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BOOGARINS
Brazilian psychedelic rock band Boogarins mark the 10th anniversary of their acclaimed second album, “Manual, ou Guia Livre de Dissolução dos Sonhos”, with a commemorative live show featuring the record performed in its entirety. Nominated for a Latin Grammy Award and regarded as a defining release of their generation, the album helped establish the band as one of Brazil’s most important contemporary rock acts.
Recorded in Gijón, Spain, during a break in their first international tour, the album captured the energy of a band whose songs were forged on the road and shaped by live experimentation. For this anniversary performance, Boogarins revisit the album through the lens of their evolved live sound, bringing back classic arrangements and improvisations that became central to their concerts. More than a nostalgic celebration, the show aims to create new memories by reconnecting audiences—both longtime followers and new listeners—with the music, stories, and spirit of “Manual.”
GARCIA PEOPLES
Formed in New Jersey by guitarists Tom Malach and Danny Arakaki, the band took a few years to find their flying shape, solidifying into a lineup with Danny’s brother Cesar on drums and Derek Spaldo on bass by mid-2016. Ramping up their acceleration around the time of their 2018 Cosmic Cash debut on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records, they’ve blasted through residencies and new songs and sessions and collaborations, relocating to New York, picking up two new members in keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Pat Gubler and bassist Andy Cush, and leaving a trail of live tapes in their wake. This year, they’ve delivered not one but two new albums for BBiB: the sleek and song-oriented Natural Facts and the sprawling improvisatory opus of One Step Behind. 2019 also saw the first performances by the full Garcia Peoples lineup, a six-person behemoth with Spaldo on third guitar.
With a stash of live recordings accumulating at the Live Music Archive, Garcia Peoples’ music is very much a living entity. Since the release of their previous two albums, songs have started to expand, jam suites have grown, and experiments have been undertaken. The first part of 2019 has seen Garcia Peoples back Philadelphia guitarist Chris Forsyth (an expanded Solar Peoples Band has hit double-drummer overdrive several times now), and joined with guitarist Ryley Walker. They’ve improvised on WFMU, and jammed with the sounds of ocean waves and falling rain at strange late night happenings. Probably something else new and wonderful and weird has happened in the Garciaverse since I wrote this.
Whether or not you thought you knew Garcia Peoples’ music, One Step Behind is something new and beautiful, for new heads and old. No matter where you stand–behind, beyond, or another plane altogether–One Step Behind is ready. For those about to get on the Bus, we salute you.