WALLACE

On his self-released album PLAYING WITH FIRE, the one-named Wallace exposes his demons in snarls worthy of Jim Morrison and Eddie Vedder over acoustic guitar lines reminiscent of Neil Young and Jerry Garcia, looking deep within himself on such brooding songs as “All for Tonight” and “Out of My Head.” Wallace, who was born and bred in New England and is now based in Brooklyn, breaks out the harmonica for the bluesy “So Long” and goes a little country on “A Pity.” “Woke up to another day / Can’t seem to shake the hate / Talking to my heart in vain / Then tried to cover the pain,” he sings on “The Lies.” We’re guessing you shouldn’t expect a lot of uplifting pop ditties when  Wallace comes to the Rockwood Music Hall on May 22 at 7:00, following Stephen Brock and Jeremy Parise and preceding Will Knox.