ACL Review: Albert Hammond Jr.

Strokes stringer remains his own man solo

"...the stage to the Doors’ “The Soft Parade” – Jim Morrison’s struggle with how he wanted to present himself..."

Oct. 10, 2015 Music Post

The Inevitability of Dawes

“There was never a point I said, ‘What am I going to do with my life?’”

"...Joni Mitchell with the grit of a toned down Jim Morrison...."

June 25, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Father John Misty

"...Fear Fun, his first LP as FJM, adopting a Jim Morrison-like confrontational poet persona. I Love You, Honeybear now..."

April 24, 2015 Music Review by Luke Winkie

SXSW Film Review: Danny Says

Behind-the-scenes rock legend Danny Fields gets his moment

"...the movie. He’s the guy who introduced Nico and Jim Morrison to each other, the one whose brilliant idea..."

March 20, 2015 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

For Friday the 13th... Alice Cooper

Shock rocker delighted kiddies at the Moody Thursday

"...a grim reaper walked out with the first tombstone, Jim Morrison, and Cooper and his backing fivepiece played the..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Gospel Truth

"...Action") while aligning himself vocally as Austin's iteration of Jim Morrison ("Beasts"). Propelling the instrumental mix on eight gritty..."

July 19, 2013 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Morrisonite, the king of brecciated jaspers, was not named after..."

July 19, 2013 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mad World

Dobro, mandolin, and banjola ease April’s cruelty

"...and speaking in tongues, Edwards’ hypnotic shamanism obviously recalled Jim Morrison, set kick-off “Closer” and the new album’s title..."

April 22, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Q&A Hole: Why Would Anyone Buy a CD These Days?

With Guy Forsyth, Wren Anderson, Chad Nichols, Luna Tart, and more

"...& Tom’s. Fud had been a childhood friend of Jim Morrison when he’d lived in my hometown, and had..."

Jan. 21, 2013 Music Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Michael Madsen, Last of the Warrior Poets

Mr. Blonde on poetry, hats, and 'Reservoir Dogs'

"...new volume called Expecting Rain, with a forward by Jim Morrison's biographer Jerry Hopkins. Madsen chuckled. "I think I..."

Dec. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Interview: Father John Misty

Saturday, 3:15pm, Austin Ventures stage

"...he's clearly embracing the character. He carries himself like Jim Morrison in his dark, shaman period, engaging his audience..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Ballad of the White Horse

The Saint James Society soundtracks East Sixth St.

"...To tide you over until then, here's “Reflections.” When Jim Morrison said “the West is the best,” he'd never..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Some Parts of the World Pt. 5

BettySoo continues her road diary from Amsterdam

"...Amsterdam has to offer is diminished by tributes to Jim Morrison, bumbling tourists gawking at prostitutes, and sour expressions..."

June 10, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

The Winners

"...Joe Vastano started writing at sixteen, tracing Jim Morrison (who was huge at the time) to Kerouac..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature

The Gray Band

How can a band singing almost exclusively about serial killers engender so much life?

"...one night's voodoo ritual to The Doors. Greg walked Jim Morrison's talk. No metal head was he, but his..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Fun House

The Stooges break on through

"...offers the next best thing to Peeping Tom with Jim Morrison, a brutally detailed look into the chaos and..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Big Beards, Big Booties, Big Fun

Yes, my weekend actually was filled with fun and lots of it.

"...Indeed, the Weird one gave us a bit of Jim Morrison, Devo, Kurt Cobain. Even the famous "fat" suit..."

Nov. 9, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Nakia

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

"...and "Come in Please" with mystically chanted digressions like Jim Morrison reborn as Devendra Banhart. After surfing through the..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Kuriharock Sampler

"...classic with universal appeal. Ishihara summons the ghost of Jim Morrison for the stuttering groove of "Small White Wonder,"..."

July 23, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Unforgettable Fire

Reissues

"..."Indian Summer Sky," and "Elvis Presley and America" dons Jim Morrison's shaman fringe. For an encore, a nearly 70-minute..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Do Right Woman

Polly Parsons, only child of Gram Parsons, comes full circle in Austin with the Hickory Wind Ranch, sober living for women

"...their fires burned right before. My father, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison ... they produced an outpouring of..."

July 31, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Pachanga!

Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más

"...the Doors provide a soundtrack. "Mr. Mojo Risin'" intones Jim Morrison dramatically as Pardo shuffles through some photos. Pardo's..."

May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Legislators on the Loose

Lawmakers busy in slow rule-making week

"...it to Antone's, along with Democratic House Caucus Chair Jim Dunnam, D-Waco. He had to: His band, the Bad..."

Jan. 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Apocalypse Wow!

The Compound, Saturday, October 11, 2008

"...where he breaks the mirror with his fist while Jim Morrison slurs the apocalyptic lyrics to "The End" in..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Mogwai

"...is bookended by two fine examples: somber opener "I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead" ripples, rumbles, then explodes, while closer..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

What Becomes a Legacy Most

Forever is in large part about what an artist's legacy means to the living

"...Père-Lachaise. The cemetery's tourist-attracting roster of residents – from Jim Morrison and Maria Callas to Amedeo Modigliani – spans..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Dreamsville

16 Magazine and the birth of music journalism

"...accounts slept with select subjects in the magazine like Jim Morrison, Mitch Ryder, and even Mickey Mantle...."

Nov. 30, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dumb but Pretty

Rilo Kiley vs. Devendra Banhart

"...pure frontman, a hallucinatory cross between Dean Martin and Jim Morrison. For "Carmencita," crooned in Spanish – as opposed..."

Oct. 8, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Papa's Brand-New Bag

Jazzers and jam bands alike just wanna funk, Austin style

"...all of which bring to mind Jesus Christ and/or Jim Morrison...."

July 27, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Meeting Grace Slick

"...a lesser extent, nudes. A vividly colored portrait of Jimi Hendrix was among my favorites. She had profuse praise..."

Jan. 30, 2007 Postmarks

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