Melissa Auf der Maur Encore Launch At Toronto Festival

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TORONTO, ON —

Encore, encore.

After selling out her first Toronto book launch at the AGO in record time, Canadian alternative icon Melissa Auf der Maur returns for a special second event as part of Wavelength Music Festival + Conference 2026.

Titled “Nineties Tea Time”, this intimate afternoon gathering at beloved Dundas West venue The Garrison will see Auf der Maur in conversation with Toronto music journalist and influential music discovery voice Emilie Hanskamp. Together, they will unpack the stories behind her long-awaited memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir (Da Capo Press).

Part rock memoir, part travel diary, part psychedelic scrapbook, Even the Good Girls Will Cry is a quarter-century in the making. The book offers a vivid, intimate dispatch from Auf der Maur’s time as bassist for Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, capturing the last analog decade in all its messy, angsty, transcendent glory. More than a backstage chronicle, it is a soulful meditation on art, identity, mysticism, and survival in the high-voltage world of ’90s alternative rock.

The March 22 encore event serves as the coda to an entire Melissa Auf der Maur weekend at Wavelength 2026. The program also includes:

An xMAdMx Darkwave DJ set
A curated performance evening co-presented by Basilica Hudson
A special collaboration with Basilica SoundScape, the Hudson, NY–based festival known for its boundary-pushing music and multidisciplinary programming

About Melissa Auf der Maur

Born and raised in Montréal with a fine arts education, Melissa Auf der Maur is an acclaimed musician, photographer, curator, and producer. Best known as the former bassist of Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, she has built a multidisciplinary career that bridges music, visual art, and cultural production.

In 2010, she co-founded Basilica Hudson, a post-industrial multidisciplinary arts center located on the Hudson River waterfront in New York State. She continues to create, curate, and collaborate internationally while living in Hudson with her family.

About Basilica SoundScape

Basilica SoundScape is Basilica Hudson’s signature annual music festival presented in collaboration with The Creative Independent. The festival presents some of the world’s most exciting and boundary-pushing performers, with a special emphasis on ecstatic noise, poetry, experimental performance, and the written word.

About Wavelength Music

Founded in 2000 by a collective of indie musicians, Wavelength Music is a non-profit arts platform dedicated to concerts, festivals, and city-building conversations in the Toronto area. Supporting emerging and under-recognized artists across genres, Wavelength curates immersive cultural experiences while leading transformative research and development initiatives within the Canadian music ecosystem.

Accessibility

There is a small lip at the front entrance to The Garrison (ramp available). The venue is otherwise accessible.

An accessible washroom is available in the front bar, and all washrooms are gender neutral.

Guests requiring assistance are encouraged to contact organizers in advance.

Audience Policy

Wavelength respects the rights of each member of its diverse audience and is committed to maintaining a safe and inclusive environment. Any behaviour that may be perceived as physically, emotionally, or mentally harmful will not be tolerated. This includes racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, body shaming, ableism, ageism, and all forms of violence.