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.
This installment of io brings together choreographer Kim Brandt (2015 AIR) and Isabella Thorpe-Woods (2026 SFCF). Centered around never-before-released footage from Clear Night (2016)—Brandt's eight-day AIR commission at Pioneer Works—the project revisits a performance that has remained largely unseen for nearly a decade.
An evening of Phantoms featuring Ikue Mori and Zeena Parkins' project, Phantom Orchard, with Phantom Limb & Wooley at ISSUE Project Room.
William Parker and James Ilgenfritz Group perform at ISSUE Project Room.
This evening at ISSUE Project Room presents performances by Cleve Pozar's Free Funk Trio; Ken Thomson performs Slow/Fast; Solo performance by Keri Neuringer.
Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris’ work includes television, film, theatre, dance, radio, interdisciplinary performance based collaborations and concert and recording settings. He has worked with Alice Coltrane, Gil Evans, Philly Joe Jones, Cecil Taylor, Steve Lacy, David Murray, Don Pullen and Reggie Workman.
ISSUE Project Room and Qbico Records Present Qbico U-Nite XIII. Featuring sets by Arthur Doyle, Acid Birds, Muruga & Perry Robinson Duo. Plus performances by Badal Roy and Direct Current.
C. Spencer Yeh and Michael Johnson perform solo at ISSUE Project Room.
Performances by Ingrid Laubrock, Mary Halvorson, Tom Rainy and Magick Report.
Performances by the Czech musicians, Iva Bittová with her son, Antonín Bittová, at ISSUE Project Room.