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.
ISSUE Members, press, and special guests are invited to an exclusive artist talk and preview of Light of Day, a new work-in-progress by Paul de Jong and Beth Daunis.
Artists-In-Residence 2025
Expanding his "Live Painting Music" series, 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jackson-Pratt presents the culminating commission of his ISSUE residency at MITU580.
Artists-In-Residence 2025
沿光苍穹 / The Ever-Reaching, Luminescent Horizon is the culminating commission of 2025 Artist-In-Residence Qiujiang Levi Lu, joined by violinist Scott Congyu Li as Warp Duo.
2025 Artist-In-Residence Zosha Warpeha returns this Fall to a solo format to investigate questions of stillness, suspension, and vulnerability in her performance practice.
Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellowship 2025
2025 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow Kenneth Jiménez presents the first live performance of Jardineros (“Gardeners”), concluding his year-long fellowship.
ISSUE Online releases writing from 2025 Artist-In-Residence Anna RG that continues their exploration of the sonic politics of air purifiers, silence in the time of ableism, and ideas of sick/disabled listening. ISSUE Online is the organization’s evolving platform for digital-first works.
ISSUE Project Room welcomes sound artists, composers, and educators Dani Dobkin, R. Luke DuBois and Amir ElSaffar to present new solo work for the Serge Modular synthesizer.
ISSUE Project Room is proud to present a release event for "Desaceleradas" by Delia Beatriz (DEBIT), and a preview of the forthcoming solo LP "AFTER" by Yaz Lancaster both out this November.