The Marshes are an American punk band, from Northampton, Massachusetts,[1] that originally included Colin Sears (drums), Emil Busi (bass, vocals) and Steven Wardlaw (guitar).
Drummer Colin Sears, who was best known for playing with Dag Nasty in the mid 1980s to early 1990s, formed The Marshes with his longtime friend, Emil Busi, in 1994.
When the Marshes went on hiatus, Sears moved on to play in the Portland, Oregon band, Handgun Bravado, which is also still active.
Also, in the interim, Steven Wardlaw became a member of The New Harmful, and then formed So Very Small.
The Marshes returned in 2000 to release Recluse, which appeared to be their final album, until the band returned in May 2010 to play two reunion shows and release a new single "Vicious Beast" (b/w Coney Island Whitefish) on Dr.