Momma’s Music Is Medicinal

Momma’s origin story begins in Los Angeles, where bandmates Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten first met as teenagers. With a shared interest in artists like Alex G and dedication to developing their own sound, Etta and Allegra started playing together in high school. Now in New York, their band, Momma (which includes their producer and bassist, Aaron Kobayashi Ritch, and drummer, Preston Fulks), is about to embark upon their next tour (this is certainly not their first — they opened for Weezer on tour just last year). Before they set out on this next adventure, where they’ll be opening for Girl In Red, they reflected on their past decade of making music, the necessity of holding down multiple jobs, and what it means to make it as musicians today.