If you saw one of the 100-plus shows that Model/Actriz played in 2023, what you were probably most struck by was the Brooklyn noise band’s intensity. Every night felt somewhere between a secret initiation and a car crash, with lead singer Cole Haden at the center of the madness. “It’s …
Read More »Help Joanna Sternberg, Model/Actriz, and Others Defend Trans Rights With New Comp
In an effort to defend trans rights in the United States, the U.K., and Canada, dozens of artists have recorded cover songs for a new compilation that will raise money for organizations in those countries. Joanna Sternberg recorded Caroline Rose’s “Everywhere I Go I Bring the Rain,” Rostam interpreted Lucinda …
Read More »The Outrageous Thrills of Model/Actriz
T HE REGULARS AT THE BROADWAY have no idea what’s about to hit them. Model/Actriz frontman Cole Haden, 26, stands onstage in a sequined tunic, cutoff shorts, a weathered baseball cap, and a glorious mustache, looking a little like Freddie Mercury if he lived off the L train. It’s 8 …
Read More »Noise Rules the Night in Austin
It’s been a long week in Austin, and many of the musicians and fans who flew into Texas had already split town by Saturday night —but those who were left made it a night to remember, with furiously loud punk noise, enormous EDM beats, and more. Here are the best …
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