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.
Idiosyncratic guitarist Marco Cappelli is joined on this date by saxophonist Noah Kaplan and bassist Giacomo Merega. With an emphasis on altered and prepared sounds, as well as micro-intervallic structures, the trio strives for a constant projection of both idiom and abstraction with a rock touch.
A concert organized in honor of the publication of Seth Kim-Cohen’s new book, In The Blink Of An Ear: Toward A Non-Cochlear Sonic Practice (Continuum).
Join us for an evening in celebration of ISSUE Project Room featuring dozens of literature’s finest poets followed by a bacchanalian celebration and performance by These Are Powers.
Ikue will present an excerpt from her newest work in progress featuring live collage animation.
MEJA (Michael Evans + Jeff Arnal) are joined by ESP (East Side Percussion: Michael Evans, Christine Bard & Jim Pugliese) and Ryan Sawyer with Zach Layton at ISSUE Project Room.
Elliott Sharp performs his piece "Octal:Book Two" for solo 8-string guitarbass. Orchestra Carbon also performs Elliott Sharp's "SyndaKit."
Genesis P’Orridge, Ariana Reines, Bryin Dall, Dan Hoy, Morrison Edley, Holy Shit and Jon Leon perform at ISSUE Project Room.
Artist-In-Residence: Matana Roberts.