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KEX Port ’24: Entertainment In The Front, Grilling In The Back
KEX Hostel’s block party KEX Port sees its final iteration Kex Hostel’s block party KEX Port, a regular fixture of the local festival circuit, may very well see its last iteration this year. The festival says its final farewell on July 13…
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Grapevine Events: Mengi 10th Anniversary, Bríet & So Much More
Few more meltdowns until the end of December and we’re done with 2023! This year was many things, but it certainly didn’t lack a variety of events in our tiny northern capital. Whether you live here or are just passing through, there…
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Rediscovering One’s Roots
The Vaka Folk Music Festival celebrates Icelandic tradition Iceland’s musical exports tend to generate buzz. Since the advent of the Sugar Cubes and the subsequent breakout solo careers of Björk and the rise of Sigur Rós that followed, the nation has earned…
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All About The Music: KEXP’s 10 Years Of Airwaves Sessions Have Over 85m Views
Amidst the noise and chaos of Iceland Airwaves, KEXP’s off-venue—which the Seattle radio station has hosted for the last ten years, mostly at Kex Hostel—has been a staple. Each year the station broadcasts live video sessions by established stars and up-and-coming prospects…
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The Weekend Edit: 4 Things To Do In Reykjavík This Weekend
If you are tired of waking up early and toddle off to work without a proper breakfast after having hit the snooze button one too many times, don’t despair: the weekend has just begun! Make sure you don’t let it go to…
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Our Monthly Picks – Festival February
With infinite days of miserable weather ahead and not a whiff of spring flowers to be smelt for the next three months at least (because we’re feeling optimistic), this February seems particularly grim. Yet, any occasion is good enough for Icelanders to…
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Pining for Pipes and Piping Hot Haggis? Look Nae Further: Scotland Comes To Kex
Kex holds an annual festival celebrating Scottish culture in all its tartan regalia (sans the Begbie pint glass throwing). This two-day event of organ meat, whistling skin bags, whisky, pale ale and other Northern European customs has grown into a delightful annual…
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Hold My Beer: Brews, Bros, Beards and Business at the Icelandic Beer Festival
“Well… we’re not losing money by coming here,” an ultra-friendly Australian craft brewer tells me above the din at the Icelandic Beer Festival. He works for Pirate Life, out of Adelaide, South Australia, and he’s just poured me their IPA, so pleasantly…
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Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: A Guide To Reykjavík’s Tea Houses
Reykjavík is a relatively small city, but even so, sometimes you need a bit of local advice to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s a good people-watching spot, somewhere to see some contemporary art, or the best place to catch an…
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Happening Tonight: Mitch Frohman Quartet
Let your spirit move freely at tonight’s KexJazz. Six-time Grammy Award winner Mitch Frohman will performs his sax and flute alongside Joel Mateo, Eyþór Gunnarsson and Þorgrímur Jónsson. Mitch has been the sax/flute soloist for The Tito Puente Orchestra for 25 years.…
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Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: The Best Place To Start The Night
The Reykjavík Grapevine is proud to present: The Best Of Reykjavík 2016! Earlier this summer we published our Best Of magazine to help you, our beloved readers, find the very best places this little city has to offer. You can use the…
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Happening Today: Julien Baker & Indridi At KEX Hostel
Julien Baker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee, is coming to the Iceland for a first time. For years, Baker and her close friends performed as the band Forrister, but university took its time and she ended up flying solo. Now…
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Presenting KÍTÓN: Women In Music
Three years ago, the nominees for the Icelandic Music Awards were only about 10% female. It was very clear that this gender imbalance didn’t represent the Icelandic music scene at all. It got female musicians talking, and a movement was born: Konur…
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Happening Today: International Jazz Day – Saturday, April 30th
This Saturday, Reykjavík is doing its fair share for the avid jazz fan in us all. What? Not an obsessive fan of Miles Davis and his ‘Blue Period’? No matter: with all the events in honour of the fifth International Jazz Day,…
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UNICEF Benefit Concert In Photos
Iceland’s division of UNICEF launched a campaign called #segjumSTOPP (“Let’s Say Stop”) last week that aims to put pressure on authorities to end the conflict in Syria and protect those in need. To this end, they put on a special gesture at…
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Scottish National Week At KEX
KEX Hostel’s annual Scottish National Week is here, where Scotland and its heritage are honoured with song, dance, poetry, whisky, and plenty of haggis. It is connected to Burns Night, which is celebrated in Scotland on January 25, in honour of national…
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Happening Tonight: Sóley & Pétur Ben
Aching to get a last shot of Icelandic indie folk before you drown in Christmas carols? You’ll be happy to hear that KEX has your back, hosting a live concert with sóley and Pétur Ben, local legends that we just can’t get…
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Airwaves Sunday: President Bongo – The Groove Never Ends
When I got to Kex Hostel last night, I had little idea what to expect. By that I mean I’m aware President Bongo creates what kids these days are calling “EDM,” but to look at the band area, you’d have a difficult time…
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Vaginaboys Release Free Song! Play At UNICEF Fundraiser Today!
The masked electronic duo Vaginaboys have just released a new song dedicated to those who have lost their lives in search of a better life. And they’re playing at a UNICEF Fundraiser! https://soundcloud.com/vaginaboys/vaginaboys-u-reyndir/ The goal of UNICEF is to provide humanitarian aid…
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Get A Little Bit Country At Kex Hostel
Kex Hostel’s “Köntrí” festival is back again for a fourth installation. Today through Saturday, Kex Hostel will be hosting a special country-themed festival, replete with appropriate music, food and drink. This marks the fourth time the hostel has held the event, and…
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KexReið Bicycle Race Returns
The KexReið bicycle race kicks off tomorrow in downtown Reykjavík for the third year running. Hosted by Kex Hostel and Kría Cycles, the event is open to the general public. The race starts tomorrow at 16:00 at Kex Hostel’s public park, more…
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Sheep In The City: The Golden Shears 2015
Stepping outside to the port behind KEX Hostel last Saturday, I was greeted with the sounds of accordion music, a rather unpleasant but not too obtrusive smell and the sight of traditional Icelandic woollen sweaters, sixpence hats, and plaid shirts in abundance—in…
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We Had So Many Good Beers At Kex Hostel’s Annual Beerfest The Other Week
The First Annual Icelandic Beerfest went down at Kex Hostel a couple of weeks back, from February 26-March 1. The event brought many big beer boys from the brewing world to Reykjavík, representatives from breweries such as Breakside Brewery, Mikkeller, To Øl,…