Author: Aðalsteinn Jörundsson
Aðalsteinn’s Friday Night Iceland Airwaves Diary — Looking For a Fight
Frikirkjan Friday 3. November 2023 After each song the audience stayed silent in humble reverence. Hekla‘s mastery of one of…
Exciting, Mad, Sombre
Sonar Reykjavík at Harpa. I went there both nights. I had a fantastic time. These are some of my highlights….
A Dry Account Of A Juicy Event
15:00 – 21:00 Kaldalón Hall I arrived about ten minutes late. I wasn’t sure if I had missed conductor Ilan…
Sódóma – Sunday
by Bogi Bjarnason, Þórður Ingi Jónsson, Florian Zühlke and Aðalsteinn Jörundsson
Photo by Hvalreki [For whatever reason, we had the hardest time getting people to review Sódóma that Sunday night. It…
Amsterdam – Saturday
by Eimear Fitzgerald and Aðalsteinn Jörundsson
Amsterdam is a bit of a mixed bag tonight with a reasonably mixed line up ranging from teenage spunk to…
Amsterdam – Thursday
by Anna Margrét Björnsson, Aðalsteinn Jörundsson and Sindri Eldon
Amsterdam is somewhat of a surprising venue this year. It’s the home of sleazy regulars, and reeks of beer and…
Faktorý – Wednesday
Photos by Hvalreki Pétur og Úlfurinn started their set with a long minimal drone intro, later layered with smokey vocals….
I’m no expert #4
A matinee Opera concert is a nice idea. A group of young opera singers put together a group called Óp-hópurinn,…
The Petrifying Giant
The main event of the night was Jón Leifs’ Symphony #1, nicknamed the Saga Symphony because it evokes famous scenes…
I’m No Expert #2
Heyrðu mig nú (“Hear me now”) is a concert series that the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra organizes as an outreach to…
I’m No Expert #1
Apparently there are no mandatory rock show-like delays at a classical lunch hour concert, so luckily I arrived just in…
Sódóma – Saturday
Ten Steps Away did have moments in their set that were good. Bordering on great, even. Playing their sing-songy emo…
Grand Rokk – Wednesday
Yes. Clarinet. Single most awesome instrument of the type you blow through. I was impressed by the clarinet. How it…
Stuff We Like!
What ever you do, remember to come for this AWESOME one night only event that is at GRAND ROKK AT…
When superstars go from drugs to comfort-food, the next step is Iceland
I idolised these bands as a teenager and in my early twenties. Back then I was the only one in…
Building something out of nothing.
In one of those rare instances of the rich giving to the poor, the National Bank of Iceland decided to…
STAYING ALIVETHE YEAR OF THE NEW FEVER
I’m getting close to my thirtieth year and as such I should not be interested in music that screams and…
Free thinkers
When I first heard about this new society of young artists renting a warehouse by the harbour, it was from…
THERE COMES A POINT WHEN YOU GET SO SICK OF IT ALL YOU JUST HAVE TO START A BAND CALLED:
For those not familiar with the term “hardcore” as one of many rock and roll styles, it is starting point…