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Noise Complaints Against Noise Festival
FALCONFEST brought two days of noise to LEMMY, despite obstructions In the past year, the elusive and provocative collective Spider Network has thrown several festivals with thrilling lineups, all focused on platforming noise music. In the first weekend of October, Spider Network…
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Inside Hátíðni: The Post-Dreifing Kids’ Annual Hurrah
On a Friday night in early July, the campsite in Borðeyri is buzzing with activity. Having made the two-hour trip from the capital for the Hátíðni arts festival, a crowd is rushing to set up tents in time to catch some of…
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Iceland’s Most Productive Indie Band
Local indie band Supersport! recounts their latest release, writing about houses, and facing an identity crisis A charming underground art-pop project is how you might describe Supersport!, an Icelandic band made up of members Bjarni Daníel Þorvaldsson, Þóra Birgit Bernódusdóttir, Hugi Kjartansson…
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Grapevine Events: Flesh Machine, Anna Þorvaldsdóttir & So Much More
We have entered the tenth month of 2023 and it’s time to embrace the shorter days and sudden weather changes*. We know, a lot of you are not enjoying the oncoming winter, but we say lean into the wind and let it…
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Grapevine Events: Octoberfest, Midgard & More
September started off with a bang this year, as we were treated to our first yellow-level storm in many months on the night of the 1st. Cool beans! With the new semester having also kicked off, everyone’s in the mood to mingle…
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Do It Together Kind Of Magic
Hátíðni, a festival that also feels like home Nestled in a tiny village of Borðeyri in north-west Iceland, one couldn’t think of a better backdrop for Hátíðni. Never-ending fields of lupines, a fjord stretching as far as the eye can see and…
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Grapevine Events: Kvikindi Album Release, Deathfest And Post-dreifing Shenanigans
Here we are, in a room full of strangers, enjoying great music and the best bands of today! That’s what you’ll be saying to yourself when you head to any of these events happening this weekend. (Well, the room might not all…
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Grapevine Events: Winter Lights Festival, Exhibitions And Gigs
Well, the absolute worst winter month is officially upon us. We are in you, February, and it is awful. If you’re feeling inclined to stay home this weekend, we don’t blame you. But for those who do venture out, there’s plenty to…
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Grapevine Events: Dark Music Days, Pussy Riot, Halfway To Fringe And Super Soaker!
It’s the last weekend of the month, and it’s all set to be a miserable one. Don’t believe us? Check the Met Office. See? Even the nerds think it’s going to be shite. If you’ve just landed in Reykjavík excited for a…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Post-dreifing, Lexzi, Antsy and TRPTYCH!
OH BOY IT’S THE WEEKEND. How better to celebrate than with some new music? Ok, well we can think about one better thing… it’s our Grapevine Music Awards party tonight! Come and see some of the musicians and bands we rate the…
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Grapevine Events: Grapevine Music Awards, DRULLUMALL #3, FM Belfast, And More!
We’ve almost made it… pay day is so close we can almost smell it. With the weather warming up and rain (remember that?) on the horizon, it’s time to make some indoor plans for the weekend. Luckily we’ve got some suggestions for…
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Grapevine Events: Christmas Markets, Repair Cafe, Gyða, The Women Who Plant Trees, and more!
Jóla Reddingakaffi December 18th at 14:00 – Hafnar.Haus – Free The Roaming Repair Cafe is back in town, this time with a Christmas edition! Do you have Christmas lights inherited from your grandma that don’t really work? Don’t want to splurge on…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Elíza Newman, Atli Örvarsson and BART!
Ohhhh it’s Friday baby, AND it’s a sunny one. Celebrate by putting some great new music in your ear holes! All these tracks—and so many more brought to you by The Grapevine over the past twelve months—are available in our New Music…
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Hátíðni: A Space For Those Without One
Cowboy hats, fisherman’s sweaters, retro sneakers, and denim—so much denim—mark Hátíðni as a music festival that’s alive with mismatched cohesion. It’s a wear-what-you-want and do-what-you-want sort of event. Organisers, musicians, and guests are one and the same, sharing responsibilities like preparing meals…
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Everything Is An Instrument: Diego Manatrizio, aka Flaaryr, Knows How To Make Music–Even From Trash
As we step into Post-húsið, the headquarters of Reykjavík-based music collective Post-dreifing, we see Diego Manatrizio gesturing over odd-looking objects: a toy xylophone, tiny piano, alarm clock, even a traffic cone—like a wizard conjuring a spell over a bubbling cauldron of magic…
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Grapevine Event Picks: Radical May And Loads of Art
This week we’ve got a bumper arts edition of the events roundup for you! But if you prefer music and radical action, stay tuned, because Sunday’s event promises to deliver. Nothing here take your pick? Well, we’ve a whole special events website…
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Sensory Overload: The Delicious Cacophony Of Susan_creamcheese
Enter the fantasy: You’re on a weirdly positive bath salts trip. It’s the peak of the party and the noise of the dance floor begins to envelop your soul, drowning out the pumping of blood through your pounding eardrums. You can’t breathe.…
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Grapevine Music Awards 2021: Best Livestream – Live From Reykjavík & Post-Sessions
For the 2021 iteration of our Grapevine Music Awards, we decided to forgo one of our usual categories—Best Live Band—and replace it with something more fitting to the last 12 months. So it is with great honour that we present the inaugural…
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The Grapevine Music Awards 2021: The Winners Are Here!
Oh, you thought a pandemic would stop us? No way! It’s January, and that means the Grapevine Music Awards 2021 is here! As is tradition, we at the Grapevine once again (virtually) convened a panel of valued experts (see who they were…
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PREMIERE: sillus Drops Captivating New Video For “dapply”
An eerily desolate Icelandic landscape and effortlessly graceful choreography—today Sigurlaug (Silla) Thorarensen a.k.a. sillus releases the perfect visual accompaniment to “dapply,” a haunting lo-fi track from her 2018 EP. “This video came about because the song was chosen to be in the…
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Everything Will Be All Right: K.óla On Her New Album & Playing With Björk
K.óla is Katrín Ólafsdóttir, a 22-year-young artist who just released her anticipated new album ‘Allt verður alltílæ.’ It features seven heartfelt songs, full of cool bass riffs, catchy melodies and honest lyrics. And it’s all thanks to chocolate and boring piano practices.…
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West Coast Summer Sound: Wholesome Fun In A Lost Village At Post-Dreifing’s Hátiðni Festival
Google translate told me that the word ‘Hátiðni’ meant ‘radio’ but my friend shook her head when I told her. “It’s more like noise,” she said. “Like static.” “Hátið” also means “festival,” meaning “Hátiðni” is a play-on-words and also the name of…
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What The Hell Is Post-dreifing? An A-Z Guide To The DIY Music Scene
The Post-dreifing scene has so much going on, it can be hard to find your bearings. To get you started, here’s a rough guide to the main players, bands, venues and events that make up the collective. asdfhg. A keyboard-mashing lo-fi trio,…