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Do you think the use of all fireworks should be legal in the state of Minnesota for all consumers?
Dessa of Doomtree performs on the streets of Rochester
Mon, Jul 2nd, 2012
Posted in Rochester Arts & Culture
Posted in Rochester Arts & Culture
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Well after her European tour, after delivering the commencement address on “failure” at the University of Minnesota, but before she flew to sing in Warsaw, Poland, Dessa performed for Rochesterfest at Thursdays on First and Third.
With a degree in philosophy, Dessa, a rapper and spoken word artist, is the CEO of Doomtree, an indie hiphop collective run on “friendship, music, and money,” in that order. Dessa believes in keeping a low overhead, and being conscious of one’s return on investment—and bearing that in mind, I decided it would be worth it to see her perform live, outside, for free.
Rochesterfest, which likely surpassed its estimated attendance of 150,000 enjoyed outstanding weather, and Thursdays on First on June 21st was no exception. The masses were a-grinning. Hands were full of toddler leashes, beer and iced tea, fish tacos and ice cream sandwiches.
Dessa took the mic and made a telling disclaimer about how she was going to save her “agro” style music for the second set (at first I thought “agro” meant she was going to rap lustily about agriculture. I was later informed she meant “aggressive.”) But Dessa dialed it in just about right for the crowd which she learned from Twitter held a good many Moms in attendance. She rocked the slow jams with sultry sizzle and interspersed the most lickety-splitting-spitlicks I’ve ever heard. The Sporty Spice look-alike lady emcee issues a heady rap. Listening close to the lyrics you may detect allusions to Roman Mythology, articulate commentaries on issues of social justice, broken political systems, or other intriguing syntheses of philosophical esoterica and pop culture.
Rumor has it Dessa used to host a pub quiz in the Twin Cities, and that she has been asked to get the pub quiz scene started in Rochester, a smart city that likes its entertainment on the intellectual side.
Though Dessa preaches about giving artists, historical figures, and all other human beings “charitable interpretation,” Dessa needs about as much charity as the city of Rochester— two scenes which appear to be on the rise.
With a degree in philosophy, Dessa, a rapper and spoken word artist, is the CEO of Doomtree, an indie hiphop collective run on “friendship, music, and money,” in that order. Dessa believes in keeping a low overhead, and being conscious of one’s return on investment—and bearing that in mind, I decided it would be worth it to see her perform live, outside, for free.
Rochesterfest, which likely surpassed its estimated attendance of 150,000 enjoyed outstanding weather, and Thursdays on First on June 21st was no exception. The masses were a-grinning. Hands were full of toddler leashes, beer and iced tea, fish tacos and ice cream sandwiches.
Dessa took the mic and made a telling disclaimer about how she was going to save her “agro” style music for the second set (at first I thought “agro” meant she was going to rap lustily about agriculture. I was later informed she meant “aggressive.”) But Dessa dialed it in just about right for the crowd which she learned from Twitter held a good many Moms in attendance. She rocked the slow jams with sultry sizzle and interspersed the most lickety-splitting-spitlicks I’ve ever heard. The Sporty Spice look-alike lady emcee issues a heady rap. Listening close to the lyrics you may detect allusions to Roman Mythology, articulate commentaries on issues of social justice, broken political systems, or other intriguing syntheses of philosophical esoterica and pop culture.
Rumor has it Dessa used to host a pub quiz in the Twin Cities, and that she has been asked to get the pub quiz scene started in Rochester, a smart city that likes its entertainment on the intellectual side.
Though Dessa preaches about giving artists, historical figures, and all other human beings “charitable interpretation,” Dessa needs about as much charity as the city of Rochester— two scenes which appear to be on the rise.
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