Past Events

Ikue Mori and DJ Olive team up for a historical night of sound.

For the first time ever Swami will break out of the studio for a night in front of living, breathing people.

Under the straightforward moniker of Contemporary Sound Track Orchestra New York, CSTONY debuts at ISSUE Project Room.

Talibam performs with Uncle Woody Sullender on avant banjo blues and special guests guitarist Chris Forsyth (peeesseye), drummer Mike Pride (Dynamite Club, Fushitsusha, etc), and Michael Evans (one man percussion wonder).

With acoustic and electronic soundscapes, percussionists Ibarra and Rodriguez weave melodies and rhythms that evoke Filipinio folkloric trances in an excerpt of new pieces titled “7000 mysteries.”

With Dorit Chrysler, Michael Evans, Dalit Warshaw, Pamelia Kurstin, Anthony Ptak, Armen Ra, and Dave Simons.

Shahzad Ismaily and Andrew McGraw host an eclectic evening of prehistoric, classical, and ultramodern love music and (Asian) dance in an intriguing Valentine’s weekend concert. Bring your date!

An evening of films, song and spoken word to celebrate Saint Valentine, Cupid, Aphrodite, Don Juan, Giacomo Casanova, you name them.

A night in two halves.

The phOnOmena posse spends the night at ISSUE.

Phase III includes: Jim Pugliese (percussions); Christine Bard (drums); Michael Attias (saxophone); Kato Hideki (bass); Marco Cappelli (guitar)

An evening of readings honoring Beat poets of the past, with actor Steve Buscemi and poets Anne Waldman and Bob Holman.