky.social
hits rrreal hard on that disability/chronic pain tip, heh. We're at 12 years since my spine got taken apart and put back together. Like, genuinely, I can't pick the line that hits me hardest. Witness:
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Tough Call, Camelot, by Dessa
2 track album
https://dessa.bandcamp.com/album/tough-call-camelot-2
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This month is looking real Midwesty.
bnds.us/pym9av
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Dessa Tour Dates
Get your tickets to see Dessa live.
https://bnds.us/pym9av
3 months ago
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New hoodies would like to cover your upper half.
store.doomtree.net/product/dess...
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Dessa - Tri-Color Hoodie
Unisex heavyweight hoodie No drawstrings Pouch for when you're not sure what to do with your hands Stretchy and so soft 57 % Cotton / 38% Modal...
https://store.doomtree.net/product/dessa-tri-color-hoodie
4 months ago
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See you soon, Chicago.
www.ticketweb.com/event/dessa-...
4 months ago
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Photos from Tony Nelson at the big show at Orchestra Hall. Arranged by Andy Thompson, conducted by Sarah Hicks. Shout to Joynoëlle for the clever zip dress. Vox squad: Jelly, Aby, Aviva, Matthew, Cameron. Band: the Minnesota Orchestra.
4 months ago
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Shots from this weekend’s show with
@minnesotaorchestra.org
by
@bumpopera.bsky.social
Arranged by Andy Thompson, conducted by Sarah Hicks. Vocal dream squad: Aby Wolf, Aviva Jaye, Jelly, Matthew Santos, Cameron Kinghorn. Live sound by Jay Perlman. Ian Alllison on bass, JVP on drums, Becky on mgmt
4 months ago
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Thank you thank you
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4 months ago
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Ohmstar
4 months ago
There has been so much great
#music
lately. The incredible
@dessadarling.bsky.social
just released a new two-track EP "Tough Call, Camelot." Dessa's music is always a gut-punch in the best possible way. Insightful, wise, humorous, and self aware.
Dessawander.com
#dessa
#doomtree
#independentmusic
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Gina
4 months ago
Seeing
@dessadarling.bsky.social
perform with the MN Orchestra is so so good
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See you this weekend.
www.minnesotaorchestra.org/tickets/cale...
4 months ago
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Into the wild with you.
lnk.to/ToughCallCam...
4 months ago
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*passes tissue*
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4 months ago
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CHICAGOOOO. I’m coming over.
www.ticketweb.com/event/dessa-...
4 months ago
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Big thanks to all who’ve preordered (massively helpful to indie artists and labels).
store.doomtree.net/product/dess...
4 months ago
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Last night at the jeremy messersmith big Halloween show. I did “Spiderwebs” by the inimitable Gwen Stefani (who I mitabled).
4 months ago
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Gina
4 months ago
I gotta say,
@dessadarling.bsky.social
does a pretty good Gwen Stefani impression
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5 months ago
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Jessica Mary Best
5 months ago
SO Many Things Are Terrible, But This Thing Rocks 5. Look, is it surprising that
@dessadarling.bsky.social
's new single "Camelot" will knock your socks clean off? Well, no, because that's what she does. It's her niche.
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Robert
5 months ago
New Dessa track. Once again, the lyrics hit home...
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Dessa - Camelot - Official Lyric Video
YouTube video by Doomtree
https://youtu.be/ifXHdCjgH3I
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