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Grapevine Events: Happy 22nd Birthday To Us!
Sun’s out, and today’s Grapevine’s 22nd birthday! We’ll be celebrating at our birthday party, but we’ve got some ideas for you if you don’t have weekend plans just yet! If you’ve got a ticket to the Stella í Orlofi (check out Iryna…
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Grapevine Events: So Many Concerts, Graduation Showcase, Spicy Challenge
18°. 18°?! If you own a pair of shorts, now’s your (only) chance. We’ve got some hot recommendations for you to hit as you stroll around town barelegged. Tonight there’s Smátíðni 3 at 12 Tónar at 19:00, the fundraising concert series for…
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Grapevine Events: Smátíðni, Herðum Haus: Oyama & More
We’ve got a busy weekend coming up! ReykjaDoom is hosting a pre-festival show featuring the Norwegian post-sludge metal band DWAAL at 20:00 at Bird on Friday. On Saturday, Eleni Ieremia will open HOLY HOTEL at Associate Gallery at 15:00, an installation and…
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Inside Hátíðni: The Post-Dreifing Kids’ Annual Hurrah
On a Friday night in early July, the campsite in Borðeyri is buzzing with activity. Having made the two-hour trip from the capital for the Hátíðni arts festival, a crowd is rushing to set up tents in time to catch some of…
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Grapevine Events: Hátíðni, Q’s Queer Art Market, Organ Summer Series & More
Over the past months, almost every guest on our show has brought up the state of the live music landscape in Reykjavík in terms of the lack of midsize venues to play. This being a huge subject for all of us over…
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Grapevine Events: Stockfish, SMÁTÍÐNI & So Much More
It’s a good time to be in Reykjavík this weekend! Yes, the spring weather gods might not be cooperating, but at least our culture is thriving. This weekend, we’ve got a film festival (which is completely free!), gigs, art exhibitions and more!…
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Do It Together Kind Of Magic
Hátíðni, a festival that also feels like home Nestled in a tiny village of Borðeyri in north-west Iceland, one couldn’t think of a better backdrop for Hátíðni. Never-ending fields of lupines, a fjord stretching as far as the eye can see and…
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Hátíðni: A Space For Those Without One
Cowboy hats, fisherman’s sweaters, retro sneakers, and denim—so much denim—mark Hátíðni as a music festival that’s alive with mismatched cohesion. It’s a wear-what-you-want and do-what-you-want sort of event. Organisers, musicians, and guests are one and the same, sharing responsibilities like preparing meals…
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A Soundtrack To Get Thrown Out Of Society To: Skoffín Drops New Album
In IÐNÓ’s airy attic space, overlooking Tjörnin, Jóhannes (Jói) Bjarki Bjarkason, Bjarni Daníel, Auðunn Orri Sigurvinsson and Sævar Andri Sigurðarson sit comfortably, sporting electric blue boiler suits and sipping coffee as they reflect on their band’s new album, ‘Skoffín hentar íslenskum aðstæðum’.…
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The Grapevine Music Awards 2020: The Winners Are Here!
The Grapevine Music Awards 2020 is here! As is tradition, we at the Grapevine once again convened a panel of valued experts (see who they were at the foot of this article) to comb through the brightest talents, breakthrough moments, and ear-catching…
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Grapevine Music Awards 2020: Shout Out – Halldór Eldjárn & Hátíðni
The Grapevine Music Awards 2020 Shout Out award applauds two stellar projects this year. First off, we celebrate Halldór Eldjárn for his innovative approach to generative music and second, Hátiðni for their collective and Do It Together spirit in the production of…
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West Coast Summer Sound: Wholesome Fun In A Lost Village At Post-Dreifing’s Hátiðni Festival
Google translate told me that the word ‘Hátiðni’ meant ‘radio’ but my friend shook her head when I told her. “It’s more like noise,” she said. “Like static.” “Hátið” also means “festival,” meaning “Hátiðni” is a play-on-words and also the name of…
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New Wave DIY: Meet The Post-dreifing Music & Arts Collective
In a bright sunlit living room lined with antique furniture and tchotchkes, a group of friends are gathered around a large wooden table, pouring coffee and delighting over the theme song to The Price Is Right. More people arrive in a casual…
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Iceland’s Festival Season: Flying Balls & Indoor Demons
Iceland might not be the best country in the world for camping, but that doesn’t stop us from putting on a fun and diverse array of summer music festivals. Most of them are built around Icelandic acts, with a focus on intimate…
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Festival News: Of Monsters And Men For Airwaves, LungA Lineup & More
Of Monsters & Men have been announced as one of the headliners of Iceland Airwaves 2019. A vastly popular pop/rock band, they were the first Icelandic band to pass 1 billion plays on Spotify, beating stars like Sigur Rós, Björk and Bjarki…
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Applications For Third Annual Hátíðni Festival Are Open Until Friday
The grassroots indie music festival Hátíðni is looking for all kinds of artists, with an announcement geared specifically for low-fi musicians. Hátíðni is organised by post-dreifing, a grassroots indie music collective from which the bagdad brothers sprung forth. The announcement for Hátíðni…
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Icelandic Music News: Múm Twins In Ragnar Piece, HÁTIÐNI Returns, Daníel Conducts
Twin sisters, múm members, and thriving solo artists Gyða and Kristin Anna Valtýsdóttir have been announced as participants in a new Ragnar Kjartansson piece entitled “Death Is Elsewhere.” They star alongside another set of musical twins—Bryce and Aaron Dessner of sadcore alt-country-indie-rock…
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Music News: New Festival! Godchilla tour! More Airwaves! Dayum!
Most of Reykjavík’s grassroots indie scene will head out to Borgarfjörður in West Iceland on July 6th-8th to play at Hátíðni, a DIY festival that’ll be held at the BRÚN community centre. The acts announced so far are Umer Consumer, GRÓA, bagdad…