Peter Moren @ Joe's Pub

Peter Moren of Peter Bjorn and John is a great guitarist, and he displayed his skills at his Joe's Pub gig on Monday. He's also got such a charming, modest personality, which totally enhanced his VH1 Storytellers-style solo show.



Doug Marvin from Dirty on Purpose was accompanying on keys, and Chris Egan from The Shorebirds was playing on drums (Peter jokingly dubbed it Peter Doug and Chris). Both were on hand clapping duty. There were also three girls on strings, and later on in the show Bjorn came out to play on piano.



The songs and show were really intimate. Peter's ability to inflect different emotions and tones is a pop gift that helps elevate his songwriting. He's like the Swedish Elvis Costello. He opened with a cover of Richard Hell's "Time." He also did a four song encore, which included my favorite 80s song ever, Aha's "Take On Me."

I can't wait till his solo album comes out! He'll be performing again on Dec. 5 at Bowery, opening up for The Besnard Lakes. Can we say killer show? Oh yes, oh yes!

Here's a video clip from the show...