Author: Saskia Vallendar - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Bláfjöll: Below The Lava Field

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We drove past the lava fields on a gloomy day. It had rained in the morning and the green moss…

Gathering Sheep: They’re Bloody Stubborn!

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Wherein a Grapevine intern leads some lambs to slaughter, feasts on their bodies, gets drunk and sings songs—an Icelandic tradition…

Floating In A Bubble

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Geislar concert at Húrra on October 14Red little spotlights moved constantly across the Húrra logo on the wall, and I…

Goodbye, Airwaves!

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Here’s to the end of another good one… Airwaves is over. Five whole days of running from one venue to…

Brrrr! But, Those Northern Lights Are Beautiful

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It’s a tough life out there!Having spent spent the first three days and nights of the festival getting blown away…

Bringing The Sun To Reykjavík

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A rave at Reykjavík’s Art Museum with KlangkarussellThe lights turned orange, people started cheering and throwing their arms up in…

Harpa: The Safe Option

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Those Airwaves venues: they’re scattered around the downtown Reykjavík area, just a few minutes walking distance from one another. But…

Airwaves: GET BLOWN AWAY!

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… nope. Not talking about music.Since Wednesday, we’ve enjoyed three days and nights filled with tunes from all over the…