International Noise Conference

Mecca Normal's Jean Smith Talks to Herself About INC 2013, Threeways With Rat Bastard

In 1984, poet Jean Smith teamed up with guitarist David Lester to form the feminist indie rock duo, Mecca Normal. A few years later, their blueprint of punk spunk and explicit politics (sexual and otherwise) played a big role in the cultivation of the '90s Riot Grrrl movement. Fast forward three de ... More >>

Unicorn Hard-On Talks INC 2013 and Learning "How to Squelch Without Getting Hurt"

Valerie Martino epitomizes the present-day dichotomy of the eclectic and experimental subset of music known simply as noise. Martino is a primary agitator in the scene's gradual (and then exponential) embrace of electronic dance music spanning from cold wave and industrial to minimal techno and aci ... More >>

International Noise Conference at Churchill's Pub February 6 to 9

Haves&Thirds' Todd Lynne Talks INC 2013 and History of Tampa Noise: "We Were Total Hermits"

Todd Lynne is a man who speaks softly, and carries a big stick. Only instead of a two-by-four or tree branch, Lynne wields a huge bag of noisy tricks. For more than a decade, he has been a devoted, prolific participant in and leader of Central and Gulf Coast Florida's respective noise music scenes. ... More >>

Terror and H20 Unloaded Hard Riffs and Flailing Limbs on Churchill's Pub, February 5

Terror and H2O With Backtrack and Code Orange Kids Presented by Breakeven Booking and Speedfreek Churchill's PUb, Miami Tuesday, February 5, 2013 "We are not a rock 'n roll band," insisted Terror vocalist Scott Vogel, as he addressed the sweaty mass of hardcore fans between songs during one of the ... More >>

Clang Quartet Talks INC 2013 and Harsh Christian Noise: "I Am a Follower of The Crucified and Resurrected Christ"

Noise music is riddled with freaks.Just like the circus, urban downtowns, and Ultra Music Festival right as the clock strikes fuck-a-tree-o'clock - this envelope pushing, challenging, and potentially full-of-shit genre is a straight up 24/7 weirdo convention. But out of all the beardos, hippies, ar ... More >>

Ed Wilcox Talks INC 2013 and Temple of Bon Matin: "The Loudest Band to Ever Play CBGBs"

Psychedelic percussionist and transgenre, globally informed music enthusiast Ed Wilcox has lived in Florida, Philadelphia, Mississippi, Texas, Scotland, Norway, Iran, Baltimore, and the intergalactic cosmos of the mind. He has kept time for ensembles rooted in comfortably familiar North American id ... More >>

Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week

Another beautiful week in Miami. And with all of our sun and fun comes a lot of great traveling and sweet music wafting through the night air. The forecast shows exciting performances from lovelorn chill bands, noise rock, trappy uhntz-uhntz, cool-kid dance beats, and a few flurries of funk. Ther ... More >>

Corrections House, Shroud Eater, and Holly Hunt Destroyed Churchill's Pub in Miami

Corrections House With Shroud Eater and Holly Hunt Presented by Speedfreek Churchill's Pub, Miami Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Better Than: Not being "destroyed," "annihilated," "depressed," and "confused" on a Wednesday night. In the Internet age, it is pretty much impossible for anyone with a com ... More >>

Top Ten Completely Insane Moments From Ten Years of International Noise Conference

"Power supply is no big deal," says Rat Bastard, hunched over a row of disemboweled computer hard drives resting on his kitchen countertop. "I'll put one of these over there and pull one of the power supplies out. Then I'll be fuckin' with five computers." It's a Monday night at 11 p.m. and this Cr ... More >>

Rat Bastard's International Noise Conference: Insane 135-Act Lineup, Celebrates 10 Years

According to the Internet, a ten year anniversary is to be celebrated with diamonds. Because "a marriage that lasts ten years is as durable and beautiful as a diamond."Now, "durable" and "beautiful" may not be the first words one associates with Frank "Rat Bastard" Falestra's annual International N ... More >>

Thurston Moore and KURT During Art Basel Miami Beach 2012

No one wrote "Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit" on the wall. Still, the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts reeked, ever-so-slightly and not-so-literally, of sweaty punk armpits, greasy faded flannel, and the sweet stink of grunge. Last night, KURT, "a multi-discipline exhibit ... More >>

Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do in Miami This Weekend Under $10

​Valentine's Day is next week. You'll likely be suckered into dropping mad loot on something extravagant like a $1,400 couples massage or $400 surf 'n' turf dinner inside a private pool cabana at the Four Seasons. Naturally, staying put this weekend and saving your money would be the adult thing ... More >>

International Noise Conference 2012 at Churchill's Pub February 8-11

Free Events This Week: Voices of Haiti, International Noise Conference, Shake

​If you're in a relationship, you've probably already spent all your money on Valentine's Day gifts for your significant other.If you're currently unattached, you've probably spent all your cash on episodes of Downton Abbey and tubs of Ben & Jerry's to keep you company.Either way, you're broke ... More >>

Ten Worst Band Names at International Noise Conference 2012

​Noise. It sucks. It hurts the ear. But every year, Rat Bastard's International Noise Conference draws sickos from around the world to Churchill's Pub for a free, curated, four-night concert series featuring the worst sounds humans are capable of producing without drones or laptops. All the ban ... More >>

Nine Noisiest Acts at International Noise Conference 2012

Photo by Bleeding PalmJust wait till you hear the racket Rat Bastard has planned for this year's I.N.C. ​Some people really get their panties in a twist over noise music. Every year, producer-musician Rat Bastard throws his globally acclaimed International Noise Conference at Churchill's Pub. And ... More >>

Voice of the Valley Noise Rally 2011: Crossfade, Bleeding Palm, and Laundry Room Squelchers' Vision Quest

Lead the way, Rat!​Last night, noise swami Frank "Rat Bastard" Falestra appeared to Crossfade in a strange dream.He didn't say anything. But even if he did, it would have been drowned out by the sound of his hands (which were, uh, made of broccoli) forcing his four-string telecaster to cry out in ... More >>

International Noise Conference 2011 at Churchill's Pub February 10

Go Bang With Roofless Records' Percussion Conference at Churchill's Pub Tonight

Channel your inner Peart at the Percussion Conference.​Have you sold your Serta, gutted your bedroom, and turned it into an elaborate shrine to the magic of percussion by erecting an exact replica of Rush beatkeeper Neil Peart's 360-degree drum kit? Or do you prefer to bang on a beat-up trashcan? ... More >>

Hahahelp's Ryan Welch Throws International Noise Conference Kickoff Show at La Cueva

Ryan in a dress with a drum.​​Somewhere in the middle of Crossfade's interview with drummer Ryan Welch, Mr. C. of Churchill's Pub interrupted to say that he's taking this Friday off because of Rat Bastard's three-day International Noise Conference. He said the people that come to INC are a bunch ... More >>

Ten Supereclectic Acts Not to Miss at the International Noise Conference

Tampa's Neon Blud is the INC's rock spoiler.​See the full, three-day International Noise Conference 2011 lineup. People have the internet and it's hard to shock them. Once threatening musical aesthetics like punk and hip-hop have long been neutered and incorporated into the popular culture canon. ... More >>

International Noise Conference Announces Another Bout of Chaos February 10

Photo by Mike NunnGet yr noise with Clang Quartet.​Hey noiseniks, it's almost time again to put your auditory system through those 72 hours of awesome sonic abuse commonly known as the International Noise Conference. As always, Rat Bastard and Laundry Room Squelchers will be helming the whole th ... More >>

Prunk TV: International Noise Conference, Gustavo Matamoros, and a Fish Tank

Sometimes, when I am feeling suicidal, I go to Sweat Records and stare at the fish tank. I once read some Harvard study where they hypothesized that watching fish in a fish tank lowers you blood pressure. I think that it's true. Plus, Sweat Records has some awesome magazines, books, and really good ... More >>

Photos: International Noise Conference is Like the Golden Globes of Noise Music

Kyle Munzenrieder​The International Noise Conference, organized yearly by Miami's resident sonic-fucking legend Rat Basterd, is secretly the best music conference the city has to offer. It's spun off international tours, and events across the globe, but the center piece will always be the Miami or ... More >>

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The Rat Opera

Q&A With Rat Bastard, Playing For SIX HOURS Tonight at Churchill's

​Rat Bastard is unquestionably one of the most ubiquitous presences in the local music scene. And he has been for well over two decades. When Rat's not fronting conflagrations such as Laundry Room Squelchers or Scraping Teeth, he's heading up The International Noise Conference, a weeklong racket o ... More >>

Hearing Damage, AKA the Rat Opera -- the Life and Times of Rat Bastard

outrocked​I just came across this thanks to Rob Elba of the Holy Terrors. He seems to be orchestrating this project dedicated to the life and times of Rat Bastard, AKA Frank Falestra, the longtime noise artist, studio owner, producer, performer, promoter, and all-around impresario. Rat's been maki ... More >>

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Show at Churchill's Tomorrow Night to Benefit GOO, New All-Ages Venue

This Friday's excursion into sonic brutality at Churchill's Pub is not just another exercise in aggression. This time, it's to support a nascent all-ages venue in the inner city, tentatively called GOO. The project is being spearheaded by a local music fan, Kenneth Fee. The graduate of Hialeah High ... More >>

International Noise Conference

He Likes Big Butts

Good behavior in a retail crisis, skater classics, painterly drama, and a newspaper that’s purely frivolous: The Bitch digs it all

Bring on da Noise

Churchill’s goes bonkers for unique music

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