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ROLLING STONE ARTICLE: John Densmore, Robby Krieger Reunite for Doors Performance to Help California Homeless

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The two were joined by a couple of surprise guests filling in for the late Jim Morrison on vocals The two surviving members of the Doors gathered an eclectic group of friends and peers Thursday, for a special one-night-only reunion performance at a charity concert in Los Angeles. John Densmore and Robby Krieger were joined on stage by Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic on bass for the first-ever “Homeward Bound” concert, a fundraising event for PATH (People Assisting the Read More …

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ROLLING STONE ARTICLE: Doors to Nirvana: John Densmore, Robby Krieger Plot Rare Performance With Krist Novoselic

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Next Thursday, January 23rd, the two surviving members of the Doors — drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger — will make a rare appearance together at the Homeward Bound charity concert at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. It’s been a couple of years since the pair last took the stage together, and one week out, Densmore admits to Rolling Stone that he and Krieger have yet to finalize a setlist — or even rehearse. [Read the entire article at Read More …

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DAY OF THE DOORS 2020

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FOURTH ANNUAL “DAY OF THE DOORS” TO TAKE PLACE AT THE ORIGINAL MORRISON HOTEL IN LOS ANGELES ON JANUARY 4, 2020 FAÇADE OF HOTEL TO BE RESTORED TO AN EXACT REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL MORRISON HOTEL ALBUM COVER ROBBY KRIEGER TO PERFORM AND SPECIAL GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED Read more about The Day Of The Doors 2020 here!

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ROLLING STONE ARTICLE: The Doors Announce Concert Documentary Honoring Ray Manzarek

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The Doors have announced a new concert documentary to honor the legacy of late keyboardist Ray Manzarek. The Doors: Break on Thru – A Celebration of Ray Manzarek will premiere in theaters around the world in a one-night only event on February 12th, which would have been Manzarek’s birthday. Tickets can be found at TheDoorsFilm.com. To read the entire Rolling Stone article – click here.

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Record Store Day 2018 Release: An American Prayer

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The final studio album by the Doors, originally released November 1978, is to be released as a 40th Anniversary edition (almost to the day), for Record Store Day Black Friday 2018. Seven years after Jim Morrison died, and five years after the remaining members of the band broke up, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore reunited and recorded backing tracks over Morrison’s poetry (originally recorded in 1969-1970). This numbered, Read More …

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2018 Asbury Park Music & Film Festival Winners

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The 2018 Asbury Park Music & Film Festival has announced the film submission award winners. The ceremony was held on Sunday, April 29 at the Asbury Hotel hosted by Shelli Sonstein, two-time Gracie Award winner, co-host of the Jim Kerr Rock and Roll Morning Show on Q104.3 and APMFF Board member. Read full list of winners at NewJerseyStage.com .

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Justin Kreutzmann to screen Doors, Grateful Dead docs at Asbury Park Music + Film Festival

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In case you were wondering, Justin Kreutzmann, who is on the board of the Asbury Park Music + Film Festival, is, indeed, the son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann. More importantly, though, for fans of the annual festival, he is an experienced filmmaker who will have two works showing at this year’s event (which takes place April 26-29 at various Asbury Park venues, with proceeds benefiting children via the Read More …

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The Doors: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (Relix, March 14, 2018)

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Jim Morrison was still facing a possible three-year prison term stemming from trumped-up indecent exposure/profanity charges in Miami the preceding year when The Doors—who had multiple dates cancelled in the wake of the incident—took the stage at England’s Isle of Wight Festival at 2 a.m. in August of 1970. Morrison, by that time, was bearded and bloated and, with a sole red light illuminating the stage, he was no longer Read More …

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