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.
Brooklyn-based duo, Neg-Fi, are joined by Brownout and Necking at ISSUE Project Room.
John Butcher performs two sets; one solo with acoustic and amplified saxophone, the second in collaboration with cellist Okkyung Lee.
Ma la Pert is the duo of Jennifer Walshe and Tony Conrad. They use voice, violins, viola, bass, autoharps, autotune, keyboard, shells, broken plastic, words, parts of words, stories, chanting, jigs, screaming, shouting, broken drum skins, bells, green furry outfits, breastplates, wire, bird call, and old lady dresses.
Idea Fire Company is joined by Infinity Window and Sons of God at ISSUE Project Room.
The international collective, Radon, performs at ISSUE Project Room on their 10 year anniversary tour. They are joined by Sikhara and HHY & Drums of Habnon.
ISSUE Project Room welcomes the quartet of Andrew Barker, Daniel Carter, Tanya Kalmanovitch, and Hill Greene to present it’s first meeting; a genesis of total improvisation. The quartet will be joined with a performance from Columbian composer, Ricardo Gallo.
The Wingdale Community Singers bring their old-community-feel of folk music to ISSUE Project Room with new material from their record "Spirit Duplicator."
French composer, Francis Dhomont, presents new work in electroacoustic music at ISSUE Project Room.