Deerhunter - 11 June 2009
musicfeeds.com.au
"Watching the band play makes me appreciate their craft so much more. In a live setting you can start to differentiate what each member is doing in the swirl of noise and reverb they pump out."
Krisiun - 17 April 2009
fasterlouder.com.au
"Krisiun gave us an entertaining, straight up, balls-to-the-wall performance, and we wouldn’t have it any other way."
Easy Star All Stars - 16 April 2009
musicfeeds.com.au
"Finding it impossible to resist the beat, I put down my notes and camera and joined in with the rest of the crowd. Looking around, I failed to find a single disappointed face as everyone there was having a great time. "
Purple Sneakers NYE House Party - 31 December 2008
fasterlouder.com.au
"An increased capacity and revellers scavenging for the few remaining door tickets at Manning House was clear indication that the Boundary Sounds-run House Party had surely built itself a reputation from the past year...with so many memorable moments and such great live music on offer, it’s fair to say Purple Sneakers offered the brightest fireworks in Sydney that night."
inthemix.com.au
"All in all, the party was a raging success, with value for money party fun being second to none. One thing the Purple Sneakers crew know how to do is throw and unpretentious and top notch party and this NYE monster was no exception."
The Mountain Goats - 5 December 2008
fasterlouder.com.au
"Before he could reach the second line of Michael Myers Resplendent, from the 2007 album Heretic Pride, the audience cheered in recognition, as they would continue to do for almost each song on the set list. Clearly this was a show dominated by fans, and the energy of the room reflected this, with most (though, sadly, not all), hanging intently on every word."
Stereosonic Satellite V4.0 2008
inthemix.com.au
"I’m sure we have all noticed the profane insanity of the whole festival bombardment situation in Australia. Don’t get me wrong, I love outdoor festivals but there’s something about seeing your favourite acts in an intimate setting… Something that allows you to connect with the music on a more personal level. Abandoning one sense inevitably intensifies another. Sound becomes a strong physical presence in the dark, invading your body and allowing you to lose your sense of orientation and just merge with the dance music culture."
Sounds in the Grounds 2008
fasterlouder.com.au
"I left Manning Bar with toes bleeding from Amazon lady, bumps on my head from the stray elbows of British India fans, a busted knee from dancing my nads off to Midnight Juggernauts and the sweat of thousands of students on me – but I couldn’t have asked for much more".
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Badlands 2008
fasterlouder.com.au
"Close your eyes and imagine a perfect spring Sunday. Sun shining, birds singing and the soothing sounds of rock/metal heads screaming in the background. Sounds like a gig fanatic’s wet dream right? Well that was exactly what greeted the punters as they arrived at Manning Bar for the first-ever Badlands music festival. With a line-up that included some of Australia’s best live rock-metal-punk acts over two stages, there was more than enough going on to keep everyone happy."
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Beachball 2008
fasterlouder.com.au
“The perfect way to start a new university semester, or have a boogie to some local Aussie talent, or both. With performances by Dardanelles, Bluejuice and Van She, there was something for everyone….The party at Manning was building. Outside a tent provided another pumping sound system and a crowd getting down. The tent was lit up with multi-coloured light globes – the whole atmosphere was that of a tropical summer holiday away.”
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