MV & EE

Old American Can Factory

ISSUE Project Room presents MV & EE augmented with Samara Lubelski, Willie Lane and John Moloney

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shawn onsgard + maguire, clearvor, halvorson

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Shawn Onsgard presents fresh selections from his avant jazz compositions arranged for solo piano and Hammond organ. Joined by Maguire, Cleaver, and Halvorson; an unbalanced trio of drums, electric guitar, and exposed Rhodes integrates extended sections of exact notation with improvisation.

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jim pugliese’s phase III

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Join Jim Pugliese’s Phase III with many special guests celebrating the release of their newest CD on the Italian label Improvvisatore Involontario.

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the trojan pony tour

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The Trojan Pony Tour, presented by Specific Recordings, features films and live music by artists and musicians from the fabled city of Troy, New York.

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Totem + blackberg/Hernandez/evans/lipton

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ISSUE Project Room presents Totem, a noise rock free improvisation trio that ventures from walls of sound to exploring microscopic sound worlds with Blacksberg/Hernandez/Evans/Lipson, a collective ensemble that plays improvised music.

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A Week of Horns: TILT SIXtet

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February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. Suzanne Fiol curates in collaboration with 4 musicians; Chris McIntyre: A Week of Horns, Billy Martin: A Week of Percussion, Zach Layton: A Week of Strings, Sarah Ibrahim: A Week of Voice.

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a week of horns: herb robertson + sara schoenbeck + matt bauder

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February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. Suzanne Fiol curates in collaboration with 4 musicians; Chris McIntyre: A Week of Horns, Billy Martin: A Week of Percussion, Zach Layton: A Week of Strings, Sarah Ibrahim: A Week of Voice.

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A week of horns: Nmperign + Daniel Carter + Marianne Giosa

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February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. Suzanne Fiol curates in collaboration with 4 musicians; Chris McIntyre: A Week of Horns, Billy Martin: A Week of Percussion, Zach Layton: A Week of Strings, Sarah Ibrahim: A Week of Voice.

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A week of horns: matana roberts solo + marty ehrlich’s four alto(s)

Old American Can Factory

February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. Suzanne Fiol curates in collaboration with 4 musicians; Chris McIntyre: A Week of Horns, Billy Martin: A Week of Percussion, Zach Layton: A Week of Strings, Sarah Ibrahim: A Week of Voice.

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A week of percussion: billy martin + the iktus percussion quartet

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February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. Suzanne Fiol curates in collaboration with 4 musicians; Chris McIntyre: A Week of Horns, Billy Martin: A Week of Percussion, Zach Layton: A Week of Strings, Sarah Ibrahim: A Week of Voice.

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A week of percussion: Raz Mesinai + Amir Ziv

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February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. This evening Mesinai will premier several exciting new works for percussion and electronics featuring the versatile drummer Ches Smith among others TBA.

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A week of percussion: Susie Ibarra + Talujon

Old American Can Factory

February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. Suzanne Fiol curates in collaboration with 4 musicians; Chris McIntyre: A Week of Horns, Billy Martin: A Week of Percussion, Zach Layton: A Week of Strings, Sarah Ibrahim: A Week of Voice.

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A week of percussion: cyro baptista + billy martin

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February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. Tonight Baptista and Martin will perform their magic in a mix of duets and music to films.

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A Week of Strings: Brave New World Repertory Theatre

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February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. Suzanne Fiol curates in collaboration with 4 musicians; Chris McIntyre: A Week of Horns, Billy Martin: A Week of Percussion, Zach Layton: A Week of Strings, Sarah Ibrahim: A Week of Voice.

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A Week of Strings: Ha-Yang Kim + Dan Joseph

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February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. Suzanne Fiol curates in collaboration with 4 musicians; Chris McIntyre: A Week of Horns, Billy Martin: A Week of Percussion, Zach Layton: A Week of Strings, Sarah Ibrahim: A Week of Voice.

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A week of voice: Robert Ashley: A Last Futile Stab at Fun

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February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. Suzanne Fiol curates in collaboration with 4 musicians; Chris McIntyre: A Week of Horns, Billy Martin: A Week of Percussion, Zach Layton: A Week of Strings, Sarah Ibrahim: A Week of Voice.

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A Week of Voice: Dean Bowman + Lisa Karrer

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February celebrates the individuality of instrumentation with a week of horns, percussion, string and voice. Suzanne Fiol curates in collaboration with 4 musicians; Chris McIntyre: A Week of Horns, Billy Martin: A Week of Percussion, Zach Layton: A Week of Strings, Sarah Ibrahim: A Week of Voice.

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S.E.M. Ensemble

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Founded in 1970 by Petr Kotik, S.E.M. Ensemble is dedicated to the performance and advancement of new music. Over the past ten years the ensemble's repertoire has included compositions by Cage, Feldman, Kotik, Phil Niblock - much of it written specifically for the ensemble - representing the group's artistic pursuits.

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an evening of Cage

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John McDonough and Kurt Gottschalk present a night of John Cage’s music, in preparation for their upcoming CD of Cage’s compositions for radio, to be released in 2009 on Mode Recordings.

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ensemble one + shelley burgon

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This evening Ensemble One presents new music utilizing both improvised and predetermined elements. Providing support is Brooklyn-based harpist, Shelley Burgon.

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jenny lin + members of VERGE ensemble + daisy press

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VERGE ensemble hails from Washington, DC where it is the new music ensemble in residence at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Tonight's program features author Nick Antosca and cellist Collin Oldham, premiering his electronic instrument inventions, the Cellomobo and Radio Tape Knife.

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til by turning + invert

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Working as performers, educators, improvisers, scholars, composers, and song-writers — Till by Turning performs new chamber music by established and emerging artists and develops creative educational programs.

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Silent Music curated by Dan Joseph

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Tonight’s program focuses on so-called “silent music,” dramatically reductive chamber music that hovers on the edge of audibility. With strong roots in Cageian aesthetics, the principal exponents of this music are the members of the multi-national collective of composer/performer known as the Wandelweiser Group.

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Together with very special guest Wolter Wierbos from Holland, Gerry Hemingway and Alex Waterman present a set of trio music. Coming out of work in the larger Quintet setting, tonight’s music will be more conversational and languid without holding back the virtuosic energy of these three musicians.

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Gamelan Son of Lion

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The New York City-based gamelan ensemble performs works by Laura Andel, David Demnitz, Miguel Frasconi and others.

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HAYDN’S 7 LAST WORDS OF CHRIST

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The Transfiguration Ensemble will mark Good Friday with Joseph Haydn’s string quartet version of The Seven Last Words of Christ, with reflections by seven wide-ranging scholars and writers selected by Sam Haselby. The evening will also feature an original video work by the Canadian artist John Gurrin.

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THE BROOKLYN SCHUBERT’S LIVING ROOM

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A night of great classical and contemporary chamber music with duets, trios, quartets and quintets. Works by Music by Boccherini, Cage, Henze, Krenek, Stravinsky, and more.

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opening reception with a performance by tristan perich

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In all of his creative activities, Tristan Perich is inspired by the aesthetics of math and physics, and works with simple forms and complex systems. This evening he will perform two pieces: Telescope and This Resonant Room.

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Andy Graydon + Ray Sweeten

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ISSUE Project Room presents performances by New York City-based artists Andy Graydon and Ray Sweeten.

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LEMUR + Ben Neill

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The Brooklyn-based collective of artists and technologists LEMUR brings "Best of ReSiDeNt" to ISSUE Project Room with performances by Taylor Kuffner and Holland Hopson. Also performing will be composer and frequent LEMUR collaborator, Ben Neill.

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greg pope + barry weisblat

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ISSUE Project Room in collaboration with Anthology Film Archives presents a performance of Greg Pope's Light Trap with support from Barry Weisblat.

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Luke Dubois + Sawako

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R. Luke DuBois is a composer, performer, video artist, and programmer living in New York City. Sawako is a sound sculptor, a timeline-based artist and a signal alchemist in the urban life environment who understands the value of dynamics and the power of silence.

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bruce tovsky + zach layton

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Visual and sound artist, Bruce Trovsky and composer / new media artist, Zach Layton perform at ISSUE Project Room.

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Ernesto Klar + Zach Lieberman

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Media and sound artist, Ernesto Klar performs at ISSUE Project Room joined by a performance from Zachary Lieberman.

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Dan Graham - "Rock My Religion"

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Dan Graham presents a screening of Rock My Religion; a provocative thesis on the relation between religion and rock music in contemporary culture.

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MV Carbon + Hahn Rowe

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ISSUE Project Room presents performances by MV Carbon and Hahn Rowe.

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sean meehan and liz tonne + duane pitre

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Sound artist and vocalist, Liz Tonne collaborates with percussionist, Sean Meehan + a performance by the Brooklyn-based composer, Duane Pitre.

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marc zegans + gabrielle senza + ecstatic quartet

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Gabrielle Senza and Marc Zegans share their collaborative project, Pillow Talk. Plus a performance by Ecstatic Quartet featuring MV Carbon, Lucian Buscemi, Michael Evans, and Anthony Ptak.

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michelle handelman + flaming fire

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Tonight Handelman will open the evening with some new three-channel works that re-animate, re-play and orchestrate excess with a glamorous loss of control.

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an evening with raster noton

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ISSUE Project Room presents An Evening with Raster Noton, featuring performances by Alva Noto, Byetone, Frank Bretschneider and Signal.

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The Joshua Light Show: Invisible Conga People + Soft Circle

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ISSUE Project Room is thrilled to host pioneering multimedia artist Joshua White and his legendary Joshua Light Show for a week of unique audiovisual collaborations. The residency will involve White’s iconic projections alongside an incredible roster of musicians each night of the residency.

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The Joshua Light Show: Spiritual Unity

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ISSUE Project Room is thrilled to host pioneering multimedia artist Joshua White and his legendary Joshua Light Show for a week of unique audiovisual collaborations. The residency will involve White’s iconic projections alongside an incredible roster of musicians each night of the residency.

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The Joshua Light Show: Pandit Samir Chatterjee and K.V. Mahabala

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ISSUE Project Room is thrilled to host pioneering multimedia artist Joshua White and his legendary Joshua Light Show for a week of unique audiovisual collaborations. The residency will involve White’s iconic projections alongside an incredible roster of musicians each night of the residency.

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Floating Points 2008: Raz Mesinai + Yasunao Tone

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The third year of Floating Points Festival (formerly Points in a Circle) explores the versatility of ISSUE Project Room’s innovative house speaker system, designed by Stephan Moore.

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Floating Points 2008: Sawako, Tristan Perich

Old American Can Factory

The third year of Floating Points Festival (formerly Points in a Circle) explores the versatility of ISSUE Project Room’s innovative house speaker system, designed by Stephan Moore.

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Floating Points 2008: LoVid + Zach Layton

Old American Can Factory

The third year of Floating Points Festival (formerly Points in a Circle) explores the versatility of ISSUE Project Room’s innovative house speaker system, designed by Stephan Moore.

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Nat Baldwin + Angel Deradoorian + Extra Life

Old American Can Factory

ISSUE Project Room presents performances by upright bassist Nat Baldwin, New York-based band Extra Life and a solo performance by multi-instrumentalist Angel Deradoorian.

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MARY MAGDALENE FEASTDAY CELEBRATION

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A fantastic evening of films and festivities—an homage to the female subject and the exultant powers of both self-possession and captivation. Curated by M.M. Serra.

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droid: amir ziv + jordan mclean + luke o’malley w/ visualist cj

Old American Can Factory

Tonight’s event will feature an advanced screening of Droid – The Spirit of Improvisation. Followed by a performance featuring Amir Ziv on drums, Jordan McLean on Trumpet and Luke O’Malley on bass. In addition, projection artist CJ will be collaborating with the group as they fold time and space.

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HARRIUS + THE MOTH

Old American Can Factory

ISSUE Project Room presents Baltimore-based duo, Harrius and Swedish improv/electronic duo, The Moth.

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Zeroboy

Old American Can Factory

Stories from Art, Anarchy and Adventure, Follow Zeroboy on an autobiographical journey.

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Dean Bowman and Gary Lucas + Fight the Big Bull

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Dean Bowman and Gary Lucas perform contemporary and traditional spirituals and the blues. While Fight the Big Bull - an amalgamation of saxophones, trombone, trumpet, guitar, bass and drums - is a spontaneous display of emotion filled with far-reaching significance and baptized in the traditions of music.

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greg davis and eric chenaux

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ISSUE Project Room presents Eric Chenaux performing solo renditions of his ballads with voice, electric guitar and whammy echo harps. Joined by Greg Davis who will be providing live, meditative drones for deep listening.

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The extra sensory pedestrians + evidence CD release party

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The Extra-Sensory Pedestrians (Jennifer Schmermund and Kimberly Young) join Evidence (Stephan Moore and Scott Smallwood) to celebrate the release of their new CD Receiver (free103point9 Audio Dispatch 035), with a re-imagined performance of their original installation at Wave Farm.

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asher thal-nir + brendan murray + richard garet

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This event will consist of a collaborative aural and visual live performance between Boston artists Asher Thal-Nir and Brendan Murray, and NYC artist Richard Garet. The show will range from combinations of solo, pair, and trio groups exploring the interconnected dialogue of improvised live sound and video performance.

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mario diaz de leon, jay king + zeljko mcmullen

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Using video, guitars, voice, zither, and electronics, Jay King and Mario Diaz de Leon will perform their dense, percussive, and hyper-composed audiovisual style, as well as more recent approaches incorporating improvisation and live video.

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Power 2

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Power 2 is the second in a series of curatorial experiments that examines the phases of web media through collaborative projects. Choreographer Kristina Donello, media artist Nick Lesley and members of Avarus will fuse dance, motion and sound to create Gesamtkunstwerk to address the era of social media.

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In the Shadow of No Towers

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ISSUE Project Room presents video art by Anne Rothshild, graphic art by Maria Isabel Gouverneur and music by Syntax Error. With special guests Elliott Sharp and Eric Bogosian.

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MATA Interval 2.1: Music of the Dublin collective Grúpat

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MATA kicks off the second season of its bi-monthly series, Interval, with a program of music by the radical and enigmatic South Dublin collective Grúpat. Curated by Irish vocalist and composer Jennifer Walshe, Interval 2.1 features the collective’s music performed by Ms. Walshe and NYC-based group, Object Collection.

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Jacob Kierkegaard + Kyle Bobby Dunn

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Jacob Kirkegaard's new work Labyrinthitis is an interactive sound piece that consists entirely of sounds generated in the artist’s auditory organs – and will cause audible responses in those of the audience. New York-based minimalist composer and sound artist, Kyle Bobby Dunn, also performs solo.

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ISSUE + WFMU: Trouble + Lights

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ISSUE Project Room and WFMU present a month of collaborative concerts. This evening featuring Trouble (host of "This is the Modern World"), Lights and Teeth Mountain.

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Women’s Experimental Cinema, A HIstorical Survey

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Three evenings of experimental films and videos made by women artists in the U.S. over the last six decades, subjectively culled by three guest curators well respected for the intelligence of their programming.

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Women’s Experimental Cinema, A HIstorical Survey

Old American Can Factory

Three evenings of experimental films and videos made by women artists in the U.S. over the last six decades, subjectively culled by three guest curators well respected for the intelligence of their programming.

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Women’s Experimental Cinema, A HIstorical Survey

Old American Can Factory

Three evenings of experimental films and videos made by women artists in the U.S. over the last six decades, subjectively culled by three guest curators well respected for the intelligence of their programming.

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POLWECHSEL

Old American Can Factory

The Viennese group brings their refined vocabulary of sound production and sonic choreography to ISSUE Project Room.

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Phill Niblock 75th Birthday Celebration: Works from the 2000s

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Celebrating Phill Niblock’s 75th Birthday and his contribution to Experimental Music. This evening includes a set by Phill Niblock, mixing his sound works, and Katherine Liberovskaya's live video. In addition to performances of Pan Fried and Sethworks.

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Evan Parker + Ned Rothenberg

Old American Can Factory

Evan Parker has developed the possibilities of unpremeditated music more deeply than almost anyone, creating a personal vocabulary that is simultaneously instantly recognizable and adaptable to the most varied of situations.

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Aki Onda + Shelley Hirsch (CANCELLED)

Old American Can Factory

ISSUE Project Room presents Japanese electronic musician, composer and photographer Aki Onda and the award-winning vocalist/composer Shelley Hirsch.

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Wobbly + Blevin Blectum + Wobbly, Blevin Duo

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Wobbly (a.k.a. Jon Leidecker) creates laptop-free, multi-sample polyphonic music, while the violinist, electronic composer and registered veterinary nurse, Blevin Blectum, shares clanking, creaking grooves and anti-grooves. The two artists will perform solo and collaboratively this evening at ISSUE Project Room.

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Chop Chop + Leif Elggren

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ISSUE Project Room presents Swedish artist, Leif Elggren plus New York-based sound artist, Chop Chop, performing a distillation mix from his highly acclaimed release Oxide.

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Columbia Computer Music Center Presents

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The Computer Music Center at Columbia University and Issue Project Room present the first Fün Night of the season. The bill includes an eclectic mix of electronics and laptopery.

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Elliott Sharp Quartet + Frank Vigroux

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ISSUE Project Room presents Elliott Sharp with Joey Baron, Bruno Chevillon, and Frank Hums de Terre and a collaboration with French turntablist-guitarist Franck Vigroux and Elliott Sharp.

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MATA Presents: Interval 2.2

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MATA & New Amsterdam Records present with ISSUE Project Room the second installment of the 2008-09 Interval series season. Curated by rising star composer Judd Greenstein.

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Tony Conrad + MV Carbon

Meeting as they do with violin and cello above a unifying drone, Conrad and Carbon explode the space we normally think of in connection with string quartets, waltz music, and country fiddlin’. Chaotic parameters are bent and rigorously sculpted using techniques that have been revealed through enduring experimentation.

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