A diverse array of twenty artists come together in An Improvisational Symphony to close ISSUE's 20th Anniversary Season, coordinated by vocalist and longtime ISSUE friend, Suzanne Langille. The celebratory concert is split into four movements, each representing a traditional element that will inspire groups of five musicians to present 20-minutes of improvised sounds.
Kenneth Goldsmith will be singing the classics of theory, accompanied live by Tianna Kennedy, Alan Licht and friends.
The Text of Light group was formed in 1999 to perform improvised music to the films of Stan Brakhage and other members of the American Cinema avant-garde of the 1950s-60s. The group takes on various permutations and tonight Lee Ranaldo, Alan Licht, DJ Olive & William Hooker will be performing at ISSUE Project Room.
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the experimental literature publisher, Exact Change.
Angela Jaeger: KICKWANTS ONLY: excerpts from the punk diaries. Joined by Christ Brokaw + Pat Irwin and Cynthia Sley performing as Command V.
ISSUE is pleased to screen Brooklyn-born film pioneer Ken Jacobs’ 3D film A Primer in Sky Socialism, presented alongside the premiere of a film score by Aki Onda + performed live in collaboration with musician & writer Alan Licht. Baltimore-based pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn performs solo before the film.
Guitarist Alan Licht and percussionist Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) celebrate the release of their debut album "We Thought We Could Do Anything". Outstanding improvisors and guitarists Mary Halvorson and Joe Morris perform duo.
The trio of Michael Snow, Alan Licht and Aki Onda perform at ISSUE Project Room in February 2014
Formed in 2005, the trio of Michael Snow, Alan Licht and Aki Onda achieves the all-too-rare alchemy of strong separate identities and shared aesthetics into a holistic unit. Snow, who began his career as a pianist, performs on the CAT synthesizer, with Licht on guitar and Onda on cassette recorders and electronics.
From the archives, with Edwin Torres, Sean Meehan, Cornelius Dufallo, Alan Licht, Ron Anderson, Anthony Coleman, Gary Lucas, Marco Cappelli, Gregory Tardy and more.
From the archives, with Morgan Craft, DJ Mutamassik, Aki Onda, Alan Licht, Jonathan Bepler, Michiyo Yagi, Elliott Sharp, Toshi Makihara Quartet, Ellery Eskelin Trio, sTUNgUN and more.
From the archives, a benefit with Sean Meehan, Alan Licht, Elliott Sharp, Marco Cappelli, Barbara Barg and Billionaires for Bush Fonda Sterling and DJ Olive.