Melissa Auf der Maur: In Conversation with Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Two artists who helped shape and document defining eras of rock’n’roll come together in their chosen home of Hudson, New York, for a conversation about music, memory, and creative community.

As bassist for Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf der Maur toured the world with a camera in hand, documenting life backstage, onstage, and in the crowd. She went on to co-found Basilica Hudson, a multidisciplinary arts institution in Hudson. Her 2026 memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry, and companion photo book, My ’90s Rock Photographs, offer an intimate portrait of alternative rock’s heyday and a time capsule for Generation X.

Decades before MTV, visual artist and director Michael Lindsay-Hogg was pioneering music videos for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who. His films The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus and Let It Be captured rock’s great innovators at a moment of extraordinary change. His 2011 memoir, Luck and Circumstance, recounts a life among cultural icons, while Peter Jackson’s 2024 restoration of Let It Be brought his work to a new generation. That same year, Hudson Hall audiences discovered another side of his storytelling through a solo exhibition of his paintings.

Join these two local luminaries as they share stories from two extraordinary chapters in music history and the paths that led them to Hudson. The conversation will be followed by a Q&A, book signing, and reception with music by DJBNNYBRNS.

About Melissa Auf der Maur

Melissa Auf der Maur was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, and has a fine arts education. She is an acclaimed musician, photographer, curator, and producer, best known as the former bassist of Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins. In 2026, Auf der Maur released her memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry, published by Da Capo and Grand Central Publishing.

My ’90s Rock Photographs, a major exhibition of her photographs, opened in September 2026 at the Art Gallery of Ontario. It is accompanied by a photo book co-published by the AGO and DelMonico Books, featuring over 200 images from her archive, and a music release: BASS WOMB ROOM: My ’90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings, an exhibition soundtrack featuring unreleased music written and recorded by Auf der Maur. She is the co-founder of Basilica Hudson, a multidisciplinary art center in Hudson, NY, where she lives with her family and magic cats.

About Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Artist, author, and director Michael Lindsay-Hogg helped create some of the most iconic moments in popular culture. Decades before the advent of MTV, he directed music videos for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Wings, and Elton John; directed The Beatles’ final rooftop performance for his feature documentary, Let It Be; and directed the BAFTA-winning television series Brideshead Revisited, among many other achievements.

Now based in Hudson, NY, Lindsay-Hogg is also a self-taught painter whose work was featured in the 2024 solo exhibition Talking Pictures at Hudson Hall. That same year, his original Let It Be was restored and re-released.

About DJBNNYBRNS

DJBNNYBRNS (Dan Bunny / Daniel Seward) is a musician, DJ, and longtime fixture of Hudson’s underground arts scene. As frontman of the cult experimental rock band Bunnybrains, he released music on Matador Records, toured nationally with Devendra Banhart, and collaborated with artists including Meshell Ndegeocello. A former proprietor of Hudson’s John Doe Records and host of Battlefield Earth on WGXC, he has spent decades connecting independent music, contemporary art, and Hudson’s creative community.

Tickets
- Event Only: $10 (plus $3 fee)
- Event + My ’90s Rock Photographs: $59.95 (plus $5 fee)
- Event + Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir: $42.50 (plus $5 fee)
- Event + My ’90s Rock Photographs + Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir: $92.45 (plus $5 fee)