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101 Gallery
Located in the 101 Hotel, features a broad selection of international and local contemporary art. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Hverfisgata 18A, 101 reykjavík Phone: +354 511 6999 Web: 101hotel.is Show on map: click here
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Gallery StartArt
Contemporary Icelandic and foreign art. Admission is free and the gallery is run without any government funding. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Laugavegur 12B, 101 Reykjavík Phone: +354 551 2306 Web: www.startart.is Show on map: click here
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The Settlement Exhibition
The Settlement Exhibition will educate you on the first settlement in Reykjavík with an up-to-date exhibition featuring touch screens, multimedia and virtual maps as well as displaying ancient items found in the city. Guided tours in English on weekdays June, July &…
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12 Tónar
A record label as well as a store, all the best new Icelandic music on CDs or live on Fridays at 5 PM. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Skólavörðustígur 15, 101 Reykjavík Phone: +354 5115656 Web: www.12tonar.is Show on…
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Metal: Industrial Strength
Celebrating the release of their respective albums and the formation of their own record label, Molestine Records, two Reykjavík metal bands, Momentum and Celestine, seized the old Iðnó theatre by the Reykjavík pond for a night of industrial strength metal music. …
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Foxface
For some reason, this debut album by the Glascow three-piece Foxface ended up on my desk. It is a rather enjoyable mash of folk influenced pop with a dash of rockabilly. This sounds like it could be a great bar band. The…
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Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds is a jack of all trades. Variations of Static is his second album of compositions for piano and strings, following Eulogy for Evolution (2007). Before starting his solo career, Ólafur had made a name for himself as a drummer with…
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All Bark and No Bite
I must say that the extremely merry atmosphere at Organ on Gay Pride Night overwhelmed me a bit upon entry, but in a moment I settled down with the thought of this gathering being an uplifting change from the rather sweaty and…
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Kira Kira
In recent years, the successful portions of the Icelandic post-rock scene have made a sound to call their own and Kira Kira, along with their topically-named new album, fit quite precisely into this school.Mixing together brass instrumentation reminiscent of bands like Benni…
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My Summer as a Salvation Soldier
The twelve songs on Activism, an album wracked with emotion and subtle diatribe, are arguably some of the best tracks to be released in Iceland this year. Ranging from the low-key acoustic composition of ‘Hey Mom’, which features banjo accompaniment by Ólöf…
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Glaumbar
The premier sports bar in town, though after the final whistle, DJs take the floor and begin a night of feverish dancing. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Tryggvagata 20 Phone: +354 552 6868 Show on map: click here
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Dillon
The quintessential rock pub Dillion serves moderately priced drinks, and has pretty good music, too. The mix of students and tattooed tough guys always creates a fun atmosphere. Click on image to see bigger map! Phone: +354 578 2424 Address: Laugavegur 30,…
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Celtic Cross
Arguably the most authentic Irish pub in town, a very lively space with live music every night, sometimes two bands playing at once. Clcik on image to see bigger map! Address: Hverfisgata 26, 101 Reykjavík Show on map: click here Phone: 571…
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Boston
A fresh addition to the Reykjavík bar and bistro scene. Roomy bar floor, nice sofas and stylish interior make this a comfy café as well as a tavern with good, unintrusive music. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Laugavegur 28b,…
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Bar 11
At Bar 11, DJs call the tunes every weekend, emphasising old rock’n’roll classics, chart-toppers and sing-along hits (but only if they rock). The packed dance floor tends to turn into a war zone on weekends – an appealing experience if that sort…
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Amsterdam
Kaffi Amsterdam seems to have been around forever, though recently it’s been reinvented as a live venue. Good music, cheap beer, and colorful characters to be found. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Hafnarstræti 5 Phone: +354 5513800 Show on…
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Rock ‘n’ Responsibilities
Four left-field bands – Benni Hemm Hemm, Reykjavík!, Morðingjarnir and Borko – circled the whole of Iceland in a rickety bus along with their work-laden label manager, playing a bunch of shows in the process. The Grapevine was represented in the form…
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Forgive Us Our Trespasses
Steed Lord are about to embark on a month long trip of the States, which will see them supporting Chromeo. In Reykjavík tonight, they raise the roof as the home crowd loves them. However, to break through the American electro scene, Steed…
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A Midsummer Night’s Boogie
I have to note that going to a Trentemöller concert is a special event for me. Arriving at Tunglið, I pondered if it would be a challenge to remain completely unbiased in my review. The night before I had witnessed a bulletproof…
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Andrúm
The opening bars of the new Andrúm LP suggest impending doom but when Jóna Palla’s vocals envelope the minor key, the listener is ushered into comfort. Eventually this title track builds into a rock-out, which you wouldn’t always expect from a post…
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Peter And Wolf
Peter And Wolf may not be well-known but their ambiguity (the album has been sitting on someone’s shelf for four years before a release date was set – their live shows are just as chaotically scheduled) and underground popularity have bred a…
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Boys In A Band
With production from Sigur Rós / Cocteau Twins album maestro Ken Thomas, you might expect Boys In A Band’s first record to sound a little slushy – not a bit of it. The Faroese five-piece’s debut is bubbling over with energy, a…
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Mercedez Club
With DJ Sammy and Basshunter as their top friends on Myspace, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Merzedes Club aspire to play sun drenched parties in the Balearic Islands. Barði Jóhannson, the producer behind the project, failed to score the Icelandic Eurovision…