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Grapevine Events: Concert Series Galore And Some Openings
We just printed a new Grapevine last night, so we’re ready to hit the town and celebrate! Our plan is to check out a concert series, or two. Read more about them below. Then on Saturday, if you’re looking for even more…
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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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Grapevine Events: Icelandic Photography Festival, Last Chance To See Jónsi’s FLÓÐ & Much More
We’re planning a museum stroll this weekend and you can tag along! There are plenty of exhibition openings and finissages to check out. If you haven’t seen Jónsi’s FLÓÐ yet, Sunday is your last chance. Ragnar Kjartansson is unveiling The Brown Period,…
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Iryna’s Saturday Night Iceland Airwaves Diary: “Do Not Beg, Do Not Bow, Do Not Curtsy!”
Every year I think about the need to build up my festival stamina, the same way people train for ultramarathons — increase the distance you can run slowly but steadily, do a longer run every now and then, shop for the right…
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Ish’s Saturday Night Iceland Airwaves Diary: A Successful Grapewaves, A Successful Airwaves
My Airwaves day starts earlier today, taking in all the sounds of Grapewaves from start to finish. First up is BKPM, who play post-punk while adorned in construction vests. Their raucous sound instantly draws a crowd and toddlers stand with their…
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Alexander’s Thursday Night Iceland Airwaves Diary: Thorough Enjoyment
I get my wristband after work and head next door to Nasa 2.0 for the Virgin Music / Alda Music Airwaves party. Lynks is spinning a smooth DJ set, and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. After some light schmoozing, I make my way…
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Iryna’s Thursday Night Iceland Airwaves Diary: Stormy Beginnings And Good Vibes
The wind is whistling and rumbling as I watch my balcony almost being blown away. This is how the first day of Iceland Airwaves 2024 begins for me. After years of living here, I should be accustomed to the weather and have…
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Irina’s Thursday Iceland Airwaves Diary: Guitars of all Shapes and Sizes
Occasional predictions signposting the disappearance of guitar bands have been pervading the music landscape since the late 60s. One who attends Iceland Airwaves on Thursday is assured the format is alive and kicking. Guitar collectives thrive in Iceland where craving for the…
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Oyama Makes A Comeback With “Everyone Left”
Go With The Flow In April 2020, Icelandic independent mavericks Oyama released their EP Opaque Days — a title that accidentally outlined the themes of the subsequent pandemic and the band’s hiatus. In the respite between lockdowns, Oyama’s songwriters Úlfur Alexander Einarsson…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Logi Pedro & Elvar, Sunna Margrét, Oyama & More
If it isn’t my dear old friend Friday. Nice to see you. I take it you’re doing well? Marvellous. With every new Friday that our solar-powered calendar rolls in, that means we at Grapevine HQ have got a new list of fresh…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: CYBER, Dr. Gunni & More
Dear reader, there’s a new issue of the Grapevine out on the streets of Reykjavík (and its neighbouring towns, and in select Króna stores outside the capital area). Among the music articles you may find are an interview with electronic duo CYBER…
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Grapevine New Music: Teitur Magnússon, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Oyama & More
It is. The freakin’. Weekend. So take a break from staring at the screen pretending to do work, pop your earphones in, and check out our new music picks. We’ve got Oyama’s smokin’ new single, some string strokes and strums from zen-pop…
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Premiere: Oyama Return With New Song ‘Cigarettes’
Shoegaze is a genre that never goes out of style. Oyama are an Icelandic quintet who started making dreamy guitar music long after the genre’s initial wave had broken, but they found an audience for their early releases: an EP called I…
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The Search For The Ghost Duck: The Epic Journey Of Berghaim
Berghaim is a character that is half-hidden and half-visible. The only thing that can be seen is his face, buried in the ground. Having spent most of his life in solitude, his life was shaped by the sounds that surround him, and…
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Oyama Release New Track, Tour UK
Icelandic shoegaze quintet Oyama have unveiled their first new track since their 2014 debut LP, ‘Coolboy’. ‘Handsome Devil’ is a characteristically catchy tune with hazy vocals and echoing guitar melodies. The band are currently on tour in the UK with labelmates Foxing.…
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UPDATE: Icelandic Singer Still Barred From Entering US
Earlier this week singer, Júlía Hermannsdóttir, made headlines when she was barred entry to the US. While she will not be granted a visa in time to tour the east coast with her band Oyama, Júlía did take to her Facebook account…
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Icelandic Singer Barred From Entering U.S
The US Immigration authorities have barred entry to Icelandic singer, Júlía Hermannsdóttir, on route to the US to tour the east coast with her band, Oyama. Oyama was scheduled to tour Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York and Boston next month, opening for the…
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Gangly: “Oh Grow Up”
In December of 2014, a song called “Fuck With Someone Else” hit the internet. The track was a glacially paced slice of R&B electro-pop, featuring a male and female voice teasing out the title statement over hushed synths and the gentle interruption…
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You Can’t Always Force It
I swear, I wanted to party last night. When I saw my work schedule for this week I said to myself, and everyone around me, “Well, I’ll just have to go all out on Friday night.” That was my plan. So why…
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The Must-See Icelandic Acts At ATP + Festival Schedule
ATP Iceland is three this year, and we at Grapevine couldn’t be happier to see this discerning festival putting down some roots over in Keflavík. After memorable performances from previous headliners Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Portishead, ATP Iceland has…
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Happening Tonight: Bar 11 Anniversary Party
You’ve had a few too many there. Fallen in love there. Seen your favorite post-punk-death-math-stoner-grind-core trio there. Well now it’s time to celebrate the existence of that fateful place ‘cause Bar 11 is turning twelve, and is celebrating with a weekend of…
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Happening This Labour Weekend: DJ Flugvél Og Geimskip, Oyama, Agent Fresco And More!
For those of you not in the loop, we have an upcoming three-day weekend as tomorrow is the first of May, aka. Labour Day. If marching for workers’ rights and the establishing of a national minimum wage doesn’t tickle your fancy, no…
