Playing their part

Garcia Peoples honors its namesake, but embraces an indie-rock thesis


Garcia Peoples will play Charlottesville as a five-piece band that includes guitarist Tom Malach (foreground).The ensemble has relied on a flexibility that informs not just its open-ended compositions, but also the availability of its members. Photo: Mayuko Fujino.

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