Guy Brewer AKA Carrier presents the live debut of his much-acclaimed debut record Rhythm Immortal at ICA with visuals from Riyo Nemeth

Dynamic Dallas-born, LA-based artist Liv.e and renowned drummer/producer and Detroit native Karriem Riggins join forces as the spirited new collaborative duo GENA. 

With a soundscape of intimate acoustic sounds, dreamily distorted vocals, and atmospheric synths, orbit has found his way to express inner dream worlds and connect them with impressions from his hometown in rural Germany. 

ERASERHEAD XIU XIU is an exploration of the sonic and visual universe that is David Lynch's Eraserhead. It's art installation, an exploded tribute to a cinematic triumph and an epitaph to an idol, as intense, odd and curious as you’d want it to be.

Philadelphia post-rock band They Are Gutting A Body Of Water perform live and in-the-round at the ICA in February. 

We welcome back David August's 99CHANTS label for a special showcase featuring August himself, plus sound artist Haedong Lee and olfactory artist Yidan Kim who explore the origins of art in ritual.

A double header featuring experimental jazz trio Flur, and  genre-defying saxophonist and songwriter, GAL GO. Both acts will make use of the venue's 360° spatial soundsystem, d&b Soundscape.

Another double header featuring feeo and Whatever the Weather, alias of visionary producer Loraine James. Both sets will be presented in-the-round and using the venue's state-of-the-art 360° soundsystem, d&b Soundscape. 

From Ikaluktutiak (Cambridge Bay, Nunavut), internationally celebrated artist Tanya Tagaq is an improvisational singer, avant-garde composer and bestselling author.

In this one-off special live event, Real Lies pull apart their latest album WE WILL ANNIHILATE OUR ENEMIES into an exhilarating new dancefloor fantasia.

Goodness present a forward-thinking, left-leaning jazz-electronic special. Featuring Jan Jelinek, Hector Plimmer, Ben Bertrand and more.

Legend of improvised music, Keiji Haino, will present an exclusive performance on polygonola, a metal-flat polygonal instrument, based on the 2nd dimensional vibration theory, built by Naoki Sakurai.

In collaboration with D.O.T Audio Arts we present a rare performance from Cities Aviv.

Returning for a second year, Cardion Arts and the ICA are proud to present Cardion Nights: Queer Performance, in aid of akt, an LGBT homeless charity, featuring Wet Mess, Nando Messias, Travis Alabanza, Adam Christensen and Emily Pope.

By Storm (formerly Injury Reserve) are an American experimental hip-hop duo consisting of rapper Nathaniel "RiTchie" Ritchie and producer Parker Corey.

Laurel Halo presents a live soundtrack to the film Midnight Zone by visual artist Julian Charrière, which follows the path of a drifting Fresnel lighthouse lens as it descends into one of Earth’s last untouched ecosystems. Support from Coby Sey (solo). 

Kulku embodies an exhilarating Happening, a profound ceremony of raw music. Organic, driven, grounded yet floating. The roots of their music grew out of influences from early minimal music (Moondog, Steve Reich), ritual music and art rock legends of the 60s. Support from Kiran Leonard and Gentle Stranger.

Purelink is a New York (via Chicago) based project made up of Tommy Paslaski (Concave Reflection), Ben Paulson (kindtree) and Akeem Asani (Millia).

Juana Molina is a master of experimental pop and one of the most original voices in contemporary music. New show added due to demand.

Juana Molina is a master of experimental pop and one of the most original voices in contemporary music. With support from Lorea and Keeper.

Crack Cloud is a Canadian alternative group. 

LYR are UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, producer and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Pearson, and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Richard Walters.

The North London–based artist and producer Jasper Tygner recently shared his debut album Blue, featuring collaboration with Art School Girlfriend, Kaeto and rising newcomers holybones.

On her new album, Delusion, Tempers - the musical alias of New York–based artist Jasmine Golestaneh - embarks on a non-linear exploration of healing and becoming. With support from Baba Ali + Emmeline.

Sassy 009 is the shape-shifting project from Oslo-based producer, songwriter and vocalist Sunniva Lindgård. Support from Thredd.

GANS is a 2 piece from Birmingham, England. They write music about love and hate. Inspired by Dark Rum, Dark Literature and Bleak Skylines.

A celebration of the black diaspora through sonic dualities. SYPHEN, Baba Yaga's Hut and the ICA team up to bring some of the most exciting artists from the black diaspora together for a deep dive into experimentalism.

Gently Tender are a South London 6 piece band formed from the ashes of Palma Violets. Their sound is inspired by the British countryside - an indie rock band with lush harmonies and pastoral melodies - touching on folk, punk and soul. 

Daniel Fisher's Car Culture project brings focus to his sentimental side. He collages fuzzy folktronica, found sounds and unexpected edits into foot-gazing narratives. With support from Organ Tapes and ddwy.

Under the name Empress Of, Honduran-American songwriter, musician, and producer Lorely Rodriguez creates introspective, self-empowering pop music centered around her impressive, acrobatic vocals. 

Kevin Richard Martin presents Sub Zero with lighting design by Charlie Hope and support from Laila Sakini.

Jenny Hval, the Norwegian experimental pop musician and novelist, opens our In the Round series in June, using the venue's state-of-the-art 360° soundsystem, d&b Soundscape, and performing live from the centre of the room.

Ana Roxanne is a New York-based experimental and ambient musician and singer. 

A an intimate in-the-round performance from electronic music legend Matthew Herbert and renowned songwriter and percussionist, Momoko Gill.

An in-the-round double header with French multi-instrumentalist Cécile Schott AKA Colleen and Russian experimental electronic artist, Kate NV.

We welcome Anglo-Dutch singer and mixed media artist BEA1991 for In the Round. A pantheist and polyfocal artist, her practice reflects and transposes an ongoing personal investigation into the “Human Creative Existence”.

Step into a special workshop with BEA1991, exploring artist creativity and the artist ego. 

upsammy & Valentina Magaletti present their new collaboration as part of our in the round series in June, performing live from the centre of the room in 360° spatial audio. 

As part of our June In the Round series, The Orielles present material from their fourth studio record, a record that sees the band consolidate the bold experimentation of their previous LP, with a return to the more stripped-back, song-led approach of their early origins. Support from Shaking Hand.

One Leg One Eye is the project of Ian Lynch (founding member of Irish group Lankum) and George Brennan, exploring submerged leylines of music and song, drawing on the raw aesthetics of black metal, noise and drone, while also being deeply imbued with a sense of history and myth. 

A summer solstice double header with queer goth-folk trio Tristwch y Fenywod and the surreal Americana of Jennifer Walton who will perform a rare full band show. This show marks the conclusion of our in the Round series, with artists performing live from the centre of the room in 360° spatial audio.

Ghanaian-Australian artist Genesis Owusu has emerged as one of the most exciting artists of the moment.

Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s and were at the forefront of the indie rock scene at the time. Support from Middleman.

Alejandro Sanchez, better known as Chezile, has had the kind of overnight success that would give anyone whiplash. After 2023 psych-pop single “Beanie” went viral on TikTok, he went from living out of his car in Los Angeles to getting calls from labels. The Albuquerque-born multi-instrumentalist is now based in San Diego, where he’s hard at work on a full-length debut.

Model/Actriz seek to channel raw emotions into striking new forms. The band’s surface glamor is supported by nerves of steel, leveraging their focus into moments of wild abandon. Don't miss a rare opportunity to see one of the most revered live acts of the moment in an intimate setting. 

Loscil is the electronic music project of Canadian composer and multimedia artist Scott Morgan. For over 20 years, Morgan has built a robust catalogue of work under the Loscil moniker, loosely spanning the genres of ambient, classical and electroacoustic music. Support from London-based electronic duo AM sin.

There is no reason for GHOSTWOMAN’s fourth album to exist. Welcome to the Civilized World is born to a broken world; a corrupt inheritance – Evan Uschenko and Ille van Dessel are under no illusions about its futility – and yet, this thing is alive. It’s an allergic reaction to the times we are living in.

Dan Bejar started Destroyer as a solo home-recording project in the early to mid-nineties. Exploring and overturning genres such as glam, MIDI, yacht rock, and even underground Spanish independent artists, Bejar was proclaimed “Rock’s Exiled King” by The Fader.

Hilary Woods is an Irish musician, composer and analogue filmmaker whose work spans a wide range of sonic, compositional, improvisational, filmic, literary and experimental practices.

White Flowers is Katie Drew and Joey Cobb. Following the announcement of their debut album Dreams For Somebody Else out via State51 Conspiracy in May, we are pleased to announce a headline show this autumn.

Tara Clerkin Trio perform a two night residency.

Horse Lords grew out of the fertile Baltimore noise and leftfield rock scene, but their approach is more omnivorous than the stippled rhythms of instrumental electric rock would indicate. 

Modern Woman's debut album Johnny's Dreamworld represents the culmination of the London art-rock outfit's journey from singer Sophie Harris' intimate songwriting project into a full-bodied band capable of folding post-punk, avant-garde, and folk traditions into a live force of dynamic originality.