Festival MEO Kalorama

Model/Actrix at MEO Kalorama: The Chaos that Awakens Us

By VoxPop - junho 26, 2025

    At MEO Kalorama, where music collides with the pulse of the city, Model/Actrix delivered one of the most overwhelming performances of the festival. The American band, with their explosive blend of post-punk and noise rock, didn’t just put on a gig – they crafted an immersive, visceral experience that shook every corner of the audience.

The Struggle Between Melody and Chaos
Right from the outset, there was an immediate surge of energy. Cole Haden’s presence, as the frontman, is nothing short of commanding — he owns the stage as if he’s fighting the very music itself. Every word, every scream felt like it was tearing through the air, while Jack Wetmore’s guitar, Ruben Radlauer’s drumming, and Aaron Shapiro’s bass formed a sonic wall that left no room for complacency.

The performance was a constant battle between melody and chaos. With each track, the heavy beats and aggressive guitar riffs intertwined with near-delirious moments of distortion, creating a constant tension in the atmosphere. And it’s in that space between chaos and order where Model/Actrix truly shines — their music isn’t just to be heard, but to be felt, to be lost in.

The Passage of Sound to the Soul
The setlist wasn’t merely a collection of songs; it was a journey, a spiralling wave of sound and emotion that had the audience straddling the line between discomfort and euphoria. Tracks from Dogsbody, like “Hell Bent” and “All I Want”, were incendiary, with their raw energy exploding outward from the stage. But it was in the more introspective moments where the band revealed their true depth. Songs like “Beneath the Skin” created a sense of vulnerability, of being completely exposed, as if the band were forcing each of us to look inward.

The setlist for the night was as follows:

  1. Vespers

  2. Mosquito

  3. Crossing Guard

  4. Slate

  5. Doves

  6. Audience

  7. Ring Road

  8. Departures

  9. Diva

  10. Cinderella

    What stood out most, though, was how Cole Haden brought his own truth to the stage. The band's lyrics, often heavy with queer themes such as desire and identity, aren’t mere words — they’re a shout, a declaration. As Haden describes, “working in a genre that isn’t typically gay” makes each song an affirmation of his place in music and society. And it’s this raw honesty that turns Model/Actrix from just a band into a manifesto.



 A Communion of Emotions
    The audience for Model/Actrix wasn’t there for a conventional show. They were there to be part of something bigger, to lose themselves and find themselves in those dissonant sounds. There’s nothing superficial about this band. People weren’t merely watching; they were living every second of the gig. The collective warmth, the constant movement, the sense that we were all sharing the same tense space — that’s what made the Model/Actrix performance so unique.

    At times, it felt as though the stage and the crowd were one single entity, where the sound absorbed us, made us move, react, and lose ourselves. And yet, there was also a sense of total introspection — as if the music was forcing us to confront parts of ourselves that we often ignore.

    Model/Actrix's performance at MEO Kalorama was an emotional explosion. The band didn’t play to entertain; they played to provoke, to challenge, and most importantly, to form a visceral connection with the audience. This wasn’t just rock. It was something deeper, something uncomfortable, something real.

    By the end of the gig, the feeling was clear: Model/Actrix didn’t just put on a show, they made history. And perhaps that’s the true power of their music — to make us question, to liberate us, and, perhaps, to help us understand just a little bit more about ourselves.

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