Formed in NYC in 1993, the improvising collective No-Neck Blues Band (NNCK) favors anonymity, autonomy, and obfuscation. Alongside founding member Keith Connolly (2016 AIR), they return to open ISSUE’s Fall season at First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn.
ISSUE presents the first commission from Eden Girma (2026 AIR). Part dreamscape and part summoning circle, an intimate diasporic familial archive is pieced together through the eyes of a five-year-old child.
In partnership with Franklin Furnace as part of their 50th anniversary commemoration and November release of "Back to the Present: 50 Years of Free Expression with Franklin Furnace" ISSUE presents an evening of performance and conversation.
Incorporating elements of noise, trance and minimalism, Sergei Tcherepnin (2012 AIR) presents new work for Serge Modular synthesizer.
The first night of the Essential Repertoire Festival at ISSUE Project Room featuring performances by Connie Beckley, “Blue” Gene Tyranny, and Petr Kotik.
Jutta Koether, Tony Conrad and John Miller bring back the alien drones to ISSUE Project Room just in time for Thanksgiving.
The Scott Haggart / Lary Seven / Felix Kubin Trio will further expand the territory of DISKONO 017 – a conceptual 12” vinyl record assembled over the course of seven years.
ISSUE Project Room presents new works by Manuel Mota, Margarida Garcia & Marcia Bassett Duo, and the Barry Weisblat & Mike Bernstein Duo.
Matana Roberts presents COIN COIN Happening II: Fields of Memphis, featuring violinist Mazz Swift.
ISSUE Project Room presents performances by Mike Tamburo and Ben Reynolds.
Memorial event commemorating ISSUE Project Room founder, Suzanne Fiol.
The New York-based trio improvises new work based on the use of cinema as raw materials for experimental live performance.