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.
ISSUE Project Room presents Elliott Sharp with Joey Baron, Bruno Chevillon, and Frank Hums de Terre and a collaboration with French turntablist-guitarist Franck Vigroux and Elliott Sharp.
The Computer Music Center at Columbia University and Issue Project Room present the first Fün Night of the season. The bill includes an eclectic mix of electronics and laptopery.
ISSUE Project Room presents: Paul Steven Ray's Nine Nine.
ISSUE Project Room presents: Extra Life and Mary Halvorson, Jessica Pavone Duo.
ISSUE Project Room presents Swedish artist, Leif Elggren plus New York-based sound artist, Chop Chop, performing a distillation mix from his highly acclaimed release Oxide.
ISSUE Project Room presents A Week of Noise curated by Thurston Moore. This evening featuring performances by Ahlzagailzehguh and Yellow Tears.
ISSUE Project Room presents A Week of Noise curated by Thurston Moore. This evening featuring performances by Key to Shame and Heaven People.
ISSUE Project Room presents A Week of Noise curated by Thurston Moore. This evening featuring performances by Alberich and FFH.