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Grapevine Events: Latin American Film Festival, Jólaportið, Brumm Brumm Exhibition & More
The city is twinkling with lights, and people are buzzing about town. It’s December! We’ve rounded up some happenings for you to shelter in when you get too cold as you walk about The Christmas City (Jólaborgin). On Friday, artist-run Herma celebrates…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Gyða Valtýsdóttir, Ólöf Arnalds, Andervel & More
With a new issue of the Grapevine this week, we celebrate the impactful selflessness of Iceland’s Search and Rescue teams — specifically honouring the memory of Sigurður Kristófer McQuillan Óskarsson, who died during a team training session. Gracing the music pages are…
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Second-hand Synesthesia: Ólöf Arnalds Returns To Familiar Scenes On Spíra
Sprouting again Since the early 2000s, Ólöf Arnalds has been a fixture in the Icelandic music scene. Earning her stripes as a touring member of indietronica band múm from 2003-2008, Ólöf eventually went solo in 2007. On December 5, Ólöf is set…
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Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Dance Festival, RAFLOST, Icelandic Language Day
We’re currently in the middle of The Reykjavík Dance Festival! There’s a smattering of different events: graduation shows, a political retelling of Swan Lake, a rave for babies. Our journalist Iryna Zubenko interviewed organisers and dancers behind the festival, which you can…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Gyða Valtýsdóttir, Ólöf Arnalds, Woolly Kind & More
If you didn’t know, the age of digital streaming is soon to be over. Before you know it, the coolest people you can think of will all be collecting physical copies of cultural media. Even CDs are making a comeback. Evidently, time…
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Grapevine Events: Acidfest, Skjaldborg, Ólöf Arnalds & More
The last weekend of the month is upon us, and there are surprisingly few events happening in town for some reason. Maybe it’s the yellow level storm warning, maybe bookers are just considering our end-of-month drained bank accounts, maybe it’s Maybelline. Whatever…
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Grapevine Events: Ólöf Arnalds, Book Party And BLACK MARROW
We’ve once again reached that point in the week where we order you what to do and where to go for fun over the coming days — and honestly this one is stacked! You may have to double book to catch all…
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Grapevine Events: New Year’s Punk, Ólöf Arnalds, and 13th day of Christmas Bonfires
Hello dear January blues, thank you so much for being kind enough to visit us again. While it’s been great seeing you every year, we feel it’s not a very healthy relationship. Besides, there are many fun things happening that we will…
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Grapevine Events: Arctic Festival, Ólöf Arnalds & Skúli Sverrisson, Gary Hill
The Arctic Festival 2022 Avant-Punk from Czech Republic – Už jsme doma and Gróa September 15th at 20:00 – Gaukurinn The fourth edition of this Arctic festival will take place in Reykjavík and Akureyri. It’s a beautiful place where people come together…
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The Evolution of Gyða: On Music, Multiple Dimensions Of Love, And Our Collective Future
Gyða Valtýsdóttir could be at once described as a cellist, composer, artist and mystic but categories are something she feels are divisive. Over the course of our conversation, this is a recurring theme: not only has she evolved a great deal since…
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Life In Music: Sóley’s Top 8 Albums
Sóley Stafansdóttir performs music as sóley. She first rose to prominence as a member of Sin Fang, but has since blossomed into one of Iceland’s premier singer-songwriters. Her new album, ‘Endless Summer’, comes out via Morr Music in May. This is such…
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Happening Tonight: Ólöf Arnalds at Mengi
Ólöf Arnalds is a familiar face on the Icelandic music scene. She was a touring member of múm for five years, has collaborated with Björk, Muggison, Sígur Rós, and and many other locals, as well as establishing herself as a respected solo…
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Mr. Silla’s Five Favourite Albums
Mr. Silla (Sigurlaug Gísladóttir) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter. She is well known for her previous collaboration with Mongoose, and was also a member of múm for several years. Mr. Silla released a self-titled solo album late 2015 to critical acclaim. ‘Hrekkjusvínin’ –…
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Hanging out At Café Flóra with Ólöf Arnalds
Café Flóra (Flóran) is an unassuming—but rather beautiful—little place, way out in the wastelands of Reykjavík botanic gardens (in 105 Reykjavík). It’s received a number of accolades from the Grapevine, including Best Kept Secret in 2014, and this year the Best Place…
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Ólöf Arnalds & José Gonzales At Scala: A Nordic Feast For London Ears
London has for the last few years has entertained a healthy Nordic obsession, and it’s not hard to understand why. Nordic noir, social and economic equality, ridiculously well dressed and attractive people, Northern Lights and interesting food are all things that the…
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Kraumur Music Awards Announce Shortlist
It’s that time of year again, when the snow is on the ground, and everybody is getting very very listy. Kids are writing lists to Santa (or that evil child-chewing ogress or whatever the hell it is you write to here in…
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‘What’s Wrong With Your Eyes?’ And Other Delights Heard At Gamla Bíó
At Gamla Bíó’s seated concert hall, we show our enthusiasm for a band by gently wobbling in our chairs. Tilbury’s opening performance, however, had the crowd rollicking on their asses like buoys in a storm on Reykjavik’s Old Harbour. The band’s music…
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It Keeps Getting Better And Better
If Hemmi Gunn (legendary talk show host and footballer who passed away recently—bless his soul) had conducted this interview, he would have started it off by saying: “For Grapevine’s readers, the band múm needs no introduction!” And he would have been right.…
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Fucking The Pain Away, Surf Punk And Nice Guys
On Saturday night, the salt was no longer thick in the air. Thank God. We had stopped fearing for our lives and the wind had calmed to a mere breeze. We could freely walk the streets without fear of decapitation by a…
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A Whole Lot of Rocking
I arrive drenched and disheveled at Harpa, ready to see what this years Airwaves ‘it’ venue (or just this years ‘it’ venue in general) has to offer. Insane weather forced me to put off leaving my apartment until the last minute so…
