International Noise Conference

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the International Noise Conference is a sometimes touring event masterminded by veteran noise dude, Rat Bastard, and headlined by his band the Laundry Room Squelchers. For each stop on the tour, Rat selects a local curator to put together a bill of performers who each perform for 15 minutes or less. Other rules include: no laptops, no droning. The definition of "noise" is often vague, and will include harsh feedback-driven assualts, hardcore free jazz, confrontational performance art, and sometimes pretty electronic music. This show is curated by The Lab's Executive Director, Sarah Lockhart.

PERFORMERS INCLUDE:
enigmatic percussion and electronics ensemble, Zeek Sheck
http://www.swezlex.com/zeek.html

psychedelic-influenced weird jazz group, Wiggwaum
http://www.youtube.com/user/wiggwaum

electronics master and iPad music app proselytizer, Wobbly
http://www.detritus.net/wobbly/

ideosyncratic manic percussionist, Moe! Staiano
http://www.moestaiano.com/

chaotic keyboard-based masked jesters, Commode Minstrels in Bullface
http://www.myspace.com/commode

ad hoc hardcore meets free jazz group, Murder Murder

experimental musician-verging-on-performance artist, Headboggle
http://headboggle.tumblr.com/

noise scene vets, Pigs in the Ground
https://soundcloud.com/abscurics/sets/pigs-in-the-ground-no-stone

the new trio of three awesome ladies, Weather And (Nicole of Head/Head, Julia of Waxy Tombs, and Madalyn Merkey)
https://www.youtube.com/watch

synth-based improvisers, Tinker/Wang
https://soundcloud.com/that-hideous-strength/sets/that-hideous-wang-cassette

experimental noise duo, A White Hunter
http://awhitehunter.tumblr.com

and the exultant return of metal-meets-free jazz duo, Ettrick
http://ettrick.org/

and of course, the Laundry Room Squelchers
http://squelchers.com/
http://squelchers.net/inc.htm