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 Online
In the final installment of ISSUE Online – Celebrating David Behrman, three visionary artists—David Behrman, Paul DeMarinis & Laurie Spiegel—engage in a wide-ranging discussion moderated by James Fei. This release precedes ISSUE's 2025 Gala on Wednesday, October 8th.
ISSUE presents an evening of live performances by David Behrman, Franco-American composer and clarinetist Carol Robinson, and renowned trumpeter Nate Wooley, as part of Celebrating David Behrman—a Fall series honoring the groundbreaking composer and 2025 ISSUE Gala honoree.
As part of Celebrating David Behrman—a Fall series honoring the groundbreaking composer and 2025 ISSUE Gala honoree—ISSUE presents the New York premiere of On the Other Ocean, featuring John King, Aliya Ultan & Moira Zhang. David Behrman & Ben Neill also present a performance of Pushback Against Tough Situations.
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The second installment of ISSUE Online – Celebrating David Behrman features a dialogue between pioneering composer David Behrman and new media artist R. Luke DuBois.
ISSUE Project Room & Anthology Film Archives present a special screening of Robert Ashley’s Music with Roots in the Aether: The Music of David Behrman (1975). Throughout Fall 2025, ISSUE recognizes Behrman’s innovative contributions to electronic and experimental music in the lead up to the annual Gala celebration.
As part of Celebrating David Behrman, ISSUE presents Runthrough, performed on this occasion by Frankie Mann with Daniel Fishkin & Cleek Schrey; and Open Space with Fast, a richly textural collaboration between Behrman and Fast Forward.
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ISSUE Online – Celebrating David Behrman launches with the first in a series of exclusive recorded conversations leading up to ISSUE’s 2025 Gala. This debut release features a dialogue between pioneering composers David Behrman and Terry Riley, moderated by archivist Tom Welsh.
ISSUE and The Emily Harvey Foundation are honored to present a rare public appearance by artist, philosopher, and composer Henry Flynt, in conjunction with the 2025 Brooklyn Book Festival. In this special engagement, Flynt will revisit his seminal 1961 Concept Art work, Transformations.