Past Events

Lavalier is an indie-experimental group formed in NYC in late 2008.  With a penchant for vocal harmonies, fuzz/slide guitar, harpsichord, and accordion, the group creates cinematic music that is both psychedelic and fantastical.

Swans' frontman, Michael Gira, performs at ISSUE Project Room with support by Wooden Wand. Followed by a screening of "Stay the Same Never Change" on the rooftop of th Old American Can Factory.

Pittsburgh artist Jacob Ciocci will present a new 20-minute mix of original videos and animations. David Wightman will perform as Fortress of Amplitude, a guitar wielding minstrel from another time and place.

Extreme Terrains is a multi-channel work that presents its audience with opportunities to listen to instinct and interact with the piece on a visceral level, asking listeners to trust what they feel as much as what they hear. Featuring Alex Chechile, Joe Boro, Jawwaad Taylor and Suzanne Thorpe.

Dan's performance encompasses elements he has developed for his installation work over recent years, including his "Many Pairs Sounding" and "Huffa Puffa" installations, field recordings from The Czech Republic, and recent experimental video.

Dan Senn's performance will encompass elements he has developed for his installation work over recent years including installations, field recordings from The Czech Republic, and recent experimental video. Vitiello and Berg will perform selections from their recent release "The Gorilla Variations."

Morton Subotnick is one of the pioneers in the development of electronic music and an innovator in works involving instruments and other media, including interactive computer music systems. 

MEM is an annual cultural festival celebrating local and international electronic, extreme and experimental acts. At ISSUE, the program will feature a lecture by Txema Agiriano, video works by Bubi Canal, Iván Gómez, Ignacio Sáez and more, plus a performance by Bilbao-based sound artist, Baseline.

Franck Vigroux (France) and Matthew Bourne (UK) make their debut appearance in New York at ISSUE Project Room. A passion for intense counterpoint, analog synthesizers and extremes of texture ensure that this concert will be a mindfucker of unbelievable breadth and power.

At ISSUE, Gleason’s Twins ensemble will share their obsession with the blur between speech and music, word and sound. Michael Beharie will be joined by Amanda Wolman, Brendan Evans, Ted Rankin-Parker and Jonah Rossenberg in a led improvisation based loosely on Alejandro Jodorowski’s classic film The Holy Mountain.

When composer and musician Ben Miller takes the stage, he will trade his guitar for a conductor’s baton, and lead his 15-piece saxophone ensemble, the Sensorium Saxophone Orchestra (SSO), through a rousing evening of musical offerings that will no doubt turn the audience on its collective ear.

Eran Sachs and Lary 7 perform at ISSUE Project Room.