Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Potential Closure Of Downtown’s Music Venues: It’s About More Than Music

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It’s Faktorý all over again. The buildings that house downtown’s booming music scene—venues like Húrra, Gaukurinn, Paloma and Dubliner—will likely…

Pólar Festival: Doing A Lot With Little

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Stöðvarfjörður is a small (population 200) and stunning village in the East Fjords of Iceland. The village was once relient on…

Kaleo Are Privileged And Fortunate, Play The Blues, Have Escaped Iceland

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In just three years, Kaleo went from playing small venues in Reykjavík to signing with Atlantic Records, legendary home to…

Saga Fest Wants You To Be Vulnerable

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Last January, I was sitting near a cave with three Bedouin men in the Jordanian desert. There were no other…

LaFontaine: Randomly Encountering Success

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LaFontaine was DJing at a school party when he had a chance encounter with Icelandic electronic music stalwart Addi Exos….