Tonight: Mankato.
Tomorrow: Eau Claire
Sunday: Minneapolis.

Full run of stuffs: Dessawander.com/events

RESCHEDULED Friday Music Series: Dessa Enjoy our rescheduled Friday Music Series performance featuring Dessa!

Freeee lunchtime show in DC tomorrow. www.eventbrite.com/e/reschedule...

Free Concert Series — Levitt Pavilion Denver Levitt Pavilion Denver produces 50 free concerts every summer. Learn more about what concerts are coming this season.

The utterly incomparable @dessadarling.bsky.social is doing a free show in Denver on July 31st and unless you have plans already, there's no reason you should miss it.

www.levittdenver.org/free-concert...

Congratulations, Hungary.

Wednesday: DC. (Free!)
Thursday: MN.
Saturday: WI.

See youz soon. D

Midwessssst. See you soon. Shows in Minneapolis, Mankato, Viroqua, and St Croix coming up.

Dessawander.com/events

Yo, thank you.

RESCHEDULED Friday Music Series: Dessa Enjoy our rescheduled Friday Music Series performance featuring Dessa!

DC. I’ll see you again in a few short weeks for a freeee midday show at @georgetownuni.bsky.social. April 15th 12:30 pm.

www.eventbrite.com/e/reschedule...

Dessa on stage, reaching to the sky.

Closeup of Dessa on stage, holding a mic.

Dessa on stage, reading from a piece of paper.

Dessa and Aviva Jaye on stage.

Spectacular show last night. @dessadarling.bsky.social is a FORCE.

Thanks for your brave front-row service.

At a concert with a black set behind them, Dessa stands in profile, one hand on a mic near her mouth, the other with fingers splayed. She's wearing silver bracelets and rings, a dark shirt and pants. Her teammate is near her, playing a keyboard, with a hat on and bent over. Dessa rocks.

Speaking of music, I saw @dessadarling.bsky.social
Sunday night!! She is one of my favs. Her lyrics are the densest and the most filled with smart references, her & her team incredibly talented.
www.dessawander.com
Between her two new singles and Tori's new album, I feel not-alone in this moment.

A shot from Philly by @redhatjessy.bsky.social

Tonight: DC.
www.etix.com/ticket/p/541...

Photo of Dessa and band, taken from the balcony of Johnny Brenda's

Not much can keep me out past midnight other than a @dessadarling.bsky.social show. A+ Thursday.

I put on a single song on repeat when I'm writing. All of my part of Scion: God was written to this.

This ofc explains why there are many @dessadarling.bsky.social references, most notably a power where you can get in anywhere like a VIP as long as you don't actually ever *say* you are one. ☺️

Last night in Boston. Shot before doors by Athel Rogers.

Tonight: Philly.
Tomorrow: Brooklyn.
Sunday: DC.

Times n tickets: Dessawander.com/events

New York. See you this weekend.

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

Interview: Dessa on Minnesota resistance and upcoming shows Minneapolis multi-hyphenate artist Dessa spoke with host Jill Riley of her experience during the federal occupation, and what shows are coming up in 2026.

great interview with @dessadarling.bsky.social on the Current this morning, also how many rappers do you know who casually drop Hume references in conversation

So stoked for the release of this remix. (Thanks, Ani. And thanks to Andy Thompson for the additional production and some serious computer whispering as I transitioned to Ableton Live.)

Hairs did.

Dessa is phenomenal live! Not sure I can make this show, but if you can, you should.

Bostonnnn. See you soon.
www.ticketmaster.com/event/010064...

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...

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

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

How to resist like Minneapolis Meet the block, shop the indies, and check on your people.

@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.

See you soon, Nueva Yol.

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

Every possible feeling. Still in tears.

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

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...