Katy Tessman's music is like a bold hug for the audience. Music that somehow lifts your self-esteem and makes you feel like you can face anything. ~ ​Mostly Minnesota Music

Katy Tessman performs solo, with her band Katy Tessman and the Turnbuckles, and as a Mom & Son Duo
​For booking shows and outreach events please email SUMMIT.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Katy's "Fly" Album Release Tour in Fall 2023 takes her to 13 different cities and towns in Minnesota.
• October 14, 2023 Katy and her band captivated a sold out audience for the release of her new album at the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis.
• February 11, 2023  Katy and her band performed for a sold out audience for her single release and lyric book launch for ”Hero Now Crowned“ at the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis. 
• In June 2022, Katy and her band celebrated the release  of her new music to a sold out audience at the 318 Cafe in Excelsior.
• After a 20-year pause from the stage, Katy Tessman made her re-debut in January 2022 with a ticketed event at Ginkgo Coffeehouse in St Paul; during the height of the omicron variant of the Covid-19 pandemic, Katy filled the house with a (masked/vaxxed) audience. 
• Learn more about Katy's performance history and solo debut album here.

OUTREACH - sharing her story, talent, and positivity to those who need it:

• In October 2024, Katy celebrated her birthday and being 15 years cancer free with a performance at the Icehouse in Minneapolis to raise funds for Gilda's Club - MN

• Mama Hellcats : a showcase of mothers raising awareness and funds for domestic violence resources; May 16, 2024 at the Hook & Ladder Theatre in Minneapolis
• As a spokesmodel for the Breast Cancer Superhero Portrait Project, Katy supports artist Barbara Portwit at community events.
• Young Survivor of breast cancer, Katy was invited to speak at the Young Survivor Coalition's monthly in-person support meeting in May 2023 hosted by Gilda's Club - Twin Cities.
• In March 2023, Katy sang her songs, talked about books, and played games with The Dude on Star Studio's closed circuit television program at Children's Hospitals in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
• During Lent 2023, Katy was the guest speaker and performer at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Hopkins.
• In October 2022, Katy and her band hosted a fundraiser for the Angel Foundation and performed to a sold out audience at the 318 Cafe in Excelsior

​Venues (in the Twin Cities)

• Icehouse (sold out release show)
• Turf Club
• Aster Cafe (sold out release show)
• The Hook & Ladder Theater
• Green Room
• 318 Cafe (sold out release show)
• Woodshop Sessions
• KJ’s Hideaway
• Staring Lake Amphitheater
• Parley Lake Winery
• 331 Club
• The Roseville Rog
• Underground Music Cafe
• All Saints Indian Mission
• ​Peavey Plaza
• The Graft House

Venues (Outstate)

• Rapids Brewing Co. – Grand Rapids, MN
• Unwined Up North – Grand Rapids, MN
• Wussow’s Concert Cafe – Duluth, MN
• ​Sampaguita - Aitkin, MN
• Armory – Park Rapids, MN
• Pulpit Rock Brewing – Decorah, IA
• Uncommon Ground – Chicago, IL
• Free Folk Brewery – Fayetteville, WV
• Commodore Grille – Nashville, TN
• East Nashville Hope Exchange – Nashville, TN
• Augusta Winery – Augusta, MO​
• Brandi Fenton Memorial Park – Tucson, AZ
• Ruffed Up Duck - Laramie, WY
  
• Feldman's Deli - Salt Lake City, UT
  
• Beer Creek Brewing - Santa Fe, NM

LIBRARIES:

• St. Paul Public Library, MN
  
• Rapid City Public Library, SD
• Guernsey Country Public Library, Cambridge, OH
• Pueblo City-County Public Library, CO
• Norfolk Public Library, NE

FESTIVALS:

• Stone Arch Bridge Festival – Minneapolis, MN
• Common Roots Festival – St. Cloud, MN
• ArtStock - Waconia in Carver County, MN

TRIBUTES:

• Cover Me – a Bruce Springsteen Sing-along
• Tribute to Loretta Lynn & Emmylou Harris
• Paul McCartney 80th Birthday Tribute 
• Simon & Garfunkel Tribute

SHOWCASES:

• The MN Songwriter Showcase celebration of Women in Music at the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis.
• Twin Cities Songwriter Rounds at the 331 Club in Mpls and The White Squirrel in St. Paul
• Grand Event Center Songwriter Rounds in Northfield
• Singer/Songwriter Songwriting Challenge participant showcase in Hudson and St. Paul

check out Katy's SHOW archive