Palmer's Songwriting Showcase hosted by Max Markin at Palmer’s

Featuring Jack Klatt, Cole Diamond and Tim Evenson

1st Wednesdays monthly. 3-4 songwriters on stage at the same time, and they take turns playing songs for about 90 minutes to 2 hours.

Every first Wednesday of the month, Max Markin (Union Suits/Redwing Blackbird) hosts 3-4 songwriters on stage at the same time and they take turns playing songs for 90 min to a 2 hour set.

This month's songwriters will be Jack Klatt, Cole Diamond and Tim Evenson

Musical missionary and tireless troubadour Jack Klatt isn’t one to be easily categorized or relegated to a narrow niche. He comes across as a young man with a wizened and worldly perspective, an artist who possesses a timeless sensibility of both place and purpose. Yet, his artistic integrity extends to more than simply his songs. It embodies both execution and intent. The way he’s mastered his deft finger-picking technique and used that sturdy approach to bring his material an authenticity reminiscent of the most revered musicians and storytellers.

Mixing up an unlikely concoction of vintage rock & roll and outlaw country, Cole Diamond is, depending on when you ask, either the stage name for singer/songwriter Ryan Otte or the collective handle for Otte and his Band. For years Otte spent most weekends behind a drum kit playing with too many band to list. The idea for Cole Diamond came about as a way for Otte to step out from behind the drums and try his hand at the front of the stage for once. In the few years since “Cole Diamond” was conceived he has released an EP, received airplay on 89.3 The Current, and opened for national acts such as Corb Lund. Drawing on influences that range from Waylon Jennings and Doug Sahm to Roky Ericson and Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cole Diamond delivers a modern take on a classic sound.