No Fun New Perspectives: NIKA, Nate Wooley, Zeena Parkins, Ryan Sawyer, and more (Night 3) — live event on Jul 11, 2026
Ryan Sawyer and Nate Wooley live at Roulette Intermedium, Brooklyn on Sat, Jul 11, 8:00 PM. Tickets from $25. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
For the first time since 2009, the legendary No Fun Fest returns to New York with a three-day fest titled No Fun New Perspectives, focusing on improvised music and featuring a dream-like lineup of avant-garde musicians from different generations, with every presentation during the festival a world premiere that will push experimental music to new and unknown places. No Fun Fest was celebrated as a pivotal event in Experimental Music and Noise during its original run in New York City from 2004 to 2009, and a second edition in Sweden in 2009. NIKA (prepared piano and voice) and Nate Wooley (trumpet) Zeena Parkins (harp), Ryan Sawyer (percussion), and Elaine Carey (electronics) Mir Naqibul Islam (percussion) and Randall Dunn (electronics) Michael Vallera (guitar) and Alan Licht (guitar) Carlos Giffoni is the person behind No Fun, which included a festival that ran in NYC in different venues from 2004 to 2009, multiple collaborations with other festivals around the world, and the No Fun Productions label. Carlos is a Venezuelan musician who lived in the US from 1996 to 2025 and currently resides in Valencia, Spain. With recent releases on Ideologic Organ and Room40. As well as recent residencies at GRM in Paris and EMS in Stockholm. He has collaborated with an impressive list of experimental musicians, and his work has been featured in multiple fashion campaigns and films.
Starts: Sat, Jul 11, 8:00 PM
Ends: Sat, Jul 11, 10:00 PM
Where: 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11217, United States
Price: $25.0
Lineup
Venue: Roulette Intermedium
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