Pete Yorn Schedules Special In-Store Performances At All Stops Along His First-Ever Acoustic Tour With Shows Selling Out Along Tour Itinerary, Singer-Songwriter Sets Up Free Performances At Local Independent Record Stores Across The Country

Pete Yorn In-Store Performances To Be Recorded For Limited Edition CD Series "Live From..." New Pete Yorn Album, "Nightcrawler," In Stores Tuesday, August 29, 2006
 

New York – June 30, 2006 - source: Columbia Records) -  In response to venues selling out for his very first acoustic tour, Columbia Records artist Pete Yorn is scheduling special free afternoon mini-concerts day-of-show at local independent record stores at every city along his tour route (see full itinerary following). The set lists for each of Pete's in-store performances will uniquely vary from location to location.  Each of Pete's in-store performances will be recorded for a limited edition souvenir CD series, "Live From...," to be sold exclusively at the local independent record store originally hosting the mini-concert. The complete list of local independent record stores participating in Pete Yorn's "Live From…" mini-concert/CD recording series follows. 

Pete launched his free in-store mini-concert series at Rhino Records in Claremont, California on June 20. Fans pre-ordering Pete Yorn's upcoming album, Nightcrawler, at Pete's in-stores and concerts will receive a special limited edition six-song EP, "Westerns."  Pete calls Nightcrawler the final installment in a musical trilogy that began in 2001 with his debut album, musicforthemorningafter, and continued through 2003's Day I Forgot. "I've been in this lonesome cowboy phase for a while," Pete told Billboard.com.  "I've been really inspired by guys like Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash. 'Westerns' has a twang to it and is a real departure for me, but Nightcrawler is most definitely the rock record." 

Pete Yorn's very first acoustic tour began on June 22, 2006 at Soho in Santa Barbara and ends August 12, 2006 at the fabled Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey (see itinerary below). Yorn's "You & Me" Acoustic Tour gives fans a rare opportunity to catch the critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter performing his classic repertoire and new material up-close-and-personal in a series of small, intimate venues. Pete's upcoming acoustic tour will provide fans with an exclusive preview of songs from his upcoming, third, full-length studio album, Nightcrawler, now slated for release on Red Ink/Columbia on August 29. "I encourage you all to rise up and UNITE this summer and join me as I embark on my first ever nationwide acoustic tour (with friends)," wrote Pete to his fans on his website.  "I will be showcasing selections from the new record, as well as plenty of songs from the old catalogue." 

From the beginning of his career, singer/songwriter/rocker Pete Yorn has been the topic of numerous critical accolades.  Rolling Stone, who picked Pete as one of the magazine's "Ten to Watch in 2001," gave Pete's debut album, musicforthemorningafter, a four-star (****) rating calling the album "…atmospheric, gently lit by sunlight and regret."  Pete's debut album was certified RIAA gold as of April 24, 2002. USA Today observed "The latest last great hope for the ailing singer/songwriter genre may vaguely resemble a young Springsteen….His insinuating melodies and lean…driving graceful arrangements evoke R.E.M.'s early work.  It's impossible to pigeonhole Yorn's music…inspired quirkiness makes him, if not the future of rock 'n' roll, at least a promising new disciple." Pete Yorn has toured actively since the release of musicforthemorningafter and has shared bills with the Foo Fighters, Semisonic, Coldplay, REM, and others.  

He was the headline artist on the inaugural MTV2 Handpicked Tour and played drums on a set of Stooges covers with Iggy Pop, Mike Watt, and the Hives' Mike Vigilante and Pelle Almqvist at the second annual Shortlist Prize for Artistic Achievement at Los Angeles' Henry Fonda Theater. Day I Forgot, Pete's eagerly-awaited successor to musicforthemorningafter, was released in April 2003 to widespread critical acclaim and debuted at #18 on the Billboard 200 best-selling album chart.  Pete Yorn's last release, Live from New Jersey, a stunning full-length performance recorded live at the Community Theater in Morristown, New Jersey, on October 29, 2003, was released in January 2004.  Like Yorn's concerts themselves, his live album was a treasure trove for fans as well as an ideal introduction to the scope of Pete's music. 

Pete Yorn - "You & Me" Acoustic Tour Itinerary:

Wed, Jul 5         Indianapolis, IN             Music Mill

Thu, Jul 6          Columbus, OH             The Basement

Fri, Jul 7            Louisville, KY               Phoenix Hill Tavern

Sat, Jul 8           Buffalo, NY                  Town Ballroom

Mon, Jul 10       Rochester, NY             The Club At Water St Music Hall

Tue, Jul 11        Portland, ME                 Asylum

Wed, Jul 12       Boston, MA                  Paradise Lounge

Thu, Jul 13        Baltimore, MD             Sonar

Sat, Jul 15         Raleigh, NC                  Cat's Cradle
Sun, Jul 16        Knoxville, TN                Blue Cats

Mon, Jul 17       Nashville, TN                Exit/Inn

Tue, Jul 18        Atlanta, GA                  Smith's Olde Bar

Wed, Jul 19       Birmingham, AL            The Nick

Fri, Jul 21          Council Bluffs, IA         Whiskey Roadhouse

Sat, Jul 22         Minneapolis, MN       Varsity Theatre/Cafe De Artists

Mon, Jul 24       Denver, CO                  The Walnut Room

Tue, Jul 25        Boulder, CO                  Fox Theatre

Wed, Jul 26       Salt Lake City, UT        Club Sound

Fri, Jul 28          Seattle, WA                  Crocodile Cafe

Sat, Jul 29         Portland, OR                 Doug Fir Lounge

Mon, Jul 31       San Francisco, CA        Great American Music Hall

Tue, Aug 1        San Diego, CA              The Casbah

Wed, Aug 2      Phoenix, AZ                  Martini Ranch

Tue, Aug 8        Alexandria, VA             Birchmere

Wed, Aug 9      Richmond, VA               Alley Kats

Fri, Aug 11        Philadelphia, PA            Northstar

Sat, Aug 12       Asbury Park, NJ           Stone Pony

For more information log onto: Pete Yorn.com and The Pete Yorn page at myspace.com and Columbia Records.com.