This week’s batch of don’t-miss events covers everything from J Balvin to Simple Minds: Alive & Kicking Tour and from Rebecca Solnit with Lidia Yuknavitch to the Pink! Rosé Festival.
MONDAY
LIVE MUSIC
Momma: Welcome to My Blue Sky Tour
School friends Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten started the band Momma in 2015 outside of Los Angeles and have since moved to Brooklyn, added a drummer and bassist, and signed with Polyvinyl after the label cold emailed them. While their early music might’ve been categorized as ruminative and lo-fi, Momma has really tapped into their power as an indie rock band with the singles from their recently released album Welcome to My Blue Sky. The songs are stuck in my head, and I take every opportunity to scream-sing them in my car. Indianapolis band Wishy opens the show with pop punk-tinged grooves. SHANNON LUBETICH
(Aladdin Theater, Brooklyn)
