Winnipeg based punk duo Mobina Galore have been all over the place before settling in Winnipeg.
The duo, including guitarist Jenna Priestner and drummer Marcia Hanson, play with local garage rock/ psychedelic rock trio Chief Mountain and Vancouver band This is the shoes, Feb. 17 at the Owl Acoustic Lounge.
Priestner is from Edmonton originally, then moved to Fernie where she met Hanson. They moved to Vancouver fo
r a while, then decided to settle in Winnipeg.
“We didn’t know anybody in Vancouver, but Marcia has family and friends in Winnipeg, so we decided to go there,” Priestner recounted, taking a break from digital media classes.
They are working on their first full length CD, which they recorded with John Paul Peters, who produced the most recent Propaghandi CD.
“We loved the sound of the Propaghandi CD and we’d never heard of him before but as soon as we found out who produced it, we knew we were on board with it,” Priestner said.
“ He’s given us some amazing ideas to help us with our songs,” she said.
“It will be a full length, eight song CD. We’re pretty excited about it,” she said adding once it is complete, they hope to get a record label on board. They hope to release the finished CD in the Fall.
She said they don’t want to pigeonhole themselves as a female punk rock duo. There is a lot of pop sensibilities in their sound and a lot of punk.
“We usually have other people telling us who we sound like,” she said adding they add elements of pop, punk and even grunge into their sound.
They are glad to be in Winnipeg.
“We were getting into a bit of a funk in Vancouver. The scene here has been so supportive of us. It’s been amazing. So we have a lot of people to thank for that,” she continued.
She is excited to be back in Alberta, particularly in Lethbridge.
“We were just there at the end of July. This time, I think we’ll be playing a bunch of new songs. We’re better live performers now and more comfortable on stage. It’s going to be a lot of fun. We’re super pumped to be back,” she continued.
