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Grapevine Grassroots: Live Track And Interview With Árný Margrét
The Reykjavík Grapevine is collaborating with the Live From Reykjavík festival to bring you four exclusive interviews and live tracks from up-and-coming Icelandic acts. In this episode we are delighted to introduce you to indie-folk artist Árný Margrét. Árný Margrét, a young…
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Grapevine Grassroots n° 6: Trippy, Brave & Fresh
I stepped into the smoky-as-ever and surprisingly busy Húrra last week for the sixth edition of the Grapevine Grassroots concert series. Umer Consumer was already onstage, and as I weaved my way through the crowd, I became hypnotised by his trippy, hallucinogenic…
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Electric Dreams: Johnny Blaze & Hakki Brakes On Crappy Cars & Italo-Disco Influences
Johnny Blaze & Hakki Brakes’s music collaboration presents an absurd but intimate fantasy world. Their month-old release ‘Vroom Vroom Vroom’—their first since December 2016—is a synthesizer-heavy concept album that tells a musical story about cars and being on the road. Upon closer…
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Photos: Grapevine Grassroots n° 5
It’s true that at first glance the music scene in Reykjavík presents itself as very colourful and vibrant, but after a while you start noticing the patterns – the same bands and acts tend to be booked over and over again, which…
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Electric Dreams: Melodies Of The Deep With Sindri7000
Sindri7000 is the solo project of composer and guitarist Sindri Freyr Steinsson. His 2016 album ‘Music For Divers’ was his first foray into downtempo and deeply melodic, electronic territory. It’s outlandish, dreamy, a tad depraved, and yet hopeful. It tells a great…
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Happening Sunday: Grapevine Grassroots At Húrra
The summer’s second Grapevine Grassroots is here! A free concert celebrating Reykjavík’s up-and-coming music and arts scene. The programme starts with an improvisation from young aspiring actors. Up next is Krakk & Spaghettí, Reykjavík’s coolest rap kids; Blakkát, performing their feel-good music;…
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Electro Powerhouse: Brilliantinus And His Upcoming Album
Kormákur Jarl Gunnarson is the electronic mastermind behind Brilliantinus. In only a year he’s become a prominent name in Reykjavík’s music scene, performing at festivals including Secret Solstice, Iceland Airwaves and Sónar. He is currently producing Kött Grá Pjé’s album, to be…
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Don’t Forget Your Roots: Grapevine Grassroots Sunday, June 12
The second coming of Grapevine Grassroots is upon us. The Reykjavík Grapevine and Húrra partnered to resurrect the former celebration of up-and-comers across art mediums through poetry readings, musical performances, graphic design and illustration. The two fresh-faces leading the charge this time…