Saving Live Music: A Conversation with Dessa and Dayna Frank

Portraits of Dessa and Dayna Frank
Center for the Study of Politics and Governance
May 19, 2021 - 12:00 pm CDT
- 1:00 pm
Virtual
Independent music venues across the nation were devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. What will it take for live music to return? Musician and writer Dessa joins Minnesota music entrepreneur Dayna Frank and Minnesota Public Radio’s arts reporter Euan Kerr.

Independent music venues across the nation were devastated by Covid - the first to close and among the last to open. In response, venue owners, operators, and musicians banded together to form the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), securing government aid in December 2020. However, many venues are still struggling to get back on their feet. What will it take for live music to return?

Musician and writer Dessa joins Minnesota music entrepreneur Dayna Frank and Minnesota Public Radio’s arts reporter Euan Kerr.