{"id":68566,"date":"2026-02-24T11:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=68566"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:01:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:01:52","slug":"melissa-auf-der-maur","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/event\/melissa-auf-der-maur\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Auf der Maur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-aura-rendered-by=\"115165:0\"><em>Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A \u201890s Rock Memoir<\/em>\u00a0presents an intimate look behind the scenes of an iconic era through the ever-reflective lens of musician Melissa Auf der Maur. In this debut memoir, Auf der Maur chronicles her journey through alternative music \u2014 from staffing ticket windows at local venues to navigating era-defining triumphs and turmoil under global spotlights.<\/p>\n<p data-aura-rendered-by=\"115165:0\">A bohemian upbringing in Montreal and an early connection to music led her to put down roots in the local scene, working as a cassette DJ and showing up for bands like Nirvana, Jane\u2019s Addiction, Pavement, and Sonic Youth. A serendipitous sequence sets the stage for the next big step \u2014 a thrown beer bottle at a show, a long-shot fan letter to a PO Box, and before you know it Auf der Maur\u2019s band Tinker is opening for The Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan is passing along a personal recommendation to Courtney Love.<\/p>\n<p data-aura-rendered-by=\"115165:0\">In a whirlwind of life-changing moments, Auf der Maur joins Hole for their 1994\u00a0<em>Live Through This<\/em>\u00a0world tour just after the deaths of Kurt Cobain and Hole\u2019s previous bassist Kristen Pfaff. Auf der Maur is swiftly flung into the eye of a hurricane, becoming part of a band plowing through grief by way of art on a brutally global stage. 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A serendipitous sequence sets the stage for the next big step \u2014 a thrown beer bottle at a show, a long-shot fan letter to a PO Box, and before you know it Auf der Maur\u2019s band Tinker is opening for The Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan is passing along a personal recommendation to Courtney Love.<\/p>\n<p data-aura-rendered-by=\"115165:0\">In a whirlwind of life-changing moments, Auf der Maur joins Hole for their 1994\u00a0<em>Live Through This<\/em>\u00a0world tour just after the deaths of Kurt Cobain and Hole\u2019s previous bassist Kristen Pfaff. Auf der Maur is swiftly flung into the eye of a hurricane, becoming part of a band plowing through grief by way of art on a brutally global stage. 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