"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/8/25)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critics Consensus
Dessa is "Real Live Certified" and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 19 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Dessa is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth seeing. Dessa concert reviews describe live shows and performances as commanding.
How long are their concerts?
How long are Dessa concerts? Dessa concerts usually last around 45 minutes.
Born Margaret Wander, Dessa's first release with Doomtree, False Hopes, introduced a unique sensibility to underground hip-hop: literary, bitter-sweet, and wry. She alternated between a clever, droll persona as an emcee and her earnest, unaffected delivery as a singer with a low, clear alto voice.
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Music In Minnesota (USA)
November 17, 2023
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Follow the Lede-r: Dessa Re-Establishes Her Poetic Force in Minneapolis
For the last two decades or so Minneapolis has been the hip hop mecca responsible for feeding artists like Atmosphere and P.O.S. to the indie music scene. Saturday night brought Dessa and Sims – two of the Twin Cities’ finest to a full Record Bar in Kansas City, Mo.
Despite having spent nine hours trekking
