Dessa
@dessadarling.bsky.social
Writer + Musician.
Dessawander.com
Dessawander.com
East Coast Tour now on sale: bnds.us/pym9av
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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.
January 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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.
I know I've shared this before, and I still feel the same way about it -- important lessons here which I really need to hear...
But one lyric calls back to radio commercials of my youth -- "Spell SOCKS! Hey, NOW YOU'RE SPEAKING SPANISH!" and that just BUGS me. Ah well.
@dessadarling.bsky.social
But one lyric calls back to radio commercials of my youth -- "Spell SOCKS! Hey, NOW YOU'RE SPEAKING SPANISH!" and that just BUGS me. Ah well.
@dessadarling.bsky.social
Tough Call
YouTube video by Dessa - Topic
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January 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I*love* that that phrase spells socks. Delights me and always will.
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Good a time as any for y'all to become familiar with Minneapolis artist @dessadarling.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wau...
Dessa "5 out of 6" (official video)
YouTube video by Doomtree
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January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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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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.
December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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.
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.
Missed it. Caught you a few times over the years in Chicago, a New Year’s Eve show many years ago, a free show at millennium park with Psalm One if I remember correctly, Bottom Lounge a year or two ago. Got a favorite venue in Chicago?
December 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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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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
www.nexusfamilyhealing.org/podcast/dessa
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...
www.nexusfamilyhealing.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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
www.nexusfamilyhealing.org/podcast/dessa
See you tonight, Madison.
Doors at 7pm at Atwood Music Hall.
Doors at 7pm at Atwood Music Hall.
December 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
See you tonight, Madison.
Doors at 7pm at Atwood Music Hall.
Doors at 7pm at Atwood Music Hall.
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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.
December 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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?
December 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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?
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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:
Like, genuinely, I can't pick the line that hits me hardest.
Witness:
Tough Call, Camelot, by Dessa
2 track album
dessa.bandcamp.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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:
Like, genuinely, I can't pick the line that hits me hardest.
Witness:
See you soon, Chicago. www.ticketweb.com/event/dessa-...
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
See you soon, Chicago. www.ticketweb.com/event/dessa-...
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.
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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.
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
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
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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
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
Thank you thank you
I'm kinda dumb sometimes:
@dessadarling.bsky.social dropped some new songs recently, and I ordered the 7" single from the Doomtree store. Got an email, forgot that I had already ordered it, preordered it AGAIN.
They both arrived on Friday. I found them when I got home from seeing Dessa in concert.
@dessadarling.bsky.social dropped some new songs recently, and I ordered the 7" single from the Doomtree store. Got an email, forgot that I had already ordered it, preordered it AGAIN.
They both arrived on Friday. I found them when I got home from seeing Dessa in concert.
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Thank you thank you
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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
#dessa #doomtree #independentmusic
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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
#dessa #doomtree #independentmusic
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Seeing @dessadarling.bsky.social perform with the MN Orchestra is so so good
November 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Seeing @dessadarling.bsky.social perform with the MN Orchestra is so so good
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Into the wild with you.
lnk.to/ToughCallCam...
lnk.to/ToughCallCam...
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Into the wild with you.
lnk.to/ToughCallCam...
lnk.to/ToughCallCam...
*passes tissue*
Idk why, but @dessadarling.bsky.social is always good for a good cry when you need to feel better
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
*passes tissue*
CHICAGOOOO. I’m coming over. www.ticketweb.com/event/dessa-...
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
CHICAGOOOO. I’m coming over. www.ticketweb.com/event/dessa-...