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LOOK: It’s Lord Pusswhip!
Lord Pusswhip performed two shows this Airwaves, and is absolutely beaming after them. “It’s been awesome. All the shows I played were super turnt, and I had an amazing time at Nguzunguzu and Kelela. My highpoint was probably giving Björk and Kelela…
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LOOK: It’s Útidúr!
Chamber-pop band Útidúr just finished their fifth Airwaves festival, and guitarist Úlfur Alexander Einarsson says the crowd was fantastic. “The atmosphere was good and we really enjoyed playing at the Art Museum.” Úlfur missed the band’s first Airwaves venture as he wasn’t a…
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LOOK: It’s Rökkurró!
It’s been a busy week for six-piece Icelandic pop ensamble Rökkurró who still have one more show to go this Airwaves, which happens tonight at Gaukurinn at midnight, where they promise to close the festival in style. Rökkurró just released their third album, ‘INNRA,’ through…
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LOOK: It’s Reykjavíkurdætur!
The 22-member collective Reykjavíkurdætur has made headlines in Reykjavík over the past year, and shows no signs of slowing down. Indeed, when three members come in for a photo shoot, they tell me they have two new songs coming up, and a video, too.…
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LOOK: It’s Bastardgeist!
Joel Midden, aka Bastardgeist, is a Baltimore-born, NYC-based solo artist playing his second Airwaves. He described his music as “kalimba/sampler/keyboard/laptop ambient electronic music.” He already played two shows, at Bar 11 and Bío Paradís, and is playing Kaffibarinn tonight at 18:00, as…
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LOOK: It’s VAR!
Having just released their self-titled EP through a German label in May, multi-instrumental band VAR are here and they’re playing a show at Gaukurinn tonight at 21:00. Defining the genre of this five-piece band is problematic, but one of the band members…
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LOOK: It’s Lily The Kid!
Lilja K. Jónsdóttir is one half of the brother-sister duo Lily the Kid, who played their very first show last night at Airwaves. Lilja was previously a part of the electro-pop outfit Bloodgroup, and she says that she hopes people have a…
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LOOK: It’s M-Band!
M-Band is Hörður Már Bjarnason, also sometimes seen performing with Tonik Ensemble and Nolo. He is one of the chosen Eurosonic acts announced by IMX today – read about that here. “I’m playing five shows with Tonik and as M-Band. The Eurosonic…
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LOOK: It’s Bergur Anderson
This friendly fellow is a bass player in the bands Oyama and Grísalappalísa. He was also in Sudden Weather Change, remember them? They were a cool screamy Icelandic rock band that have split up now. And he’s a visual artist! And he…
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LOOK: It’s Just Another Snake Cult!
Just another Snake Cult are a local indie rock band who will be playing this Saturday in Harpa Kaldalón at 20:00. Formed by Thor Bogason in 2010 the band now features his cousin Helga Jónsdottir and drummer Pétur Eggertsson. Their music is dreamy,…
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LOOK: It’s Young Karin!
Young Karin (previously Highlands) have come a long way since we last spoke with them. Logi Pedro Stefánsson, who you might know from local legends Retro Stefson, says that they’ve been recording new songs which are less poppy and have a more…
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LOOK: It’s Döpur!
Krummi, aka. Oddur Hrafn Stefán Björgvinsson, is playing a set with his side-project Döpur tonight at Harpa Kaldalón at 20:50, and it’s a promising one. Krummi has added his girlfriend, Linnea Hellström, to his band, and the two of them are super…
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LOOK: It’s AMFJ!
Extreme noise artist AMFJ (Aðalsteinn Mother Fucking Jörundsson) is playing at Airwaves for the third time, and he promises an entertaining show tonight at Harpa. He says that when he plays, he channels a variety of emotions, including anger and disappointment into…
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LOOK: It’s Thus Owls
The Canadian-Swedish band Thus Owls is here, and they are playing tonight at Iðnó at 23:20! The band is centred around the husband-wife duo Erika and Simon Angell, who had their honeymoon in Iceland! Heck, Simon is such a big Icelandophile that…
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LOOK: It’s Andri Snær Magnason!
At 19:30 tonight Harpa’s Kaldalón opens up to host the second annual Airwords, a one night Airwaves affair for the literarily-inclined, the curious, and those looking for a little repose. In 2013 Andri Snær Magnason introduced Airwords to the Airwaves agenda. Unlike…
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The Eye Of The Storm
This is Matthew Eisman. Matthew is a professional music photographer with work published in the likes of SPIN, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and Brooklyn Vegan (not what it sounds like), and our dear humble Grapevine, to name a few. For…
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LOOK: It’s Momentum!
Local progressive metal champions Momentum have been going strong for eleven years. Tonight at 23:20, they’re playing their sole Airwaves gig at Gaukurinn, and as their live shows are the stuff of legend, you better make time for that. Momentum are the inaugural feature…