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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.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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.)

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.

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.

Titled Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson, the 80-minute film features footage from the band’s 2017 show at Basilica Hudson in New York.

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.

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.

SoundScape, the flagship weekend for the Hudson, New York, performance venue, evinces a mind-set that’s at once bookish and noisy.

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.

Known for the diversity of its artfully curated programming, this three-day experience offers a viable alternative for those who dislike corporatized festival culture.

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.

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.

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.

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...

Basilica Hudson’s annual fest celebrating harsh abstractions proved the proper place to overcome some of my skepticism and neuroses.

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.