William Russell Wallace spent a decade on the road with several bands before taking a break to get his MFA in Fiction from the University of Montana. His new record, Dirty Soul, is a raw collection of songs about redemption in the face of self-destruction and addiction. His fiction can be found in Yemassee (winner of the 2018 Yemassee Prize in Fiction), Breakwater Review (runner-up in the 2019 Fiction Contest), Carve, and elsewhere. He currently lives in Idyllwild, CA, and is touring in a trio that can

To the Rochester music scene, Declan Ryan is a fifteen-year recidivist. After a wild youth that included barnstorming DIY tours, the infamous Instant Album series, and a stint building violins in Spain, he's settled into his wheelhouse as a craftsman and storyteller. In 2019, that means taking the stage armed with nothing but some tall tales and a bigass baritone guitar, sink or swim.

[source: Abilene Bar and Lounge website, 2019-Jun-10]