Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Grapevine Events: Músíktilraunir Finals, SnjóFest & More

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Spring has come and gone in Reykjavík after what felt like a very short weekend. But while snow is forecasted…

Grapevine New Music: Emilíana Torrini, Jónfrí, JóiPé & Króli, & More

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We hope it’s your favourite time of the week because it sure is ours. Apart from getting a list of…

Grapevine New Music Picks: Spacestation, Laufey, Lúpína & More

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And just like that it’s March. It’s difficult to imagine that just two months ago we were stuck in what…

Grapevine Events: Happy Beer Day

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Three words: Happy Beer Day! Go get yourself a pint and celebrate having the choice to drink it. It wasn’t…

Grapevine Events: Víkingur Ólafsson, Upp og Kommandi II & More

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After a freezing few weeks in the capital, we finally got some sunshine. You can hear occasional birds chirping outside,…

Grapevine Events: Wasteland Iceland, Krossfest I, Kraftgalli & More

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The volcano is almost dead, the weekend is here and it seems like there’s a lot going on: gigs, exhibitions,…

Grapevine Events: French Film Festival, Japan Festival And More

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It’s that time of the year again. You’ve been eating too much for a month now, you haven’t given up…

Grapevine New Music Picks: Tómas R. Einarsson, Drengurinn Fengurinn & More

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Welcome to the Grapevine’s last new music Friday roundup of the year. This time around, we’ve managed to steer entirely…

Grapevine Events: LOTR Marathon, New Year’s Race, FLOTT Release Party And So Much More

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Did you get through the holidays okay? Were you gifted a piece of clothing so that the Yule Cat wouldn’t…

Grapevine New Music: Svört Jól, Egill Sæbjörnsson, Benni Hemm Hemm & More

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Well, well, well, only a few more days to go. Our sincerest apologies for not supplying you with your weekly…

Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Peace Walk, Gigs & So Much More

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We know that right now all you can think of is finishing all your deadlines and going on last-minute Christmas…

Grapevine Events: Mengi 10th Anniversary, Bríet & So Much More

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Few more meltdowns until the end of December and we’re done with 2023! This year was many things, but it…

66 Degrees Of Sound: Ending the Year with Björk, ex.girls, Jelena Ciric & More

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We have reached the final episode of our podcast’s first year and what a year it has been! We started…

Grapevine New Music: Nyrst, Magnús Jóhann, Ásgerður Júníusdóttir & More

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With every day that passes, we’re getting closer to the holidays. On Sunday, the second of advent is observed in…

Grapevine Events: Magnús Jóhann Album Release & So Much More

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Can you believe we are almost halfway through December and just three weeks away from 2024? It’s a weird time…

Grapevine New Music: Laufey, Kusk, Sigrún Stella & More

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Did you get your presents in order? Your home is Yule Lad proof? What about your love for the sovereign…

Grapevine Events: Christmas Markets & So Much More

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As we hit December 1 on the calenders tomorrow and this year’s Jólatré is being put up in Austurvöllur right…

Grapevine Events: Kaffibarinn Turns 30, Upprásin & So Much More

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Even though we’ve said goodbye to Iceland Airwaves until next year, we’ve got a whole bunch of music events lined…

Grapevine Events: Palestine Solidarity Show, GusGus, Christmas Market Opening & So Much More

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Wow, what a week it’s been! The ongoing threat of an imminent eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula and evacuation of…

66 Degrees Of Sound: Post-Airwaves Sillies with Jae Tyler, GusGus, Benni Hemm Hemm & More

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Last week we published a brand new issue and forged our way through Iceland Airwaves and we are finally starting…

UPDATES: Emergency/Distress Phase Announced, Grindavík Ordered To Evacuate

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With the town of Grindavík now evacuated, we will not be updating this thread any further. UPDATE: Nov. 10, 2023…

Festival Fuel For Body And Soul

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The Grapevine’s picks for staying fed while running around town Unless this is your first Iceland Airwaves, you know the…

Grapevine New Music Picks: Neonme, Celebs, Magnús Jóhann & More

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This being the last Friday before Iceland Airwaves, this is musicians’ last chance to fill streaming services full of their…

66 Degrees Of Sound: Björk, Airwaves, And A Whole Bunch Of New Music

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In recent weeks, none other than Björk has voiced her opinion on open-net fish farming in Iceland. Hint: She’s opposed….

Grapevine New Music: Hipsumhaps, Jelena Ciric, Benni Hemm Hemm & More

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It was 15 years ago today, that the Icelandic economy officially crashed, much to the dismay of – well –…