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MarsupiaL has built a regional following with its improv-heavy mix of progressive rock, jazz, and jam-band music. MarsupiaL has toured for the last seven years, played over 400 shows, promoted three studio CD releases and has distributed thousands of live CDs. The band has performed at festivals like Bele Chere, The Vortex Music Festival, The Flat Rock Music Festival. MarsupiaL has played at such venues as The Orange Peel, The Grey Eagle Music Hall, Stella Blue (Asheville, NC), The Pour House (Charleston, SC & Raleigh, NC), The Blind Tiger (Greensboro, NC), The Brandy House (Atlanta, GA). MarsupiaL has shared the stage with such notable acts as Gov't Mule, ekoostik hookah, Perpetual Groove, DubConscious, Jerry Joseph, Schleigho, and ulu.
"In addition to making a name for itself through powerful live shows, MarsupiaL is quickly earning a reputation as one of the most thoughtful recording artists in the prog-rock field, earning comparisons to national acts such as Umphrey’s McGee". Curtains, the latest CD from MarsupiaL, is the band’s third full length studio release and "proves that jam music needn’t be self-absorbed noodling." MarsupiaL's albums have been featured in Relix Magazine, Honest Tune, Kynd Music Right Action, and Hittin' The Note. WNCW has kept MarsupiaL’s albums in rotation, featured the band live on three separate studio broadcasts, and Curtains "has quickly become a favorite on [their] Arc Overnight program."
Along with the previous two releases, Curtains was recorded and mixed by engineer J. Ferris, who "makes this independently released album sound better than some major-label titles." Ferris also records MarsupiaL’s live shows for release on the Live Music Archive. Whether online, live on stage, or in the studio, MarsupiaL is "one of the nation’s brightest stars in the prog-rock scene."
