Events 2009

Jessica Rylan

Old American Can Factory

Boston synthesizer designer and tone warper, Jessica Rylan, performs at ISSUE Project Room.

In 2005, Mary Jordan was featured as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces. Shortly thereafter, she premiered her first feature length documentary entitled Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis which has garnished many awards. In addition to her work in film, Mary is also involved in photography, perform

Sam Ashley

Old American Can Factory

Sam currently performs solo, as a principal vocalist with Robert Ashley’s opera company–with whom he has had leading roles in 6 operas–and with the ensemble, “Very Important Now”, touring in the US, Europe and elsewhere.

Jonathan Kane's February

Old American Can Factory

Jonathan Kane is a Downtown NYC legend — as co-founder of the no-wave behemoth Swans, the rhythmic thunder behind the massed-guitar armies of Rhys Chatham, the rock excursions of La Monte Young and one of the hardest-hitting drummers on the planet.

Glenn Branca + Neg-Fi + Paranoid Critical Revolution

Old American Can Factory

Glenn Branca performs Lesson No. 3 (A Tribute to Steve Reich) with Reg Bloor, Ryan Walsh, Evelyne Buhler, and Libby Fab. New York-based outfits Neg-Fi and Paranoid Critical Revolution share new work at ISSUE Project Room.

Matthew Ostrowski + Karlheinz Essl

Old American Can Factory

Born in New York City, Matthew Ostrowski has been active since the early 1980s, working in improvised music, music theater, electroacoustic composition and audio installations. Karlheinz Essl is an Austrian composer, improviser and performer utilizing computer, live-electronics, kalimba and other gadgets.