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Jim Morrison's award-winning stories have appeared in Smithsonian, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Private Clubs, This Old House, National Wildlife, Smart Money's offspring, George, Context, Family PC, Good Housekeeping, Playboy, Biography, The Washington Post, Reader's Digest, Utne Reader, Southwest Spirit, the magazine of Southwest Airlines, and American Way, the magazine of American Airlines, among others.
His next music story about contemporary songwriters using unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics for songs will run on Smithsonian.com.
He teaches at The Muse, www.the-muse.org, and, for fun, runs a house concert series, North Shore Point House Concerts (www.northshorepoint.com) in Norfolk. His web site is www.jmwriter.com. His blog is at http://jimsravesnrants.wordpress.com/
Preview: Flogging Molly @ The NorVa
By Jim Morrison
“‘F you, we’re going to do the best we can by this music.’ We believe in what we’re doing.” – Flogging Molly
Preview: The East Nashville Review @ Hampton Taphouse
By Jim Morrison
Eric Brace, front man for Last Train Home, Peter Cooper, a couple of their boyhood heroes–Lloyd Green and Mike Auldridge–create “Master Sessions.”
If You Read the Paper | Dec 6, 2010
By Jim Morrison
New ideas for Waterside, Moorish Temple claims special rights, YMCA in park place, and a Noah’s Ark theme park.
Four of Jim’s Favorite Albums of 2010
By Jim Morrison
Kevin Welch, Peter Wolf, Blue Rodeo, and Graham Parker.
A Talk with the Intriguing Vienna Teng
By Jim Morrison
Teng’s performance at the Attucks Theatre April 17 represents one of her final performances before she heads off on a new career exploring sustainable business.
Alejandro Escovedo @ Jewish Mother
By Jim Morrison
Escovedo is one of the premier songwriters of our times, fluent in a ridiculous range of genres. This is the guy who opened for the last Sex Pistols show in 1978. There are echoes of everything from Lou Reed to Townes Van Zandt to Roky Erickson in his work.
Jim Morrison’s Best Music of 2009
By Jim Morrison
Writer Jim Morrison gives his top album picks of the year.
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