[2] Along with bands such as The Negro Problem, Baby Lemonade and Wondermints, Marsland and Cockeyed Ghost were part of the mid-1990s "pop underground" in Los Angeles and signed to Rykodisc-distributed indie label Big Deal in 1996.
[5] The band was noted for its high energy and work ethic, performing at the SXSW festival[6] and touring with labelmates Shonen Knife,[7] as well as opening for Fastball, Redd Kross, Third Eye Blind and others.
[18] With the Chaos Band and Alan Boyd, Marsland released Long Promised Road: Songs of Dennis and Carl Wilson Live in 2007, recorded by Grammy-winning Beach Boys engineer Mark Linett.
[19] A highlight of the album was the, currently unavailable at the time, version of Dennis Wilson’s 1971 unreleased composition, "(Wouldn’t It Be Nice To) Live Again," featuring Sands on lead vocals.
He performed on Badfinger vocalist Pete Ham's posthumous 7 Park Avenue album [27] and was a member of a latter-day incarnation of the Standells, as vocalist/guitarist prior to leaving the band in 2011.