Dessa “Parts Of Speech” Cover Art & Tour Dates

Minneapolis, Minnesota emcee, singer and poet Dessa (a/k/a Dessa Darling) has announced her third solo album. The Doomtree founding member is planning Parts Of Speech for June 25. The Top 200 debuting Castor, The Twin follow-up will be released through Doomtree’s own imprint.

The artwork for the album is below:

Dessa’s also currently on tour. The ongoing dates are as follows:

4/30 – Buffalo, NY @ The Ninth Ward at Babeville
5/01 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
5/03 – Burlington, VT @ BCA Center
5/04 – Wilmington, DE @ World Café Live at The Queen
5/05 – Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery
5/06 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
5/07 – Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bears
5/08 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
5/09 – Fairfield, CT @ StageOne at Fairfield Theatre Company
5/10 – Arlington, VA @ IOTA Club & Café
5/12— Carrboro, NC @ Local 506
5/13 – New York, NY @ SubCulture Arts
5/14 – Sellersville, PA @ Sellersville Theater 1894
5/16 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot (Pike Room)

(April 9)

UPDATE: Dessa has announced the following additional dates for her Parts Of Speech tour:

6/22 – St. Paul, MN – Fitzgerald Theater (SOLD OUT)
6/29 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue (SOLD OUT)
7/08 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
7/09 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
7/11 – Phoenix, AZ – Cresent Ballroom
7/12 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
7/13 – West Hollywood, CA – The Trobadour
7/15 – Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar
7/16 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
7/17 – Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst Atrium
7/19 – Bellingham, WA – The Shakedown
7/20 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
7/21 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
7/22 – Boise, ID – Nuerolux
7/23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
7/25 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre
7/26 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
7/27 – Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
7/29 – Chicago, IL – Millenium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion
7/30 – St. Louis, MO – Firebird

(May 5)

UPDATE #2: Additional tour dates for Dessa’s “Parts of Speech Tour” can be found below.

11/7 – Lawrence, KS – Jackpot

11/8 – Columbia, MO – Mojo’s

11/9 – Norman, OK – OPOLIS

11/10 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest

11/11 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs

11/14 – Orlando, FL – Backbooth

11/15 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits

11/15 – St. Petersburg, FL – Local 662

11/18 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl

11/19 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall

11/20 – New Orleans, LA – The Howlin Wolf

11/21 – Nashville, TN – Third and Lindsley

Dessa’s “Call Off Your Ghost” music video can be viewed below. 

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