Johnny Speaks is a Chicago-born singer-songwriter delivering soulful acoustic Americana that blends blues grit, bluegrass drive, folk storytelling, and rock ’n’ roll energy. Influences include Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Dave Matthews, and Billy Strings.

Twila Ping is taiwanese american songwriter in Chicago who writes intimate, emotional folk songs consisting of loneliness, sincerity, and raw vulnerability.