The Underground Stage
Like one of those crazy pets that somehow finds its way home despite falling down a fucking well or something, Sal & The Mandas are back, baby – and if I’m honest, few things could make me happier. The time and distance that’s been between them since they last played a Sydney stage hasn’t dulled […]
“Sal & The Mandas are semi-kinda punk adjacent (and constantly make onstage jokes about how unpunk they are) but fundamentally they are a band about joy. Not just the happy type, but the kind of joy you get from revenge, or from thinking about impossible things. Basically, they’re the tonic we all need right now, […]
There can be few things more utilitarian than the lines in the middle of the road, but Sal – and, indeed, The Mandas – turns them into romantic goals to be aimed at. Few bands wear their hearts so obviously on their sleeves, and even fewer do it with such large grins. Shut your face, […]
“Sal & The Mandas have a sharp blade in their pocket, and it’s going for your carotid. This is carefully crafted stuff, and it’s hard not to love any of the notes played. Go Mandas, fuck yeah.” Facebook | Instagram
“So, I was two songs in and going to make a very clever comparison between Sal & The Mandas and Joan Jett, and then they went and blew it by doing a Joan Jett song. Shit. Still, the rest of it also sounds like Julia Why?, so this band clearly fucking rule. Not enough people […]