For Dessa, creating music was never the goal. The Minneapolis-born rapper/singer has a degree in philosophy from the University of Minnesota; her passion had always been writing. It took the enticing, ...

Dessa believes that pop music shouldn’t have to be so simplified. The Minneapolis-born indie rapper, singer-songwriter and DIY naysayer just dropped her new studio album Bury the Lede, and without ...

Dessa is best known as a member of Doomtree, a hip-hop collective based in Minneapolis. But there's much more singing than rapping on her latest album, Castor, the Twin, which puts a jazzy, melodic ...

Singer, rapper and writer Dessa takes the stage triumphantly with the Minnesota Orchestra, continuing a fruitful collaboration going back to 2017. Performing alongside her own band, guest vocalists ...

Minneapolis-raised artist Dessa swings through Rochester supporting her new record “Bury the Lede” with a show promoted by My Town My Music at the historic Chateau Theatre on Friday, Nov. 17. As a ...

A backstage look at collaboration between rapper Dessa and ensemble group 29:11. A backstage look at collaboration between rapper Dessa and ensemble group 29:11.

The Minneapolis rapper known as Dessa doesn't have a typical hip-hop profile, but her talent more than compensates. Maggie Wander, 28, graduated from the University of Minnesota at 20, and then worked ...

After her three previous multinight engagements with the Minnesota Orchestra and their groundbreaking 2019 live album, you might think Dessa would be chill about performing at Orchestra Hall again ...

Dessa is a member of the Minneapolis-based hip-hop collective Doomtree. Her newest album is Castor, the Twin. Dessa is best known as a member of Doomtree, a hip-hop collective based in Minneapolis.