Upcoming Events

Liturgy

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

For this anniversary season, Haela Hunt-Hendrix presents a limited capacity solo program for looped electric guitar, voice, electronics, and piano. Drawing from the Liturgy oeuvre, the evening also features new compositions presented at ISSUE for the first time.

Noveller / Axine M

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

Noveller (2009 AIR) debuts selections from her latest album, I Am The Weather, alongside music drawn from across her catalog. Axine M (2024 AIR) performs with fretless guitar, voice, and computer

Artists-In-Residence 2026

rocío sánchez: Caminos

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

Developed throughout sánchez’s residency, Caminos provides a framework for musical ideas to emerge and unravel through improvisation, extended technique, and lighting design. sánchez is joined by friends and collaborators che ali, Nava Dunkelman, and Henry Fraser.

Past Events

Postponed: Embaci & Dasychira: Seasons In A Quasar

Abrons Arts Center: The Experimental Theater

ISSUE and Abrons Arts Center are pleased to present Seasons in a Quasar, a new collaborative performance by Brooklyn-based vocalist & producer Embaci and South African via NYC artist Dasychira. Seasons in a Quasar is a dynamic show with references ranging from classic children's stories to Trinidadian folklore.

Isolated Field Recordings Series

Isolated Field Recording Series: Lary 7

Streaming on this webpage, Vimeo, and Facebook Live

ISSUE is pleased to stream a cassette recording from Lary 7, the first project in the Isolated Field Recording Series. Lary has given ISSUE a cassette tape containing a room recording of his “droney tone” piece, an unrepeatable sound and light “rewind” piece.

ISSUE is pleased to present an evening of recent electroacoustic works from visionary composer, trombonist, and scholar George Lewis. At ISSUE, Lewis presents a “portrait concert” of four recent works performed by musicians Laura Cocks, Seth Parker Woods, Dana Jessen, Conrad Harris & Pauline Kim.

Sound artist Jacob Kirkegaard performs work from his Opus Mors series, displaying near-field sound recordings of a full autopsy. The evening also features musician Lyra Pramuk, performing the North American debut of material from her album Fountain. Entrance is free for ISSUE Members.

Artists-In-Residence 2020

Postponed: Guitar: Justin Allen with Sean D. Henry-Smith

Writer & performer Justin Allen opens his ISSUE residency with Guitar, a new performance stemming from ongoing research into how to emulate, experiment with, and better understand the performance practices of punk singers. The first performance of the series features vocals by poet Sean D. Henry-Smith.