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Ten Million ISK To Be Allocated For Strengthening Music Venues
Reykjavík City Council has approved a proposal to revive the Music Venue Improvement Fund, with 10 million ISK to be distributed this year, RÚV reports. The aim is to strengthen live music venues downtown. A task force on live music in Reykjavík…
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Keep It Simple, Stupid: Rock ‘N’ Roll Band Hasar Takes The Stage
Hasar wants to move you From the ruins of punk band Hórmónar comes Hasar — the solo project of Hórmónar drummer Örn Gauti, who specifically points out that he’s actually a guitarist. Hasar revives loud guitars and catchy hooks on their debut…
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Shesaid.so Community For Women In Music Launches In Iceland
Shesaid.so is an international community for women and gender-based minorities with the goal of connecting and empowering those groups that have not received enough support to level the playing field in the world of music for everyone. Shesaid.co has now launched in…
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Icelandic Female Choir Sings In Fleet Foxes Video
Not unlike your neighbourhood cats’ repeated attempts to rise to power, Icelanders campaign to take over the world sneakily goes on. This time, Icelandic female choir Graduale Nobili has infiltrated the international music scene by performing in the new Fleet Foxes music…
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Reykjavík Music City: Protecting The Local Music Scene
Sadly, two more music venues in downtown Reykjavík have had to close down recently. The long-established and popular blues bar Rosenberg on Klapparstígur, with its 20th century jazz feel and wooden panels on the walls, has closed its doors for the last…