Pete Yorn is a busy man.

The New Jersey native has stayed active since his 2001 debut, musicforthemorningafter, where he played every instrument on the album. Now, five albums later - including his recent release with actress Scarlett Johansson - Yorn has yet to show signs of slowing down.

Thursday night at the House of Blues was the same. On his second-to-last show of the tour, Yorn stayed busy on the stage.

From swapping guitars between songs - four total; two electric, two acoustic - to playing songs from every album, Yorn and his five-piece backing band kept the selections diverse and the sound tight.

While he's been known in the past to mix in several covers into the set, Yorn made the night about his music. He played a snippet of a Bruce Springsteen song and compressed "Bizarre Love Triangle," a seven-minute New Order song down, down to three minutes (and a rocking three minutes at that).

The audience was heavily involved in the show as well. Yorn pitted fans in the balcony against fans on the floor to see who had the better "Ahhhs" during "Murray" and both sexes were easily swooned by the harmonica solos in "Life on a Chain" and "Strange Condition."

Isaac Russell, a 17-year-old from California by way of Utah, opened the show with a six-song acoustic set. Recently signed to Columbia records, Russell had to battle a noisy, talkative crowd that, at times, overpowered the young singer/songwriter and his guitar.

While his efforts were valiant, in the end the crowd won out.

High point: The band
Yes, the reason to go to a live show is to see the band play your favorite songs live, but Yorn and company added a little something to each song.

Whether it was the graceful solos of the lead guitarist, the rhythmic bass lines or the tight-as-a-snare drumming, the band made you feel like you were in a club one minute and then at an open mic night at a coffee house the next.

Low point: The audience
"It's a mandolin! It's a mandolin!" screamed the guy next to me as he shook his friend.

Yes, that twangy, Southern sound you hear in the background of "Crystal Village" is a mandolin being played by the multi-instrumentalist. Now calm down.

As Yorn got deeper into his set, the audience members who started the night at the bar slowly moved onto the floor, song by song. Midway through the set, personal space was being invaded and there was nothing you could do about it.

Check out the setlist after the jump.