A Night with Pete Yorn

By Lauri Apple in Arts & Entertainment on Aug 7, 2009 6:20PM

On Thursday night, scruffy troubadour and Scarlett Johansson collaborator Pete Yorn played a free show at the W Hotel downtown -- and Eyewitness Chicagoist was on the scene. Taking the stage at 9 p.m., Yorn and his band (Peter, Yorn and John?) played a mostly banter-free, one-hour set, occasionally smiling or joking around with one of the many starry-eyed audience-ladies. In addition to playing "Strange Condition" (which provoked a room-wide singalong), the Yorns performed "Paradise Cove" and other songs off of Back and Fourth, Yorn's newest record, and also did a cover of "Bizarre Love Triangle." Overall, it was a strong performance by Yorn and his band, who have been touring all summer.