Victor DesRoches/Boxcar Figaro

Victor DesRoches has been writing and performing songs for two decades. A West Coast native, he has lived in Alaska, Washington, Arizona, and many places in California. He has worked as a commercial fisherman, shipping and receiving clerk, security guard, electro-plater, welder, small engine mechanic, pipefitter, art instructor, newsletter editor, English teacher, graphic artist, writer, photographer and journalist (and worked in retail for one day). Along the way, he managed to earn a masters degree in creative writing and learned to play guitar. He combines those skills and experiences to write songs that are personal but accessible, often quirky, and in a strange way moving. His songs are built with catchy melodies that make them sound deceptively simple.

Garrett Jones plays lead guitar with a deft touch, finding just the right balance between tasty fills and the spaces each song needs to breathe. He also sings backing vocals.

Percussionist Sam Nassar keeps Boxcar Figaro on time and upbeat and adds backing vocals.