Articles by: The Reykjavík Grapevine
Music Being Played At The Grapevine Office This Week
You might imagine our office as a European wonderland, with espresso machines and turtlenecks and sophisticated furniture. As a street…
Introducing The 2026 Grapevine Music Awards Winners
Roll out the red carpet, please The Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards are doled out each year in the beginning of…
Music Being Played At The Grapevine Office This Week
You might imagine our office as a European wonderland, with espresso machines and turtlenecks and sophisticated furniture. As a street…
Grapevine Events: Áfram Ísland!, Dark Music Days, Grapevine Music Awards, And More!
Áfram Ísland! Áfram Ísland! If the streets are looking empty tonight at 19:30, then it’s because everyone is huddled around…
Iceland Roundup: Trump, Davos & Iceland, City Politics, Grindavík, Stabbing & Parking Feud
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,…
Music Being Played At The Grapevine Office This Week
You might imagine our office as a European wonderland, with espresso machines and turtlenecks and sophisticated furniture. As a street…
Grapevine Events: Lavaforming Opening, French Film Festival, Museum Rave & More
We’re fully in the swing of the new year, which means galleries are dusting off from their winter breaks and…
New In Town: yuyu, Tempó, 280 Bakarí, NATA Reykjavík, & Osteria Bari
If you missed our recent print issues, here are some new spots in town you might not know about. yuyu …
Iceland Roundup: Jokes About Iceland Becoming The 52nd State, Greenland Tariffs, Prostitution & Immigration
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,…
Grapevine Events: RVK Poetics, Baby Rave, Matcha Pop Up & More
If, like us, you’ve been glued to the world news this week and were hoping the weekend might at least…
Iceland Roundup: Immigration, Greenland, Obesity, Oil Tanker & Paid Parking
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,…
Last Words: Remembering Those Who Passed
In the past year we lost some great people who, in one way or another, were in the orbit of…
It’s Almost Time For The 2026 Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards!
Get ready for a celebration of the best in music With 2025 formally wrapped up, it’s a good time to…
Grapevine Events: Emma, Nýló Party, Steina Closing Weekend
Our first issue of 2026 is being distributed around the country as we type this! Yay! We’re looking out our…
Iceland Roundup: Greenland, Venezuela, Gas Prices, Ukraine Front Lines & What Does 2026 Bring?
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,…
Grapevine Tells You About New Year’s Eve In Reykjavík: Bonfires, Skaupið, Fireworks, And Firework Clean-Up
As 2025 comes to a close, we want to thank you for another great year of reading our beloved Grapevine…
Iceland Roundup: Top Stories Of 2025, Audience Questions & Yule Lads Explained
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,…
Grapevine Events: Holiday Opening Hours, Blaze & Brakes, JÓLASAMPL
Staring out of this office window into the pitch-black sky, we can’t help but count down the hours until this…
Grapevine Events: Regnboginn Opening, Spacestation Christmas Acoustic Concert, Kárahátíð 2.o
Sometimes, it feels like we’re a broken record, telling you each week that the weather is bad, but there are…
The Haul: Sigmundur Páll Freysteinsson’s Picks For Home And Life
Welcome to The Haul, where we give you a peek into our shopping bag (or the shopping bag of someone…
Iceland Roundup: Björk, Sigur Rós, Eurovision, Israel, Municipality Politics & Tunnels
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,…
The Reykjavík Grapevine Living Holiday Glossary
More than two decades of explaining the smells and bells of Christmas Since 2005, we have been attempting to help…
Grapevine Events: Latin American Film Festival, Jólaportið, Brumm Brumm Exhibition & More
The city is twinkling with lights, and people are buzzing about town. It’s December! We’ve rounded up some happenings for…
Grapevine New Music Picks: Gyða Valtýsdóttir, Ólöf Arnalds, Andervel & More
With a new issue of the Grapevine this week, we celebrate the impactful selflessness of Iceland’s Search and Rescue teams…
Track By Track: Act I By Bríet
Bríet’s Life Is A Movie After completely owning the Icelandic music scene since the release of her 2020 Esjan, Bríet…