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.
The Squid’s Ear music magazine celebrates its first anniversary on January 29 with special performances by three of the musicians who have written articles for it during its inaugural year.
Reading and performance with musicians Sean G. Meehan (snare drum) and Cornelius Dufallo (violin)
A Video/Sound Installation by Alan Licht
From the archives, with Edwin Torres, Sean Meehan, Cornelius Dufallo, Alan Licht, Ron Anderson, Anthony Coleman, Gary Lucas, Marco Cappelli, Gregory Tardy and more.
Roy Nathanson has been the saxophonist, co-leader and principle composer of the Jazz Passengers for 17 years. During this time he's written and co-written a lot of odd and beautiful songs for a variety of wonderful singers including Elvis Costello, Debbie Harry, Jimmy Scott, Jon Kelley and Mavis Staples.
Music from Ted's Tzadik debut Emigre. Hypnotic chamber fold fueled with improv energy and electronic textures. Reichman's band spans Budapest, Paris and the East and West Villages to help you get in touch with your inner expatriate.
Poet and vocalist, Thom Radice, performs from any number of alternating egos, ids and paranormal entities.