New York Times Where Veteran Rockers Go to Reinvent Themselves
Melissa Auf der Maur spent 15 years as a rocker on the road, playing bass in alternative bands like Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, dating Dave Grohl, and at times taking up residence in Janis Joplin’s old room at the Chelsea Hotel in New York. But in 2006, when she met and fell in love with the filmmaker Tony Stone, she knew it was time to settle down away from the city, become a mother and raise a child in a “cozy little town with a cool kindergarten and plenty of nature.”
Go to article →Chronogram Basilica Holiday Farm & Flea in Hudson
If you’re looking for unique holiday gifts and want to avoid the dreaded Black Friday hellscape, here’s a great option: the Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market, which marks its 10th anniversary at Basilica Hudson on November 26 and 27
Go to article →Radio Woodstock Saturday Night Takeover on Radio Woodstock with Melissa Auf der Maur
CHET-5 Triple A WDST (RADIO WOODSTOCK)/WOODSTOCK-POUGHKEEPSIE, NY announces that on installment of the "SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEOVER" series hosted by guest musicians will be hosted by HOLE and SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist MELISSA AUF DER MAUR. The show debuts SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19th airing from 10p-11p (ET) and can be heard on air, online or via the IheartRadio app.
Go to article →Hudson Valley 360 Forge Project Partners With Basilica Hudson for Jupiter Nights May 26
Go to article →Inside + Out BASILICA HUDSON A BEACON OF LIGHT IN THE HUDSON VALLEY
Basilica Hudson is many things under one roof: a cutting-edge music and arts venue, a historical site, a net zero building, and a campus for learning about green initiatives. Originally a forge and foundry for steel railway wheels in the 1800s, in the 1980s it functioned as a glue factory, was later abandoned, bought in the 2000s, and taken over by its current owners in 2010.
Go to article →NYS Music Basilica Hudson Celebrates Regional Creativity With Jupiter Nights
Basilica Hudson, the internationally-renowned nonprofit arts center co-founded by musician Melissa Auf der Maur and filmmaker Tony Stone, is spotlighting area musicians, DJs, spoken word, visual artists and more with Jupiter Nights, a new weekly series taking place in its recently-renovated Gallery Building.
Go to article →Rural Intelligence “TAKE CARE OF THE PAIN” IS A MESSAGE TO LIGHT YOUR WAY FORWARD
As an artist in residence at Basilica, she created a 12-foot-tall structure titled Seven Sisters, a beacon in the darkness of these past months that tells us to “take care of the pain.” (The Seven Sisters refers to the Pleiades, a star cluster which in Greek mythology represents the seven daughters of Atlas. In the neon work, DeVries placed the stars in the position of the Pleiades constellation pattern.)
Go to article →The Dandy 2022 Will Be One of The Most Celebratory Years in History
With so many fires to put out, it’s tough to know where to even start. But one thing’s for sure: we need music, art, and thoughtful cultural contributions now more than ever.
Go to article →Hudson Valley One Basilica Farm & Flea Market goes virtual
Missing out on a celebratory in-person ten-year anniversary season has been heartbreaking for Basilica, but it has also been a call to action and transformation.
Go to article →NME The National share concert film, ‘Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson’
Titled Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson, the 80-minute film features footage from the band’s 2017 show at Basilica Hudson in New York.
Go to article →Pitchfork Waxahatchee “Lilacs”
Music Video Filmed at Basilica Hudson. In a country speak-sing, she gestures toward passing time and bad dreams, dying flowers and dust: the kind of visions that have consumed songwriters with acoustic guitars forever.
Go to article →Radio Kingston Green Radio Hour: Melissa Auf der Maur and Basilica Green
Hosted by Jon Bowermaster. Conversation and music with Basilica Hudson co-founder Melissa Auf der Maur, with all the news that's fit to print from Hudson's greenest venue.
Go to article →The New Yorker Basilica SoundScape
SoundScape, the flagship weekend for the Hudson, New York, performance venue, evinces a mind-set that’s at once bookish and noisy.
Go to article →Brooklyn Vegan Basilica Soundscape brought experimentation & intimacy to Hudson NY
With the onset of Basilica Soundscape, an annual music and arts festival held in an abandoned factory, the town’s uniform shifts undoubtedly to a more gothic hue: black, leather, and maybe (if you’re really bold) black leather.
Go to article →The New York Times 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C.
Known for the diversity of its artfully curated programming, this three-day experience offers a viable alternative for those who dislike corporatized festival culture.
Go to article →Wave Farm 24-Hour Drone 2019
Through this expanded programming, 24-HOUR DRONE strives to break down barriers across borders, offering an opportunity to connect diverse musical communities and traditions, offering a localized snapshot of DRONE within the larger context of universal sound.
Go to article →The Creative Independent On learning to grow a cultural space from scratch
Musician and Basilica Hudson Co-Founder Melissa Auf der Maur shares how much commitment and determination it took to transform an industrial-era factory into a sustainable, community-centric cultural venue.
Go to article →Rolling Stone See Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur Reunite to Perform Hole Songs
Love, who was on hand at the Auf der Maur-co-founded Basilica Hudson as the honored guest of the Pioneering People fundraising concert, performed the Hole songs “Miss World,” “Doll Parts” and “Softer Softest” with her former bassist.
Go to article →Upstater Brighten Your Black Friday at Basilica Hudson’s Farm & Flea
Heading to the big-box stores on Black Friday? Consider Hudson, NY, instead, where you’ll find a gift for everyone on your list at Basilica Hudson’s Farm & Flea Holiday Market...
Go to article →Vice I Spent 12 Hours at a Drone Festival and It Made the World Seem Like a Better Place
Basilica Hudson’s annual fest celebrating harsh abstractions proved the proper place to overcome some of my skepticism and neuroses.
Go to article →The New Yorker Music Festival, Done Correctly
It’s an enjoyable, not overwhelming experience; many cities in what some call, unfortunately, secondary markets could take a cue from Basilica and duplicate the magic.
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