Pete Yorn Goes Back on the Road - Headline Tour Begins April 4
Collector's Edition of 'musicforthemorningafter' - Featuring Exclusive Bonus Material - Available April 23
PRNewswire
NEW YORK
03/22/2002
Columbia Records artist Pete Yorn is going back on the road with a series of headline shows and festival performances beginning April 4 in San Diego (see itinerary following). In addition, Pete will perform at select venues with the rock band Weezer (Weezer dates subject to change). Pete Yorn headlined the first MTV2 Handpicked Tour in summer 2001. The spring tour is Yorn's first since the artist shared bills with Remy Zero in November-December 2001. Pete latest single, "Strange Condition" (from his critically-acclaimed debut album "musicforthemorningafter"), is currently the #1 record on the Triple A Monitor Chart.
Coinciding with Pete's latest set of live dates, Columbia Records will is releasing a special limited edition of "musicforthemorningafter" with a value-added bonus disk featuring Yorn's interpretations of songs by Bruce Springsteen ("New York City Serenade," "Dancing In The Dark"), the Smiths ("Panic"), Iggy Pop & David Bowie ("China Girl") as well as the newly recorded rock version, featuring R.E.M.'s Peter Buck on guitar, of Pete's latest hit "Strange Condition." In addition, the album re-release features CD Extra bonus videos for "Strange Condition," "For Nancy ('Cos It Already Is"), "Life On A Chain," and "June." This collector's limited edition of "musicforthemorningafter" will be in stores on April 23.
Pete has been actively touring in support of his critically acclaimed debut album, "musicforthemorningafter", since its original release on March 27, 2001 and has shared bills with Semisonic and Coldplay. On July 4, four days before the launch of the MTV2 Handpicked Tour, Pete performed at the fabled Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, opening for Blues Traveler.
Pete and musicforthemorningafter have been the subject of numerous critical accolades. Rolling Stone, who picked Pete as one of the magazine's "Ten To Watch In 2001," gave "musicforthemorningafter" a four-star (****) rating calling the album " ... atmospheric, gently lit by sunlight and regret."
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 Spring Tour 2002 Itinerary 04/04/02 San Diego, CA 4th & B 04/05/02 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues 04/06/02 Salt Lake City, UT Club Xscape 04/08/02 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater 04/09/02 St. Louis, MO Pageant 04/10/02 Columbia, MO The Blue Note 04/13/02 University Park, PA Penn State University 04/15/02 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 04/16/02 Milwaukee, WI The Rave 04/17/02 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre 04/18/02 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre 04/19/02 South Bend, IN Heartland 04/21/02 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre 04/23/02 Edmonton w/Weezer* 04/24/02 Calgary w/Weezer* 04/26/02 Vancouver w/Weezer* 04/27/02 Indio, CA Coachella Festival 04/28/02 Pullman w/Weezer* 04/29/02 Missoula w/Weezer* 04/30/02 Billings w/Weezer* 05/02/02 Fargo, ND w/Weezer* 05/03/02 Nashville, TN River Stages 05/04/02 Atlanta, GA Music Midtown Festival 05/05/02 Lincoln w/Weezer* 05/08/02 Colorado Springs w/Weezer* 05/10/02 Albuquerque, NM w/Weezer* 05/11/02 Tucson, AZ w/Weezer* 05/18/02 Washington, DC D.C. 101 Additional dates TBA * Weezer dates subject to change
SOURCE: Columbia Records
Contact: For more information on Pete Yorn and
"musicforthemorningafter", Claire Mercuri, Columbia Records, Media, New York,
+1-212-833-5121, claire_mercuri@sonymusic.com; or Tour press, Renee Pfefer,
Columbia Records, Media, New York, +1-212-833-4424;
renee_pfefer@sonymusic.com; or Online press, Lisa Linder, Columbia Records,
Online & Emerging Technologies, New York,
+1-212-833-6666, lisa_linder@sonymusic.com
Website: http://www.columbiarecords.com/
http://www.peteyorn.com/