{"id":138248,"date":"2026-01-30T23:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/138248\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:32:07","slug":"international-noise-conference-returns-to-churchills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/138248\/","title":{"rendered":"International Noise Conference Returns to Churchill’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe chaos and energy inside a past edition of INC. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Photography by Monica McGivern<\/p>\n

No one can accuse the International Noise Conference<\/a> of false advertising. The now 22-year-old annual event does not pretend that attendees will hear conventional music with melodies and harmonies. Instead, it celebrates experimentation with sound in all its forms. This year\u2019s International Noise Conference will be held for nine consecutive nights at Churchill<\/a>\u2018s, starting tonight, Friday, January 30, and running through Saturday, February 7. To reward those willing to listen to something new and different, admission is free for those of drinking age, while those under 21 will be charged a $10 cover.<\/p>\n

Frank \u201cRat Bastard\u201d Falestra started the International Noise Conference back in 2004 as a three-day event. It kept expanding and survived Churchill\u2019s closure, the last few years being put on at all kinds of venues, including Bar Nancy and Locust Projects. Churchill\u2019s reopened last autumn, but then Rat Bastard got in a nasty car accident<\/a> that put him in a coma last November. Thankfully, he seemed full of energy when talking to New Times about the upcoming INC. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be nine nights of whatever crazy combination of music you can imagine. Putting noise in the name represents the concept of a slippery when wet sign. It lets people know what they\u2019re in for.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s line-up includes close to 200 acts, some hailing from as far away as Japan and Italy. The hard-and-fast rule is that each artist gets only 15 minutes to perform. So if you don\u2019t like what you hear, you don\u2019t have to be too patient to get to listen to something else. Rat Bastard had a long list of acts that he said were can\u2019t miss, \u201cAnti Itch Cream is here from Japan. Alessandra Zerbinati came from Italy. This Is My Condition are here from Lawrence, Kansas. We have a lot of groups from Chicago coming like 500 Geckos that are staying at my place nearby.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a ton of local talent that will take the stage. Thursday, February 5, in particular, is a local night where you can hear 305 faves like Rafa, Gucci Handelsman, and Black Mayonnaise. Although there will be Miami artists playing on each and every night, including Rat Bastard himself, who promises, \u201cI\u2019ll play. I\u2019ll be in and out of sets.\u201d<\/p>\n

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