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Kælan Mikla’s Airwaves Highlights Of The Day
dj. flugvél og geimskip – Landbandsbankinn Austurstræti (off-venue) at 15:00 Starting the day off with dj. flugvél og geimskip’s horror-space pop is definitely going to cure all the hangover. 16:30 GKR – Laundromat Café (off-venue) at 16:30 You can get some food…
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That Second Airwaves Day: 11 Perspectives
Wow. It’s in full swing. Iceland Airwaves 15, such a crawling monster. So much good music, so many good times. We are all over that stuff. We are living, pulsating, vibrating, blubbering balls of joy. We are in the thick, in the…
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OMG SECRET FANCY GRAPEVINE PARTY 4 U TOMORROW
Holy eff! What an amazing time Iceland Airwaves 2015 is turning out to be. We want to celebrate. We are throwing you a party. A secret party. There will be beer. There will be Brennivín. There will be some of the best new bands…
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Milkywhale-Watching Tour, Day 2
Today’s sighting of the ever-lovely Milkywhale was as majestic as ever. Yesterday, she managed to turn Laundromat Café into a dance party, and while that clearly stems from her seemingly infinite reserves of energy, I couldn’t help but wonder if it also…
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“Lots Of Hearts”: Positivity At Airwaves
Something you hear a lot about Airwaves, talking to people after concerts and what-have-you, is that there’s an open atmosphere. Everybody’s friendly, and you can basically walk into anywhere and make friends lickity-split. Just say hi. I spoke to a Canadian (whose…
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Airwaves Day Two: Contrasts Aplenty
Reykjavík is so swollen with Airwavesgoers that just walking down Laugavegur can be difficult—there are so many conversations to listen in on, so many people obviously walking in the wrong direction, so many snapping that tourist shot of those damnable two-metre-tall trolls……
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IN PICTURES: Sykur & The Mystical Crowd At Airwaves Day Two
Our photographer Art Bicnick continues frantically capturing through the magical medium that is photography. Without further ado, we present to you: Art Bicnick’s Fresh Shots From Airwaves Thursday! Check it out!
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Airwaves As Xmas: Riding The Friendwaves!
There are countless locals who go to Airwaves just to see their friends and relatives bands play. Given how the festival is dominated by locals – and used to be much moreso – this is a very easy thing to do. I…
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How To See Thirteen Gigs In One Day Without Even Trying
I work on Tuesday nights, so this year’s Airwaves didn’t start for me until nine that night, when I made it to Lucky Records off-venue; just in time to see the end of Stafrænn Hákon‘s amazing shoegazy/post-rock show, followed by the self-assured…
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Airwaves Day Two: Through Anna Domnick’s Lens
Photographer Anna Domnick arrived to our office late last evening, jet lagged and tired, but that didn’t stop her from jumping right into the heat of things and getting some delicious shots of Agent Fresco in Fríkirkjan, LA PRIEST in Gamla Bíó,…
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Börn’s Airwaves Highlight Of The Day
dj. flugvél og geimskip, Slippbarinn at 12:00 – Super hyped because she’s super good. Dulvitund, Dillon at 16:00 – Dark shit from Akureyri. Kvöl, Dillon at 16:45 – The Cure meets Cindytalk. Our drummer is their guitarist. Antimony, Dillon at 17:30 – Spooky pop shit. Kælan…
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Just Another Snake Cult’s Airwaves Highlight Of The Day
At 17:00 at Bar 11 I’m playing my third and final show of Airwaves 2015 with my band Just Another Snake Cult. After this I’ll probably catch my breath and grab some food. I make a year-round effort to check out all…
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That First Day Of Iceland Airwaves: Eleven Perspectives
Wow! Grapevine’s super-intense, in-depth coverage of Iceland Airwaves 2015 is underway! We’re already going slightly mad trying to convey all of the everything that’s going on. We’re already infatuated with several bands, acts, musicians, performers and/or persons. We’re already feeling like—try as…
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A Milkywhale-Watching Tour of Airwaves
Please Do Not Eat Milkywhale With much of the earth’s oceans left unexplored, we mere humans should feel lucky whenever an unknown species of marine animal is discovered or a known-but-illusive one photographed, filmed, or recorded. This year in Antarctica, scientists believe…
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Who’s At Iceland Airwaves? My Impressions Of You Guys!
Watching the audience has always been a huge part of my Airwaves experience. You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she reacts to music, which is why, during concerts, I often find my gaze sliding from the performers…
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Clever Airwaves Hacks For the Savvy Traveler
It feels like Christmas in July in Reykjavík, though it’s neither July nor Christmas. Albeit, Laugavegur is beginning to look a bit like Christmas and Jóla Bjór is on tap at most bars around town, but I digress. What I mean to…
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Reykjavík’s Music Venues: Still Not That Good For People With Disabilities
Iceland Airwaves is here, and the festival offers plenty of things to celebrate about Reykjavík’s music scene, but it also offers an opportunity to reflect on what can be improved. After playing their third show of the night at Gamla Bíó, Börn‘s…
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An Airwaves Noobie’s Newfound Festival Wisdom
As is tradition, every year at least one article by an intern must discuss their experiences as a first-time Iceland Airwaves attendee. My first evening at my first Airwaves was fantastic, and educational. GKR was amazing, and the Reykjavíkurdætur flat out rocked.…
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IN PICTURES: First Day Of Airwaves
One of our photographers, Art Bicnick, got really busy last night. In all, he shot six venues and fourteen gigs. Seeing is believing!
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Airwaves Day One: Let’s Burn Down Reykjavík!
The first day of Airwaves has come and gone, and it was a blast. Caterpillarmen started the official festival, playing to a sober crowd of 40 people (with only a single open beer can in sight), but they still had fun with…
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Tonik Ensamble’s Airwaves Highlight Of The Day
John Grant and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra – 20:00-21:30 at Harpa Eldborg There are symphony arrangements and then there are symphony arrangements. This is the kind that complements and elevates music into exploding-head-epic-ness. But if you did not get ticket for Eldborg, fear not.…
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Indriði From Muck’s Airwaves Highlights Of The Day
Thursdays are great. I’d recommend just strolling around, eating something and seeing the sights until 20:00. Then I would head down to watch Kría Brekkan at Fríkirkjan at 20:00; it’s a nice venue, I like sitting upstairs, tilting my chin on the…
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Steinunn From AmabAdamA’s Airwaves Highlights Of The Day
13:30 @ the Laundromat caffe – off-venue gig with AmabAdamA So, I’m in a band called AmabAdamA and we are playing an off-venue gig at Laundromat this Thursday. We played there last year and the stage was the size off a small…