Radiodonta, Whatnot, Added Color
10selden
Woodbridge
Dec. 5, 2025
“We tried to not be in love,” sighed Goose Wallace, smiling at their boyfriend Dexter Lourenco.
In fact, their band Radiodonta had a rule – no dating each other.
But Lourenco was one of the first people to believe in Wallace, telling them that “whatever band you want to start, I’m in.” Then there was a show. And a picture. It looked like Lourenco was kissing Wallace. They started to look at one another differently. Maybe they should try it?
Their musical partnership blossomed to romance, both relationships feeding each other.
Friday night, Wallace and Lourenco – Radiodonta’s vocalist and lead guitarist, respectively –were at show they were headlining at Woodbridge’s 10selden. “The other day, I was passing out flyers and some car drove through dirty water, and it splashed all over me!” said Goose.
But it was worth it, as 10selden’s moderately sized space held an enthusiastic crowd that night.
The members of Radiodonta want more people to know about 10selden’s existence as a viable music venue in the New Haven area. Located in an unassuming building, the space has great sound and a surprisingly good light show. The first thing you notice when you walk in is the abundance of tables and chairs, making the venue more accessible to people with disabilities or the elderly, Goose noted. 10selden also has food you can munch on while you watch your favorite band.
But most people were too busy dancing to the opening act, New Haven-based Whatnot, with its youthfully exuberant rock.
When the “lead” singer revealed that Whatnot was, in fact, missing their frontman, the audience was surprised. Matt, the fill-in, succeeded in crooning brooding lyrics like “you shine like gold/but you break like plastic.”
When Matt jumped off of the stage to play his guitar amongst the crowd, he busted a move or two. It was clear he was having so much fun. That frontman may want to watch his spot.
Next, clad in all black, Brazil-born, Brooklyn-based Added Color stormed the scene. The singer, Kiko, led with strong, emotive vocals, his thrashing limbs cutting sharp lines across the stage. “They’re not f*cking around,” slipped from the author’s mouth as she watched in fascination. Added Color’s music was danceable – polished metal, if you will – making the author reconsider a genre she previously avoided. Guitarist Tim described their music as the edge of metal while Kiko elided labels, calling the band genre fluid.
Kiko said that their song “Disposable” – with the lyric “I gave you love/and you stopped my heart” – was very emotionally hard to write. The raw lyrics were a perfect accompaniment to headbanging by the plethora of long-haired boys.
When Radiodonta took the stage, it was to a crowd primed to rock out. The band’s name, which means “radiating teeth,” is as enigmatic as their genre of music. The five-member, New Haven-based band named themselves after the extinct arthropods that flourished during the Cambrian period. Even if you don’t get the name, you can’t deny that their handpainted merch with images of the weird creatures is iconic. “People love our T-shirts before they even hear the music,” Wallace said.
Before helping to create the band, Wallace finished one year of group therapy, which left them with lots of feelings in need of release. Luckily, Wallace found band members who would execute a musical vision around Wallace’s emotions, creating music that Wallace says they want fans to experience as a cathartic release and not as anything bound to genres.
Growing up, Wallace would sing Beyonce riffs to hone their vocals. What would the little kid version of Wallace think of the person on stage now, fully in possession of themselves – an honest storyteller? Vacillating between deep growls and gossamer-light intonations, Wallace’s powerful, dexterous vocals elicited a “Damn” from Kiko. Backed by a harmony of guitars, bass and drums (helmed by local legend Joe Russo), Wallace confidently stalked the stage, putting on a true performance. At one point, things took a theatrical turn, and Wallace wrapped the mic cord around their neck, mimicking a leash, as they fired off lyrics that could have been pulled from their diary: “So far gone it’s not worth help/the government’s paying for my therapy” (“Good Dog”).
Wallace even took some time to advocate for marginalized groups, sharing that their family pushed them really hard to care about things and love people. They dedicated the wistful “On Your Hands” – their favorite song to perform and one of the first songs they wrote – to their family.
At the end of the night, it was undeniable that New Haven is a refuge for rockstars. And, in a fitting moment, Radiodonta’s lead singer and guitarist shared their first kiss on stage.
The crowd went wild.
