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Momma (Fillmore Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, May 12, 2026) [COURTNEY BARNETT]

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[ATTENDED: May 12, 2026] Momma

This was my third time seeing Momma.  I was super excited to see them the first time and looked forward to seeing them headline a little bit later.

I bought tickets to this show not even caring who the openers were.  But I was pretty happy to see that Momma would be one of them.

Momma have been playing live for a while now and their set is pretty smooth.  After the last time I saw them, they posted online a complaint about 40 year old men with no kids standing in front of the young girls who can’t see.  I get the sentiment but it came across really nasty.  And it made me feel like they don’t really enjoy themselves on stage.

And I felt that way through the whole set.

Bands don’t have to be cheerful and smiling–many bands aren’t-but I get a feeling of almost disdain from the band.  Which is only weird because their songs are so warm and welcoming.  Or maybe it was the audience who gave me the weird vibe for the show.  I was kind of puzzled by the audience during Courtney’s set as well, but something just felt off to me. (more…)

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Truman Sinclair (The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA, May 12, 2026) [COURTNEY BARNETT]

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[ATTENDED: May 12, 2026] Truman Sinclair

My wife does not care for opening acts.  I always make her sit through them (and sometimes she admits she likes them).  But this show happened to be on a night that she had something to do right up until we were about to leave.  So, I said I didn’t care if we missed this first opener Truman Sinclair, but I did want to see Momma.

So we left probably 30 minutes later than I normally like to leave.  And we hit ZERO traffic.  And parking was easy and there was no line yet so we wound up seeing all of Truman Sinclair’s set.

I’d never heard of the guy, but he had a youthful charm (he’s 23) and a really good sense of melody.  He’s from Chicago but lives in L.A

His second song sounded a lot like a Neil Young song (the chords and harmonica are similar to Heart of Gold).  Although his voice sounds nothing like Neil’s

His songs were mostly slower (Sit By the Fire–I’m not very fond of lines like “I’ve got you you you you you,” but whatever. (more…)

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Momma / Narrow Head (Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ, November 22, 2025) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: November 22, 2025] Momma / Narrow Head

I saw Momma back in May and really enjoyed their set a lot.  They play the kind of music that I just love–female fronted alt/grungy stuff.  When they announced this show in Asbury I was really sure I wanted to go.  I mean, they were great when I saw them last time and I think they only get better each time.

Plus, I suspect that their next album will show them growing their sound more.  I imagine they’ll be expanding their sound some. So the next time they tour, it will be for a new album and they won’t play these songs as much.  But sometimes things come up and seeing a band you just saw six months ago isn’t as important.

This was, apparently a double headline show with Narrow Head whom I’ve never heard of.  Turns out they did a split single with Momma.  They are from Dallas and sound a lot like Helmet or Biohazard or some heavy band like that.  They seem like a really odd match for Momma, but it was probably an interesting show.

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Momma (Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, May 30, 2025)

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[ATTENDED: May 30, 2025] Momma

Just over a year ago, I saw Momma open for Girl in Red.  I had been wanting to see them for a while and an opening set is a fine way to see them.  But I was really excited when they announced this headline tour and that they were playing Union Transfer.

I was off to t he side a bit–near Allegra Weingarten but with a great view of Etta Friedman.  Last time it wasn’t entirely clear if the band was just the tow of them (as photos showed) or all four, but the two guys are still with them so I’m guessing they are part of the band now–Aron Kobayashi Ritch on bass and Preston Fulks on drums.

The set was largely songs from their new album, which was to be expected.  Although I was really surprised that they played I Want You (Fever) (which I think is a huge hit) second!  The crowd went nuts for it of course.

In fact I feel like they stacked the front of the show with the songs I wanted to hear because they followed Fever with Medicine and Ohio All the Time. (more…)

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Wishy (Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, May 30, 2025) [MOMMA]

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[ATTENDED: March 22, 2025] Wishy

I Was happy that Wishy opened for Momma.  I knew one or two songs by them and really liked them.

The band came out–a five piece, with the two singer/guitarists Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites.  They harmonize perfectly with each other–both vocally and on guitar.  There’s something very appealing about the two singers going Ah ah ah in harmony on Planet Popstar.  There’s a few different parts in this song so I actually wasn’t sure if they were playing different songs or one long one (it’s only 4 minutes, but is pretty complicated)

Wishy released an EP this year and they played half of it.  That left five songs from last year’s Triple Seven, which is the album t hat I first heard them from.  The (very simple ) guitar riff in Persuasion is wonderful–and when the harmony guitar came in–fantastic.

Love on the Outside is mostly Kevin on guitar, but after a verse, the band kicks in and the harmonies are terrific.  The rest of the band is guitarist Dimitri Morris , bassist Mitch Collins, and drummer Conner Host.  It almost seems like overkill to have three guitarists in the band, but all three do different things to make the sound enormous. (more…)

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Girl in Red / Momma (The Met Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA, April 18, 2024) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: April 18, 2024] Girl in Red / Momma

I had bought a ticket for my daughter and I to see Sir Chloe on this evening.  But when Girl in Red announced her show, I immediately grabbed a pair just in case this was preferred.  I figured they would both be easy to re-sell.

And then Girl in Red announced a second show on the night before this one, so I grabbed those tickets and planned to sell the tickets for this show.

It was kind of fun for her to go to two shows in a row.  Although she enjoyed the Girl in Red show a lot more than the Sir Chloe show.

I assume the show was similar to the show we saw , but I think out show may have been a bit more fun (what with the wedding and all).

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Girl in Red (The Met Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA, April 17, 2024)

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[ATTENDED: April 17, 2024] Girl in Red / Momma

My daughter and I saw Girl in Red twice in 2022.  Her live show is a ton of fun and I was really impressed with how much she changed it over the few months between our shows.  Her new album is all about how she’s “back.”  This puzzled me a bit as she hadn’t been “gone” for very long.  But if you’re online all the time, two years is an eternity.

As soon as this show was announced I bought us tickets.  This venue was much bigger then the one we saw her in and her stage show expanded to fit it.

There was a giant video screen with cool visuals, there were steps and interestingly designed elements.  There was a gigantic swivel light which actually became a projection screen for a song.  And during one of the songs a part of the stage rose up and she was thirty feet above the stage.

She opened the set with the rocking title track.  She was a ton of fun as she ran back and forth across the stage.  Amazingly she was wearing a button shirt, sweater and suit jacket, and I was hot in shorts.   But her energy was infectious and the crowd was super psyched. (more…)

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Momma (The Met Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA, April 17, 2024) [GIRL IN RED]

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[ATTENDED: April 17, 2024] Momma

As soon as Girl in Red announced these shows I grabbed a ticket for my daughter and I.

I was super excited that Momma was the opening band because their song “Speeding 72” is one of my favorite songs of the last couple of years.   I’ve heard it on the radio enough that I checked out their debut album and I love the whole thing.  They’ve got a 90’s alt rock (Veruca Salt) vibe that I’m thrilled to hear again.

I would normally have snuck closer to the stage, but my daughter’s not a close-up fan, so we hung at the back of the pit (which in The Met is not far at all).

I enjoyed Momma’s whole (but rather short) set.  They played four songs from Household Name, including Medicine, the show opener and Speeding 72.

They played two new songs which sounded like they are mixing their sound up a little going forward.   And they played a single from last year, which also sounded really familiar.

Center stage with newly died red hair was Allegra Weingarten, and off to her right was Etta Friedman.  They sang together perfectly in that close harmony, almost whispered vocals that are a little hard to hear (especially in a bigger venue).  But they sounded great.

The band is always described as just the two of them, but thee were two other people on stage too, a drummer and a bassist.  Toward the end of the set, Etta switched instruments with the bassist.

I was pleased that the crowd reacted positively to them (being an opening act can suck) and I’m glad I got to see them before they totally take off.

  1. Medicine
  2. Bang Bang §
  3. Lucky
  4. Ohio 2 [new]
  5. Rodeo [new]
  6. Motorbike
  7. Speeding 72

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Momma / waveform* (Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia PA, October 7, 2022) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: October 7, 2022] Momma / waveform*

Momma has been getting a fair amount of buzz lately.  They are a duo (from L.A.) who have a really nice 90s grunge vibe.

The band  is Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten, as well as drummer Zach Capitti Fenton.  They put out their third (!) album this year.

I really like their sound, although I had tickets to Stereolab long before this show was announced.  Turns out I didn’t really enjoy the Stereolab show as much as I thought it would–I probably should have gone to this one.

waveform* is another duo (this time from Connecticut).  Jarett Denner and Dan Poppa make “downcast guitar pop.”  That’s not quite my thing but maybe a live show would be better than the description sounds.

I hope they come back around soon.

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