Dessa

Every possible feeling. Still in tears.

YouTube video by VocalEssence 'Controlled Burn' at Made in Minnesota

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?)

Tomorrow’s event at Georgetown has been canceled due to weather. Will share details on the rain date when we’ve got em.

On air in 5 with Baltimore public radio. To listen live:
www.wypr.org/people/tom-h...

Feeling Minnesota: A Playlist — Aarik Danielsen 30 songs from Minnesota artists: Dessa to Dylan, Lifter Puller to Low and much more.

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...

That makes so much more sense. Cheap plastic lenses. Just wore em for warmth (and cause I was little worried about tear gas).

This is Minneapolis.
In -7F.

And people in power can edit the past Can put your hands behind your back To read you someone else's rights First the sirens then the lights That looks like your ride

... 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:

www.iceoutnowmn.com

NYC. See you soon.

www.axs.com/events/12891...

In times like these, DC could use some Dessa

Dessa is returning to DC! I first saw her in DC back in 2015.

East Coast Tour now on sale: bnds.us/pym9av

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.

I*love* that that phrase spells socks. Delights me and always will.

YouTube video by Doomtree Dessa "5 out of 6" (official video)

Good a time as any for y'all to become familiar with Minneapolis artist @dessadarling.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wau...

Dessa - Tough Call Today’s Song of the Day is “Tough Call” from Dessa’s double-sided single Tough Call, Camelot, out now.

Song of the Day over at The Current. (Thanks, MN)

www.thecurrent.org/episode/2025...

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.

YouTube video by The Current Dessa performs three songs in The Current studio, including "Camelot" and "Tough Call"

Three songs live at The Current:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1V...

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.

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...

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

See you tonight, Madison.
Doors at 7pm at Atwood Music Hall.

A woman is seen on stage at a concert over the heads of the silhouetted audience. She is wearing a boxy white top and dark trousers, her dark hair is in a high braid, and she is singing into a microphone. She is wreathed in smoke and illuminated in green and orange. Behind her, a pink stage light reveals a woman in a black dress playing the harp.

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.

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?

Ay, looks great!

Tough Call, Camelot, by Dessa 2 track album

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:

Thanks for the vote.

Dessa Tour Dates Get your tickets to see Dessa live.

This month is looking real Midwesty.

bnds.us/pym9av

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...

New hoodies would like to cover your upper half.

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