There is nothing like watching and listening to a guitar being played by someone who handles it like it was a part of their being. And we were recently treated to two such men–Pete Yorn (above) and Ben Kweller–doing just that at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.
Pete Yorn - For Nancy ('Cos It Already Is)Ben Kweller, who has turned a bit country these days, took to the stage without a band, but not alone. He had his guitar. The young songwriter also had a piano, but that guitar was his true bandmate. Kweller charmed the crowd and made it easy for us to transition right into the man of the evening.
All words and photos by Debi Del Grande
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Taking the stage, Pete Yorn and his band opened with The Smiths’ “Panic,” which is a ballsy move in my opinion, but it was a smart one and I’m sure Morrissey and Johnny Marr would have been proud. But what Yorn promised and delivered was playing his debut album Musicforthemorningafter, released a decade ago, in its entirety. Delivered with honesty and the genuineness only a guy and his guitar can.
Pete Yorn Setlist:
Panic (Smiths Cover)
Precious Stone
Don’t Wanna Cry
Feel Good Again
Life on a Chain
Strange Condition
Just Another
Black
Lose You
For Nancy
Murray
June
Sense
Closet
On Your Side
Sleep Better
EZ
Simonize
Encore:
A Girl Like You/For Us
Rock Crowd (with Ben Kweller)
Crystal Village
Pete Yorn
Ben Kweller
