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Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Dessa
Darling Minneapolis MC owns early Sunday
"...Austin and FFF fave Dessa has been a 512 fixture for the last five..."

Nov. 11, 2013 Music Post by Marc Savlov

Dessa
"...DessaParts of Speech (Doomtree Records)..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List
Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more
"...among them Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, Susan Orlean, and Dessa...."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gay Place
What's at the fest through a queer lens
"...DESSA Elegant spit. 10:05pm. Karma Lounge, 105 E. Fifth. www.doomtree.net/dessa...."

March 20, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Music on the Page at the Texas Book Festival
Music books strut their feminism, hip-hop, and emo
"...Hip-hop rhyme sayer Dessa, born Margaret Wander, suspects her experience crafting raps tightened..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Gay Place: One Queered Up Year
This way a gay, that way a gay: Steer here, queers
"...DESSA Elegant spit. 10:05pm. Karma Lounge, 119 W. Eighth. www.doomtree.net/dessa...."

March 20, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Fun Fun Fun Fest Femmes
The other “F” word at Auditorium Shores
"...Dessa Sun., Blue stage, 2:15pm..."

Nov. 7, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

SXSW List Lucky No. 7
Metz, Princess Nokia, Nikki Lane, Tennis, and 108 others
"...running March 12-18 all over Austin, has also tapped Dessa, breakout MC from Minneapolis’ Doomtree collective, Tulsa songman John..."

Feb. 8, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: List No. 5
New crop ups the ante to 1,251 acts so far
"...along with its individual members as solo artists: P.O.S., Dessa, Lazerbeak, Mike Mictlan, Cecil Otter, Sims, and Paper Tiger...."

Jan. 30, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers
Second night SXSW handicapping
"...as Lionel Loueke on Blue Note. – Raoul Hernandez Dessa..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Doomtree
Straight outta Minneapolis on subversion and jump-up messaging
"...Straight outta Minneapolis, MCs P.O.S., Dessa, Cecil Otter, Sims, and producers Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger..."

Nov. 9, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Fun Fun Fun Lists
"...3:55pm, Blue stage Minneapolis indie collective – rappers P.O.S, Dessa, Cecil Otter, Sims, and Mike Mictlan, plus producers Lazerbeak..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Thursday Picks & Sleepers
SXSW Thursday handicapping by the blurb
"...really), this Twin Cities hip-hop collective – wordy rappers Dessa, P.O.S., Mike Mictlan, Sims, and Cecil Otter, backed by..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Sunday
November 10, 2013. 58 photos.
"...Dessa..."

Nov. 11, 2013 Photo Gallery

Fun Fun Fun Fest Daily Lineups Revealed
One-day passes for the November festival go on sale Friday
"...Blue: Jurassic 5, Deltron 3030, Action Bronson, Shlomo, XXYYXX, Dessa, Delorean, Mykki Blanco, Small Black, Bagheera..."

Sept. 12, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Playback
Fun Fun Fun Fest reels off some greatest hits and more
"...that includes Lupe Fiasco, Action Bronson, and femme C Dessa. Punks will be pleased to see NYC hardcores the..."

July 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest Lineup Revealed
November 8-10 festival washes 86 acts onto Auditorium Shores
"...Boots, Delorean, Star Slinger, Poolside, Small Black, Ratking, Underachievers, Dessa, Big Black Delta, Mykki Blanco, Phranchyze, Roger Sellers, LNS..."

July 9, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW 2013 Round Two: More Bands Announced
Big year for Bogota bands with a heavy playlist from Colombia
"...And The Jets (Nashville, Tenn.) Desert Noises (Provo, Utah) Dessa (Minneapolis, Minn.) Device (Chicago, Ill.) Madi Diaz Nashville, Tenn.)..."

Dec. 5, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

P-Tek
"...fit on a Doomtree disc. The latter's dynamic MC Dessa contributes both verse and hook to "This Bridge Is..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Wednesday Showcases
Stay planted on Wednesday night with whole showcases
"...Paper Tiger, spins between sets), sets the stage for Dessa, Doomtree's do-it-all femcee, a Midwestern Lauryn Hill. Preceding P.O.S'..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

ACL Music Fest Sunday Interview
A slow-jam matrimony of Midwestern indie rock and hip-hop
"...hip-hop artists nearly two dozen deep: rappers P.O.S. and Dessa, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Ivan Howard of the..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

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