[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.
- Medicine ∀
- Bang Bang §
- Lucky ∀
- Ohio 2 [new]
- Rodeo [new]
- Motorbike ∀
- Speeding 72 ∀
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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.
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