NYRoCS was formed by Richard Kamerman & Michael Foster via Tinder and by way of Luxury Lounge, where—after finally meeting at a noise show in someone's house—they promptly decided to forgo all formalities associated with online dating and start a noise duo together instead. Writing for Jazz Right Now, critic Clifford Allen describes the duo as belonging “in a tradition somewhere between John Duncan and Alfred 23 Harth, a path that will continue to fascinate and upend and which is absolutely necessary in this darkly draconian age.”

No Idea 2025 performances:
* Established ensemble (Saturday night, October 25)