Monarch Butterfly by rocío sánchez (2026 AIR) features Melissa Almaguer (tap dance and percussion) and Kenneth Jiménez (double bass). Together, the trio explores the elusive monarch’s migratory journey through sound and movement, with each instrument articulating distinct states of motion.
Isabella Thorpe-Woods presents "Envelop/e," her second program as ISSUE’s 2026 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow. Bringing together choreographers Jade Manns and Ella Dawn W-S for site-specific duets, they navigate presence and absence, repetition and rupture, and the tension between inherited geometries and shifting landscapes.
"Spiriting Off" is a new solo work by luthier Webb Crawford (2026 AIR) for electric guitar, tenor banjo, and five-string banjo.
ISSUE closes the summer season with the return of Matana Roberts (2009 AIR). Opening the evening, Ben Vida (2013 AIR) will perform music from his 2026 release, "Oblivion Seekers" with vocalist Sara Magenheimer.
Touch.30 Live in NYC
Turntablist Philip Jeck performs live with Ted Riederer on electric guitar and vinyl lathe. Riederer records and cuts the performance straight to vinyl as it happens, handing these records instantly to Jeck. The process repeats continuously as the music evolves. Ken Montgomery will perform “8-Track Magic”.
Chelsea Light Moving, the new project from Thurston Moore, Keith Wood, Samara Lubelski and John Moloney give their New York premiere in support for Charalambides’ Tom Carter. Guitarist Steve Gunn and White Out with Dave Shuford round out the bill. All proceeds go directly to Tom Carter.
Composer Arnold Dreyblatt presents two works, including "Turntable History / Spin Ensemble", created from deconstructed recordings of a radiological imagining scanner which he treats as a giant Tesla coil. He also performs "Nodal Excitation", a 1979 work for amplified 'excited strings' bass.
Drawing on Indian music, Minimalism, and the outsider tradition of instrument building composers, Che Chen and Sherlock Terry‘s collaborative work is rooted in the sonic potential contained within a single note.
Rucola Restaurant in Boerum Hill pairs with ISSUE to present a special benefit event: a midsummer tasting with wine pairings by the Chefs of Rucola. Savor the night with performances from MV Carbon and Steve Gunn in ISSUE's historic jewel box theater, NY's only European-styled chamber hall of it's kind.
Composer Rhys Chatham performs his now-classic Guitar Trio (1977), presented at ISSUE Project Room in partnership with Northern Spy Records as part of the second annual SPY MUSIC FESTIVAL. This performance will feature Rhys Chatham with nine guitarists, one bassist, and one drummer.
Man Forever is the composition project of drummer John Colpitts aka Kid Millions. This evening serves as a portrait of Kid’s work for Man Forever; in addition to works for tuned drums, Kid will present new ensemble pieces for guitar and voices.
