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Basilica Hudson will be honoring Courtney Love this fall

The "Pioneering People" series at Basilica Hudson will be hosting Courtney Love October 27 -- and a whole bunch of other boldfaced names. Event blurbage:

Basilica Hudson's biennial Pioneering People fundraiser celebrates groundbreaking artists across a range of disciplines by hosting and honoring a one-of-a-kind person in our raw industrial church. This year's event will celebrate the achievements and legacy of musician, songwriter, actor, performer and incomparable cultural force Courtney Love.

Creative directed and produced by Basilica Hudson's Co-Founder and Director Melissa Auf der Maur (former bassist of Courtney Love's GRAMMY-nominated, certified multi-platinum, award-winning band Hole) and artist Joe Mama-Nitzberg, who was Creative Director of Hole's Celebrity Skin and is a longtime creative collaborator and comrade of both Love and Auf der Maur, the event will be hosted by a group of creative luminaries and friends, including Aaron Dessner, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Ryan McGinley, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Elvis Perkins, Chloë Sevigny, Michael Stipe, Brandon Stosuy, Yelena Yemchuk, Jack Walls, and other special guests.

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Basilica Soundscape 2018

Liz Harris (Grouper) is part of this year's lineup of artists.

Basilica SoundScape returns to Basilica SoundScape September 14-16. Early bird tickets are on sale now -- they're $60.

And the initial lineup is out (listed in full below). It includes Haxan Cloak x Nick Zinner (from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Grouper, Spellling, Lightning Bolt, L'Rain, and Efrim Manuel Menuck (from Godspeed You! Black Emperor).

This year's fest will also include the US premiere of "Un Vide Dans Le Ciel," a work for large symphony orchestra written by Stephen O'Malley and orchestrated with Eyvind Kang. It'll be performed by the The Orchestra Now (T?N) from Bard College.

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Basilica Hudson 2018 season

The schedule is out for the 2018 season of events at Basilica Hudson. The slate again includes music, markets, art and other events at the venue co-founded by Melissa Auf der Maur Tony Stone in a converted factory space near the Hudson train station.

Among the bits from the schedule: The popular Basilica SoundScape returns September 14-16.

Here's a quick-scan look at the season schedule...

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24-Hour Drone 2018 at Basilica Hudson

The 24-Hour Drone event is returning to Basilica Hudson April 28-29. Tickets are on sale now -- they're $36 ahead / $48 at the door

A day of drone? Blurbage:

An immersive event and all-encompassing experience, 24-HOUR DRONE is a roving, international series presented by Basilica Hudson and Le Guess Who?, featuring musicians and sound artists experimenting within the spectrum of drone to create 24 hours of unbroken, uninterrupted sound.

The lineup hasn't been posted, yet, but you can check out previous years' lineups.

Basilica Farm & Flea
Speaking of Basilica Hudson... The popular Basilica Farm & Flea Spring Market is May 12-13 this year.

photo via Basilica Hudson Facebook

Basilica Soundscape 2017 full lineup

Producer/composer Jlin

The Basilica Soundscape festival returns September 15-17 at Basilica Hudson. And there two are updates:

+ The full lineup is now out. It's below.

+ Single-day tickets are now available. They're $40 each for Friday or Saturday. Weekend passes are now $75. (There's also camping available for an additional charge.)

Festival blurbage:

For the sixth straight year, Basilica Hudson's Founders and Creative Directors Melissa Auf der Maur and Tony Stone are working in collaboration with The Creative Independent Editor in Chief Brandon Stosuy to program Basilica SoundScape, a carefully curated weekend that's been called "the anti festival" by various publications for offering of a thoughtful mix of music, visual art, and literature. This year they welcome back previous BSS Creative Director Michael Renaud to handle all aspects of visual design for the event and have added the talents of a special guest curator, Jenn Pelly, editor at Pitchfork, and author of a forthcoming book on the Raincoats.

As you know, Basilica Hudson is in a converted industrial space in Hudson (near the Amtrak station), about a 45-minute drive from Albany.

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The National "Guilty Party" at Basilica Hudson

The band The National will be at Basilica Hudson a "collaborative concert" with a handful of other acts July 14 and 15. Tickets are on sale now -- they're $50. It's a fundraiser for the venue.

The shows are pegged to today's release of the new single from the indie rock band titled "Guilty Party." Show Blurbage:

Today, The National have released the single "Guilty Party" off their forthcoming album, Sleep Well Beast out September 8th on 4AD. Sleep Well Beast was produced by Aaron Dessner with co-production by Bryce Dessner and Matt Berninger and recorded at Aaron's Hudson Valley, NY studio, Long Pond. To celebrate the forthcoming album the band will be throwing a Guilty Party at Basilica Hudson on July 14th and 15th. The collaborative concert will be performed in the round and will feature Buke & Gase, Nadia Sirota, Mouse on Mars, Sō Percussion and more. The band has released 700 tickets for each night and they're now available for purchase here with a portion of ticket sales benefiting Basilica Hudson. Each guest attending the show will receive a "Guilty Party" 7 inch double "A" split with "The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness." ...

Video artist Casey Reas will be contributing live projection mapping for the event. Reas also directed the music video for the single, "Guilty Party."

Seven hundred tickets for each night isn't much, so we're guessing this sells out and probably quickly. If you'd like to go, it's a good idea to grab tickets sooner rather than later.

Basilica Soundscape
A reminder that the annual Basilica Soundscape festival is September 15-17. Early bird weekend passes are currently $60.

photo: Graham MacIndoe

READ & FEED 2017 at Basilica Hudson

The literature and food event READ & FEED returns to Basilica Hudson Sunday, July 23. Event blurbage:

The festival includes a celebration of legendary Hudson-based poet John Ashbery's 90th birthday, acclaimed food writers and chefs presenting demonstrations and interactive discussions, a superstar collection of authors offering literary performances and novel conversations, a marketplace featuring some of America's most intriguing small literary publishers and artisanal food makers, plenty of affordable food and much more.

Tickets are on sale now -- they're $15 / $10 students and seniors.

Among the events:

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Basilica Soundscape 2017

Producer/composer Jlin will be there.

The Basilica Soundscape festival returns September 15-17 at Basilica Hudson. And the initial lineup is out -- it's below.

Event blurbage:

Basilica SoundScape, a carefully curated weekend that's been called "the anti­festival" by various publications for offering of a thoughtful mix of music, visual art, and literature, is co-curated by Brandon Stosuy (The Creative Independent), Basilica Co-Founder and Director Melissa Auf der Maur and Basilica Co-Founder Tony Stone. This year they welcome back previous BSS Creative Director Michael Renaud to handle all aspects of visual design for the event and have added the talents of a special guest curator, Jenn Pelly, editor at Pitchfork, and author of a forthcoming book on the Raincoats.

Early bird tickets are currently $60 for a weekend pass -- $110 with camping. There will be single-day tickets later this summer.

On with the initial lineup...

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Basilica Farm & Flea spring 2017

The popular Basilica Farm & Flea spring market is set to return to Basilica Hudson May 6-7. Blurbage:

Each market features a diverse group of regional vendors selling their wares alongside locally-sourced, farm-fresh foods. The markets embody love of vintage and recycled, locally-sourced agriculture and the beautifully handmade. With over 10,000 square feet of raw space, Basilica Farm & Flea is the only market of this scale in the region, an integral part of Basilica Hudson's arts and cultural programs.

This event is the counterpart to the annual post-Thanksgiving market. It's open Saturday, May 6 from 10 am-6 pm and Sunday, May 7 from 11 am-5 pm. Admission for both days is $5, free for kids under 12.

Speaking of Basilica Hudson
The annual 24-Hour Drone sound and music event at Basilica Hudson is April 29-30 this year. Tickets are $32.

Speaking of spring markets...
The Half Moon Market returns to the Washington Park Lake House in Albany April 28-30, as previously mentioned.

AOA is a sponsor of the Half Moon Market.

photo: Basilica Hudson FB

Rufus Wainwright at Basilica Hudson

Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright is set to play a show at Basilica Hudson October 22. Tickets are on sale now -- they're $50.

Wainwright's concert will be part of Basilica Hudson's Pioneering People Series, "a bi-annual program celebrating pioneering artists across a range of disciplines, and including a benefit performance." Blurbage:

Wainwright 's performance will take the crowd back to his roots of intimate performances in dark, Montreal piano bars decades ago, a monumental period of creative freedom and expression when Wainwright and childhood friend and Basilica Hudson co-founder musician Melissa Auf der Maur found themselves and their voices in music, which propelled them into a lifetime of friendship and commitment to the performing arts.

The performance will provide the audience with a striking juxtaposition to Wainwright's recent extravagant performances of Judy Garland with full orchestra and touring with his Prima Donna opera, as well as his newest album Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets. We are thrilled to announce Wainwright coming to Hudson on the heels of his ambitious Carnegie Hall concert.

Basilica Soundscape
Just a reminder that Basilica Soundscape is coming up September 16-18. Explosions in the Sky is this year's headliner.

photo via Rufus Wainwright FB page

Basilica Soundscape 2016 lineup

Explosions in the Sky

Catching up: Basilica Soundscape returns to Basilica Hudson September 16-18. And the full lineup is out -- headliners include Explosions in the Sky, Wolves in the Throne Room, and Angel Olsen.

Tickets are currently $75 for a weekend pass ($125 with camping) / $60 for students and seniors. There are also Saturday and Sunday day passes for $40. (This has been a popular event in past years, so getting tickets sooner rather than later isn't a bad idea.)

Festival blurbage:

This site-specific, weekend-long experimental music and art event in its fifth year draws unconventional connections, parallels and collaborations between a diverse array of artists, curated by Brandon Stosuy (Kickstarter), Brian DeRan (Leg Up! Management), Melissa Auf der Maur and Tony Stone (Basilica Hudson). Basilica SoundScape is a carefully curated two-day event that's been called "the anti-festival" for offering a thoughtful mix of music, visual art, and literature. Far from a typical music festival, Basilica SoundScape features live concert performances, conceptual sound performances, author readings, installations, collaborations, curated local vendors and artisans, on-site activities and more, creating an immersive, innovative weekend of art, music, and culture.

The full lineup is listed after the jump.

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Read and Feed at Basilica Hudson

Basilica Hudson has a new festival July 30 -- Read and Feed -- that looks to pair food and literature. Blurbage for discussions at the fest:

// Legendary authors Lydia Davis (Can't and Won't: Stories) and Lynne Tillman (What Would Lynne Tillman Do?) will engage with each other and the audience in a wine tasting led by oenophile and power reader Michael Albin of Hudson Wine Merchants.

// "Food, Farming, and Spirituality," will feature celebrity chef and cookbook author Zak Pelaccio (Fish & Game, Eat With Your Hands), author Marie Mutsuki Mockett (Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye), and organic farmer Sarah Chase (Chaseholm Farm), in conversation with renowned chef, cookbook author, and end-of-life doula Rozanne Gold (Radically Simple, Cooking 1-2-3, and many others).

// "Reading, Drinking, Eating, Writing" will explore food as a language, and will be moderated by author, mixologist, fortune-teller, teacher extraordinaire Rosie Schapp (Drinking with Men, New York Times "Drinking" columnist) and feature award-winning poet and President of the Poetry Society of America, Kimiko Hahn (Brain Fever: Poems), author and "urban forager" Ava Chin (Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, Love and the Perfect Meal), and true crime writer and serial killer specialist Harold Schecter (Man-Eater: The Life and Legend of an American Cannibal).

The Basilica is partnering with the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses on the event. There will also be a marketplace with food products and titles from small presses (including cookbooks).

Read and Feed is Saturday, July 30 from 5-11 pm. Tickets are $20 ahead / $25 at the door.

Parts of the event will also be broadcast (over the air and online) by WGXC 90.7-FM.

Earlier on AOA: Basilica Hudson 2016 season

Basilica Hudson 2016 season

There will be two Basilica Farm & Flea markets this year -- in April and November.

The schedule is out for the new season at Basilica Hudson. The converted factory space near the train station in Hudson is again hosting a wide range of events: performances, talks, screenings, markets. And the popular Basilica Soundscape festival returns in September.

A compressed version of the schedule is after the jump.

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Basilica Soundscape 2015 music lineup

Perfume Genius (AKA Mike Hadreas) is among the acts.

This year's Basilica Soundscape festival at Basilica Hudson is September 11-13. And the initial music lineup for this is now out:

Haxan Cloak
Wolf Eyes
Health
Actress
Jenny Hval
Viet Cong
Weyes Blood
Circuit Des Yeux
Perfume Genius
Blanck Mass
Gourisankar & Indrijat Banajeer

There's more yet to be announced. Past festivals have included visual arts, performance art, readings, and food. Blurbage:

This site-specific, weekend-long experimental music and art event draws unconventional connections, parallels and collaborations between a diverse array of artists, presented by Basilica Hudson's Founders and Creative Directors Melissa Auf der Maur and Tony Stone in collaboration with Pitchfork Managing Editor Brandon Stosuy and Brian DeRan of Leg Up Management.

Basilica Hudson is a converted factory space near the train station in Hudson.

Early bird weekend passes are currently $60, and available online. Last year's festival sold out, so it's probably a good idea to get tickets sooner rather than later if you'd like to go.

photo via Matador Records

John Waters at Basilica Hudson

Filmmaker John Waters will be at Basilica Hudson this Saturday, October 18 to perform his one-man show "The Filthy World, Volume 2." Tickets for the show are $125 / $50 students.

Show blurbage:

Waters will be arriving on the heels of his recent Lincoln Center Retrospective, celebrating his 50 years in film and his recent best­selling book release Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America. Waters, who has been dubbed "the Pope of Trash" and branded "O for Offensive" by the Catholic Church, earned his bad reputation by turning bad taste into high art. Part confession, part Vaudeville act, he'll share with a live theater audience in Hudson his origins in the trash genre and his subsequent adventures navigating everything from fashion to true crime.

The show is a benefit for the the AIDS Council of Northeastern New York and the Basilica's film and media programming. It starts at 8 pm on Saturday.

AOA is a media sponsor of this event.