Concert photography from over the weekend.
Minnesota Music - Dessa - "Chaconne" from her new album, "A Badly Broken Code."
Dessa, along with Aby Wolf and Jeremy Messersmith perform "The Chaconne" live in the studios of 89.3 The Current.
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(Click to enlarge) Congrats to Dessa! Purchase A Badly Broken Code at the Doomtree store or on the iTunes store to keep it moving up the charts!

Dessa - "A Badly Broken Code" (Doomtree) [LOCAL] *MP3: Dessa - "Matches To Paper Dolls" Buy it on iTunes . Motion City Soundtrack - "My Dinosaur Life" (Sony) [LOCAL] *MP3: Motion City Soundtrack - "Worker Bee" Buy it on iTunes . [...]
Some visuals for the lead single off Dessa's new album A Badly Broken Code - which might I add sounds amazing. I listened through it quite a few times this week and have concluded she with out a doubt shits on every other female rapper in the game right now. Yup. Doomtree. This isn't the best track on the album but dope nevertheless. Video is slick - I recall Dessa nervously tweeting the day of the video shoot.
Here's a video to match Dessa's lead single from the upcoming A Badly Broken Code .
Doomtree's multi-disciplined, author/poet/MC,songwriter Dessa preps her debut full length A Badly Broken Code , with the jazzy, sultry, sing,rap jewel "Dixon's Girl". Catch her live as she'll be touring with Doomtree's P.O.S. on a national tour . peace to MWB . Dessa - "Dixon's Girl" -mp3
The Doomtree crew member is gearing up for her solo release.

Exciting news today from the Doomtree camp. P.O.S. will be embarking on a nationwide tour, and will be bringing along Dessa, fresh off the release of her upcoming LP, A Badly Broken Code . No Minneapolis date, but I'd be willing to bet that a homecoming show will be tacked on at the end of the tour. No doubt I'll be at the Madison show on March. News via City Pages blog Gimme Noise . (with Grieves, [...]

P.O.S. will continue his quest for world domination in 2010 and bring along his lovely Doomtree partner in crime Dessa for a 40 date tour across North America. Joining them for the first half of the trek will be Grieves, with Astronautlis taking over on the second leg. Dessa's first full length album 'A Badly Broken Code' will be released on January 19th and coincide with a CD Release show at The Fine Line Music Cafe with Jeremy Messersmith on January 22nd. Every Never Is Now Tour 2/2/10 Lawrence KS Jackpot * [...]
He's bringing his Doomtree crewmate along for the ride.

Dessa - Dixon's Girls Preorder Dessa's new full-length album, A Badly Broken Code, to get a signed copy of the disc delivered by January 19. Fans who pre-order will also get exclusive access to a live broadcast of Dessa's rehearsal for her CD release show. You'll be able to preview music from the album, listen to singers interpret the songs, and even send in your questions to Dessa and the other musicians. A Badly Broken Code is the [...]

Here is Dessa' fantastic lead single, "Dixon's Girl," from her upcoming solo LP, A Badly Broken Code . The album is available for preorder right now at Doomtree's website. If you order it, you not only will get the album by January 19, but also gain access to some exclusive and exciting bonus material: Preorder Dessa's new full-length album, A Badly Broken Code , to get a signed copy of the disc delivered by January 19. Fans who pre-order will also get exclusive access to a live broadcast of Dessa's rehearsal [...]
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I love seeing P.O.S. get some recognition like this. Dude truly deserves it. P.O.S. performing the track "Optimist" of his album Never Better l ive at this years Woodie Awards! Naturally, P.O.S. is up for an award for best performer. No doubt in my mind that he is. Also - P.O.S. is up for rapper of the of the year over at Spin Magazine. Help out and drop him a vote! Vote here! +++ Some visuals [...]
Way to spill the beans on Dessa's real name, New York Times.
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