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.
Artists-In-Residence 2020
Writer and performer Justin Allen continues his 2020 ISSUE residency with the premiere of Drums. The third performance of the series, Drums will feature drumming by drummer, composer and producer Savannah Harris.
Writer and performer Justin Allen continues his 2020 ISSUE residency with the premiere of Bass. The second performance of the series, will feature electric bass by multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and vocalist Taja Cheek.
Writer and performer Justin Allen continues his 2020 ISSUE residency with the premiere of Guitar, a performance stemming from ongoing research into how to emulate, experiment with, and better understand the performance practices of punk singers.
ISSUE is pleased to stream a performance from Heroes Are Gang Leaders, literary free jazz ensemble of writers, artists and musicians as a part of the Brooklyn Book Festival. Featuring an expansive fourteen member band, the performance features the full line up as well as multiple embedded solos and ensemble formations.
Artists-In-Residence 2020
John McCowen continues his 2020 ISSUE residency with a streamed performance of compositions from his duo with clarinetist Madison Greenstone. The stream includes premieres of new works from the Mundanas book as well as selections from 2018’s Mundanas I-V released by Edition Wandelweiser.
Artists-In-Residence 2020
2020 ISSUE Artist-In-Residence Holland Andrews presents Seraph (Muthertongue), a new vocal and electronic performance streamed from ISSUE’s 22 Boerum theater. With emotionality at the core of their compositional style, Andrews is known for expansive works which combine voice and instrumental performance.
The Steve Circuit: Downtown New York’s Subterranean Spirit By Yuko Otomo & Matt Mottel
On September 16th, The Steve Circuit concludes with Walking The Steve Circuit, a video essay by Yuko Otomo and Matt Mottel. They will share their own insight, stories and “astral logick” as they return to the sites featured in each of the six episodic broadcasts. The “subterranean spirit” is alive and in the streets.
ISSUE streams a 360 degree video presentation of electronic music pioneer Laurie Spiegel’s piece A Harmonic Algorithm 2011 coordinated with composer Seth Cluett. Working in dialogue with Spiegel, Seth Cluett has created new diffusion of the work that will take advantage of 22 Boerum's unique acoustics.