Loudmouth Yank, aka Graham Patzner, will be playing an intimate set at the Masako Miki and Chris Russell opening on Friday, August 21. Rumors have it, there'll be soulful, dirty folk ballads on the piano and ... honestly, I think you'll be counting your lucky stars you had the good fortune to happen upon this charming Oakland talent. Opening is from 7-10pm, Graham plays at 8.


"Graham Patzner is a singer/songwriter from Oakland, California. Musicianship is in his bloodline, but it became apparent at a young age that this skill did not transfer via genes. Graham began befriending imaginary people who began the laborious process of teaching him violin, guitar, piano, trumpet, and the batanjo. Frito, the wood-sphinx, described Graham's music as "bottom of the barrel, top-o-the-morning wispy autumn ballads meets Michael Bolton." The Berkeley Darners Monthly rated Patzner's "Nine Songs in the Key of Patzner" a C-, but a C+ for effort. His music can be heard at http://www.myspace.com/grahampatzner."