MOMSNAME

MOMSNAME is a four piece band from Groningen. Combining the rawness of alt-rock with shoegaze, emo and math rock influences they create a unique and dynamic sound that fluctuates between vulnerable intimacy and a ‘wall of sound’.Their music is profoundly conceptual and centres around themes of love, loss and transformation. Using spoken word, visuals and stage design they create interdisciplinary live shows.As a close-knit group of friends with a shared love for alternative music, they enjoy experimenting with sound and structure. By drawing from different genres, they create their own recognizable identity. For them, performing live is ultimately about connection, both with each other and with the audience.

Our album is out!

Upcoming Shows19 November Vera Groningen with Lawn
27 November Willemeen Arnhem

Projects

ChrysalisMOMSNAME takes you on an immersive, audiovisual journey through the seasons of loss and growth. Through a dreamy, melancholic, and dynamic blend of alt rock infused with elements of shoegaze and emo, they explore loss in all its forms: from saying goodbye to loved ones to losing and subsequently rediscovering oneself. Each track symbolizes a specific season and a phase within the cycle of change ranging from dark, wintry introspection to the renewed strength of spring and the celebration of life in summer. All of this comes to life in an enchanting live show, where music, spoken word, and visuals merge into a hypnotic experience. MOMSNAME invites you to step into the cocoon together and set your own transformation in motion.

Listen to Chrysalis

The WavesYou are up to your knees in the water of the sea and see a large wave coming towards you. Do you run back to the safety of shore, let yourself be flooded or dive into the water? 'The Waves' paints a portrait of Generation Z. A generation with too much stimulation and a shortage of inner peace.
Why do you feel the emotions you feel? Why do you do the things you do? Let yourself be taken into the world of The Waves and ask yourself whether you are paying enough attention to your own inner world. In this performance, which fuses film and live music, you will be guided on a quest for self-development. MOMSNAME tells their story about embracing dark emotions.Showdates:- 24th & 25th of June, Simmerdeis 2023
- Neushoorn Cafe, 21/09, Leeuwarden
- Iduna, 05/10, Drachten
- Winterwelvaart, 16/12, Groningen
- ESNS, The Social Hub , 18/01, Groningen

Listen to The Waves

BlossomBlossom is a coming of age story that follows a teenager into young adulthood. It addresses theme's such as, love drugs and depression. With serene vocals complimented by psychedelic and dreamy tones you are taken into the world of MOMSNAME's Blossom.

Listen to Blossom

Relevant shows

2026Warhol, 26/02, Groningen
Cafe Classen, 13/03, Arnhem
She’s Electric, 09/04, Drachten
Podium Broger, 11/04, Borger
Support Marathon, 18/04, Leeuwarden
Stukafest, 30/04, Groningen
Bevrijdingspop, 02/05, Joure
Release show Neushoorn, 22/05, Leeuwarden
Beatriks, 30/10, Leeuwarden
Broeikas (Podium Explore), 31/10, Leeuwarden2025Freesonic, EM2, 16/01, Groningen
Minerva X ESNS, 17/01, Groningen
Noardewyn live, 31/01 Omroep Fryslan
Neushoorn Arena, 28/05, Leeuwarden
Vera, 31/05, Groningen
City Proms, 28/06, Leeuwarden
Parksessies, 27/08, Haarlem
Vera, Zwemfest, 25/09, Groningen2024The Social Hub ESNS, 18/01, Groningen
Warhol, 24/01, Groningen
Slim Radio, 23/02, Amsterdam
Skek, 18/04, Amsterdam
Rotown, 25/04, Rotterdam
Slimfest, 22/06, Amsterdam
The Parlour, 21/08, Amsterdam
Noorderzon ZeevonkRecords, 01/09, Groningen
Sexyland, 21/09, Amsterdam
Simplon Up 31/10, Groningen
Vondelbunker 03/11, Amsterdam
Neushoorn 15/11, Leeuwarden2023The Waves
Simmerdeis, 24/06 en 25/06, Drachten
Neushoorn Cafe, 21/09, Leeuwarden
Iduna, 05/10, Drachten
Winterwelvaart, 16/12, Groningen
Simplon UP, 14/12, Groningen2022
De mix Oosterpoort, 13/05
Groningen - Finale KPVF, 21/10, Leeuwarden