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Marquee Marauders Club is turning indie rock action figure dreams into bootleg reality
In a music economy where flimsy streaming algorithms increasingly define personal taste, and where boutique artist memorabilia is typically reserved for the Travis Scotts and Billie Eilishes of the world, 23-year-old Jacob Alvarez — who builds bootleg action figures as Marquee Marauders Club — is imagining something different. Scrolling through Alvarez’s catalog, it’s bittersweet to see such a rare, tactile encapsulation of the era we’re living through.