The Actor Slash Model film project is a financially sponsored by Beyondmedia Education (501c3), and is a supported by the Crossroads Foundation's Fire This Time Grant, The Critical Fierceness Grant and a CAAP city arts grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Website photography by Actor Slash Model and Brandon Dill, design by Madsen.
© Actor Slash Model, 2006-2009
Things You Can't Keep (2009)  |
Actor Slash Model 1. Bowling Alley Full running length ~ 40 mins. |
Cheap Date (2007)  |
Actor Slash Model 1. Dealings 'N Such Full running length ~ 38 mins. |
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Actor Slash Model's sophomore album Things You Can't Keep releases Sunday December 20th, 2009 and will be available for purchase soon.
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Cheap Date is available for purchase through CDbaby & Itunes |
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| "The Most impressive album debut in recent memory." --Gregg Shapiro, Bay Area Reporter, Chicago Free Press |
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Upcoming Shows ~
Sunday December 20th @ The Redline Tap - RECORD RELEASE
7006 N. Glenwood, 8pm, 21+
with Cobalt and the Hired Guns, Natalie Grace, Elias Krell and Band Practice
Please visit the film page to view upcoming screenings.
Actor Slash Model (the band) is the Chicago-based acoustic duet of Simon Strikeback and Madsen Minax, together creating a clean and succinct blend of skillful musicianship, captivating rhythms, alluring harmonies, witty lyrics and overall charming entertainment.
Their stage performance alone has been said to be "completely entrancing," as their connective energy and interactions are humorous, yet concise and natural - the music is clean, tight and penetrative, yet Actor Slash Model is raw, real and fun. The performers are able to blend their seamless music into a comedic act of sorts, as their songs range in content from "nontraditional" love affairs, to fake moustaches, to homoerotic cowboys, to pseudo metal hair ballads and back again.
The two draw from bluegrass and folk roots, yet also incorporate aspects of non traditional independent music, and therefore like to dub their genre "Indie-Grass." Though Actor Slash Model utilizes a playful means, often tongue in cheek, their lyrics convey deep political ideas, emotion and conviction in every line.
Actor Slash Model has toured the United States playing shows in Chicago, St. Louis, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Eugene, Portland, Olympia, Seattle, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Madison, Indianapolis, Clevland, New York, Boston, Baltimore, DC, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, ME, and Idapaolooza, in Middle Tennessee, amongst other places. If you would like to bring Actor Slash Model to your town please contact them. They are often available for university performances, as well as workshops regarding their current film project.
All proceeds from Cheap Date go directly to the Actor Slash Model film project fund.
The album can be purchased here through paypal above, or at Reckless Records (1532 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL), Women and Children First (5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL) or Pause Cafe (1107 W. Berwyn., Chicago, IL 60640).
For a full schedule of up to date shows please visit our myspace page.